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Nightlife (14 Categories)

BEST Beer Bar

European imports, local microbrews, and everything in between. Who has the best beer selection?

BEST Sports Bar

Whether its the big game or just another game, what is your favorite Sports Bar?

BEST Dive Bar

Beer served in cans and peanut shells on the floor your thing? Where's your favorite dive?

BEST Neighborhood Bar

Have a place where the bartenders know your face and drink? Name your neighborhood bar!

BEST Craft Cocktails

When it comes to cocktails, it's all about flavor and originality. Who makes the best?

BEST Irish Pub

Who pours the best Guiness and serves the best fish and chips?

BEST Gay and Lesbian Bar

Where do you go to party with friends?

BEST Wine Bar

For the best selection of sips, where do you go to enjoy the best of the vine?

BEST Live Music Venue

Good acoustics, great bands and a rocking good time. What is the best music venue in town?

BEST Place for a Late Night Dance Party

Where do you go to get your groove on?

BEST Brewpub

Where do you go for some local brew?

BEST Place for Live Comedy

Stand up, improv, sketch comedy. Who makes you laugh?

BEST Blues Bar

When you are in the mood to listen to someone sing the blues, where is your go-to place?

BEST Jazz Club

Where do all the best jazz tunes get played?

The results are IN! Congratulations to the 14 Winners in the Nightlife Section on the 2013 Bay Area A-List. Check out the complete list of winners.

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BEST Beer Bar See All ›

Zeitgeist Zeitgeist Mission

BEST Beer Bar

1st Place

14Tips

Toronado Pub Toronado Pub Lower Haight

BEST Beer Bar

2nd Place

19Tips

Pyramid Brewery & Alehouse Pyramid Brewery & Alehouse Walnut Creek, CA

BEST Beer Bar

3rd Place

6Tips

Jupiter Jupiter UC Campus Area

BEST Beer Bar

4th Place

9Tips

Devil's Canyon Brewery Devil's Canyon Brewery San Mateo County

BEST Beer Bar

5th Place

3Tips
BEST Blues Bar See All ›

Boom Boom Room Boom Boom Room Japantown

BEST Blues Bar

1st Place

15Tips

The Saloon The Saloon North Beach/Telegraph Hill

BEST Blues Bar

2nd Place

12Tips

Biscuits & Blues Biscuits & Blues Tenderloin

BEST Blues Bar

3rd Place

82Tips

The RRazz Room The RRazz Room Tenderloin

BEST Blues Bar

4th Place

3Tips

Lou's Pier 47 Restaurant and Blues Club Lou's Pier 47 Restaurant and Blues Club Fisherman's Wharf

BEST Blues Bar

5th Place

5Tips
BEST Dive Bar See All ›

Butter Butter SoMa

BEST Dive Bar

1st Place

22Tips

Dirty Trix Saloon Dirty Trix Saloon Inner Richmond

BEST Dive Bar

2nd Place

35Tips

Lucky 13 Lucky 13 Castro

BEST Dive Bar

3rd Place

12Tips

The Tunnel Top The Tunnel Top Nob Hill

BEST Dive Bar

4th Place

7Tips

Mr. Bing's Mr. Bing's Nob Hill

BEST Dive Bar

5th Place

6Tips
BEST Gay and Lesbian Bar See All ›

The Lexington Club The Lexington Club Mission

BEST Gay and Lesbian Bar

1st Place

3Tips

The Stud Bar The Stud Bar SoMa

BEST Gay and Lesbian Bar

2nd Place

1Tips

Badlands Badlands Castro

BEST Gay and Lesbian Bar

3rd Place

7Tips

The Mix Bar The Mix Bar Castro

BEST Gay and Lesbian Bar

4th Place

0Tips

440 Castro 440 Castro Castro

BEST Gay and Lesbian Bar

5th Place

2Tips
BEST Irish Pub See All ›

Danny Coyle's Danny Coyle's Lower Haight

BEST Irish Pub

1st Place

11Tips

The Irish Bank The Irish Bank Nob Hill

BEST Irish Pub

2nd Place

15Tips

Johnny Foley's Irish Pub Johnny Foley's Irish Pub Union Square

BEST Irish Pub

3rd Place

14Tips

The Starry Plough Pub The Starry Plough Pub Alameda County

BEST Irish Pub

4th Place

8Tips

Friar Tucks Pub Friar Tucks Pub Cotati, CA

BEST Irish Pub

5th Place

8Tips