On a Giants game day, the corner of 2nd and King turns into one long pre-game party, and MoMo's owns the best seat in the house. The South Beach bar and grill has faced the ballpark since 1998, close enough that a foul ball has the right address.
Published Apr 23, 2026 · By Marcus Webb
MoMo's sits at 760 2nd Street in South Beach, directly across from Oracle Park on the redeveloped waterfront south of Market. Founded in 1998, it built its name as the default Giants pre-game and post-game spot, and the SF Standard's coverage of ballpark-area restaurants treats it as the anchor of the block. Local writeups note the patio has drawn Bay Area athletes from Barry Bonds to Dwight Clark over the years.
The pull is location and a patio built for crowds. On game days the front opens up and the bar runs on baseball time rather than the kitchen's posted hours.
The room
The room is a large American bar and grill with a dining room, a long bar, and a front patio that faces the park. The patio is the prize, a heated, open-air stretch that fills two hours before first pitch and empties straight into the gates across the street. Inside, screens cover the bar for nights the team plays on the road. The dining room runs as a full-service grill the rest of the week, steadier than the game-day crush out front.
What to order
MoMo's leans steakhouse-adjacent grill, so the move is a burger or the crab cakes with a cocktail or a local draft at the bar. On game days the patio runs on drafts and quick plates rather than a long sit-down meal. Pricing sits at the higher end for a ballpark bar, in line with a full-service South Beach grill rather than a corner sports pub.
The crowd and best time to go
The crowd is Giants fans on game days and South Beach office and condo regulars the rest of the week. The posted hours run Tuesday through Saturday afternoons, but the bar opens for every home game regardless of the day, so the schedule to check is the Giants schedule. Come two hours before first pitch for the patio, or after the final out for the post-game crowd.
What regulars say
On Yelp and across Giants game-day guides the steady note is the location, the patio scene, and the energy on a sold-out night. Reviewers flag prices as ballpark-premium and the patio as the reason to come, so a weekday visit is calmer and cheaper. The consensus treats MoMo's as the definitive Oracle Park warm-up rather than a quiet neighbourhood bar.
Who it is for
This is for the Giants fan, the pre-game group, and anyone touring San Francisco sports bars who wants a patio facing the park. Skip it on a quiet weekday if you want a deal. For the wider city, see our San Francisco bar guide and the national sports bars guide.
The verdict
MoMo's wins on the one thing it cannot lose, the address. A patio facing Oracle Park, a 1998 pedigree, and a kitchen that holds up make it the obvious Giants game-day anchor in South Beach. Come early, grab the patio, and order a burger and a draft. For more game-day rooms, compare the screens at Greens Sports Bar, the energy at Hi Tops, and the taps at Public House.
