Teeth holds a corner of Mission Street near 19th, a neighborhood bar built around agave spirits, sharp margaritas, and a back patio strung with lights. New owners took over in 2023 and kept the come-as-you-are feel while widening the food and drinks, per Mission Local.
Who would love it: drinkers who want a strong margarita, a patio, and big screens for a game. Who would skip it: anyone after a hushed cocktail lounge, since this is a loud, friendly neighborhood room.
The space runs from a front bar with large televisions to a light-strung back patio with long picnic tables and a small lawn, per the bar's own site. The format is to grab a margarita, claim a patio seat, and stay for the food. The room works for a group as easily as a pair.
Order a margarita, the drink the bar leans into, built with agave spirits and fresh citrus. The menu carries tequila and mezcal pours, beer, and elevated pub food, with weekend brunch and endless mimosas from ten to three. Skip the quiet-drink plan, the patio and the screens pull a lively crowd.
The crowd is Mission locals, after-work groups, and weekend brunch tables, per recent listings. It runs busy on game days and warm afternoons when the patio fills. Reviews updated in 2026 keep pointing to the margaritas and the back patio.
Who it is for. After-work groups, margarita drinkers, and visitors using the best after work bars in San Francisco guide who want a patio. Less so for a quiet, seated date.
Best time to go is a warm weekday afternoon or an early evening, before the patio fills, or a weekend morning for brunch. Teeth sits on Mission Street near 19th, steps from the 16th Street BART stop. The bar opens at four on weekdays and from ten on weekends, running late.
What regulars value, across the bar's own site, Mission Local, and recent reviews, is the patio, the margaritas, and the neighborhood ease. The big screens and the brunch service make it a flexible room through the week. The throughline is a Mission corner bar that keeps the welcome wide.
The bar sits in a stretch of Mission Street thick with neighborhood rooms, and it leans to the casual end, a place for a margarita and a game rather than a tasting menu. The 2023 ownership change widened the kitchen, per Mission Local, so the food now carries a longer session. The patio is the draw on a warm day, the screens on a game night.
Weekend brunch with endless mimosas pulls a different crowd than the weeknight bar, and the room shifts easily between the two. The margaritas stay the constant, built with agave spirits and fresh citrus across the menu. For a flexible Mission room that works for a group, Teeth earns the repeat visit.
Service stays quick and friendly, a fit for a room that fills with groups rather than couples. The kitchen runs late enough to anchor a long night, and the margaritas come strong and cold. For a Mission corner that flexes from brunch to last call, Teeth covers the range.
For the wider field, our guide to the best after work bars in San Francisco sets Teeth among the city's casual rooms, and the San Francisco bar guide maps the Mission. Compare the patio at El Rio in San Francisco and the dive energy at Zeitgeist in San Francisco. Find a nearby option through our cocktail bars near me hub.
Sources: Teeth Bar official site (2026); Mission Local; SF Station; Yelp Teeth (updated 2026). Profile by James Harlow, barsforKings.
