San Francisco

Best Bars in the Marina

The Marina and neighboring Cow Hollow trade cocktail-lab seriousness for easy sports bars, historic cafes, and one quietly brilliant museum bar. Here is where our editors drink near the water.

  1. 01

    Final Final

    Sports Bar · Marina

    A Baker Street sports bar near the Presidio with a wall of screens, free popcorn, and a loyal game-day crowd.

  2. 02

    The Bus Stop

    Sports Bar · Marina

    One of the oldest sports bars in the city, on Union Street since 1900, with darts, screens, and a no-frills welcome.

  3. 03

    Horseshoe Tavern

    Sports Bar · Marina

    A Chestnut Street institution and a Marina staple for games, cheap drinks, and a young after-work crowd.

  4. 04

    Balboa Cafe

    Cocktail Bar · Marina

    An 1913 saloon on the Cow Hollow line, famous for its burger and its old-San-Francisco crowd. A real classic.

  5. 05

    The Brixton

    Cocktail Bar · Marina

    A Union Street bar and a Marina weekend mainstay, busy and social with a list built for an easy night out.

  6. 06

    The Interval

    Cocktail Bar · Marina

    The bar inside the Long Now Foundation at Fort Mason, with books, art, and drinks tied to ideas of deep time. The most thoughtful seat near the water.

  7. 07

    Black Horse London Pub

    Pub · Marina

    A tiny Union Street pub, bottles only and barely a dozen seats, run like a London local. Cash, and bring patience.

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