# Bars with Live Music in San Francisco, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 42 open bars and pubs with live music in San Francisco, California. These local stages include 14 rooms with known capacity under 500, 12 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 31 rooms with active 90-day show schedules out of 134 total venues in town.

## Directory coverage

- Canonical URL: https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/bars-with-live-music
- Open venues matching this hub: 42
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 14
- Bars and breweries with live music: 42
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 12
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 31

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kilowatt Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/kilowatt-bar-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 250 | 40 |
| [The Dawn Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-dawn-club-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 150 | 32 |
| [The Saloon North Beach](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-saloon-north-beach-1232-grant-avenue-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 27 |
| [Scopo Divino](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/scopo-divino-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 60 | 24 |
| [Cigar Bar & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cigar-bar-grill-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 100 | 18 |
| [Madrone Art Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/madrone-art-bar-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 14 |
| [The Hotel Utah Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-hotel-utah-saloon-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 79 | 13 |
| [Comstock Saloon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/comstock-saloon-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 9 |
| [O'Brien's Irish Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/o-brien-s-irish-pub-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 9 |
| [O'Reilly's Pub](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/o-reilly-s-pub-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 6 |
| [The Plough and Stars](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-plough-and-stars-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 6 |
| [The Riptide](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-riptide-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 6 |
| [Blondie's Bar & No Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/blondie-s-bar-no-grill-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 5 |
| [The Royale](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-royale-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 100 | 5 |
| [El Rio](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/el-rio-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 4 |
| [Woodchopper's Ball](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/woodchopper-s-ball-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 4 |
| [Etcetera Wine Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/etcetera-wine-bar-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 3 |
| [Novela](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/novela-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 100 | 3 |
| [Peacock Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/peacock-lounge-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 100 | 3 |
| [Sheba Piano Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sheba-piano-lounge-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 80 | 3 |
| [The Temple Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-temple-bar-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 150 | 3 |
| [Casements Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/casements-bar-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 2 |
| [The Halfway Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-halfway-club-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 2 |
| [The Lucky Horseshoe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-lucky-horseshoe-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 2 |
| [Top of the Mark](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/top-of-the-mark-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 2 |
| [Westwood](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/westwood-sf-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 2 |
| [Geelou](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/geelou-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 1 |
| [Gratta Wines](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/gratta-wines-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 1 |
| [Hi-Lo Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/hi-lo-club-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 1 |
| [Swig Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/swig-bar-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | n/a | 1 |

## Category views

- [Small music venues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/small-music-venues) with 73 venues
- [Bars with live music](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/bars-with-live-music) with 42 venues
- [Open mics](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/san-francisco/open-mics) with 15 venues

## Related locations

- [Sausalito](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/sausalito) with 7 venues
- [Tiburon](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/tiburon) with 3 venues
- [Emeryville](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/emeryville) with 5 venues
- [Alameda](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/alameda) with 14 venues
- [Oakland](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/oakland) with 45 venues
- [Berkeley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/berkeley) with 30 venues
- [Albany](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/albany) with 6 venues
- [Mill Valley](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/ca/mill-valley) with 9 venues