# Small Music Venues in San Francisco, CA

As of November 2026, No Stairs Please tracks 73 open small music venues and clubs under 500 capacity in San Francisco, California. These local stages include 50 rooms with known capacity under 500, 41 venues with verified talent-booking contacts, and 61 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/small-music-venues
- Open venues matching this hub: 73
- Rooms up to 500 capacity: 50
- Bars and breweries with live music: 15
- Venues with researched talent booking contacts: 41
- Venues with dated shows in the 90-day window: 61

## Featured venues

| Venue | City | Category | Capacity | 90-day show days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bottom of the Hill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bottom-of-the-hill-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 325 | 52 |
| [The Chapel](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-chapel-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 1,000 | 49 |
| [SFJAZZ Center](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/sfjazz-center-miner-auditorium-joe-henderson-lab-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 700 | 47 |
| [Local Edition](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/local-edition-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 250 | 46 |
| [The Independent SF](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-independent-sf-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 500 | 46 |
| [Biscuits and Blues](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/biscuits-and-blues-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 100 | 45 |
| [Kilowatt Bar](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/kilowatt-bar-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 250 | 40 |
| [Cafe du Nord at Swedish American Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cafe-du-nord-at-swedish-american-hall-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 320 | 37 |
| [The Fillmore](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-fillmore-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 800 | 35 |
| [Bird & Beckett Books & Records](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bird-beckett-books-records-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 34 |
| [The Dawn Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-dawn-club-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 150 | 32 |
| [The Knockout](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-knockout-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 132 | 30 |
| [The Lost Church](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/the-lost-church-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | 135 | 29 |
| [Brick & Mortar Music Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/brick-mortar-music-hall-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 28 |
| [Boom Boom Room](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/boom-boom-room-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 230 | 27 |
| [Great American Music Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/great-american-music-hall-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 650 | 27 |
| [Old Skool Cafe](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/old-skool-cafe-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Restaurant | 20 | 26 |
| [August Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/august-hall-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 951 | 25 |
| [Keys Jazz Bistro](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/keys-jazz-bistro-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Restaurant | 125 | 25 |
| [Scopo Divino](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/scopo-divino-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 60 | 24 |
| [Feinstein's at the Nikko](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/feinstein-s-at-the-nikko-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 23 |
| [Davies Symphony Hall](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/davies-symphony-hall-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 22 |
| [Neck of the Woods SF](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/neck-of-the-woods-sf-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 400 | 22 |
| [Rickshaw Stop](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/rickshaw-stop-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 350 | 21 |
| [Public Works](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/public-works-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 1,000 | 20 |
| [4 Star Theater](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/4-star-theater-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Hall & arts center | 123 | 19 |
| [Cigar Bar & Grill](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/cigar-bar-grill-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Bar & pub | 100 | 18 |
| [Beaux](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/beaux-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | n/a | 17 |
| [Bimbo's 365 Club](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/bimbo-s-365-club-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 685 | 15 |
| [DNA Lounge](https://nostairsplease.com/venues/dna-lounge-san-francisco-ca) | San Francisco, CA | Music venue | 800 | 15 |

## 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