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398 12th St. (at Harrison) San Francisco, CA 94103

415-626-0880 

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  • Brewery
    Daily 12pm-2am
  • Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Coat Check
    Live Entertainment
Description

This gay biker roadhouse is one of the friendliest, most open hangouts anyone - even a scrawny straight hipster - could want. Witness the Eagle's weekly "Thursday Nite Live" event, a celebration of alternative music and lifestyles where indie rock bands pack the house with happy crowds of all sizes and sexual persuasions. With decor that imagines Marlon "The Wild One" Brando flirting with Tom of Finland in a gas station bathroom, the Eagle is just grubby enough that no one can get too pretentious or frou-frou.







  • 2010 | Best Place for Hipster-Homo Commingling

    When the annual International Bear Rendezvous hits San Francisco, the Eagle's sprawling patio swarms with burly, leather-bechapped men looking for a muscular lover or maybe a little rough trade. Yet this gay biker roadhouse is also one of the friendliest, most open hangouts anyone -- even a scrawny straight hipster -- could want. Witness the Eagle's weekly "Thursday Nite Live" event, a celebration of alternative music and lifestyles where rock bands like Thee Oh Sees, Saviours, and... More »

  • 2006 | Best Bar for Watching Bears and Bands

    Where else but at the Eagle can you catch homoerotic biker flicks with one glance and gaze upon the newest spastic punk act with the next Since it started hosting "Thursday Nite Live" shows years back, the leather bar (and home to an occasional mud wrestling contest) continues to be one of the comfiest rock clubs in town. Standing there, beer in hand, you can hear anything from hippie freak folk to tough-guy butt rock to flaming power pop. And whereas most clubs have a typical layout --... More »

  • 2004 | Best Beer Bust

    What is a beer bust, exactly Why, it's an all-you-can-drink brewfest for the low, low price of $8! It Band-Aids your Saturday night-induced hangover with barrels of beloved suds. The Eagle Tavern's "Sunday Beer Bust" has been popular with the cigar-chomping leather-daddy crowd, jolly bear subsets, and other fringe gay groups that eschew the gym bunny look for more than 20 years. Local bands like Pansy Division and Pepperspray, to name a few, have played on the main stage during these Sunday... More »

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