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950 Geary (at Larkin) San Francisco, CA 94109

415-885-4074

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Best Bar Dance Party
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Brewery, European, Irish
Hours: Daily 5pm-2am
Entertainment: Live Entertainment

Description

Although the fire marshal has put the kibosh on live bands (for now, at least), indie DJs still spin many nights at this dark, crowded, multi-tiered Scottish pub. If you're into hip retro Britpop or Mod soul - and love some fish 'n' chips with your stout - this is a good place to start your night.

"Nightbeat"

9:00 p.m. fourth Sat. of every month

Northern Soul DJs Primo, Lucky, & Dr. Scott keep the faith
The Castle Quiz

8:30 p.m. every Tue.

Free weekly trivia contest with cash (and beer) giveaways for the brainiest know-it-alls.
"Soul Crush"

10:00 p.m. every Fri.

w/ DJ Serious Leisure
"1964"

10:00 p.m. second Wed. of every month

This dance party gets the records spinning every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. While the red Christmas lights could come across as gauc...
Uncle Ray & the Scratchy DJs

10:00 p.m. second Thu. of every month

2010 | Best Bar Dance Party

This dance party gets the records spinning every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. While the red Christmas lights could come across as gauche, they prove to be casually intimate as you and other stylish fauxhemians are transported to 1964. That's right: The Shirelles, the Sapphires, the Poppies, and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas abound. Whether you're tragically hip or completely clueless, once you've tried the handy selection of whiskeys and taken in the sounds, there's no way you... More »
2004 | Best Quiz Night

Having honed his skills in theater and stand-up comedy years ago while living in New York City, Carl Gibbs, host of the Edinburgh Castle's "Quiz Night," reveals that one of the reasons the Tuesday trivia event proves so popular is that it's "the only chance to use your liberal arts education." How true. Gibbs is an outstanding MC. Each week he comes up with 70 shiny new brain-teasers to hurl at his loyal, unusually bright triviaphiles. From nail-biting rounds like "general knowledge" to... More »
2002 | Best Place to Sip Single Malt

Single malt whiskey, that rich, mellow distillation of barley, peat smoke, and Scots Highlands branch water, stands alongside cognac, grappa, and that relative upstart single-barrel bourbon as one of the world's great restoratives. Each single malt (and there are many) has its own set of characteristics based on the landscape, weather, and location of its distillery, a laudable result of the tightest appellation laws this side of Bordeaux. The ideal place to sip them (neat with no ice, soda,... More »

Chances Are? Questioning coincidence at Edinburgh Castle

By Katy St. Clair | Wed, April 15, 2009

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who believe in coincidence, and those who don't. I'm not sure which category I fall into yet. The folks who don't believe in fate claim we're much more likely to remember things that seem coincide... More »

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Edinburgh Castle

950 Geary (at Larkin) San Francisco, CA 94109

415-885-4074

Description

9:00 p.m. fourth Sat. of every month

8:30 p.m. every Tue.

10:00 p.m. every Fri.

10:00 p.m. second Wed. of every month

10:00 p.m. second Thu. of every month

2010 | Best Bar Dance Party

2004 | Best Quiz Night

2002 | Best Place to Sip Single Malt

By Katy St. Clair | Wed, April 15, 2009