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With moderately priced (and heavily poured) drinks, a sprawling patio, and an intimate stage in a side room, this Mission District destination is a keystone of indie-hipster nightlife. DJs spin everything from country to funk, bands play everything from samba to punk, and the $1 Monday nights are the stuff of legend.

Cuisine(s): Barbecue, Seafood

Hours: Sun 1pm-10pm, Mon-Tue 5pm-1am, Wed,Thu,Sat 5pm-2am, Fri 4pm-2am

Price: $

Payment Types: cash
Attire: Casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Wheelchair Accessible

Serving: Snack Food

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Street

All-Star Jam with Los Train Wreck

Second Tuesday of every month, 8:00pm

"The Pink Secret's School of Shimmy Syndicate"

Every week Wednesday, 7:00pm-9:00pm

With Red Hots Burlesque performers and more.

OMG! Karaoke

Every week Wednesday, 8:00pm

In the front room.

Half-Shell Happy Hour

Every week Friday, 5:30pm

Free oysters (while they last, which ain't long) every Friday evening.

DJs Carmen y Miranda

Every week Friday, 6:00pm

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2011 | Best Daytime Dance Party

Unique for its sunlight, but also for the crowd it draws in said sunlight, this takes-all-kinds daytime dance party has developed a reputation for hotness and more hotness. Ever-changing costume themes have included slasher-and-surf-film attire,... More >
2011 | Best Al Fresco Drinking Options

By Matthew Stafford The only thing more wonderful than a sunny day in San Francisco is a sunny day in San Francisco with a drink in your hand, and for a town as chronically windswept and foggy as this one, there are an awful lot of patio-,... More >
2005 | Best Salsa Dancing

Pulling a mambo on El Rio's luxuriant back patio on a balmy Mission evening is probably the closest thing in San Francisco to a night in old Havana. The festivities begin every Sunday with free salsa lessons at 3:15 p.m., then at 4 la orquestra... More >

SF Weekly Reviews and News

Circus Finelli and the Black Hats: Clowns Meet Klezmer

By Keith Bowers | Tue, January 24, 2012

Our city is a political circus. Joshua Norton declared himself emperor of the United States during the Gold Rush. Punk rocker Jello Biafra and comedian Will Durst ran for mayor. District Attorn More >
Clowns Meet Klezmer

By | Wed, January 18, 2012

Our city is a political circus. Joshua Norton declared himself emperor of the United States during the Gold Rush. Punk rocker Jello Biafra and comedian Will Durst ran for mayor. District Attorney Terence Hallinan was nicknamed “K.O.” because he li... More >
SF's Melted Toys on Its South Bay Background, Befriending Girls (the Band), and Accidentally Sounding Like Felt

By Brandon Bussolini | Fri, November 18, 2011

Brian Wakefield, Daniel Rosado, and Steven Harkins make up the San Francisco trio Melted Toys. With only an EP to their name -- Washed & Dried, on Underwater Peoples -- they've already scored More >
Hear Mwahaha, East Bay Bleep-Rock That Ain't No Laughing Matter

By Ian S. Port | Thu, October 6, 2011

We're a bit unsure of the name, but anyone looking for experimental new rock/electronic sounds out of the Bay Area (or anywhere, really), oughta give Mwhahaha a listen. The band sounds more th More >
Tiny Empanadas and Big Salsa at El Rio

By Ellen Huet | Fri, September 2, 2011

Want to feel like a giant? Constanza Ortiz, the Colombian native behind Maite Catering, is bringing her signature tiny tapas -- most notably, these petite empanadas -- to El Rio this Sunday an More >

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San Francisco, CA 94110

415-282-3325 | Website

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All-Star Jam with Los Train Wreck

Second Tuesday of every month, 8:00pm

"The Pink Secret's School of Shimmy Syndicate"

Every week Wednesday, 7:00pm-9:00pm

OMG! Karaoke

Every week Wednesday, 8:00pm

Half-Shell Happy Hour

Every week Friday, 5:30pm

DJs Carmen y Miranda

Every week Friday, 6:00pm

2011 | Best Daytime Dance Party

2011 | Best Al Fresco Drinking Options

2005 | Best Salsa Dancing

SF Weekly Reviews and News

Circus Finelli and the Black Hats: Clowns Meet Klezmer

By Keith Bowers | Tue, January 24, 2012

Clowns Meet Klezmer

By | Wed, January 18, 2012

SF's Melted Toys on Its South Bay Background, Befriending Girls (the Band), and Accidentally Sounding Like Felt

By Brandon Bussolini | Fri, November 18, 2011

Hear Mwahaha, East Bay Bleep-Rock That Ain't No Laughing Matter

By Ian S. Port | Thu, October 6, 2011

Tiny Empanadas and Big Salsa at El Rio

By Ellen Huet | Fri, September 2, 2011

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El Rio

3158 Mission (at Precita) San Francisco, CA 94110

415-282-3325 | Website

More Mission/ Bernal Heights Bars/Clubs >

Second Tuesday of every month, 8:00pm

Every week Wednesday, 7:00pm-9:00pm

Every week Wednesday, 8:00pm

Every week Friday, 5:30pm

Every week Friday, 6:00pm

2011 | Best Daytime Dance Party

2011 | Best Al Fresco Drinking Options

2005 | Best Salsa Dancing

SF Weekly Reviews and News

By Keith Bowers | Tue, January 24, 2012

By | Wed, January 18, 2012

By Brandon Bussolini | Fri, November 18, 2011

By Ian S. Port | Thu, October 6, 2011

By Ellen Huet | Fri, September 2, 2011

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3158 Mission (at Precita)
San Francisco, CA 94110

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