Dancing

Guide

Here's where you can really get down without caring who's watching.

Ricky Rodriguez

July 31, 2023

Review

Raven Bar is a SoMa bar-club specializing in throwback hip hop, pop, and R&B from the ‘90s and early 2000s.

Lani Conway

July 31, 2023

Review

Westwood is a bi-level country bar in the Marina with a mechanical bull and lots of dancing.

Ricky Rodriguez

July 31, 2023

Review

The Brixton is a gastropub in the Marina that’s also a low-key option for weekend dancing.

Ricky Rodriguez

July 31, 2023

Review

Monroe is an Art Deco bar and club in North Beach that works for both corporate Happy Hours and late-night dance parties.

Ricky Rodriguez

July 31, 2023

Review

Silver Cloud is a bar in the Marina where it doesn’t matter how good you are at karaoke, it’s still going to be fun.

Ricky Rodriguez

July 31, 2023

Review

Monarch is a SoMa bar playing Top 40s in the chill upstairs, and electronic music in the packed basement.

Ricky Rodriguez

June 28, 2023

Review

F8 is a nightclub and lounge in SoMa perfect for high BPM sweaty nights.

Ricky Rodriguez

June 28, 2023

Review

Jolene's is a queer bar in the Mission seeking to create a safe space for the sapphically-inclined.

Ricky Rodriguez

June 28, 2023

Review

Madrone in NoPa is a chameleon of a bar with a giant dance floor and a wide variety of themed nights.

Ricky Rodriguez

June 14, 2023

Review

Club Waziema is an enigma of a bar on Divisadero that is also (not really) a restaurant, has a packed dancefloor, and a chatty bar.

Ricky Rodriguez

June 14, 2023

Review

The Knockout in Bernal Heights is a dive bar with karaoke, live music, and bingo nights.

Julia Chen

December 20, 2022

Review

The dimly lit jazz bar in the Marina has great cocktails and live music nightly.

Julia Chen

November 4, 2022

Review

Poc-Chuc in the Mission is a Yucatecan spot that’s a full-on party with karaoke, a dance floor, and a live DJ most nights.

Julia Chen

September 13, 2022

Review

For a dance floor, DJs, and lots of natural wine, head to Bar Part Time in the Mission.

Julia Chen

July 14, 2022

Review

Mothership is a sci-fi-themed cocktail bar in the Mission with a dance floor and a great patio.

Lani Conway

May 12, 2022

Review

Head to The Ramp in Dogpatch on a weekend afternoon for music, dancing, and BBQ.

Written by

Will Kamensky

Review

Nights can start pretty quietly at the Make-Out Room in the Mission, but things at this bar and dance club can escalate fast.

Lani Conway

July 7, 2017