Blues in a red saloon that's been a dive since 1861 – this is North Beach at its most colorful. Legend has it that when the city caught fire in 1906, loyal patrons saved the Saloon by dousing it with buckets of hooch. Today it’s SF's oldest bar, and blues and rock bands perform nightly plus weekend afternoons. Cash only.
Saloon
North Beach & Chinatown
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