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Zeitgeist

415-255-7505

199 Valencia St San Francisco, CA 94103

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A massive, sun soaked beer garden, a huge supply of quality brew and biker bar 'tude make this Mission bar a classic.

Categories:

Bars & Clubs, Bars & Pubs, Beer Gardens, Biker Bars, Dive Bars, Lounges, Neighborhood Bars

Details:

21 & Over, After Work, Outdoor Seating, Bar Menu, Notable Beer List, Happy Hour

Insiders:

charlie b. anonymous a. veronica b. Shaila D. Bill J.
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Daily 9am-2am

Message from Zeitgeist

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Zeitgeist is a bar and guesthouse offering guests an outdoor deck, BBQ and over 20 German beers. Hotel rooms are located right above the bar and priced at $30 a night. Among some of the beers include Hubsch Marzen Hubsch Hefe-weizen, Spaten Premium Lager, Steelhead Pale Ale, Paulaner Hefe Weizen and Lind Drake's Ale, to name a few.

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Stepping into Zeitgeist, you can imagine what a dime-a-dozen dive it would be--a few pinball machines, a pool table, signs like "The place for warm beer and cold women," and "Hangovers installed and serviced" above the bar--without its glorious beer garden. A quarter-acre of sun baked picnic tables, the dappled shade of a willow tree, and rock music blasting while everyone from bike messengers with neck-tats to bond-traders with Bluetooths order round after round. There are over 30 Euro and micro varieties on tap, served by the glass or by the pitcher, and the with plenty of 'tude (especially towards the Bluetoothified) but that's part of the charm of this all-city, outdoor-drinking classic. There's also a full bar; try the famous bloody marys, appropriately spicy and anchored with green beans and olives, good for both curing hangovers and causing them.

Key Points

  • Hotel rooms
  • Outdoor deck and BBQ
  • Over 20 beers on tap

The Inside Scoop

  1. Parking - Metered spaces are typically available on the surrounding blocks.
  2. The Extras - A hotel above the bar is available for those who've consumed too much or met a new love. Inquire about rates at the bar.
  3. Fun Fact - Just how popular is Zeitgeist? Rumor has it that the dayshift bartenders make over a grand in tips on sunny Saturdays.
  4. Know Before You Go - This place only accepts cash, but there's an ATM on-site.

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Latest reviews from Citysearch.

Ratings_icons Been there forever!

BCannon

There's a good reason this place has been around forever, it's perfect. Great beer selection, and absolutely some of the best grilled grub you can find. Huge backyard, very SF, very "biker".

Posted 07/01/02

Ratings_icons Cool Biker Bar

SRosenbaum

A funky bar with a big scruffy outdoor patio and grill --a fave among the bikers (motorcycles, bicycles, and scooters) in the 'nabe.

Posted 05/30/02

Ratings_icons Patio's great

MarkeBieschke_Citysearch

It's a bit of a zoo on weekends during the day out on the patio, and the great bloody marys make it get a little crazy after a couple, but I always talk friends from out of town here to counteract banana republic disease....

Posted 05/19/02

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