San Francisco · Nightlife

199 Valencia: huge back patio, 40 taps, tattoos and Bloody Marys. Sun 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat till 1am. Kitchen shuts an hour early.

650 Gough St, three floors of rum wreckage and 5pm-1:15am every night. Tiny and dark, so arrive before 8 or queue.

3010 20th St. The menu re-themes entirely a few times a year. Walk-ins welcome; Fri-Sat till 2am, food till midnight.

1907 balconied hall on O'Farrell, gilt columns and a genuinely good sound system. Book ahead; the balcony beats the floor.

2779 Mission St, the super burrito that ends every Mission night. Cash-friendly, no frills, queue out the door after last call.