When it comes to celebrating Pride Month, there’s no place quite like San Francisco, known as“世界上同性恋的麦加”,由于其广泛的LGBT history.

With star-studded drag shows and dazzling karaoke nights, the city’s dives and clubs throwsome of the Bay Area’s most spectacular parties year-round. But there’s something truly special about a month that celebrates equality and love that makes these parties even more spectacular.

There’s something for everyone, whether it’s spending Thursday night dancing to ’90s musicat QBar, Saturday mornings at Hamburger Mary’s brunch drag show or every day at a cannabis lounge.

But don’t forget to celebrateSan Francisco Pride safely and responsibly.

Castro

Last Call

Crowd:Relaxed, anti-sceneneighborhood crew where bartenders greet people by name.
Hot time:Afternoons and happy hour.
Dress code:Casual, unironic flannel shirt and jeans.
Don’t miss:On cold nights, the fireplace. The jukebox is also a favorite.

3988 18th St.www.thelastcallbar.com

Twin Peaks Tavern

Crowd:Veterans of Castro past, newbies looking to discover some Castro history.
Hot time:Pre- and post-showtime at the Castro Theatre, especially if there’s a good Joan Crawford-versus-Bette Davis revival.
Dress code:“Castro clone” circa 1974, or try to out-sequin the fab veteran cocktail waitresses.
Don’t miss:The view from the balcony seating.

401 Castro St.www.twinpeakstavern.com

440 Castro

Crowd:It’s a regular den of bears.
Hot time:Things pick up after 9 p.m. and are always happening on Monday Underwear Night.
Dress code:Chest hair.
Don’t miss:Sunday, Scruffy Sunday, the last Sunday of the month.

440 Castro St.www.the440.com

Qbar

Crowd:Younger Castro-goers with a great gender mix.
Hot time:Saturday beer busts.
Dress code:Something to dance in that also looks great inselfies.
Don’t miss:Throwback Thursday for ’80s, ’90s and ’00s dance hits.

456 Castro St.www.qbarsf.com

Moby Dick

Crowd:The beer and pool set.
Hot time:Wednesday “Dick at Nite” drag performances.
Dress code:New England whaler chic. Just kidding; jeans will do.
Don’t miss:The frozen drinks and saltwater fish tank.

4049 18th St.www.facebook.com/MobyDickBar

Pilsner Inn

Crowd:Neighborhoodies.
Hot time:Any warm afternoon or night on the patio.
Dress code:Whatever you wore to the Safeway across Market Street.
Don’t miss:The back patio, koi pond and pool tables.

225 Church St.www.pilsnerinn.com

Blackbird

Crowd:Younger hipster professionals.
Hot time:The after-work crowd is politely cruisey.
Dress code:More trend-conscious than skin-conscious.
Don’t miss:One of the best cocktail destinations;enjoy something other than a pour-over drink in a plastic cup. Craige Walters’ interiors and the rotating art shows make for a great setting.

2124 Market St.www.blackbirdbar.com

The Mix

Crowd:Like its name, a mix — twinks to college boys to bears. Also a healthy gender and age mix.
Hot time:During one of the many beer busts held for charity.
Dress code:A sweater for the back patio bar is never a bad idea.
Don’t miss:Happy hours Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.

4086 18th St.www.mixbarsf.com

Harvey’s

Crowd:Old-timers who remember the bar as the Elephant Walk in Harvey Milk’s day, newbies curious about the bar’s place in gay history.
Hot time:Dinner: It’s a great place to carbo-load before drinking and dancing. Brunch: It’s a great place to recover the next day.
Dress code:Honor the bar’s namesake with a “Milk for Supervisor” T-shirt.
Don’t miss:The “Mecca” scramble.

500 Castro St.www.harveyssf.com

Midnight Sun

Crowd:All sorts with some great drag regulars.
Hot time:The Mister Sister Mondays “RuPaul’s Drag Race” viewing parties.
Dress code:Glitter works as well on Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence as it does on the Saturday go-go boys.
Don’t miss:Castro Karaoke Wednesdays, hosted by BeBe Sweetbriar.

4067 18th St.www.midnightsunsf.com

Hamburger Mary’s

Crowd:Mix ofneighborhood vets, couples and straight burger enthusiasts.
Hot time:Dinner. The new Mary’s shuts down at 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and midnight Friday and Saturday.
Dress code:Do you — though the place is steeped in drag queen chic.
Don’t miss:Saturday brunch drag shows.

531 Castro St.www.hamburgermarys.com/sanfrancisco

Hi Tops

Crowd:Sports fans, jocks and athletic enthusiasts.
Hot time:Game time.
Dress code:San Francisco team colors are always encouraged; bartenders wear jocks for Thursday night Gym Class.
Don’t miss:Monday night $5 chicken wing baskets.

2247 Market St.www.hitopsbar.com

Papi Rico

Crowd:Hipsters, eye candy, staycationers.
Hot time:Happy hour on the mural-covered patio.
Dress code:Puerto Vallarta casual. Think about how you’d dress if you were on a beach vacation, only it’s San Francisco, so it’s cold.
Don’t miss:Spicy mezcal cocktails; the colorful undies and piñatas everywhere you look.

544 Castro St.www.papiricosf.com

The Lookout

Crowd:Revelers looking for a little noise and maybe a slice of pizza.
Hot time:Friday and Saturday nights on the town, post-brunch cocktails on Sunday.
Dress code:Something to show off those pecs and a pair of binoculars to check out your neighbor.
Don’t miss:The view from the balconies of the musclemen exiting the gym on Market Street.

3600 16th St.www.lookoutsf.com

Badlands

Crowd:Twink alert!
Hot time:Most nights attract a healthy crowd to the dance floor, where Katy, Gaga and Madonna rule the playlists.
Dress code:Your best club-going sneaks, and a shirt you don’t care about losing.
Don’t miss:The black-lit hall of urinals with overhanging mirrors and the roomy dance floor.

4121 18th St.www.sfbadlands.com

Toad Hall

Crowd:People looking for a change of pace from Badlands.
Hot time:Weekends on the patio.
Dress code:Whatever you can dance in.
Don’t miss:The great sound system.

4146 18th St.www.toadhallbar.com

Beaux

Crowd:Squeaky-clean and polished, like the venue.
Hot time:After work, early evening, late night.
Dress code:The tighter and more skin-baring the better.
Don’t miss:The Beauxtox house cocktail, Cock Shot Tuesdays and the “nearly naked gogo boys.”

2344 Market St.www.beauxsf.com

Flore (formerly Cafe Flore)

Crowd:Casual diners and drinkers, former punks who remember the cafe’s mosh pit days.
Hot time:Sunny days when the people watching is easy.
Dress code:Casual bohemian duds.
Don’t miss:The ambience of sipping a cocktail in the patio garden, the gay history from the early days of liberation.

2298 Market St.www.flore415.com

The Edge

Crowd:Mixed ages but skews more 30-plus.
Hot time:Weekends for day drinking that becomes early evening drinking.
Dress code:Chest hair preferred, but not required.
Don’t miss:Musical Mondays for trivia and classic clips.

4149 18th St.www.qbarsf.com/EDGE

Tenderloin

The Cinch Saloon

Crowd:Gay dive bar regulars.
Hot time:The vibe stays pretty homey and mellow even during weekend peaks.
Dress code:If this is a gay Cheers, channel your inner Carla.
Don’t miss:The heavy pour of the average bartender, the “Little Shop of Horrors” man-eating plant decor.

1723 Polk St.www.facebook.com/thecinchsaloon

Aunt Charlie’s Lounge

Crowd:Bathhouse-disco-era queens.
Hot time:Any evening performance, but Saturdays are always a fabulous show with plenty of classic older performers strutting their stuff. Reservations are available.
Dress code:Sparkle, glitter and that hint of the ’70s.
Don’t miss:Collette LeGrande, the sassy, saucy waitress and longtime performer who takes no nonsense.

133 Turk St.www.auntcharlieslounge.com

Mission District

El Rio

Crowd:A true mix of all the LGBT letters with a healthy helping of straights.
Hot time:Most weekends, it’s wall-to-wall people by 11.
Dress code:A mix of hipster uniforms then and now.
Don’t miss:The live performances most nights of the week.

3158 Mission St.www.elriosf.com

South of Market

SF Eagle

Crowd:Leather men.
Hot time:Weekends on the patio.
Dress code:汤姆的芬兰favorite chaps and a motorcycle jacket.
Don’t miss:The overall Kenneth Anger retro biker vibe.

398 12th St.www.sf-eagle.com

Powerhouse

Crowd:Leather, punk, jock, neighborhood guys — a real gay variety.
Hot time:When isn’t it a hot time? Most nights you’ll break a sweat (which some patrons are into).
Dress code:If you have some kind of apparel-related fetish, this is the place to bring it out of the kink closet.
Don’t miss:Monday night drag parties.

1347 Folsom St.www.powerhousebar.com

Lone Star Saloon

Crowd:Mixed ages and sexes.
Hot time:Fridays and weekends.
Dress code:Go a little Western (either rugged or rhinestone variety) as a nod to the “saloon” spirit.
Don’t miss:Chatting with the super-friendly bar staff.

1354 Harrison St.www.lonestarsf.com

The Stud Bar

Crowd:Studs, twinks, goths, queens, trans, lesbians, one of the best melanges in SoMa, now the first worker-owned-collective nightclub in the U.S.!
Hot time:Performance nights, of which there are many!
Dress code:A great bar to let your freak flag fly, whether your look is haute or homemade.
Don’t miss:The decor, the alt-music nights, the people-watching.

399 Ninth St.www.studsf.com

Asia SF

Crowd:The performers may be trans women and drag queens, but the crowd is usually straight bachelorettes and tourists. Nearly family-friendly fun for those new to drag performances.
Hot time:Saturdays during the run-up to wedding season.
Dress code:Given the excess of bachelorettes, a white veil and tiara.
Don’t miss:The new season of the Asia SF-set reality show “Transcendent” on Fuse.

201 Ninth St.www.asiasf.com

Hole in the Wall Saloon

Crowd:For gay bikers by gay bikers.
Hot time:Weekends.
Dress code:Your best grease-monkey onesie.
Don’t miss:The totally selfie-worthy mechanics decor.

1369 Folsom St.www.hitws.com

Oasis

Crowd:Drag and cabaret fans and alt-indie types tired of the squeaky-pop Castro.
Hot time:Showtime! Oasis is home to many regular performance events hosted by and starring co-owners D’Arcy Drollinger and Heklina.
Dress code:Dress as your favorite “Golden Girls” or “Sex and the City” star, depending on which sitcom is getting the drag treatment that night.
Don’t miss:The decor in the exotic fez room, the roof deck.

298 11th St.www.sfoasis.com

OMG

Crowd:As the name implies, mostly Millennial and younger.
Hot time:Friday and Saturday nights.
Dress code:Something you don’t mind breaking a dance-related sweat in.
Don’t miss:The light show.

43 Sixth St.www.clubomgsf.com

The EndUp

Crowd:Techno fans and insomniacs who are looking for after-hours fun (the EndUp is open until 4 a.m. or later most days).
Hot time:After other bars have closed at 2 a.m.
Dress code:At that hour, who cares?
Don’t miss:A chance to re-create the infamous “tighty whities” scene from“Tales of the City,” which was set in the bar.

401 Harrison St.www.theendupsf.com

Other Bars

Trax (Haight)

Crowd:Dive regulars and college kids from not-too-far USF.
Hot time:Weeknights attract as good a crowd as weekends.
Dress code:When on Haight Street, do what the hippies do. Just kidding; jeans and a hoodie are fine.
Don’t miss:Their highly recommended Bloody Marys.

1437 Haight St.www.traxbarsf.com

The Wild Side West (Bernal Hill)

Crowd:Neighborhood locals and people from out of the area cool enough to know about this hidden gem.
Hot time:Sunset, for the views from the garden.
Dress code:Neighborhood casual or neighborhood fabulous, a mix.
Don’t miss:The whimsical garden with views and sculptures around every corner.

Cortland大街424号。www.wildsidewest.com

Cannabis Lounges

Moe Greens

Crowd:A mix of pre-theater partakers, hip-hop VIPS and neighborhood techie tokers. The midcentury modern decor brings lots of looksies from design enthusiasts.
Fee/Membership: None
Don’t miss:The Jonathan Adler smoking accessories, the gilt wallpaper
Hours:8 a.m.-9:45 p.m. daily. 1276 Market St., San Francisco.moegreens.com

Lounge 8 Four 7

Crowd:Sports fans (there’s usually a game, any game, blasting on the TV) and SoMa locals after work. Mix of ages, game time can reportedly get very bro-y.
Fee/Membership:Membership required.
Don’t miss:Ask about the “private reserve” cannabis.
Hours:9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday

847 Howard St.www.greendoorsf.com

Barbary Coast

Crowd:General manager Nate Haas says of clients, “You get the counterculture of the ’60s meeting the hipster culture of today.”
Fee/Membership:No fee or membership required.
Don’t miss:The fabulous decor, inspired by great San Francisco institutions past, meets 420 tech with the first-ever full quartz dab bar in San Francisco.
Hours:8 a.m.-9:45 p.m.

952 Mission St.www.barbarycoastsf.org

Harvest on Geary

Crowd:A mix, but mostly laid-back professionals.
Fee/Membership:Membership and application process required.
Don’t miss:The social-club-like atmosphere, complete with rent-your-own cannabis locker storage.
Hours:10 a.m.-9 p.m.

4811 Geary Blvd.www.harvestshop.com

Sparc

Crowd:A mix of ages in both locations. The ultramodern decor is interior-design-award-winning.
Fee/Membership:Check contact information on website.
Don’t miss:The monthly events like DJ and jazz nights.
Hours:9 a.m.-10 p.m. Mission, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Haight

473 Haight St. and 1256 Mission St.www.sparc.co

Urban Pharm

Crowd:Bros, bro-ettes and burners alike in this steampunk-decorated lounge.
Fee/Membership:No fee or membership required.
Don’t miss:The metalwork in the bar.
Hours:8 a.m.-10 p.m.

22 10th St.www.urbanpharmsf.com

The Bloom Room

Crowd:Intimate.
Fee/Membership:No fee or membership required.
Don’t miss:The lab-tested potency listings on products.
Pride:For every purchase of their limited edition rainbow sorbet gummies, Bloom Room will donate $1 to local LGBTQ organizations.
Hours:11 a.m.-9 p.m.

71 Jesse St.www.bloomroomsf.com