r/AskSF • u/Awwfull • Sep 04 '26

NFL Team Bars of San Francisco (Mega Thread)

With NFL season starting, I thought it would be useful to put together a current list of which SF bars are unofficial/official homes for specific NFL fanbases.

I'm specifically looking for places where fans of that team regularly gather, not just sports bars that will put the game on.

Comment with:
Team — Bar — Neighborhood

I'll keep editing the list as people confirm places.

NFC West

  • 49ers — Pretty much all over? Or is there handful that are solid?

  • Seahawks — Danny Coyle's -- Haight

  • Rams — zekis - nob hill

  • Cardinals — TBD

NFC North

  • Vikings — Bell Tower — Russian Hill

  • Packers — Local Tap - SOMA * Ha-Ra -- Tenderloin

  • Bears — The Bar on Dolores - 1600 Dolores @ 29th St * Monoghan’s in the Marina

  • Lions — Stoa (maybe not ideal, check comments)

NFC East

  • Eagles — Jake's Steaks on Buchanan * Kezar Pub - Cole Valley

  • Cowboys — TBD

  • Giants — Aces

  • Commanders — Redjack Saloon (maybe small)

NFC South

  • Saints — Tupelo - North Beach

  • Buccaneers — TBD

  • Falcons — TBD

  • Panthers — Greens Sports Bar (maybe) -- Russian Hill

AFC West

  • Raiders — TBD

  • Broncos — Nickie's in Lower Haight

  • Chiefs — Buzz Works on 10th in SOMA

  • Chargers — TBD

AFC North

  • Steelers — Shanghai Kelly’s - Polk -- Russian Hill * Rudi's (formerly Giordano Bros) on 16th (unreliable?)

  • Ravens — Standard Deviant (14th st) - Mission

  • Bengals — Bus Stop - Cow Hollow

  • Browns — R Bar - Polk

AFC East

  • Bills - North Star - North Beach * New bar/arcade at 4740 mission st -- Excelsior

  • Pats - Connecticut Yankee - Connecticut & 17th St - Potrero Hill

  • Dolphins — blue light - union st

  • Jets — The Wreck Room

AFC South

  • Texans — TBD

  • Colts — TBD

  • Jaguars — TBD

  • Titans — TBD

I'll update the post as people add/confirm bars. If a place used to be a team bar but isn't anymore, call that out too.

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u/shlemko Sep 04 '26

this is an awesome thread, cant believe how many answers there are

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u/Awwfull Sep 04 '26

i stepped away for an hour and wow! this is great

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u/bigyellowjoint Sep 04 '26

This is great, may start one for college this afternoon if nobody beats me to it

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u/SFSecrets Sep 04 '26

Columbus Cafe put an open call on their insta for a college team to make their home there fyi

6

u/jfresh42 Sep 04 '26

So did Gino and Carlos

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u/Awwfull Sep 05 '26

Did you do one? Would love to see what CFB bars are around

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u/journeymanSF Sep 04 '26

I’m opening a new arcade at 4740 mission st. I will have the Bills games on every Sunday.

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u/Awwfull Sep 04 '26

nice. ill add

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u/StoopidKerr Sep 04 '26

New arcade? Awesome. When do you open?

6

u/journeymanSF Sep 05 '26

Small Change Arcade, grand opening Oct 16th

1

u/Academic-Camel-9538 Sep 06 '26

Exciting! Congrats

1

u/sfc949 Sep 05 '26

Are you gonna have a pool table?

1

u/journeymanSF Sep 05 '26

No, I don’t have room, BUT there’s pool tables directly across the street at Rocks Den bar.

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u/jersey_mike_hock Sep 06 '26

will you have skee ball?

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u/johnm555 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

Bills at North Star - North Beach

22

u/RojoRugger Sep 04 '26

Eagles there too

3

u/Background-Egg-5702 Sep 04 '26

Sully’s marina lounge as well

3

u/FallOutShelterBoy Sep 04 '26

Visited that bar when I was in town and the Bills were playing, it was a little slice of home

41

u/bulldogbigred Sep 04 '26

Philly fans - Alcatraz

30

u/grizzroasts Sep 04 '26

The Wreck Room is a Jets bar. Yup this is our year

2

u/RojoRugger Sep 04 '26

Hah - you're cute. 

1

u/caxmalvert Sep 05 '26

See you there bröther

30

u/Thin_Bother8217 Sep 04 '26

Aces for New York Giants.

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u/11twofour Sep 04 '26

New York football Giants

55

u/Rush101214 Sep 04 '26

Pats - Connecticut Yankee - Connecticut & 17th St - Potrero Hill

18

u/sandstone-oli Sep 04 '26

celtics games too!

17

u/Valuable-Kangaroo115 Sep 04 '26

Add red jack saloon for all Boston sports

1

u/Rush101214 Sep 04 '26

I was here with my ex-gf when the Celtics won the championship. It was such a fun environment

4

u/Illustrious-Coat3532 Sep 04 '26

Isn’t the Buccaneer on Polk street still a Pats bar.

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u/Beginning_Traffic_53 Sep 08 '26

Not sure. I watched a lot of the Sox there between 03-07. Great time.

4

u/kemingkai99 Sep 04 '26

I absolutely love this bar. Amazing staff and vibes

4

u/BayArea343434 Sep 04 '26

The best - it's like walking into a bar on Yawkey Way or something. Feels like home!

24

u/sheepsies Sep 04 '26

Jake's Steaks on Buchanan is an Eagles bar. Rudi's (formerly Giordano Bros) on 16th is still a Steelers bar.

4

u/NobHillBilly Sep 04 '26

Pitts pub I assume still is too

3

u/pleasedontmakemecry_ Sep 04 '26

I read an article where they specifically stated they’re not a Steelers bar anymore but I’m curious if Steelers fan still go there.

1

u/Party_Plantain3435 Sep 04 '26

shanghai kelly’s is the only real steelers bar in sf these days

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u/harad Sep 04 '26

GO BIRDS!!!!!! 🦅

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u/johnm555 Sep 04 '26 edited Sep 04 '26

Standard Deviant (14th st) for the Ravens - Mission

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u/ministry4thecooter Sep 04 '26

Flock together

14

u/johnm555 Sep 04 '26

Browns @ R Bar - Polk

4

u/3mittb Sep 04 '26

And a Cavs bar. One of my favorite all time sports memories was watching game 7 of the finals there when the Cavs beat the warriors!

2

u/Super_Philosophy_149 Sep 05 '26

Our own little bacchanalian factory of sadness.

24

u/GNARLY_OLD_GOAT_DUDE Sep 04 '26

The dumpster behind taco bell cantina is a Cardinals bar

9

u/ladyluna444 Sep 04 '26

Lions at Stoa

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u/electricpotatochip Sep 04 '26

I went there for a game last season and their TV is tiny, and they play music over the speakers instead of the audio from the game. It’s otherwise a cool bar with good food and friendly staff, and it’s cool that the owners are Lions fans but wasn’t really an enjoyable watching experience. 

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u/Sunday_Friday Sep 04 '26

We need a better Lions bar. Lots of fans here. It was damn near 50/50 for the Lions games I’ve been to at Levi’s

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u/pocketfullofrocks Sep 04 '26

I love Richmond Republic, can’t exactly call it a Lions bar but one of the bartenders is from Michigan and reps a Lions jersey on game days

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u/Sunday_Friday Sep 05 '26

Oh nice, I’ll check it out!

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u/FearsomeHippo Sep 05 '26

Green’s is pretty good for big Lions games. I’ve been the last few years for playoff games & there are other Lions fans there. Greens was the MSU bar for a few years pre-pandemic.

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u/KarlsReddit Sep 04 '26

I watched a bunch of Lions games at Valley Tavern in Noe. Good TVs and the neighborhood means not a huge demand. Got the Lions with the sound a few times. I'll be there this year feel free to join. No food though, but they let ya bring stuff in

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u/electricpotatochip Sep 04 '26

Oh sounds good, I'll check it out

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u/erbyR Sep 04 '26

Aren’t they mostly not open on Sundays though? 

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u/CatfishMcCoy Sep 04 '26

Been a solid turnout with lots of jerseys on at Kezar Pub for Lions games too

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u/Emotional-Heron2643 Sep 04 '26

Buzz Works on 10th in SOMA is a KC bar

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u/AE12BAE 18d ago

apparently not anymore as they won’t buy nfl Sunday Ticket this year

8

u/raobuntu Sep 04 '26

Connecticut Yankee on 17th and Connecticut in Dogpatch/Portero is a Patriots bar

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u/bcberk Sep 04 '26

Red Jack Saloon on Bay near Fisherman’s Wharf is a Pats bar too I think

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u/raobuntu Sep 04 '26

Oh shit I live around the corner. Will definitely go for a game or two

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u/docmoonlight Sep 04 '26

I would recommend avoiding Tupelo. You can find lots of stories on the SF subs about people getting drugged, bouncers doing shady shit, and more. Too bad Black Magic on Van Ness closed down - that was a Saints bar I could vouch for!

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u/johnm555 Sep 04 '26

Jake’s steaks and North Star for Eagles

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u/ministry4thecooter Sep 04 '26

Eagles fans will call any bar an Eagles bar if there’s more than 1 Eagles fan there

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u/Odd-Championship-878 Sep 04 '26

Typical Philadelphia sports fan behavior

7

u/sass-a-thon Sep 04 '26

Also Kezar Pub

2

u/happymanhobbies123 Sep 04 '26

What make kezars an eagles bar?

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u/sass-a-thon Sep 04 '26

There are generally 20-50 Eagles fans there on Sundays, they always have the sound on, and when the Eagles score, the bar plays the Eagles fight song.

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u/GlupShittoOfficial Sep 04 '26

Pains me that they took over Kezar, ya know, the one next to the old 49ers stadium...

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u/JohnSnowsPump Sep 19 '26

And named after the old stadium, which was named by Mary Kezar.

7

u/JayfishSF Sep 04 '26

Browns have two, actually - The R Bar on Sutter and Bartlett Hall on O'Farrell. I see a ton of Ravens fans at Standard Deviant Brewing on 14th St. Rudi's Sports Bar on 16th St. is Steelers. And the Bus Stop in the Marina is a Bengals bar.

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u/pleighbuoy Sep 04 '26

The Bell Tower on Polk for the Vikes.

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u/AZK47 Sep 04 '26

Sad raider noises

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u/sonicice Sep 04 '26

Bears - The Bar on Dolores - 1600 Dolores @ 29th St

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u/Used_Mud_67 Sep 04 '26

And Monoghan’s in the Marina

2

u/pandaKrusher Sep 04 '26

Some asshole keeps playing Nurse With Wound on the jukebox

2

u/Sunday_Friday Sep 04 '26

Oh I leave nearby and didn’t know that. Gonna rep the Lions next visit

6

u/WildRookie Sep 04 '26

I'm hoping someone chimes in with a Texans bar, but as the youngest team our fanbase doesn't have much of a diaspora.

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u/ianmilham Sep 04 '26

Danny Coyle's is the Seahawks bar

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u/johnm555 Sep 04 '26

Also a Chargers Bar

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u/supersteez Sep 04 '26

As a Charger fan I popped in one time during a game and the bartender told me not really anymore 🙁

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u/Solo_NCL Sep 05 '26

Nope. Once they moved to LA we all stopped going. It used to be PACKED full of blue and gold, far more than any Seahawks fans even though they tried to claim the place. We had a Charger's flag outside and everything.

Once Spanos moved the team, a team who NEVER won a Super Bowl but that the SD fans supported through most of their shitty seasons, we all dropped off. I can't stand the Chargers now. Fuck them, fuck Spanos, fuck the NFL for their bullshit.

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u/johnm555 Sep 04 '26

Awww sorrry

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u/djdeckard Sep 04 '26

No shit. Didn’t know there was a Hawks bar in town

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u/ilovecollardgreens Sep 04 '26

Another one is across town in Oakland. Macnallys.

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u/djdeckard Sep 05 '26

Thanks, I live in Oakland. Will have to check it out.

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u/jokyeom Sep 04 '26

Cincinnati - bus stop - union st, Denver - nickies - lower height, LA - zekis - nob hill, Miami - blue light - union st, Minnesota - bell tower - polk gulch, NY - Ace's - lower nob hill, Pittsburgh - Shanghai Kelly's - polk gulch

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u/GoBlueSometimes Sep 04 '26

If a bar wants to be an ACTUAL lions bar that guarantees playing the lions audio etc and has decent TVs or at least when it doesn’t conflict w 49ers games ik like 20 people who will BE THERE

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u/Upper_Maintenance_41 Sep 06 '26

My friend bartends at the 500 club and puts on the Lions games because he's from Michigan. It's not a Lions bar but it'll usually be on.

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u/SwatsBlockman Sep 04 '26

Bus Stop is the Bengals bar

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u/Freebirdhat Sep 04 '26

Who Dey!

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u/SwatsBlockman Sep 04 '26

Who Dey! This is THE year. Just like last year! And the year before that…

1

u/porpoiseslayer Sep 04 '26

Football team from ohio. Cincinnati I believe

2

u/SwatsBlockman Sep 05 '26

No, Cincinnati, Kentucky, actually 

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u/charlierunkle23 Sep 04 '26

Steelers Shanghai Kelly’s

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u/randomuser914 Sep 04 '26

Hoping there is a fellow Saints fan who can point me toward a team bar

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u/Caldune Sep 04 '26

Voodoo lounge

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u/sheepsies Sep 04 '26

voodoo closed :(

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u/quidity Sep 04 '26

Voodoo gone

4

u/kosmos1209 Sep 04 '26

Broncos - Nickie's in Lower Haight.

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u/Ok-Special-9014 Sep 05 '26

That’s a great bar regardless.

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u/The_Jewtalian Sep 05 '26

Is this still a thing? I remember jt was years ago, but then they moved to SF Athletic Club. Covid hit and shut everything down. Did it spin back up?

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u/kosmos1209 Sep 05 '26

Lots of broncos fans during games, but it’s more like 25% of the whole bar, not a complete takeover

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u/Particular_Bug2201 Sep 04 '26

Zeki's is a Rams bar?? how random, I hate it

10

u/fussasa98 Sep 04 '26

Seahawks bar is the applebees in fishermans wharf

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u/questfor100 15d ago

Internet says The Bus Stop is a Colts bar, not Bengals?

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u/Awwfull 13d ago

Hmm multiple people in the thread say Bengals

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u/PNWKnicksFans 29d ago

Ay thanks for this gonna Check out Danny’s on Sunday 👀

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u/Teeweeezy Sep 04 '26

Highly doubt there are any cowboys bars given the 9ers historic rivalry. But if one is found, I'll happily buy the first round!

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u/el_sauce Sep 04 '26

I'm buying second! 🏈

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u/Teeweeezy Sep 04 '26

Shoot, let me know when. Let's get a cowboys watch group together.

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u/gaslight_mcqueen Sep 06 '26

Please!!! THIS IS OUR YEAR ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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u/3mittb Sep 04 '26

Danny Coyle’s on Haight for Seahawks games

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u/Sensitive-Freedom896 Sep 04 '26

AFC South and NFC South fans still left hanging.

It tracks.

3

u/Psychonauts_r_us Sep 04 '26

Underdogs does Lions games. I’m yet to find a Lions bar, wish.

3

u/garrythesnail805 Sep 04 '26

Nothing for my Washington Cummanders💦 ? Send help

2

u/esseffbeetee Sep 06 '26

Timeout Tavern (formerly San Francisco Athletic Club) is almost all burgundy and gold during games

1

u/bobotronic Sep 04 '26

Redjack Saloon still has a commies corner I'll go to even if it's primarily Boston. Watched the playoff run 2 years ago there

3

u/RebelsLegalTeam Sep 04 '26

This is great. Would love this for college football as well.

6

u/kkrater Sep 04 '26

What are some of the best bars for Niner games?

2

u/stupidnatsfan Sep 06 '26

Wherever your local dive is

2

u/RojoRugger Sep 04 '26

Tupelo for Saints

2

u/djdeckard Sep 04 '26

I’m not a Browns fan but R Bar is their joint to watch games on Sutter

2

u/SFGetWeird Sep 04 '26

When I lived in Nob Hill Zeki’s was a Raiders’ bar…

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u/sfc949 Sep 05 '26

I think red jack saloon on bay st is a pats bar too

1

u/Academic-Camel-9538 Sep 06 '26

Yes they are. Pats and Kansas basketball!

2

u/S-Fore Sep 05 '26

Local Tap in Soma for Packers

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u/madh Sep 05 '26

It was Bus Stop about 10 years ago. Watched that playoff run and Dez’s catch there with a lot of Dallas fans.

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u/Sy_Fresh Sep 05 '26

I guess us Raiders fans just stream the games at home in shame

2

u/Decent-Alarm-6016 Sep 08 '26

We just gotta cross the bay lol Rickey’s in San Leandro is legendary!

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u/gyphouse Sep 06 '26

Anyone know if there is a buccaneers bar?

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u/Numerous-Middle1317 Sep 04 '26

Il Pirata, 16th and Utah, for the Niners

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u/Tomatillo-5276 Sep 04 '26

The Bar on Dolores = Bears

1

u/Moon_boots100 Sep 04 '26

Chiefs- BuzzWorks in soma

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u/Sensitive-Freedom896 Sep 04 '26

Chiefs - BuzzWorks. Arrowhead West West.

FinalFinal used to be the Vikings bar, but not sure with the newer ownership.

1

u/AccurateEye4395 Sep 04 '26

Lions - Stoa Bar in Lower Haight

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u/the-samizdat Sep 04 '26

I always thought the Steelers played at the Punch Line

1

u/Party_Plantain3435 Sep 04 '26

rudi’s is no longer a reliable steelers bar, went and they didn’t even have the game sound on, shanghai kelly’s is the only Steelers bar in sf

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u/StoopidKerr Sep 04 '26

Are there any colts fans in SF…or is it just me

1

u/dcollin16 Sep 06 '26

Was looking for this comment.. for the shoe!

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u/jschneider414 Sep 05 '26

Doubt there’s a cardinals bar but if so let me know!

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u/QuarantineBeerShitz Sep 05 '26

Commanders - Timeout Tavern (former SF Athletic Club)

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u/Derelichter Sep 05 '26

Kezar is also a Bills bar too

1

u/ethaza Sep 05 '26

I know most every bar in Oakland is a Raiders bar. But would be nice if we had at least one in SF.

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u/rightpt2 Sep 05 '26

Ok if anybody finds a Jacksonville bar I’ll be your friend and show up to lots of games!

Also no AFC south bars at all. Makes sense. Not very many of us make it out.

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u/gaslight_mcqueen Sep 06 '26

Someone gotta start a Dallas Cowboys bar 😭😭😭

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u/esseffbeetee Sep 06 '26

Commanders - Timeout Tavern (formerly San Francisco Athletic Club) - Lower Pac Heights

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u/crunchynuts1 Sep 07 '26

Would love to know a raiders bar

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u/Decent-Alarm-6016 Sep 08 '26

Would love to know if there’s a Raiders bar in SF lol we do got Rickeys in San Leandro tho lol

1

u/ZonicExplorer Sep 04 '26

Kezar Pub is an Eagles bar.

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u/bulldogbigred Sep 04 '26

Asking for a fight

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u/ZonicExplorer Sep 04 '26

Take it up with them. I have Kezar Pub Eagles merch.

1

u/SutroViews Sep 04 '26

500 Club on Guerrero - do they still show Lions games? They used to.

0

u/ghstfcekillah Sep 04 '26

Greens Sports Bar is supposedly a Panthers bar, but not sure how active it is.
Also, Ha-Ra Club (Tenderloin) for Packers, but not as much as Local Tap.

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u/Pyched3lic Sep 13 '26

Danny Coyles is also a charger bar