There’s a rich history of elite sporting events in San Francisco. The Golden State Warriors are NBA royalty at this point, the Giants won their ninth West Division title in 2021, and the 49ers… well, we’ll see about this year. Now there are more sports to watch this summer, with both the start of the Valkyries season in late April and FIFA World Cup kicking off in June across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. There’s not much that brings people together quite like sports do, so if you can’t be at the game in person, the second-best option is to join a neighborhood bar to scream over the latest goooooooooal, shot, or flub. Here are 16 standout San Francisco sports bars that capture the ballet of basketball, the precision of baseball, and the clash
of football on huge flat-screen TVs.
