The most on fire places to dance in San Francisco. Note that some of these places host Clubs on various days of the week.

  • AsiaSF
  • The Cafe
  • City Nights
  • The Detour
  • The Elbo Room
  • The Endup
  • 1015 Folsom
  • The Justice League
  • King Street Garage
  • Liquid
  • Powerhouse
  • Rawhide
  • The Stud
  • Club Townsend
  • The Trocadero
  • V SF
  • Warfield Theatre

  • AsiaSF

    210 Ninth St (@ Howard)
    415-255-2742

    This restaurant and dance club has been completely and lavishly remodeled. It looks quite chic. Even the basement dance floor, formerly known as The Pit, is totally upscale, boasting a new sound system and lights. The restaurant offers neo-asian cuisine.

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    The Cafe

    2367 Market St (@ Castro)
    1PM - 2AM
    415.861.3846

    This dance bar is in the second story and boasts a balcony and and open-to-the-sky patio inside. It's always packed with a perky, mixed crowd. The dance floor is, alas, barely two arm reaches across.

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    City Nights

    715 Harrison St (@ 3rd)
    546-7938

    A large nightclub/restaurant. The main dance floor is three stories tall and has a second floor encircling gallery. The front room has the main bar and an upstairs lounge. It's just one block from the convention center and there is plenty of parking all around.

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    The Detour

    2348 Market St (between Castro and Noe)
    2PM to 2AM
    415.861.6053

    There's no dancing here, but the music is all but! And the kick-butt digital sound system driven by SF's best DJs creates pent up excitement. Add a moody light system casting tracks along the trademark chain link fences, and what do you do with all that energy? Play pinball, cruise, groove to the DJ, cruise, play pool, cruise. Watch out! Who's that standing next to you, all of a sudden?

    Saturday nights also feature go-go dancers

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    The Elbo Room

    647 Valencia St. (between 16th and 17th)
    415.552.7788

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    The Endup

    401 6th St (@ Harrison)
    415.357.0827

    Renowned. Inimicable. Religious. Despised. There is a permanent San Francisco subculture that spokes out from this hub. There is a central bar as you enter from the corner of 6th and Harrison. Behind it, you step up 6 inches to a hardwood dance floor. The other side of the dance floor is lined with three sliding glass doors opening to an outdoor deck. There's a fountain, three waterfalls, trees, benches, and a tree-high gazebo, of sorts. Speaking of sorts, that's a good term for the people here. Sorts. Uninhibited sorts.

    A new sound system was recently installed. But the main attraction is the deejays here. Dancing is the Religion. There are clubs here Thursday through Monday. The most famous is Sunday's T*dance.

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    1015 Folsom

    1015 Folsom St (between 6th & 7th)
    415-431-1200

    This is the best dance space in San Francisco, many think. It is a huge space with fabulous lighting system and many different spaces. In the center is the main dance floor, two stories tall with a skylight and galleries all around. Standing on the galleries, looking down at the seething, rhythmic motion of the dancers gives a real 3D feel. Along with the high ceiling, you can virtually fly around the dance floor like a bird. There's an outdoor patio and an upstairs lounge with bar, both shielded from the speaker blare by doors. Down in the basement another dance floor, famous for acid house music, plenty of sofas.

    This space was once the popular Colossus, then Product, and Spread. Now it hosts small raves throughout the week. The first Wednesday of the month check out ComeUnity.

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    The Justice League

    628 Divisadero (near Hayes)
    415-289-2038

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    King Street Garage

    174 King St (between 2nd & 3rd)
    415.974.6020

    Hosts Asia and Futura.

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    Liquid

    2925 16th St. (@ So. Van Ness)
    9PM - 2AM
    415.431.8889

    Open Monday through Saturday. DJs every night. Current lineup is: Mondays - Travis and guests; Tuesdays - David Harness, playing classic and garage house; Wednesdays - Joseph Lee, trance; Thursdays - Demetri, deep house; Fridays - Chad Mitchell and crew; Saturdays - David Kirkland.

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    Powerhouse

    1347 Folsom (@ Dore)
    415.552.8689

    This is a transitional leather bar with a patinated industrial motif. On Thursdays it hosts Sissybar with Lewis behind the music and dancing upstairs. Chill out in the starlight patio in back.

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    Rawhide

    280 7th (Folsom & Howard)
    415-621-1197

    Despite the homey front room and bar, this place features a large dance and an upstairs starlight patio.

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    The Stud

    399 9th (@ Harrison)
    415.252.7883

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    Club Townsend

    177 Townsend St (near 3rd)
    415.974.6020 Event Line 1=special events 2=townsend 3=king street 4=club universe 5=pleasuredome

    This huge dance space got a new light set for 1996. There are frequent special events with dance music artists. Go go dancers occasionally. This space hosts Club Universe on Saturday nights and Pleasuredome on Sunday nights.

    Club Townsend now has its own Home Page!

    During major holidays Club Universe and Pleasuredome expand to the adjoining King Street Garage.

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    The Trocadero

    520 4th St (between Bryant and Brannan)
    415.437.4446 event line

    This venerable San Francisco night club hosts many clubs. Its unique features include a large stage and upstairs lounge.

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    V SF

    278 11th St (@ Folsom)
    415.621.1530

    Sometime before 11/2/96, the phone and URL were disconnected.

    This new venue is at the site of the former Oasis. It has been completely redecorated. There are four bars, an outdoor rooftop patio (the only place smoking is allowed) and the unique, signature sunken dance floor. Visit V/sf's Home Page for pictures and the latest events.

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    Warfield Theatre

    982 Market St. (near 6th)
    415.775.7722

    One of San Francisco's grand theatres from the sumptuous 30's. The proscenium is to the left, past a deep but narrow foyer, as you enter from the north side of Market St. Two mini balconeys lie to either side of the stage. The main balconey goes up and up. The Warfield hosts many concerts throughout the year. The business office can be reached at 415.567.2060.

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