11 Local Bars That Go Wild for the World Cup

Where to lose it with the best hooligans around

by Caleb Pershan Jun 14, 2018, 1:23pm PDT

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by Caleb Pershan Jun 14, 2018, 1:23pm PDT

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The US might not be a World Cup contender or have the globe’s most ardent fans, but world city that San Francisco is, there are plenty of bars around — mostly European ones — where you can go scream at a TV in the early hours of the morning (while games take place at more reasonable hours in host cities across Russia). Whether football is your lifelong passion or your new fixation for the month, get into the Cup spirit (and fill a glass of your own) at these soccer bars around town. For general game-watching reference, these 20 great sports bars will be of service, too.

Kezar Pub

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Adjacent to a stadium where no World Cup matches will be played, Kezar Pub is nevertheless very close to the action when it comes to soccer, and they’ll be open for all World Cup Games. This might be SF’s premier European sports bar — but no hooligan behavior, okay?

770 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA 94117

(415) 386-9292

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The San Francisco Athletic Club

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This Lower Pac Heights sports watching destination of choice promises to show every game live, no matter the hour, with breakfast served at 5 a.m. and alcohol starting at 6 a.m. TVs are everywhere you look, and so, for that matter, are wings and beer.

1750 Divisadero St Divisadero Street, San Francisco, CA 94115

(415) 923-8989

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Danny Coyle's

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This Haight Street bar can be heard from blocks away when it erupts in cheers at a goal. It’s a year-round soccer spot, with frequent English Premier League games broadcast.

668 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117

(415) 558-8375

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Hi Tops

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LGBTQ sports hub Hi Tops is your go-to gay sports bar, and while they won’t be open early for the matches in those wee small hours, they do plan to show rebroadcasts and get into the soccer spirit.

2247 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114

(415) 551-2500

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Mad Dog in the Fog

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Kezar pub’s equally football crazed cousin in the Upper Haight is open for all World Cup games. Want to catch Egypt versus Uruguay at 5 a.m.? These guys have you covered — you’ll have to wait until 6 a.m. to down a pint, though, according to California law.

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530 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117

(415) 626-7279

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Bond Bar

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Bond Bar is awfully proud of their 14 foot HD projector with surround sound, and they’ll be putting it to work to screen World Cup matches as they happen. yYu can even reserve a booth for your team. heir game schedule is here.

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3079 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 735-4499

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El Farolito Bar

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The sister dive bar and pool shark lounge to classic burrito spot El Farolito is a full-on soccer bar, and it’s sure to play the games — In Spanish, of course. Order their food from next door and get in here.

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2779 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 824-7877

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Maggie McGarry's

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Maggie McGarry’s cares about the cup so much that they’ve hung all 32 flags of teams competing in Russia above their doors. They’re screening the 8 a.m. matches, and are pretty clearly the place to be in North Beach at that hour.

1353 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

(415) 399-9020

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Tabletop Tap House

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The newly-opened sports bar, pool hall, and board gaming spot Tabletop Tap House has the games you seek, and conveniently located downtown (and open most days during the cup at 10 a.m.) it’s the spot to catch some action during that lunch break.