Beer By BART

Lucky 13 wins our award for the best beer bar on Market Street. But since we’re not a “rating” site, we can only say this because it’s the only good beer bar we know of on Market Street. The dark, energetic and sometimes rather loud bar has had a good beer line-up for years.  They features more than 20 taps and another 20+ bottles offering a great selection of microbrews, Belgians and good imports.

Extras:Lucky 13 has a small back patio with free BBQ on Saturdays during the warmer months. It can be amusingly dog-friendly, with a fair bit of “dive” ambiance. Also, they are within easy walking distance of Toronado on Haight Street.

2140 Market Street, San Francisco (415) 487-1313

Map from BART

You could walk from Civic Center BART or 16th Street BART, though it’s over a mile. You may want to take SF MUNI to get to within a block. From the east: at your choice of the Embarcadero, Montgomery, Powell or Civic Center stations, exit BART and enter MUNI Metro underground in the same station. (You will have to pay again.) Take MUNI outbound trains K, L, M or T to Church Street Station. Exit MUNI on the North (outbound) side of the platform where you got off. Walk 1/2 block uphill along Market to Lucky 13.
From the south, if you prefer, get off at 16th St BART, exit on the east side of Mission Street. Take the 22 Fillmore bus from the northeast corner of 16th and Mission (remember to ask for a Transfer for your return trip). Get off at Market Street. Cross both Market and Church Streets and walk 1/2 block west.

Official Civic Center Station and connecting transit info.

Official 16th St Station and connecting transit info.