Destinations

Great craft beer places are within reach by public transit in the SF Bay Area. Note: the BART system closes (station by station) around midnight. Now get out there and explore!

Destinations are grouped by BART stations. One shoe is up to 1/4 mile walking (5 minutes) one way:

• Rockridge Station, Oakland

Beer Baron (Bar/Restaurant) (Closed November 2024)

Ben and Nick’s (Bar/Restaurant)

• Ashby Station, Berkeley

Cellarmaker Berkeley (Taproom/bites. Bus from BART)

• Berkeley Station

Triple Rock (Brewpub)

Jupiter (Taproom/Restaurant)

• North Berkeley Station

Trumer Brewery (Taproom)

Great Notion (Taproom)

Fieldwork Brewing (Taproom/pizza. Bus from BART)

• El Cerrito Plaza Station, El Cerrito

Elevation 66 Brewing Company (Brewpub)

Albany Tap Room (Beer Bar) (CLOSED 5/31/23)

• Dublin/Pleasanton Station

Caps & Taps (Beer Bar)

• West Dublin/Pleasanton Station

Three Sheets (Beer Bar)

• Hayward Station

The Bistro (Beer Bar with live music)

Buffalo Bill’s (Brewpub)

• Bay Fair Station

Harry’s Hofbrau (Restaurant/Bar)

• San Leandro Station

21st Amendment (Brewery/Taproom) (CLOSED 11/25)

Drakes (Brewery/Taproom)

The Cooler (Beer Bar) (CLOSED 9/8/24)

• Fruitvale Station, Oakland

Ale Industries (Brewery/Taproom) (CLOSED Dec 2023)

• Concord Station

The Hop Grenade (Beer Bar)

E.J. Phair (Beer Bar/Restaurant)

• Walnut Creek Station

Øl Beercafe (Beer bar & bottle shop)

• Orinda Station

The Fourth Bore (Bar/Restaurant)

• MacArthur Station, Oakland

Temescal Brewing ( Brewery/Taproom/Beer garden)

Cato’s (Beer Bar/Restaurant)

• 19th Street Station, Oakland

The Good Hop (Beer bar & bottle shop) (Closing 12/31/2025)

Drake’s Dealership (Restaurant/Taproom)

• 12th Street Station, Oakland

Sante Adairius Rustic Ales Arbor (Taproom)

Cellarmaker Oakland (Brewery/taproom,/restaurant)

Original Pattern Brewing (Brewery/Taproom)

Faction Brewing (Brewery/Taproom, bus from BART)

• Embarcadero Station, SF

Fort Point Beer (Taproom)

Harmonic Brewing (Brewery/Taproom, MUNI streetcar from BART) Closed 10/23)

Olfactory Brewery and Blendery (Brewery/Tap Room, MUNI streeetcar from BART) (CLOSED 12/14/2025)

• Montgomery Station, SF

Barebottle Brewing Salesforce Park (Taproom/Beer garden)

Black Hammer (Brewery/Tap Room)

21st Amendment (Brewpub) (CLOSED 9/2025

Church Key (Beer Bar) (CLOSED Dec 2023)

58 Social (Bar/Restaurant) (Open only before and during baseball games and events). Formerly Public House

• Powell Station, SF

Bartlett Hall (Brewpub w/ full bar)

Beer Hall 2 (Beer Bar/Restaurant)

• Civic Center Station, SF

Fermentation Lab (Beer Bar/Restaurant)

Suppenküche (Beer bar/Restaurant)

The Beer Hall (Beer bar & bottle shop, Small bites) (CLOSED 8/25)

Liquid Gold (Beer bar)

Toronado (Beer bar, MUNI streetcar from BART)

Magnolia Gastropub (Brewpub, MUNI from BART)

Woods Polk Station (Beer Bar, MUNI streetcar from BART)

• 16th Street Station, SF

The Monk’s Kettle (Beer Bar/Restaurant) (CLOSED 6/24-Moving to Oakland)

Standard Deviant Brewing (Brewery/Tap Room)

Crafty Fox Ale House (Beer Bar/ Restaurant)

Zeitgeist (Beer Bar/Beer garden, Small Bites)

Woods Beer & Wine (Cervecería de MateVeza) (Taproom/Small Bites)

Southern Pacific Brewing (Brewpub )

Fort Point Valencia (Taproom/Restaurant)

• 24th Street Station, SF

Cellarmaker House Of Pizza (Restaurant/Taproom)

City Beer Store (Beer bar & bottle shop) (CLOSED 9/21/24)

Rosamunde Sausage Grill (Restaurant/Beer Bar)

Shotwell’s (Bar)

Alamo Drafthouse/Bear vs. Bull (Bar/Cinema)

Bare Bottle Brewing (Brewery/Tap Room, take bus from BART)

• Balboa Park Station, SF

Dark Horse Inn (Beer Bar/Restaurant )

Ocean Ale House (Beer Bar/Restaurant)

• San Bruno Station, SF

47 Hills Brewing Co. (Brewery/Restaurant/Beergarden)

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What else belongs here? You tell us! Can you BART, ferry, bus and walk to it?

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