Zeitgeist, Mission
30 people recommend, 3 warn against itvia r/AskSF, r/sanfrancisco30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 25 threads.
What people say, in short
Many people recommend Zeitgeist, a Mission bar. One suggests it as a good option for beer, one calls it a solid pick among Mission bars, and one lists it among authentic bars worth trying and calls it great. One points out a cheap PBR for those paying cash. Not everyone agrees: one commenter who used to like it feels the beer selection has slipped, and another says it has changed and its food has declined.
Address
Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94103
At a glance
- Opinions divided
- Yes
- Known for
- Beer
The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Psychonauts_r_us in r/AskSF · Feb 2026
Names Zeitgeist when asked for bars that don't allow children and dive bars.
- Recommendsu/ActuaryHairy in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025
Says they loved drinking at these bars years ago.
- Recommendsu/Porterhaus in r/AskSF · Jun 2024
Lists Zeitgeist as another bar that was popular with industry folks.
- Recommendsu/actionableasshole in r/AskSF · Sep 2026
Suggests Zeitgeist as a bar for this crowd.
- Recommendsu/AttitudeOne4886 in r/AskSF · Jan 2026
Calls Zeitgeist a solid pick among Mission bars.
- Recommendsu/vegabondsoul in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2026
Lists it among good spots for a night out, without much detail.
- Recommendsu/FarManufacturer4975 in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2024
Lists it among authentic bars worth trying and calls it great.
- Recommendsu/85percentthatbitch in r/AskSF · Sep 2026price
Points out a cheap PBR option for those paying cash.
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- Recommendsu/jim9162 in r/AskSF · Feb 2025
Includes Zeitgeist in its Mission list of recommended bars.
- Recommendsu/nattylite100 in r/AskSF · Feb 2024taste
Suggests it as a good option for beer.
- Recommendsu/SurferVelo in r/AskSF · Aug 2026
Offers a bare recommendation in reply to the question about where to go.
- Recommendsu/cash4chaos in r/AskSF · Feb 2025
Notes Zeitgeist is nearby and worth a stop.
- Recommendsu/Queer_always in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2024
Counts it among the Mission's iconic dives and frames it as a local rite of passage.
- Recommendsu/Ray_Adverb11 in r/AskSF · Jun 2024
Lists Zeitgeist among bars popular with industry people.
- Recommendsu/InfluenceEfficient77 in r/AskSF · Apr 2026
Suggests Zeitgeist as a pick.
- Recommendsu/SFDukie in r/AskSF · Aug 2026
Cites this as an example of a favourite outdoor bar to visit.
- Recommendsu/BoredomHeights in r/AskSF · Aug 2026
Recommends it as close to BART, while noting the walk isn't especially nice.
- Recommendsu/redhandrunner in r/sanfrancisco · Feb 2024
Lists it among candidate spots for a visitor, hedged as one option.
- Caveatu/Cultural_Web7916 in r/AskSF · Mar 2026consistency
Says it has changed and its food has declined.
- Recommendsu/AllThe-REDACTED- in r/AskSF · Feb 2026variety
Recommends Zeitgeist for its solid beer selection.
- Caveatu/positiverealm in r/AskSF · Apr 2024variety
Once liked it, but thinks the selection has slipped.
- Recommendsu/JamieKun in r/AskSF · Aug 2026
Suggests this DuBoce spot as another bar to try.
- Caveatu/YogurtclosetOnly2292 in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2026
Thinks this place has declined and finds its place on the list sad.
- Recommendsu/_commenter in r/AskSF · Feb 2026
Suggests Zeitgeist and says they never see children there.
- Recommendsu/el_infidel in r/AskSF · Aug 2025
Suggests going there for a beer and smoking outside afterward.
- Recommendsu/iamJuJu11 in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025
Suggests it as one of several places to go.
- Recommendsu/wantondevious in r/sanfrancisco · Aug 2025
Suggests it simply as a place to go.
- Recommendsu/iambillybaroo in r/AskSF · Feb 2025
Recommends Zeitgeist.
- Recommendsu/aUsefulTool in r/AskSF · Jan 2025
Recommends keeping it going there a couple blocks away.
- Recommendsu/kamawr in r/sanfrancisco · Feb 2024ambience
Recommends Zeitgeist, on a nice day.
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