the 500 club

Every neighborhood has a dive bar that feels as though it’s already built into your weekend plans.

Not because it’s the best bar ever, but because it’s always GOOD.

The 500 Club is that bar.

A Mission dive bar that works for everything. Watching a game? Good. First beer after work? Good. Need to sit quietly by yourself for an hour? Weird…also good.

It’s one of those places that never feels like it’s trying too hard. It knows exactly what it is. It’s a good bar.

Maybe not a first date spot, but I don’t see why not! You’ll see old friends meeting up before dinner. Someone reading a book at the bar. A couple characters that definitely have stories.

The split layout of the bar itself should not work.

It does.

Order a beer, talk to a stranger, or don’t talk to anybody. The 500 Club doesn’t care.

Certified Good Bar.

THE VIBE

Neighborhood

• Mission District

Occasion

• Most situations, groups, solo beers, before dinner, after dinner, after…after dinner.

Energy

• Classic Mission dive. Good music. Good people. Good characters.

Food

• No food.

TV Situation

• Yes. Great place to catch a game without making the game your entire personality.

Best Drink

• A cold beer. Don’t overthink this one.

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GOOD BARS PRO TIP

If somebody asks where to grab “just one drink,” this is where you take them. Just don’t blame me when one turns into four.