Hopefully everyone who found our blog is ready to dive deep into the best pool halls and billiards shops in San Francisco. Whether you are trying to find good places to play pool in your area, want to buy some new cues, or want to learn out about billiards leagues and tournaments around town there will be plenty of useful info right here.
There is no more natural way for us to get this going than by listing the best pool halls in San Francisco along with bars with good tables because they are probably what most of you are after. It won’t matter if you just want to play a game with some friends or take your action more seriously they are the epicenter of the scene.
We will also be filling you in on local billiards shops and other stores to buy pool tables and cues near you. There might even be info on billiard table movers, felt repairing, and other services.
As we wrap this up you can expect there to be a map for the area to help you figure out which spot to visit, and all of our posts on other cities in the Pacific Northwest can be found at that link.
Best Pool Halls In San Francisco
The best billiards halls in San Francisco to play pool would be:
- Family Billiards at 2807 Geary Blvd
- Billiard Palacade at 5179 Mission St
- Slate at 2925 16th St
- Kilowatt Bar at 3160 16th St
- Emporium at 616 Divisadero St
- The Great Entertainer at 2028 S El Camino Real, San Mateo
- Antone’s Cocktail Lounge at 32 37th Ave, San Mateo
- Bobby D’s Cocktail Lounge & Sports Bar at 700 Winslow St, Redwood City
- Sodini’s at 727 El Camino Real, Redwood City
- The Tap Haus at 2518 Durant Ave #C, Berkeley
- Tupper & Reed at 2271 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley
Family Billiards is a spacious pool hall in your area with 18 Brunswick Gold Crown tables, year round tournaments, and a variety of bar dishes and draft beer to choose from.
You can head to Billiard Palacade for their numerous pool tables, pinball machines, a jukebox, delicious snacks, and excellent beer as well as year round pool tournaments.
Slate is a modern looking lounge and dance club that has pool tables and comfy couches as well as seasonal cocktails.
For a fun casual sports bar offering pool tables, pinball machines, darts, and draft beer head to Kilowatt.
Emporium is a local bar with pool tables, pinball machines, and vintage arcade games as well as good music, cocktails, and craft beer from 4pm to 2am on weekdays and from 2pm on weekends.
A wide selection of billiards tables, foosball, and other games are available every day from 4pm to 12am every day at The Great Entertainer’s large pool hall.
Antone’s Cocktail Lounge is a traditional pub with pool tables and a long wooden bar counter where sumptuous bar fare is served from 10am to 2am daily.
Bobby D’s Cocktail Lounge and Sports Bar is an entertaining hangout offering pool tables, sports on TV, karaoke, and live music from 1pm to 2am daily and even offers drink specials on weekdays.
Sodini’s is a simple bar with pool tables, beers, and cocktails as well as karaoke and other live entertainment from 12pm to 2am on weekdays and from 10am on weekends.
The Tap Haus has a German style beer hall, a lively bar, and pool tables and is definitely a good place to unwind as well as enjoy sausages, pretzels, and other snacks from 2pm to 2am on most days and until 12am on Sunday and Monday.
Tupper and Reed is a 2 storey cocktail bar and lounge with pool tables near you along with craft cocktails and vintage decor from 5pm to 2am Thursday through Saturday, and until 12am on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Local Billiards Pro Shops
You will be able to buy pool tables, cues, and other supplies at any of these stores and some can probably help with billiard table moving and felt repairs as well:
- Sequoia Billiard Supply at 885 Hurlingame Ave, Redwood City
- Admiral Pool Tables at 30139 Industrial Pkwy SW A, Hayward
- Teeter Cues at 329 Pennsylvania St, Vallejo
Sequoia Billiard Supply sells and services both new and used, antique, and custom pool tables in your area as well as billiard accessories, cues, and cases from 10am to 6pm on weekdays.
Admiral Pool Tables sells, delivers, and assembles high quality handcrafted pool tables and cues every day from 9am to 8pm.
Teeter Cues is a custom pro and repair shop that also provides 8 and 9 ball pool lessons near you for A,B, and C players.
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- Everything About Billiards In Oakland
- Everything About Billiards In San Jose
- Everything About Billiards In Sacramento
- Everything About Billiards In Portland
Have Fun Playing Pool In San Francisco
For now that is all we have to share but check back in the future because we plan to update this post often. After thinking about all of those local pool halls, bars with good tables, and billiards pro shops you are probably ready to go play somewhere in your area.
Feel free to use the comments to let us know if we got anything incorrect or to share any tips or tricks you might have on the scene near you. Now go have fun visiting the best pool halls and billiards pro shops in San Francisco.
