• Discover bars in San Francisco where you can sip your drink outdoors.Night bar on petrol station. image by andrus from Fotolia.com
  
  Especially at those times during the year when the weather in San Francisco, California is nice, patrons enjoy sipping cocktails at bars with outdoor venues. Several restaurants and bars around the city devote outdoor areas for patrons to sit, mingle, eat, drink and be merry.
  
  

Zeitgeist

• Zeitgeist, the 2009 winner of the San Francisco Bay Guardian's best bloody mary award, devotes an outdoor area where patrons sit at picnic tables and sip drinks. This outdoor bar area has trees and colorful murals painted on the concrete walls. The bar offers draft beer and a full liquor selection, in addition to typical bar food such as cheeseburgers and hot dogs, or entrees like a full rack of ribs.
  
  Zeitgeist
  
  199 Valencia St.
  
  San Francisco, CA 94103
  
  415-255-7505
  
  zeitgeistsf.com
  
  

The Irish Bank

• The outdoor bar and patio area of The Irish Bank runs the entire length of Mark Lane. The outdoor area of the pub includes typical Irish pub décor complete with banners of the Ireland flag. This venue is available to rent for large group gatherings or special occasions. The Irish Bank outdoor pub comes equipped with heaters and awnings for the misty and chilly weather that San Francisco commonly experiences.
  
  The Irish Bank
  
  10 Mark Lane
  
  San Francisco, CA
  
  415-788-7152
  
  theirishbank.com
  
  

Mars Bar & Restaurant

• The outdoor area of Mars Bar includes tables with umbrellas, and is open on Sundays, starting in May and ending the first Sunday in October. Guests choose drinks from a full bar and enjoy the eclectic background music that ranges the genres from R&B to rock to house.
  
  Mars Bar & Restaurant
  
  798 Brannan St.
  
  San Francisco, CA 94103
  
  510-343-6137
  
  marsbarsf.com
  
  

Medjool Restaurant and Lounge

• The Medjool Restaurant and Lounge offers the Sky Terrace, its outside rooftop bar, where guests enjoy drinks and appetizers, or tapas, while glimpsing the San Francisco skyline. Guests should arrive early to get a seat on the terrace as the space tends to fill up fast and reservations are not permitted.
  
  Medjool Restaurant and Lounge
  
  2522 Mission St.
  
  San Francisco, CA 94110
  
  415-550-9055
  
  medjoolsf.com