Bars in San Mateo, CA

Bars in San Mateo at a glance

• Bars is the 7th largest food category in San Mateo, after japanese and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 4.3% share compares with 9.5% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 25 listed below, 24 are independent and 1 belong to chains; 22 list a website.

Bars in San Mateo

• The Barrel Bistro and Wine Bar
  Bar · 246 S B St
• Wunderbar
  Bar · 310 Baldwin Ave
• Antone's Cocktail Lounge
  Bar · 32 37th Ave
• McGovern's Bar
  Bar · 215 E 4th Ave
• Moon's Family Sports Pub
  Bar · 215 S B St
• Mortar & Pestle Bar
  Bar · Chain · 130 S B St
• O'Neills Irish Pub
  Bar · 34 S B St
• Route 92 Sports Bar
  Bar · 2128 S El Camino Real
• Sky Lounge
  Bar · 76 E 3rd Ave
• Steamies Bar
  Bar · 3403 Pacific Blvd
• The Refuge (san Mateo)
  Restaurant · 66 31st Ave
• The Swingin' Door
  Bar · 106 E 25th Ave
• Yuppie Bar
  Bar · 709 S B St
• Fogbird
  Bar · 144 S B St
• MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Company
  Bar · 68 Hillsdale Mall
• 3rd Ave Sports Bar & Grill
  Bar · 77 E 3rd Ave
• Inchin's Bamboo Garden
  Bar · 139 S B St
• Original Nick's Pizzeria & Pub
  Bar · 1214 S El Camino Real
• Redwood Coast Cider
  Bar · 411 S B St
• The Downtown Tiki Lounge
  Bar · 144 S B St
• Golden Gate Tap Room - San Mateo
  Bar · 310 Baldwin Ave
• Safe Alley
  Bar
• Bucky's Cocktail Lounge
  Bar · 101 South Blvd
• Pioneer Saloon in Woodside
  Bar · 52 Waters Park Dr
• Lentz Tiki Bar.
  Bar · Somewhere on the Beach

Bars elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most bars listings are in Los Angeles (1251), San Francisco (914), San Diego (691), Oakland (211), Sacramento (201) and San Jose (198).

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