One of my fave spots in the city to listen to people sing while having the perfect martinis. Perfect for a date night or a night out with friends who love and appreciate good music and warm people.
MJ J.
Wow - why did it so long for me to check this place out. Starting to slowly come back to the City for evening events so we went here after a great dinner at Zuni cafe. The vibes and drinks are cool - not a club club, not a loud bar, but something in between. We drove from Redwood City and it's totally worth it. So much talented crowd singing opera, rock, Taylor Swift, 50's.
Brianna Paula Villalobos
I had the BEST martini here! I’m not a martini girl but my standards for martinis have changed !!
Ed U.
I've been meaning to come here, like, forever. A classic piano bar is frankly hard to come by in this city. Long gone are the days when Doris Day and Rock Hudson could drop by after fantasizing about each other in an open convertible on Riverside Drive. They would come to a place like this after midnight and sing along with the piano chanteuse on "Ya Ya Roly Poly". The interior here consists first of the darkened bar illuminated by lavender lighting under the ice-filled martini glasses. The bigger back room is the nightclub with the pianist playing mellifluously on one side. One by one, people came up the mic and started singing their selections. These were not tone-deaf karaoke drunks. Not by a long shot. They sounded like professional singers auditioning for the next Sondheim revival at the Curran. My hopes of singing all the parts to "Sweeney Todd" to a live audience were dashed. I drowned my sorrows in a luscious $15.50 Espresso Martini well chilled (photo: I couldn't get a seat in the nightclub, so I stayed in the darkness of the bar with dreams of Broadway stardom up in smoke. COCKTAILS - 4 stars...a smooth espresso martini good enough for Doris and Rock AMBIANCE - 4.5 stars...very cosmopolitan space with an appropriately urbane nightclub SERVICE - 4 stars...adroit barmen TOTAL - 4 stars...a classic piano bar is always worth a visit RELATED - Exploring Hayes Valley? Here's a collection of places I've patronized and reviewed:
Daynas
This is a classic Old San Francisco bar. Its kind of a gay bar but not really. It’s popular with drag queens and a great place to visit on Saturday evening. The martinis are, as expected, great.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Richard S.
Good help is hard to find I have been a repeat patron of Martunis xor years. Joe Wicht and Katya Smirnoff Skyy are long time.colleaguea. I was sitting in the paino bar having a quiwt.celwbration of surviving Covid, having been clinically dead, a year before shutdown, twice of the dates thia week. Your manager saw fit to tell me I am not welcome at your bar. There are a thousand other choices in SF. Please give my email to Joe Wicht. I haven't aeen him since Bill, his husband and I, had a great conversation of how relationships evolve at their wedding. This relationship doesn't srand a snow ball's chance in hell of continuing.
Siavash Azari
Loved the vibe and service. The drinks are great, too. Highly recommended for dates or going with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Al “Bao”
Came with my cousin and her bf, love the vibe ?
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Amy Somers
Pretty good martinis. We had a watermelon and a peach. Watermelon came with a huge garnish slice.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peach Fuzz, Blue Hawa II, Fresh Lemonade
Rita M.
Beautiful place! Loads of fun!! GORGEOUS MEN!! Friendly and great and friendly service and friendly and thoughtful bartenders!!'
Nice retro jazzy vibe to it. The live music in the back room is really nice. The drinks are good. Service is prompt. And overall a good fun vibe here.
Cindy Moore
Excellent martinis and probably any other cocktail you could wish for. Love love love Martuni's and have done for many years! Have a perfect cocktail (I recommend the French martini, my new favorite) and amble over to Rocket Sushi! Life is good.Parking: I've never had a problem but it might be more challenging at different times of the day. But cocktail hour the parking is fine!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn
Baris B.
Great music, lovely Martinis and lemon drops, and a most friendly staff. You can't ask for much more. The drinks are reasonably priced as well.
Matt Foster
We had a great time there. Bartender was great, drinks were great, seems like a local spot that is a real favorite.Kid-friendliness: It is not
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Andres Argoti
Classic piano bar with great drinks and superb service.
One of my fave spots in the city to listen to people sing while having the perfect martinis. Perfect for a date night or a night out with friends who love and appreciate good music and warm people.
Wow - why did it so long for me to check this place out. Starting to slowly come back to the City for evening events so we went here after a great dinner at Zuni cafe. The vibes and drinks are cool - not a club club, not a loud bar, but something in between. We drove from Redwood City and it's totally worth it. So much talented crowd singing opera, rock, Taylor Swift, 50's.
I had the BEST martini here! I’m not a martini girl but my standards for martinis have changed !!
I've been meaning to come here, like, forever. A classic piano bar is frankly hard to come by in this city. Long gone are the days when Doris Day and Rock Hudson could drop by after fantasizing about each other in an open convertible on Riverside Drive. They would come to a place like this after midnight and sing along with the piano chanteuse on "Ya Ya Roly Poly". The interior here consists first of the darkened bar illuminated by lavender lighting under the ice-filled martini glasses. The bigger back room is the nightclub with the pianist playing mellifluously on one side. One by one, people came up the mic and started singing their selections. These were not tone-deaf karaoke drunks. Not by a long shot. They sounded like professional singers auditioning for the next Sondheim revival at the Curran. My hopes of singing all the parts to "Sweeney Todd" to a live audience were dashed. I drowned my sorrows in a luscious $15.50 Espresso Martini well chilled (photo: I couldn't get a seat in the nightclub, so I stayed in the darkness of the bar with dreams of Broadway stardom up in smoke. COCKTAILS - 4 stars...a smooth espresso martini good enough for Doris and Rock AMBIANCE - 4.5 stars...very cosmopolitan space with an appropriately urbane nightclub SERVICE - 4 stars...adroit barmen TOTAL - 4 stars...a classic piano bar is always worth a visit RELATED - Exploring Hayes Valley? Here's a collection of places I've patronized and reviewed:
This is a classic Old San Francisco bar. Its kind of a gay bar but not really. It’s popular with drag queens and a great place to visit on Saturday evening. The martinis are, as expected, great.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Good help is hard to find I have been a repeat patron of Martunis xor years. Joe Wicht and Katya Smirnoff Skyy are long time.colleaguea. I was sitting in the paino bar having a quiwt.celwbration of surviving Covid, having been clinically dead, a year before shutdown, twice of the dates thia week. Your manager saw fit to tell me I am not welcome at your bar. There are a thousand other choices in SF. Please give my email to Joe Wicht. I haven't aeen him since Bill, his husband and I, had a great conversation of how relationships evolve at their wedding. This relationship doesn't srand a snow ball's chance in hell of continuing.
Loved the vibe and service. The drinks are great, too. Highly recommended for dates or going with friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came with my cousin and her bf, love the vibe ?
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Pretty good martinis. We had a watermelon and a peach. Watermelon came with a huge garnish slice.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Peach Fuzz, Blue Hawa II, Fresh Lemonade
Beautiful place! Loads of fun!! GORGEOUS MEN!! Friendly and great and friendly service and friendly and thoughtful bartenders!!'
Restaurantji Recommends
Nice retro jazzy vibe to it. The live music in the back room is really nice. The drinks are good. Service is prompt. And overall a good fun vibe here.
Excellent martinis and probably any other cocktail you could wish for. Love love love Martuni's and have done for many years! Have a perfect cocktail (I recommend the French martini, my new favorite) and amble over to Rocket Sushi! Life is good.Parking: I've never had a problem but it might be more challenging at different times of the day. But cocktail hour the parking is fine!
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn
Great music, lovely Martinis and lemon drops, and a most friendly staff. You can't ask for much more. The drinks are reasonably priced as well.
We had a great time there. Bartender was great, drinks were great, seems like a local spot that is a real favorite.Kid-friendliness: It is not
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Classic piano bar with great drinks and superb service.
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Popcorn