Mother
Bar · Mission
3079 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103
Highlights
Femme-centered queer bar with strong community and craft cocktails
Femme-centered queer bar with strong community and craft cocktails
"With $4 Modelos and bright cocktails, this femme-centered queer bar in the Mission is the place to sit at the bar under sultry purple lights and meet your future lover—or ex. At prime time, people at Mother start dancing to whatever low-key playlist is spinning, but don’t expect a rowdy night. Instead, people crowd around the bar chatting with someone they just met, work their way around the room, or just lounge with some friends on the giant banquette in the back while a projector plays a wide array of queer media. Just don’t count on the bathroom line being short, we’ve counted way too many people coming out of there at once." - ricky rodriguez, peter astrid kane, patrick wong
"A femme-centered queer bar in the Mission, Mother is where to go when you’re looking for the spot with the most suitable suitors who also so happen to love purple lighting. Music is pumping at just the right volume, so you can hear the character you just met who also has seen the Harvey Milk documentary projected on the wall. Everyone here always seems to be down bad, and with cheap, (cash-only) drinks it’s a great place to stop by in hopes of meeting your future lover." - ricky rodriguez, julia chen 1
"A small Mission District lesbian bar that foregrounds community and preservation: upon arrival patrons are reminded that the space is for women and femmes, and the modest room — worn wood floors, a custom-built photo booth and $13 well-made cocktails — resists transforming queer dive culture into a polished cocktail lounge, instead reviving a rare and precious piece of local queer life." - ByBon Appétit Staff & Contributors
"Mother in San Francisco is reimagining the genre of queer bars by combining warm community spaces with impressive drinks." - BySam Stone
"Opened in early 2023 as the city's first new lesbian bar since the Lexington Club, this lavender-hued lounge quickly became a neighborhood hub for queer women; regulars praise its welcoming atmosphere and its beer selection that highlights women-led breweries, making it a place where newcomers and longtime locals gather to socialize and feel part of San Francisco's queer history." - ByMelissa Kravitz Hoeffner
