1. The Dubliner West Portal

  • Address
    328 W Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127
    Google map
    (415) 566-9444

  • Distance to next pub
    0.3 miles, 6 mins (McCarthy's)

  • Guinness commissioned a study in 2000, which found that an estimated 162,719 pints go to waste every year via facial hair.

 

2. McCarthy's Irish Bar

  • Address
    46 West Portal Ave, San Francisco, CA 94127
    Google map
    (415) 702-6227

  • Distance to next pub
    0.7 miles, 18 mins (Shannon Arms)

  • The Guinness Book of World records was founded in 1954 for the purpose of settling pub disputes.

 

3. Shannon Arms

  • Address
    915 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116
    Google map
    (415) 665-1223

  • Distance to next pub
    0.3 miles, 5 mins (Karl's Beacon)

  • Guinness's official color is ruby red. The roasted barley's subtle tint becomes visible when you hold the pint up to the light.

 

4. Karl's Beacon

  • Address
    807 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122
    Google map
    (415) 592-9703

  • Distance to next pub
    0.3 miles, 7 mins (O'Briens)

  • Ireland ranks third in annual Guinness consumption, following Britain and Nigeria.

 

5. O'Brien's

  • Address
    1940 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116
    Google map
    (415) 731-8900

  • Distance to next pub
    0.2 miles, 5 mins (Four Deuces)

  • Pouring the perfect pint of Guinness takes 119.5 seconds, following six steps, including a nearly two-minute wait for the beer to settle between pours.

 

6. The Four Deuces

  • Address
    2319 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116
    Google map
    (415) 566-9122

  • Distance to next pub
    0.8 miles, 16 mins (Riptide)

  • Guinness became vegan in 2017 by removing isinglass, a fish byproduct, from its filtration process. Slainte, vegans!

 

7. The Riptide

  • Address
    3639 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116
    Google map
    (415) 681-8433

  • Distance to next pub
    Too far, Uber to The Little Shamrock

  • Guinness owns five breweries around the world, and they are in Ireland, Malaysia, Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon.

 

8. The Little Shamrock

  • Address
    807 Lincoln Way, San Francisco, CA 94122
    Google map
    (415) 661-0060

  • Distance to next pub
    0.9 miles, 19 mins (Kezar Pub)

  • American Heart Association found that a single pint of Guinness could potentially reduce the risk of cardiovascular incidences.

 

9. Kezar Pub (Wings!)

  • Address
    770 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA 94117
    Google map
    (415) 386-9292

  • Distance to next pub
    0.4 miles, 9 mins (Mad Dog in the Fog)

  • The Guinness Storehouse, which was erected in 1904, was the first skyscraper building in the British Isles.

 

10. The Mad Dog in the Fog

  • Address
    530 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
    Google map
    (415) 626-7279

  • Distance to next pub
    Too far, Uber to The Plough and the Stars

  • A Waterloo cavalry officer, Ethel M. Richardson, credited Guinness for aiding his recovery, writing in 1928, 'When I was well enough to eat, I craved a glass of Guinness'.

 

11. The Plough and the Stars

  • Address
    116 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118
    Google map
    (415) 751-1122

  • Distance to next pub
    0.2 miles, 4 mins (Bitter End)

  • A 20-ounce pint of Guinness only has 210 calories – that’s less than a glass of milk or orange juice!

 

12. The Bitter End

  • Address
    441 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118
    Google map
    (415) 221-9538

  • Distance to next pub
    Go home - You're drunk!

  • Half of all pints drunk in Ireland are Guinness, however, 40% of all Guinness is sold in Africa.