Lone Palm
Mission, San Francisco
Bar in San Francisco, United States
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Quiet-Reputation Neighbourhood Pour
Price
$10–20per person
Why go
Lone Palm is a practical Mission pick for an easy San Francisco bar night, especially if the plan is casual and flexible. Choose it for low-friction drinks rather than rooftop views, live music, or a heavily themed cocktail room. It works better as a reliable stop in a neighborhood crawl than as the whole reason for the night.
About Lone Palm
Is Lone Palm worth choosing for a San Francisco bar night? Lone Palm is an option to consider when you are planning a bar stop in San Francisco.
A San Francisco bar to keep in mind
Lone Palm is a San Francisco bar. If you are comparing options before committing to a night out, start with Pearl's San Francisco bars guide, then build dinner plans separately from Pearl's San Francisco restaurants guide.
For a longer evening in San Francisco, pair the bar stop with other planning categories rather than relying on assumptions about Lone Palm: hotels via Pearl's San Francisco hotels guide, or other city planning resources.
Planning details
- Location
- 3394 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110
- Website
- lonepalmsf.com
- Phone
- +1 415-648-0109
The take
The Take
The Vibe
Lone Palm reads like the archetypal neighborhood room: small, unfussy, and comforting. Tucked deep in the Mission’s residential grid and deliberately off the main drag, it cultivates the sort of slow rhythm that rewards lingering. The bar extends a living room, where regulars congregate and visitors can sit, order, and stay a while. That orientation produces a cozy, intimate, and relaxed atmosphere rather than a showy cocktail theater: a place built on consistency and familiar rituals rather than spectacle.
Best For
This is a bar for people who want low-key, dependable drinking rather than performative cocktail experiences. Its location away from Valencia Street and the fact that it draws regulars make it especially well suited to solo visits, quiet after-work nights, and casual hangouts with friends. A 2025 Pearl recommendation and a strong Google rating point to credibility earned through steady service, so it appeals to patrons who value reliable drinks and an unpretentious room where they can settle in for an evening.
Ordering Tips
Lone Palm rewards visitors who arrive with a clear sense of what they like. Ask for a straightforward, familiar drink or tell the bartender your preferred spirit and flavor profile for a result that will likely be reliable. Because the bar caters to regulars and lingering visits, plan to stay awhile rather than treating it as a one-drink stop; the atmosphere is geared to slow conversation and repeat pours rather than a tasting-menu-style experience.
Venue details
Ambiance
Darkly lit, intimate, and low-key with Art Deco and Egyptian-inspired décor, white tablecloths, and a quiet hotel-bar-like feel.
Tags
Vibe
Best For
Experience
Format
At the Bar
- Bar Category
- Cocktail Bar
- Late Night
- Open Until 2am
- Spirits Focus
- Gin, Vermouth, Whiskey, Mezcal, Rum
- Opened
- 1991
Signature Pours
- martini
- Manhattan
- dirty martini
Know before you go
Know Before You Go
- Getting there
- 3394 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Planning details
Location
Also consider
Also Consider
- El Techo, Notable alternative
- Cubita, Notable alternative
- Amnesia Beer & Music Hall, Notable alternative
- The Beehive, Notable alternative
- buddy, Notable alternative
Bar context
How Lone Palm compares in the Mission bar mix
Choose Lone Palm when ease is the priority. El Techo is the stronger call for a rooftop mood and a more deliberate night out, while Lone Palm is better when the group wants less planning and less occasion pressure. If the decision is value per round, Lone Palm's advantage is simplicity rather than a big-view setting.
Cubita and The Beehive make more sense when ambiance is the point of the booking. Lone Palm is the safer fallback when the night needs to stay flexible. For readers who care more about room personality than logistics, those two are the better cross-shop.
If music is central, Amnesia Beer & Music Hall is the clearer match. If the group wants a more wine-bar-adjacent or design-led stop, buddy is the better comparison. Lone Palm wins when the brief is simple: San Francisco drinks without turning the night into a project.
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Compare Lone Palm
| Venue | Location | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Lone Palm | San Francisco | No published awards |
| El Techo | San Francisco | No published awards |
| Cubita | San Francisco | No published awards |
| Amnesia Beer & Music Hall | San Francisco | No published awards |
| The Beehive | San Francisco | No published awards |
| buddy | San Francisco | No published awards |
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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Lone Palm may be worth considering if you want a bar in San Francisco. Choose it with those limits in mind.
