The Homestead

The Mission’s First “Dive Bar Art Crawl” is Here!
As you probably know by now, I love dive bars. Hell, I’m even the official dive bar columnist for SFGate. And since you also know we cover a whole bunch of art stuff on this site, the Dive Bar Art Crawl is pretty much the perfect thing for BAS, and

Wooden Nickel: The Best New Neighborhood Bar in The Mission
Last Friday Wooden Nickel quietly opened its doors to an already devoted clientele. How is this possible considering there were no announcements that the bar was opening? Because the three women behind it, Nancy Chung, Shannon Lynn and Cassy Fritzen, have a combined 41 years bartending in the Mission. From

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

BA of the Week: Yoga Teacher Erin Mariani
Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit — probably not.

Celebrate 5 Years of The Homestead
The Homestead is one of my favorite bars in the City. Sure part of that is because it’s only a few blocks from my house, but the other part is that it’s just a kick-ass bar. I was there last night getting some drinks with a buddy when I saw

$1 Beers at the Homestead on Mondays
There’s a lot of reasons to like the Homestead. To begin with it looks like a genuine Victorian saloon replete with velvety wallpaper and an embossed tin ceiling. While it’s had many different names and incarnations, it’s been a bar continuously since 1902…I think. In addition to being a cool looking