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The Midnight Sun
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Address
4067 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
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Phone
+1 415-861-4186
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Price Range
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About this place The Midnight Sun
The Midnight Sun is a long-running gay video bar on 18th Street in the Castro, a few doors from the main Castro Street corner. Screens around the room play music videos, show clips and pop-culture compilations, and the regular viewing nights for drag and award shows are some of its busiest.
It's a social bar rather than a cruising one, and the crowd is mostly gay men across a wide age range. It opens at 15:00 on weekdays and from noon at weekends, closing at 02:00 every night; happy hour brings in the locals and it fills up later. Prices are among the lowest in the neighbourhood.
Opening Hours
Open Now · closes 02:00
Monday
15:00-02:00
Tuesday
15:00-02:00
Wednesday
15:00-02:00
Thursday
15:00-02:00
Friday
14:00-02:00
Saturday
12:00-02:00
Sunday
12:00-02:00
Features
Gay
LGBTQ+
Happy Hour
Safe space
Bar (alcohol)
Gay (mostly men)
Mixed LGBTQ+
Mixed ethnicities
Chill / Relaxed
Touristy
Local favorite
Pop
Pub
Evening venue
Late night (after midnight)
Year-round
Drag shows
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★★★★★
125 reviews
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Tofer Mai
Jul 2026
★★★★★
Julien Jurion
Jul 2026
★★★★★
some person
Jun 2026
★★★★★
I love this bar. The bartender is very nice and the happy hour is super worth it. Great vibes
Julio Lopez
Jun 2026
★★★★★
Scott Kitajima
Jun 2026
★★★★★
Mehmet Z
May 2026
★★★★★
It was 2016 I guess. I went there around 5 pm to have a drink. I was alone. I had one cocktail of vodka and started feeling very odd. I left the place tried to call an uber but I was feeling dizzy, barely can see my phone, I did lean back to a tree not to fall down on the ground. I was lucky to call an uber and got home. I am sure that the bartender put Ghb in my drink. Stupid of me didn’t report it back then. Guys be aware of this diabolical place.
Mikey beat
Apr 2026
★★★★★
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Last updated on 5 November 2026