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The EndUp

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Some visitors recall a past positive culture of good house music, though recent experiences indicate the music is now radio hits and the venue is often empty. A significant and recurring complaint is the high cover charge combined with poor service, including closed bars and theft of phones, with some visitors describing the venue as sketchy.

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Address
401 6th Street, San Francisco
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Phone
+1 415-646-0999

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About this place The EndUp

The EndUp is a long-running dance club at the corner of 6th and Harrison in SoMa, opened in 1973 and rooted in San Francisco's gay nightlife. It is best known as an after-hours spot: people arrive when other clubs close and keep dancing well past sunrise. These days the crowd is mixed, gay and straight, and depends heavily on which promoter has the night. The listed hours start at 22:00 on Friday and Saturday and pick up again from 06:00 on Sunday, so the Sunday-morning session is the one with the reputation. Reviews are split (3.3 on Google), mostly about door staff and the room's wear and tear. Check the party line-up and cover before heading over, as both change week to week.

Opening Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed
Thursday Closed
Friday 22:00-open
Saturday 22:00-open
Sunday 06:00-open

Features

Gay Gay-friendly (straight venue) LGBTQ+ Dancing Area After hours (after 4am) Mixed LGBTQ+ Mixed ethnicities Dance Touristy Local favorite DJ sets Dance club Cover charge Late night (after midnight) Year-round

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3.3
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319 reviews

Based on 319 Google reviews.

Randy Ramirez
Randy Ramirez May 2026
★★★★★

Super disappointed. I used to come to the Endup in the early 2000’s, and this club had an amazing culture of really good house music. Came to the city to celebrate my 50th and brought my sister to enjoy a night of good dancing and good house music. Super disappointed to find that it was practically empty and they were playing radio hits. I asked the dj if they’d have house music at some point and he said yes , but they continued to play bunk ass radio hits and NEVER changed to house music. How disappointing this place has become. So many fun memories of this place and now they’re just that, memories. I’ll never return to this place unless you get back to your roots. There were maybe 35 people here at 2:40 am when this place used to have hundreds at 2:40. Get back to the good house music.

Egyptian Vacgon
Egyptian Vacgon May 2026
★★★★★

Horrible

Henry
Henry May 2026
★★★★★

This place is always a blast

LJ C
LJ C May 2026
★★★★★
Älex C Huynh
Älex C Huynh May 2026
★★★★★
Robin Jove
Robin Jove May 2026
★★★★★
Maxwell McCauley
Maxwell McCauley Apr 2026
★★★★★

Insane cover charge - absolutely horrendous inside. Never again

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Last updated on 5 November 2026

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