Harper & Rye

Great cocktails and nice decor. There's also a pool table and various types of seating, upstairs and down.

Look, I was traveling in from out of the city and bars & drinking are absolutely not my vibe. Believe me when I tell you that this place was one of the highlights of my trip. What an comfortable and elegant place to just relax and have a drink. The loft is such a peaceful place to sit and people watch. The bathrooms are soooo clean and tidy. The bartender who served my friend and I was an absolutely charming individual and was a pleasure to chat with. I want to travel back to SF just to be here again!

Great spot for a drink. Especially when waiting for House of Prime Rib . Efficient and friendly staff.

Order some spontaneous cocktails during your visit. Just tell the bar tender what kind of drinks you like, and he will make you something special and palatable to surprise you. I never have a bad experience with the off menu cocktails.

nice local bar with a great selection of cocktails! we loved the ambiance and pool table.

Probably one of the best young social bars in SF. I went here several times and every time we made new friends, and just generally had an awesome time. Don’t miss the Espresso Martinis and Cucumber Sours!!

Fun cocktail menu - had a really good time with a few colleagues. One of the other people had an issue with their margarita they ordered. The bartender happily changed out for a different drink so can not blame them for that.

Harper & Rye's easy-going vibe with roomy standing room, leather couches, and a no-thrills bar fosters a good venue for a night out with friends. There's a loft area with a view of Polk Street, pool tables, and public restrooms. Go for the Spee & Beast if you prefer taste over spirit. I absolutely loved this cocktail, which entertained a refreshing, fruity flavor without overpowering the blood orange or liquor. I would definitely order the Spee & Beast again. The Tash & Erik was also tasty, but more spirit-forward. The bartenders weren't the friendliest, but it was a 5 star experience otherwise!

Great cocktails and nice decor. There's also a pool table and various types of seating, upstairs and down.

Look, I was traveling in from out of the city and bars & drinking are absolutely not my vibe. Believe me when I tell you that this place was one of the highlights of my trip. What an comfortable and elegant place to just relax and have a drink. The loft is such a peaceful place to sit and people watch. The bathrooms are soooo clean and tidy. The bartender who served my friend and I was an absolutely charming individual and was a pleasure to chat with. I want to travel back to SF just to be here again!

Great spot for a drink. Especially when waiting for House of Prime Rib . Efficient and friendly staff.

Order some spontaneous cocktails during your visit. Just tell the bar tender what kind of drinks you like, and he will make you something special and palatable to surprise you. I never have a bad experience with the off menu cocktails.

nice local bar with a great selection of cocktails! we loved the ambiance and pool table.

Probably one of the best young social bars in SF. I went here several times and every time we made new friends, and just generally had an awesome time. Don’t miss the Espresso Martinis and Cucumber Sours!!

Fun cocktail menu - had a really good time with a few colleagues. One of the other people had an issue with their margarita they ordered. The bartender happily changed out for a different drink so can not blame them for that.

Harper & Rye's easy-going vibe with roomy standing room, leather couches, and a no-thrills bar fosters a good venue for a night out with friends. There's a loft area with a view of Polk Street, pool tables, and public restrooms. Go for the Spee & Beast if you prefer taste over spirit. I absolutely loved this cocktail, which entertained a refreshing, fruity flavor without overpowering the blood orange or liquor. I would definitely order the Spee & Beast again. The Tash & Erik was also tasty, but more spirit-forward. The bartenders weren't the friendliest, but it was a 5 star experience otherwise!

This a lovely classic cocktail bar that I've returned to time and time again. I recently visited to meet up with friends. I arrived early, thanks to an on-time 1-California bus. The bartender quickly welcomed me and handed me a menu. The menu is thorough and provided a few options that tickled my fancy. I also noticed a fun seasonal cocktail menu on the wall. The atmosphere is fun, cool, and speakeasy-ish. My friends were able to quickly order drinks and we sincerely enjoyed our time together. It was also a nice little bonus that a college basketball game that we were interested in was on TV. Harper & Rye will remain on my go-to cocktail destination list!

This is a great neighborhood bar. It's dark and moody inside, with lots of seating including an upstairs loft area. There's also a pool table at the back. It's busy during the weekdays but weekends are packed. My favorite drink on the menu is the Tash & Erik -- it has a unique flavor to it!

Bartender will scoff when you ask for NA drinks and shit talk about you to other people. Bartender said he only sells alcohol.... Please get with the times. Almost all bars offer NA options now because not everyone can drink or want to drink alcohol.

Harper and Rye is one of my fav bars on Polk! The arched bar is beautiful and the space is split into 2 levels with a pool table in the back. Plenty of tables to grab a seat at and usually a nice crowd. It can get packed depending on the weekend but generally isn't a problem to get in. The bouncers are nice and their featured cocktails are really good, I loved the Bee's Knees that I had recently. Really solid spot to grab a drink and vibe in a lowkey yet buzzing atmosphere.

A $5 mongo cocktail and heavily? Omg definitely try this. Ambience and service is great as well

VIBE: - 2 bartenders were busy and professional - lively - pool tables - I will try and update the menu if I go back, it hasn't been updated on Yelp in awhile DRINK: - bourbon with rye (I forget what it was called on the menu) (8/10) - Ghostown IPA (brewed in Oakland!) (10/10) - good quality - many many options

Bar is great, have some good Gin options for me! Love my Gin! Service was great, the one guy working was slammed but you would never know. He put on a show and was able to hold 3 conversations at once. Honestly he was just amazing if he started juggling it wouldn't surprise me. The space is a great size but has some areas to make you it more private if you are in a date or want some privacy. Few pool tables and some seats upstairs. Clean bathrooms yes clean even at 10pm

Super cute bar to come on a date or girls night out, lots of seating on the main floor and lofted area! The ambiance gives elevated and moody but it's pretty casual. Service is good, doorman is super friendly and bartenders do what they gotta do. Also they have $13-14 drinks which is a great price point for a bar/lounge like this!!

Cute spot for drinks in Nob Hill! My friends and I stumbled upon this bar while waiting for the House of Prime Rib just a few blocks away. Bouncer at the door was friendly and welcoming. The cocktail menu was small but all the drinks sounded interesting and yummy! There was ample seating indoors, and even a pay to play pool table in the back. Ordering at the bar was a little tough as there were only two bartenders and seating across the bar was FULL - so it was a little hard to grab anyone's attention. Bartenders were quick with their order, but were standoffish and only really attended to your orders. I ordered the Tom & Coco, which is their version of an espresso martini. It was creamy, but strong tasting - but not bad!

Great place. Cool 2nd floor overlook onto the main bar. Didn't have to wait for drinks. And since they don't serve food they were fine with us bringing in tacos from next door. There are a ton of food options in the area so it's fantastic you can come in with whatever you like

I love Harper & Rye. Have been loving it for years. Would usually come on the weekend but today...came on a Monday night to a quiet Harper & Rye and it was such a lovely experience to truly enjoy the space, the beautiful venue, and be able to hear each other (vs. shouting) while enjoying a week night catch up From classy to party, Harper & Rye has it all Just know that if you come on the weekend to not be surprised if you have to wait in line, because it is a really fun place with delicious drinks

A place to see and be seen. Reasonable prices for alcoholic beverages. Big & open spaces. Pool table at the back. The two bartenders and one bus person do not miss a beat. Fast, efficient and effective. Amazing how they keep up with all the orders so quickly. Will definitely come back. Place is probably good for bigger groups, not so much for intimate conversations.

A cute and spacious bar on Polk St, Harper & Rye serves a variety of cocktails, beers, and wine. The decorations are industrial, and it was reasonably busy on a Monday night. The cocktail menu is relatively small and consists of about a dozen options, most of which feature a vodka base. They use a lot of spices in their cocktails, which is definitely new and interesting and grew on me over time, but I can't say I am the biggest fan of a spicy cocktail.

Me and my Fiancé had a reservation for house of prime rib. we didn't know what to do while we waited so we walked around and stumbled across this place! Let me tell you, their old fashioned is the Smoothest old fashioned i've had. The bartender was super nice and he was very professional and he got finished with mine and her drink in about 5 minutes. Will definitely be coming here again next time we're in SF

We tried their TOM & COCO, a blend of vodka, cold brew coffee, sea salt, coffee liqueur, and chocolate bitters, along with the SPEE & BEAST, featuring Japanese whiskey, lemon, lemongrass, and blood orange. Both cocktails were decent in taste. We had an enjoyable time overall.

My favorite bar on Polk St hands down! Coming in any day throughout the week is great here! Even on a random Monday or Tuesday. I love how cozy it is in there and how simple yet nice the bar is. Be careful on the weekends! It can get extremely packed. Sometimes I have to squish my way through people because of how packed it is. But no worries, you can always hop around to different bars along Polk. The bartender is super nice and friendly. I always have a good time here and the drinks are great! I love their spin on things and their specialty cocktails are so unique and refreshing. I think I've tried all their specialty cocktails on their menu now and I loved trying all of them.

Tried the Chapo cocktail! So delicious. Took off a star because it was so loud inside my friends and I had to scream about the table. But drinks and vibe were good!

Got a bad tasting cocktail, something with blood orange, hated it but finished it because I paid for it. Got food poisoning. My friend asked me to go back two days later. I said no because I got sick. So they go without me, and one of my friends end up with food poisoning. I mean it's a decent bar, I'd go back. I still like it. But it's mandatory that I tell everyone that me and a friend got food poisoning here.

Love this bar. Always try to swing by for a drink whenever I'm in the city. They have a wide variety of whisky and the prices are pretty reasonable for the big boy bottles. It gets lively here in the evenings on the weekend and it's a great atmosphere.

It was fate that the bar I was supposed to go to was too crowded and this one was just down the street. I got here before the rush on a Friday night and was able to get a seat at the bar. I love watching the bartenders make the drinks and was amazed by how quickly they were able to process everyone's order despite how crazy busy it was. The bartender that served my friend and I that night was SO NICE I wish I got his name. The vibes were immaculate. The decor kind of reminds me of Harry Potter. I can't wait to bring my sister when she visits

5 stars without a doubt. Neighborhood favorite. Woodsy, hipster ambience with tvs, a pool table and upstairs balcony for more space. Roger took excellent care of us and made the yummiest spicy margarita I've ever had. Mixed with love and some delicious ingredients, we had to have more! Casual spot with friends, date night, or happy hour with coworkers - highly suggest!

Great drinks and service. Highly recommend the Old Fashioned or the Manhattan. Beautiful interior.

Just came here to come here before my dinner at House of Prime Rib and the service was very quick and the service was amazing. It's a pretty large location and wasn't busy around 3:30pm on a Saturday afternoon. I got a drink that's equivalent to a espresso martini and it was strong yet delicious. They have pool tables at the back as well. Such an inviting place.

Harper & Rye's easy-going vibe with roomy standing room, leather couches, and a no-thrills bar fosters a good venue for a night out with friends. There's a loft area with a view of Polk Street, pool tables, and public restrooms. Go for the Spee & Beast if you prefer taste over spirit. I absolutely loved this cocktail, which entertained a refreshing, fruity flavor without overpowering the blood orange or liquor. I would definitely order the Spee & Beast again. The Tash & Erik was also tasty, but more spirit-forward. The bartenders weren't the friendliest, but it was a 5 star experience otherwise!

Love this bar. Love the drinks. Love the vibe. No line on a Saturday night. Clean bathrooms. Love the space and the couches where you can sit and enjoy your drinks. Will def be back when I visit. Trust!!

Amazing vibes - some days it's a chill divey energy, other days it's a lit scene w/ a line out the door. Best of both worlds, baby! Shoutout my boy Michael, he makes the best aperol spritz's

This is such a fun corner bar to go to even during the weekdays. Does get packed on the weekends but there is a lot of space so don't feel crammed, bartenders are attentive, the drinks are great. I love the vibe here.

Lived on Polk for 5 years and loved coming to Harper and Rye for their amazing cocktails, atmosphere, and staff. They make you feel like family. I still make the trek from Marin to come visit one of my favorite spots in the city.

I stopped by Harper & Rye to kill some time on a Tuesday evening before a dining reservation at House of Prime Rib down the street. The place was empty when I stopped by at 6:00 p.m. My group of four settled on sitting at the corner table in the front area right next to the bar. The cocktails here are affordable compared to the rest of San Francisco, at around $13 each. In the hour that I was hanging out here, I ended up ordering two Dylan & Bianca's -- bourbon, all-spice, white vermouth, amaro, and bitters. The cocktail drank like an Old Fashioned, albeit on the sweet side. Because of how empty the bar was, I had no issues placing my cocktail orders, nor closing out my tab at the end of my visit. Harper & Rye is a chill place to hang out on Polk Street -- I'd stop by again if I'm in the area.

Delicious Cocktails and cute bar. Stopped in after brunch at My My. We all got different cocktails and they were all delicious!

Would not recommend this bar. The drinks are meh and the service is lousy. The bartender we interacted with was very rude and straight out passive aggressive. They need to make their behind the bar service better if they need customers to return, especially given the competition around the area.

All the drinks are named after human names, which was interesting. We sat down at the bar, was waiting for the bartender to get to us. We waited for about 8-10 min, and made multiple eye contacts with the bartender. He also saw us too. But he went to a couple who just entered the door and took their order immediately. I am not sure what we did or how we looked made him skip us so blatantly ?? Lol. Apparently we didn't meet his standard to be served. Rude service, for unknown reasons. There are so many better bars around, don't waste your time here.

Very cool ambiance at this bar on Polk that fills up quickly at night on the weekends, but doesn't require a cover. There is pool in the back if you are lucky enough to get the table, and seating upstairs that overlooks the very extravagant display of bottles they have behind their bar. Harper & Rye is also dangerously close to Bob's donuts which is open late at night, if you have a sweet tooth like me.

Harper & Rye is a cozy bar in the middle of Russian Hill. With a wide selection of drinks, an two levels of seating, and a pool area, it's a great place for small groups or larger crowds. With lots of drink options and reasonable prices for SF, it's a great place to hit after work. The Hazy IPAs were widely enjoyed, while Tom & Cocoa wasn't great. Overall, it was a great time.

I went last night with some friends. It had been at least 9 years since the last time I had been there. Our bar tender was named Roger and had a hat on. I was very disappointed with his service. He seemed to ignore us the entire time, then called my friend cheap after we tipped at least 10-15 percent after every drink we ordered sine we closed out after every drink. Total we ordered for our group at least 8 drinks. We felt attacked and honestly were not given good or even mediocre service the entire night. We waited long amounts of time for simple drinks and even when there were few people at the bar, his eye gaze skipped over us, we honestly had jo idea why. Advice for the bar tender or manager. Train employees to provide a certain level of service to everyone who attends your bar and not insult the people you are serving. I have told many friends about this and they are taking it into consideration before going to Harper and Rye.

I went there Sunday night on Halloween weekend. The place was so nice, the cocktails was amazing, I have total of 5 cocktails by myself. The best thing there is the Bartender of that night. He so nice and friendly and his drinks are out of the world. I highly recommend. We definitely be back.

Nice ambience with a lot l of seating area. It's always busy on the weekend whenever I walk by but people move in and out so it's not too difficult to find seats. There are a good variety of fun cocktails and standard prices for cocktails in sf. Good for dates or going out with friends on Polk street.

This is a fun spot!! Found this place on Polk Street and stopped over for a few drinks with friends on the weekend. The place was absolutely packed and the vibes were amazing! They have 6 person tables lining the wall for group socializing, an open couch/standing area all the way in the back for more cozy hangouts, and upstairs 2 seater tables for more of a date night vibe! I got a moscow mule, and my friends got an old fashioned and a manhattan! I was a little bummed that my mule came in a regular glass + also found it to be too heavy on the lime. The drink was not very strong so I was able to down it fairly quickly. From there, we moved onto vodka sodas which were also not super strong! I understand they were busy but if I am paying $15 for a simple vodka soda cocktail I would expect it to be strong!! The bar is EXTREMELY loud and I kind of enjoyed the liveliness but wouldn't suggest it as a spot to get to know each other or have long serious chats haha. I really liked this place and will be back again..mostly because I like the bar atmosphere and not at all because I was blown away by the drinks.

I walked in on a double date and the place smelled weird, like some odd cleaning detergent. We walked in and the bartender may or may not have greeted us. We looked through the menu and I did not want anything from it, so I asked for two Long Islands to which the the bartender seemed stumped and pretentiously said "we don't do that here or AMFs, etc". My boyfriend then looked at the menus again and the bartender said "we can make drinks off menu too, you know? You don't have to order something on the menu". That stumped me because how are you going to decline rudely what I request off menu then say you can make things off menu? How would I know what you can or can't make? Anyways, we ordered cocktails off the menu, and they were okay, but they barely tasted like there was any alcohol in it- hence, why I initially wanted the Long Island. My boyfriend tried making convo with the bartender asking if they get busy and play music there and the bartender said "yeah but we're not like a club". Okay? Way to state the obvious. I wouldn't go back due to the standoffish customer service. We were the only four customers in there and now I know why.

[TLDR: Beautiful open space, lofted table seating, billiards and couch area, great liquor selection.] If you're looking for an airy spot to grab a drink, have a chat, and hang out for a while, Harper & Rye is the place to go. I stopped by in around 4:30 on a Wednesday and had almost every seat available for my choosing. People started filing in about an hour later, but even when about of the venue was full, I could still hear my own conversation just fine. The decor was modern and light, which felt refreshing. I also really liked the different types of seating available: couch, bar, table, corner, and standing. (Does billiards count as another?) Their liquor selection was extensive and the bartender knew how to make some tasty cocktails. I didn't jump for any of the house cocktails on their menu, but a few admittedly caught my eye. I'm looking forward to paying this place another visit!

Great ambiance. Fun to play pool and great lounge areas. The bartender was pretty rude and unhelpful though. We had one drink we loved and one we hated.

If I have ever seen a bartender that was good at gaslighting, it was yesterday at Harper and Rye! Not only was he extremely unhelpful on drink selection, but he also stopped serving us and gaslit one of my colleagues by telling him that he was in the wrong for asking for another drink after the bartender "decided" to close down the bar. By the way, the bartender closed down the bar before midnight when Google says Harper & Rye is open until 2 am This bartender was so manipulative because he also said that he would give my colleague a drink on the house because of all the commotion he caused, but later we found out that it was a drink that had already been paid for by a different party. I will be honest - Harper and Rye was one of the most iconic bars in Nob Hill that I often frequented when I first moved to SF, but now it a below average bar in SF. I do not recommend going to this bar!

Honestly such an overrated place for all the great places on Polk. The drinks and bartenders are great but but the atmosphere, management, and bouncers absolutely suck. So many better places on Polk with much more friendly staff. People also highly rate this as a date night place but you absolutely cannot hear the person/group you're with when you're in here. I genuinely don't understand how this place is so popular compared to other Polk Street bars that don't actually have bad Yelp ratings.

Love this bar! Always super welcoming; reminds me a lot of the vibes of "the old days" (well, at least *my* old days) when Polk St. was THE place to bar crawl. Cocktails are super well-priced for this day and age in San Francisco, which is always nice. Pool isn't really my thing, but the table here is always busy and in a friendly way you don't necessarily see at every bar. Really interesting back bar selection (love the mezcals!) a fun cocktail menu and friendly bartenders.

Great spot. Right around the corner from House of Prime Rib . Good vibes and nice industrial decor. Bartenders are great and know their stuff. Street parking only and tough parking on the weekends. Get your happy hour on

good place to have drinks and play pool (and dance a little cause the music is usuals so loud)

I think this was the first bar I went to with friends in 2021. When we came, on a Friday? I believe and around 7 PM, it was pretty popping! Luckily, one of my friends scored a table because the place is tiny. They also had a good amount of outside seating but it does get pretty cold at night. Menus can be found online. I think they do change their menus seasonally? Anyways, I got the whiskey and tangerine. Normally, I don't like whiskey but the bartender said it was very light Japanese whiskey mixed with Italian soda. It was super good! So good that I got it twice. The manhattan's pretty good too. Great ambiance - probably reserve ahead if you're coming with more than one person because it can get busy !

Went there for the first and last time. They have only 9 cocktails on their menu and won't make anything that isn't on their menu, despite having a full bar. It's dark in the bar and not easy to read the menu so my father tried to order a LIT and they wouldn't make it, even though it's easy and they have all the ingredients. We had one drink and left. The drinks we had we good. I just don't want to spend time or money at an elitist hipster bar.

On my way in, the bouncer told - not asked - me I was pregnant. Even though I told him I was not, he caught up with me again on my way out to insist that I was pregnant and he knew it...I am not pregnant. Besides that, my boyfriend and I both got a vodka cran because we couldn't find a menu and mine was 99% vodka while his was 99% cranberry juice. Not a fan.