Official San Francisco Legacy Business
Old North Beach.
Still Pouring.
A historic neighborhood bar for cold beer, strong drinks, Happy Hour with 2 for 1 Select Drafts and Well Cocktails, sports on several TVs, pool, old friends and new stories.
A San Francisco Legacy Business
Nearly a century
behind the bar.
Columbus Cafe grew out of North Beach’s Italian, waterfront and working-class history—and has remained a neighborhood gathering place through generations of San Francisco change.
- 1935Columbus Cafe opens at 430 Columbus Avenue, built for the longshoremen and working people of the waterfront.
- 1936The bar moves to 458 Columbus Avenue—the year carried forward in its familiar “Est. 1936” identity.
- 1948Columbus Cafe settles at 562 Green Street, where the nautical spirit and neighborhood bar tradition continue today.
- 2020Longtime bartenders Beka Woods-Kennedy, Ben Morrison and Will DeVault buy the bar to keep the legacy alive.
- 2025San Francisco formally recognizes Columbus Cafe on the Legacy Business Registry.
History verified against the City and County of San Francisco Legacy Business Registry report.
San Francisco Hockey Bar
We show all the sports
But SF hockey lives here
Sharks fans, road fans and hockey diehards: this is your North Beach home ice. We make room for the game, put the big matchups on multiple screens and turn the sound up when it matters.
Our Hockey Promise
All Season Long- Every NHL game
- Every Sharks game — just ask for sound!
- Ask the bartender for your matchup
- Sound on for major games
- Drink specials during Sharks games
- Free raffles during Sharks games
Looking for a San Francisco hockey bar? Columbus Cafe is the place.
Your party. Your space. All night.
Take over the
downstairs bar.
A private bar, private bartender, dance floor, color-changing lights and room for the kind of party you will actually remember.
Great for birthdays, bachelor and bachelorette parties, wedding events, team gatherings, watch parties and celebrations that deserve their own room.
Come find us
562 Green Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Between Columbus Avenue and Grant Street
Hours
- Monday–Friday
- 2 PM–2 AM
- Saturday–Sunday
- 12 PM–2 AM
- Happy Hour
- Mon–Fri · 4–7 PM
2 for 1 Select Drafts and Well Cocktails
Open 365 days a year. Holiday and festival exceptions to the 2 for 1 Select Drafts and Well Cocktails Happy Hour may apply.