South Bay Bars

2008 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Wine Bar

This upscale wine and dessert bar gets top marks... More about A Perfect Finish

This gay bar is a Santa Clara institution. There are music and activities almost nightly and DJs spin a decent dance mix starting at 9pm.

About as old school as a San Jose neighborhood bar can get, Alex’s 49er Inn in the Burbank District packs the regulars into its strip mall confines... More about Alex's 49er Inn

2007 Best of Silicon Valley Reader Survey Winner - Third Place Best Latin/Salsa Club — Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper, September 26, 2007

Stand-up comedy with different local comics each week. Test your singing and dancing skills.

2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Dive Bar

Every barfly has his or her own interpretation... More about Black Watch

Cheap drinks, karaoke, comedy shows on Saturday... What more could one ask for in a local watering hole.

2009 BEST OF SILICON VALLEY Reader Survey Winner - First Place

Best Place to Make Someone Sing Karaoke Because They Lost a Bet
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With DJ I.J. spinning funky reggae beats.

Live bands, darts, dominos, karaoke, sports, fish and chips, bangers and mash—when it comes to the prototypical pub, the Brit is the real deal.... More about Britannia Arms Almaden

The Original Brit—and considered by its loyal Cupertino bar regulars to be the best of the three—still... More about Britannia Arms Cupertino

Britannia Arms epitomizes the classic neighborhood bar—well if your neighborhood is in jolly old England. Seriously, this favorite local bar has... More about Britannia Arms San Jose