Bay Area Live Music Cafes

Serving San Francisco’s Mission District since April of 1996. Atlas Café provides a casual, comfortable community oriented place for the neighborhood... More about Atlas Café

Bacio Cafe is an Italian-style coffee lounge in downtown San Mateo, located across from the Century 12 Cinema box office. We offer oakwood roasted espresso,... More about Bacio Cafe

A great little cafe out in the avenues. If you're on your way to Baker Beach or Land's End, and you need to find a good local cafe, you can't go wrong... More about Bazaar Cafe

SOMA locals come to wash their clothes, have an espresso, or just hang out with friends at this hip, unique San Francisco institution. BrainWash is a... More about Brainwash

Open Mic night every second Wednesday of the month. View of the bridge and live acoustic music make it a must any night of the week.

Located directly across from the Dolores Park tennis courts, this friendly neighborhood cafe prepares fresh sandwiches, salads, soups, fruit... More about Dolores Park Cafe

The Freight & Salvage Coffee House is an all-ages, non-smoking, alcohol-free performance venue located in Berkeley, California. Coffee, teas, sodas,... More about Freight & Salvage

The Voice of music at Starbucks. At Hear Music, we are dedicated to helping people discover all the great music beyond the Top 40. We find great albums,... More about Hear Music

The Jahva House is a unique, eclectic coffee house in the heart of Oakland, California's historic Lakeshore district. In addition to organic coffee and... More about Lakeshore Jahva House

We serve espresso drinks, coffee, vegetarian soup of the day, sandwiches and pastries, muffins and cookies. We have a poetry open mic every Friday night,... More about Listen & Be Heard Poetry Cafe

Nomad Cafe is the East Bay's hip, new, community-based, earth-friendly arts and internet café. Weekends bring live music and other performances to the... More about Nomad Cafe

Wednesdays. Poetry. Open mic sign-ups begin at 7:00pm. with readings from 7:30pm to 10:00pm. Each poet recites for 10 minutes. Our Featured Poet recites... More about Sacred Grounds Cafe

A great little cafe where friends and neighbors meet. Also a limited, but yummy selection of food.