Local Edition

Address
691 Market St
San Francisco,CA94105United States Get Directions
Phone (415) 795-1375
Website https://www.localeditionsf.com/

Vibe: Retro Newspaper Speakeasy | Film Noir Aesthetics | Subterranean Jazz Lounge

Local Edition hides beneath Market Street in the historic Hearst building and former home to the San Francisco Examiner. It’s a cocktail bar built around vintage printing presses, typewriters, and front pages from San Francisco’s newspaper heyday. You enter down a stairway off Market and emerge into a sprawling, low-lit lounge with red velvet drapes. It’s equal parts downtown after-work refuge and live music venue.

Live Music & Atmosphere
The bar leans into jump blues, swing, and jazz that nod to the 1930s–50s, often with space cleared for dancing. Bands like Hella Fitzgerald X Honor Brass Band and the Cosmo Alleycats keep the energy upbeat rather than strictly listening room quiet. On busy nights the room fills fast, with clusters of reserved tables and plenty of standing space around the bar and dance floor. It captures the “Mad Men” era glamour where editors and reporters might have ducked away for a stiff drink between deadlines.
Drinks & Hours
Local Edition is serious about cocktails — classics and house creations served in proper glassware, with a menu that rewards repeat visits. The bar opens most weekdays at 4:30 p.m. and stays open late, especially Thursday through Saturday, making it a natural stop before or after dinner downtown. Reservations are available online, but walk-ins are welcome and there’s usually space somewhere in the room.
Details that define the room
• Located under Market Street — look for the sign and head down the stairs.
• Live music most nights, often 8:30 p.m.–12:30 a.m., with swing- and jump-blues-focused bands.
• Displaying original newspapers (from the 1906 Earthquake to the moon landing) and printing-press artifacts make it worth wandering the room to explore.
• Plenty of standing room and tables for walk-ins even when reservations are booked.
• In a nod to its tycoon lineage, the marble used for the bar top and table surfaces was actually sourced from the surplus stock intended for Hearst Castle in San Simeon.

 

Categories: Market / Union Square

Events at this venue

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  • The Editorials

    The Editorials
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Various young Bay Area musicians come together for live Jazz at Local Edition!

    Free

  • The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra

    The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Live every Tuesday exclusively at Local Edition! The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine, Bud E. Luv (aka...

    Free

  • The Art Khu Quartet

    The Art Khu Quartet
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us at Local Edition for the Art Khu Quartet. Arthur Khu is a world-renowned pianist whose remarkable virtuosity and artistry draw inspiration from jazz legends like Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea, as well as classical composers such as Chopin and Debussy. He's also a prolific composer whose style blends Wayne Shorter's post-bop...

    Free

  • Fog City Swing

    Fog City Swing
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Ladies and Gentlemen, introducing Fog City Swing at Local Edition! The bay area’s newest and hottest jazz and swing band featuring an electrifying three horn front line, stellar crooning vocals, and a swing till you drop rhythm section. Enjoy an evening of swing, hard bop, and even some classic pop favorites performed only the way...

    Free

  • Radio Gatsby

    Radio Gatsby
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Radio Gatsby, a modern-day dance band with a vintage flair, swings it at Local Edition! Its performances showcase a fusion of timeless Swing-era, New Orleans & 1920s Jazz, transitioning to the band’s captivating interpretations of Nostalgic R&B, Motown, Soul, and 70s/80s/90s Classics. With its ensemble of talented vocalists and jazz musicians, Radio Gatsby ignites the...

    Free

  • Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces

    Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Rockabilly and 60’s country music with the religious fervor of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash and delivers a Honky Tonk ballad with the sincerity of Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings.

    Free

  • WestSide Jazz Club

    WestSide Jazz Club
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    WestSide Jazz Club performs at Local Edition. This is a high-energy quartet known for blending traditional jazz with funk, soul, and Latin rhythms. The Band: Fronted by tenor saxophonist and vocalist Scotty Silver (Scott Silverberg). The lineup typically includes John Watson (Guitar), Craig Kleinman (Bass), and Chris Gamper (Drums).  

    Free

  • The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra

    The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Live every Tuesday exclusively at Local Edition! The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine, Bud E. Luv (aka...

    Free

  • Le Jazz Hot Quartet

    Le Jazz Hot Quartet
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Paul PAZZO Mehling- Solo Guitar, Vocals, Leader Isabelle Fontaine- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals Evan Zeppo Price- Violin Dexter DeWi Williams- String Bass Le Jazz Hot (the Quartet/Trio of the Hot Club of San Francisco) is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s pioneering Hot Club de France....

    Free

  • Oakland Jazz Funk Project

    OAKLAND JAZZ FUNK PROJECT
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    The Oakland Jazz Funk Project appears at Local Edition with a set that moves between straight-ahead jazz, 1970s funk, fusion, R&B, and contemporary neo-soul. The group approaches jazz as a living language that continues to evolve, highlighting the connections between classic forms and newer groove-based styles. Their music  will warm your heart, speak to your...

    Free

  • Wobbly World

    Wobbly World
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Wobbly World performs at Local Edition. Its members are distinguished musicians from around the world who left their country for the American dream, became citizens, and fully embraced the spirit of freedom and American traditions. We believe in the power of collaboration, unity, and equality and live and breathe it in our daily lives. We...

    Free

  • Jason Movrich & Friends

    Jason Movrich & Friends
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Jazz Trio, Jason Movrich & Friends playing their Blues, Soul and Funk tunes at Local Edition. Jason Movrich vocals and guitar Joe Carusi on drums Eric Goodwill on bass

    Free

  • The Editorials

    The Editorials
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Various young Bay Area musicians come together for live Jazz at Local Edition!

    Free

  • The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra

    The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Live every Tuesday exclusively at Local Edition! The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine, Bud E. Luv (aka...

    Free

  • Barbary Coast Jazz Band

    Barbary Coast Jazz Band
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Barbary Coast Jazz Band performs every other Monday! Bob Schulz - Lead/Cornet Don Neely - Reeds Clint Baker - Trombone Bill Reinhart - Tuba Scott Anthony - Banjo Marty Eggers - Piano

    Free

  • Magic School Busk

    Magic School Busk
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Magic School Busk is a hard hitting dance band performing original arrangements of both classic and contemporary hits. The band plays Funk, R&B, Neo Soul and also sprinkles in a dash of Afrocuban zest in their set. When they’re not playing music, you can catch the band playing football in the middle of the street...

    Free

  • Candela Viva

    Candela Viva
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Come dance to live Cumbia and Salsa rhythms at Local Edition!

    Free

  • WestSide Jazz Club

    WestSide Jazz Club
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    This is a high-energy quartet known for blending traditional jazz with funk, soul, and Latin rhythms. The Band: Fronted by tenor saxophonist and vocalist Scotty Silver (Scott Silverberg). The lineup typically includes John Watson (Guitar), Craig Kleinman (Bass), and Chris Gamper (Drums).

    Free

  • Hella Fitzgerald x Honor Brass Band

    Hella Fitzgerald x Honor Brass Band
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Hella Fitzgerald x Honor Brass Band Hella Fitzgerald ​​​​​From Bebop to Hip Hop, a dance band collective based in California, featuring Soul, Jazz, Funk, R&B, 90's, Hip Hop, Latin, Pop, Top 40, and more. Honor Brass Band New Orleans Style 5-piece brass band with NOLA classics and modern R&B renditions.

  • The Art Khu Quartet

    The Art Khu Quartet
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Join us at Local Edition for the Art Khu Quartet. Arthur Khu is a world-renowned pianist whose remarkable virtuosity and artistry draw inspiration from jazz legends like Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea, as well as classical composers such as Chopin and Debussy. He's also a prolific composer whose style blends Wayne Shorter's post-bop...

    Free

  • Le Jazz Hot Quartet

    Le Jazz Hot Quartet
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Paul PAZZO Mehling- Solo Guitar, Vocals, Leader Isabelle Fontaine- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals Evan Zeppo Price- Violin Dexter DeWi Williams- String Bass Le Jazz Hot (the Quartet/Trio of the Hot Club of San Francisco) is an ensemble of accomplished and versatile musicians celebrating the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli’s pioneering Hot Club de France....

    Free

  • Wobbly World

    Wobbly World
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Wobbly World performs at Local Edition. Its members are distinguished musicians from around the world who left their country for the American dream, became citizens, and fully embraced the spirit of freedom and American traditions. We believe in the power of collaboration, unity, and equality and live and breathe it in our daily lives. We...

    Free

  • Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces

    Mitch Polzak & The Royal Deuces
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Rockabilly and 60’s country music with the religious fervor of Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash and delivers a Honky Tonk ballad with the sincerity of Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings.

    Free

  • The Editorials

    The Editorials
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Various young Bay Area musicians come together for live Jazz at Local Edition!

    Free
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