Local Edition

Address
691 Market St
San Francisco, CA 94105 United 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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  • 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. Jason Movrich vocals and guitar Joe Carusi on drums Eric Goodwill on bass

    Free

  • GamperDrums FunkJazz

    GamperDrums FunkJazz
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    GamperDrums appears at Local Edition in a trio format, joined by Cody Anderson on guitar and Gary Brown on bass. Together, they present a set that draws on the jazz tradition while adding a contemporary angle suited to the venue’s historic San Francisco setting.  

    Free

  • Verve Quintet

    Verve Quintet
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    This fabulous quintet honors the blue note, hard bop tradition of the 1960’s and beyond. Aaron Germain - Bass Adam Klipple - Piano Andrew Dixon - Tenor Sax Daniel Herrera - Trumpet JPaul Macklin - 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

  • 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

  • Fault Line Trio

    Fault Line Trio
    Local Edition 691 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Featuring Shamilah Ivory - Playing sophisticated grooves in the Bay. Fault Line Trio is a modern jazz and fusion ensemble based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed in 2018, the group is known for a "crossover" style that blends jazz roots with R&B, soul, funk, and sophisticated groove

    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 Art Khu Quartet

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

    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 sensibilities with elements of Brahms and Rachmaninoff. Collaborating with some...

    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
Event details are subject to change. Please confirm dates, times and cover charges directly with the venue before attending.