08:30 – 12:30 pm
Live Salsa at Blondie’s Bar SF
Salsa ·Free ·Weekly
08:30 – 12:30 pm
Salsa ·Free ·Weekly

Wednesday's live salsa band is the reason dancers come to Blondie's: a small dance area sits beside the main bar and the band sets off rounds of social dances without a cover charge. The venue is on Valencia Street in the Mission, so expect a mix of cocktail patrons and people who came specifically for the music. There's a second room — Blondie's Wetspot — used on Friday and Saturday and a private adjacent space that fits about 20.
Music runs to a schedule: live music Tue–Thu (jump jazz, honky-tonk, blues, swing) and DJs on Monday, Friday and Saturday (70s/80s, pop, hip-hop). Doors open in the afternoon and the place stays open until 2am. If you're aiming to dance, go on Wednesday for the salsa band — no cover is advertised — and be ready for a tight floor and a bar crowd that shifts between drinking and dancing.
Vibe
martini-bar with salsa nights, mixed crowd
Music
Live salsa band Wednesday; live roots/jazz/blues/swing Tue–Thu; DJs Mon/Fri/Sat (70s/80s, pop, hip‑hop)
When it fills
Open afternoons; weekday doors ~16:00, weekends ~14:00; open until 02:00
Live music
Live Tue–Thu; salsa band Wed; DJs otherwise
Neighbourhood
Valencia Street, Mission District (San Francisco)
Payment
Card accepted; some reviewers report an automatic 20% gratuity
Floor
Dance area beside the main bar; private adjacent space for up to 20 (Wetspot is second bar, open Fri/Sat)
Crowd
Mixed clientele — quieter early, busier on live-music nights (notably Wed salsa)
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Across the city
540 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA
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