San Mateo Bars

Good Drinks

1. Mandala Lounge

Absolutely love this place!  This is just what the suburbs need, a place closer than the city (SF and SJ) where we can still get alcohol, good music,…

2. Steamies

A great neighborhood bar. Friendly crowd,great drink specials and happy hour. I love what they have done with the place! Huge improvement!

3. Ausiello's Tavern

Shuffle board? Hells yeah! Super fun way to chill with friends.  Blue moon on tap, friendly bartender and plentiful seating.   Park on the side…

4. McGovern's Bar

I came here with Kevin N. for an afterparty after the UYE whisky tasting while we waited for his train.  The first thing I noticed was all the peanut…

5. Vinyl Room

Ew.  I could leave it at that, but I'll be courteous and give an explanation: -Smells like feet. -Looks like inside of a garage. -Lots of drunken…

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Nice Bartenders

1. Ausiello's Tavern

Shuffle board? Hells yeah! Super fun way to chill with friends.  Blue moon on tap, friendly bartender and plentiful seating.   Park on the side…

2. Paddy Flynns

Paddy Flynn's is definitely my kind of bar - simple, authentic, and unpretentious.    A couple of good friends came to visit and I took them to…

3. O'Neill's Irish Pub

Where else would you go in San Mateo for a cold pint of Guinness?  A wee secret: Jeffrey's Hamburgers is next door.  If you ask the bartender nicely,…

4. Vinyl Room

Ew.  I could leave it at that, but I'll be courteous and give an explanation: -Smells like feet. -Looks like inside of a garage. -Lots of drunken…

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