10 Best Holiday Party Venues in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco has a wide range of holiday party venues, from waterfront dining rooms with Bay Bridge views to SoMa lofts and North Beach event spaces. These 10 holiday party venues in San Francisco are all on RestauRent. They cover everything from a 12-person client dinner to a 450-guest company party.
Tips for Booking a San Francisco Holiday Party
Book early. Friday and Saturday nights in December are the first dates to go.
Plan for the weather. December evenings are cool and can be wet, so if you want to be outside, ask about heaters and covered or enclosed space.
Think about getting there. Downtown, SoMa and the Embarcadero are easy to reach without a car, which matters for an evening with an open bar.
Check both capacities. A seated dinner and a standing reception can hold very different numbers in the same room.
Holiday Party Venues in San Francisco
La Mar sits on Pier 1½ along the Embarcadero. It serves Peruvian cebiches, anticuchos and pisco cocktails, with views across the bay to the Bay Bridge. In December the main draw is the Waterfront Patio, which can be fully enclosed and has built-in ceiling heaters.
For a smaller group, there's the City Room, the pier's former ticket office, which has its own entrance and coat check. You can also book the Chef's Table. A full buyout holds up to 600 guests.
In Ghirardelli Square near Fisherman's Wharf, McCormick and Kuleto's serves seafood and steak in a nautical dining room with wide windows over the bay.
Several private dining rooms hold 20 to 200 guests and come with AV, prix fixe menus and bar packages. The full venue takes up to 350. It's a classic setting for an annual dinner with clients or family.
At Fogo de Chão on Third Street, gaucho chefs carve fire-roasted meats tableside. That keeps a group dinner moving with very little planning on your end.
The rooms come in clear sizes:
VIP Room for 12
Private Room A for 22
Private Room B for 36, with a floor-to-ceiling wine wall
A combined private room for 60
A semi-private area for 70
The venue holds up to 280 overall. The private rooms have sound-resistant walls and TVs, which helps with toasts or a year-in-review slideshow.
ROOH, on Brannan Street in SoMa, serves modern Indian food alongside cocktails built around Indian spices. It's a strong pick when you want the menu to be what people talk about the next day.
Teal Room: 45 seated or 55 for a reception
Main Dining Room and bar: 70 seated or 80 for a reception
Full buyout: 125 seated or 150 for a reception
On Belden Place in the Financial District, Toy Soldier serves modern American comfort food in a colorful, retro-inspired space that's an easy walk for downtown teams.
The heated, tented Deck seats 120 for dinner or holds 150 for a reception. The ground-level Canteen has a wraparound bar and booths for 30 seated or 75 standing. A full buyout reaches 250 guests.
Longhouse is a loft-style venue at 83 Minna Street, near Moscone Center. It has exposed brick, high ceilings and a central bar, and it holds up to 150 seated or 250 standing.
The in-house team cooks Mediterranean, Mexican, Italian and American comfort food. You can serve it as passed bites, stations, family-style or a buffet. With entertainment and branding options on top of that, it suits a company party you want to build from scratch.
Underdogs Cantina on King Street serves Mexican food, craft cocktails and tequila in a lively, game-day setting.
For a big crowd, Underdogs Next Door is a two-story event space for 100 to 450 guests. The Lower Level Buyout fits 25 to 50 and has its own bar. The mezzanine Arcade Buyout fits 20 to 35, and game cards are available for purchase.
FAME on Broadway, near North Beach, suits a party that's more dance floor than dinner. It has professional lighting and sound, a dance floor and room for up to 300 guests.
The listing welcomes outside food and beverage, so you can bring in your own caterer and design the night around the music.
Otherwise Brewing in North Beach brews only gluten-free beer. The rotating taps run from lagers and IPAs to stouts and sours, alongside wine, cider, hard seltzer and non-alcoholic options. That makes it an easy choice for a team with gluten-free guests.
The upstairs mezzanine is available for groups of 20 or fewer. Larger groups book the full taproom, which holds up to 50.
Unwine'd is a West Portal wine bar serving Greek and Italian dishes with Old World and California wines. It's a relaxed option for a smaller team, or for friends who'd rather skip downtown.
The private lounge seats 25 or holds about 45 to 50 standing, and a full buyout takes up to 110. Hosts can come in before the event to taste wines and settle the menu.
Book Your San Francisco Holiday Party on RestauRent
You don't have to call each venue one by one. On RestauRent you can compare San Francisco event venues, check capacity and send inquiries in one place. December weekends fill quickly, so it pays to start now.
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