Must-see nightlife in San Luis Obispo

  • Luis Wine Bar

    San Luis Obispo

    This downtown wine bar is an urbane but unpretentious alternative to SLO's more raucous student-heavy drinking dens. About half of the roughly 60 wines on…

  • Libertine Brewing Company

    San Luis Obispo

    Barrel-aged and sour beers are the standout brews at this recent opening on the edge of downtown SLO. Saisions, kettle sours, goses and grisettes all…

  • SLO Brew

    San Luis Obispo

    SLO Brew's versatile setup incorporates an on-site brewery with good pub meals – combine the Red Reggae wheat beer with the Yard Bird roast-chicken pizza …

  • Kreuzberg

    San Luis Obispo

    This shabby-chic coffeehouse and roaster has earned a fervent following with its comfy couches, sprawling bookshelves and local art. Look forward to…

  • Tap It Brewing

    San Luis Obispo

    Head out toward the airport to this upstart brewery's tap room, where cacti grow inside an old Jeep and live bands sometimes rock on the patio. Order up a…

  • Granada Bistro

    San Luis Obispo

    A swank indoor/outdoor hotel cocktail lounge, adorned with wrought-iron candelabras and outdoor fire pits, classes up SLO's downtown scene.

  • Mother’s Tavern

    San Luis Obispo

    Cavernous two-story ‘MoTav’ draws in writhing CalPoly student masses with a no-cover dance floor, DJ and karaoke nights, and big-screen sports TVs. Live…

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