The overview

SoMa's beloved hideaway dive bar and Box Kitchen.

Tempest has been a SoMa dive-bar mainstay since 1986, a gloriously unpretentious San Francisco hideout with rotating taps, pool tables, a back-patio grill and a come-as-you-are crowd. Its scrappy charm and seasonal bar food have made it a neighborhood go-to for decades.

A SoMa fixture for nearly 40 years, Tempest is the 2026 Centurion Award winner in San Francisco.

What they're known for

Rotating tap beers
Pool tables & back-patio grill
Come-as-you-are SoMa dive

The award record

Every award, on the record.

Each Centurion Award is a dated record tied to one year’s evaluation — earned annually, never carried over. Open a year for the full citation and verification details.

2026

Best Dive Bar in San Francisco San Francisco, CA · Awarded under the 2026 evaluation View the 2026 award →

Awards run one calendar year and renew only if the business clears the bar again. Selection is by published criteria, never for sale.

Visit Tempest

Websitetempest.pourguys.com ↗

Location431 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94103

In business since1986

A signal you can check.

This page is the standing record for Tempest (2026). It was not bought, voted on, or sponsored — only winners are published, and an award that stops holding up is revoked, not quietly removed. For hours, bookings, and live reviews, go straight to the business itself.

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