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The Chapel

Restaurant Bar Night club Live music venue

Converted ex-chapel featuring a 40-ft. arched ceiling, bar & a wide variety of live-music acts. People often mention venue, Great, great, good, cool, sound, show, small, music, shows,


Address

777 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110

Website

www.thechapelsf.com

Contact

(415) 551-5157

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (462 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 5 PM to 2 AM
  • Saturday: 10 AM to 2 AM
  • Sunday: 10 AM to 10 PM
  • Monday: 5 to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 5 to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 5 to 10 PM
  • Thursday: 5 PM to 12 AM

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  • 4/5 Tina T. 1 year ago on Google
    Great small venue. Lots of seats are available for those who can't stand for a long period of time. Great people who manage the place. Close to public transportation. Sound system is great. Stage is pretty cool for small venue.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Leo C. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing place, the outdoor stage is also super cool! The venue provides headphones when it’s curfew time, just try not to disturb the people living in the neighborhood. So considerate!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alex L. 1 year ago on Google
    Love the Chapel, awesome people ! Maybe it was the mushrooms but definitely coming back
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Christine D. 5 years ago on Google
    Charming & small music venue in the heart of the Mission district. A bit haunting, but cozy nonetheless & great vibe for intimate shows. Love the stage set-up & wooden floors. There are two bars-one in the main room & one upstairs in the mezzanine area. Will definitely be back to catch future shows.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jason S. 4 years ago on Google
    Pretty cool, small venue for live shows. Upstairs Bar with seating and limited seating along the walls. Attached to a full bar and restaurant. Very fun. Love it.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jess G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great little venue! The bar has good food, staff was super nice and the sound was really great for the show I was at (The Dear Hunter). I parked in the Mission Bartlett Garage on 21st. It was a cool $25 so I might try to find somewhere else to park next time but other than that, I can't wait to come to this venue again.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 bartleby_ b. 1 year ago on Google
    Pretty cool place to see pretty awesome live music
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tori B. 11 months ago on Google
    Had a great time at the chapel, and went to go see Brandon Rogers. Comedy show. Four stars because I accidentally left my pepper spray at check-in and after emailing the venue they never got back to me and now I don’t have my pepper spray. 😭
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sunish 7 years ago on Google
    Have seen many a show here, most recently The Sam Chase. Great medium size venue, intimate and still high energy. I'd give 5 stars if they didn't charge $7 for a beer.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Robert R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great venue! Outstanding room and bar in addition to a mezzanine and bar. The sound system is top notch and the staff is too. Add to that a diverse line up of talent and you have one of the best music venues in town. We had a blast so grab some tickets and go see your favorite bands!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Laura S. 7 years ago on Google
    This is a lovely venue with character. We did not eat food here but passed through the dining room and it seemed pleasant. The upper lounge area is excellent.

  • 5/5 Fuzzed O. 6 years ago on Google
    Easily one of the best places to see a show in the entire Bay Area. You can tell that they treat both the audience and artists well because people tend to have a really good time here.

  • 5/5 Ella P. 1 year ago on Google
    Beautiful venue! Best disco ball

  • 5/5 rich r. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the finest places to see a show in the whole bay area. Never have been disappointed.

  • 5/5 Heather D. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best venues in the bay. Small, intimate, but still great sound. I love going to shows here, and I’m never disappointed. So glad they’re back in action again too 🪩

  • 5/5 Katie C. 6 years ago on Google
    My company hosted karaoke with a live band here. The venue was incredible and prefect for company events. The staff was great and so was the food.

  • 1/5 Hey F. 6 years ago on Google
    Hard sell

  • 5/5 Laetitia G. 6 years ago on Google
    Excellent concert place, great shows!

  • 5/5 shawn N. 6 years ago on Google
    Rock out at this place

  • 5/5 Jerry G. 6 years ago on Google
    Great place to see a jump around garage rock show or a sit-down acoustic folk concern. Heard this thing was once a school or a mortuary from various people through the years. Bartenders very friendly, option for PBR, second bar and bathroom upstairs.

  • 5/5 Florian D. 6 years ago on Google
    Great venue.

  • 5/5 Peter W M. 1 year ago on Google
    Good venue. Good sound system. Good crowd. Great talent in stage.

  • 4/5 Linah S. 1 year ago on Google
    Intimate, cool venue. Never liked the bands though.

  • 5/5 Micaiah F. 1 year ago on Google
    The Chapel is one of the best live music venues in San Francisco. I have been seeing singer songwriter, indie rock and hippy shows here since the week they opened. The bar staff is happy to help, the drinks are legit.

  • 5/5 Coach P. 1 year ago on Google
    San Francisco classic great seeing live music in the church maybe the Acoustics are just what you want. I put it right up there with the Great American The Warfield the Fillmore just hasn't been around as long but a fun place for a show staff is very cool parking is sketchy but then weekends on Valencia Street what do you expect.

  • 5/5 Ofir L. 1 year ago on Google
    Nice club with great atmosphere for rock shows

  • 5/5 3946 R. 1 year ago on Google
    Cute, spunky little place. If you love small, intimate venues, then this is your place. Here's to hoping another band I love goes here soon!

  • 5/5 Speakeasy R. 1 year ago on Google
    Great, intimate venue and the sound is always good. Easy to get to and an amazing amount of great food and drink options for before or after the gig.

  • 5/5 star 1 year ago on Google
    A new favorite venue in the bay area. New to the music scene up here, but saw Matt Maltese about a month ago and adored the venue. Large stage high enough so every seat/place on the floor is a good view, even with people lifting up their phones. The first floor is a big wooden floor w/ a bar and a small bench (they had free water too which was sweet). Upstairs were a lot of cafe tables and chairs. Harder to see but good if you just want to sit with a drink and enjoy the music. Great acoustics, though the merch table/location was small but not much you could do about there. Great location surrounding the venue too if you're looking for food or something to kill time. Poor quality because of the dim lights & screenshot of a moving video (Sorry!!) but this was my view from the very back as a 5'0 person in a decently tall crowd on the first floor.

  • 5/5 Jamie M. 1 year ago on Google
    Love love love The Chapel! Great sound, efficient bartenders, nice door guys, fast coat check, and ins/outs for smoking (or whatever). Truly a great small venue! If I could change one thing it would be adding some slope to the floor so that folks in the back can see. That’s all :)

  • 5/5 Kristie M. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a proper cocktail bar. The bartenders can make anything and they make great custom cocktails too. The lighting, music, vibe is just right. More young adults (25+) than college students at. other bars we visited. Classy. We loved it!

  • 5/5 Dahn V. 1 year ago on Google
    One of San Francisco's best small venues for live music. They book a wide variety of bands, so advise following their schedule. The space is easy to move around, with good sightlines and a large balcony too.

  • 4/5 alessandro p. 8 months ago on Google
    Great little venue. A lot of good bands and people. Service can be unnecessarily rude though and the sound guy tends not to listen to the band. At least that was my experience tonight I could clearly see the musician signaling the sound engineer to adjust their volume and there was never a response. Then we all moved to Curio next door (same ownership) and the bartender was polite but a girl just randomly started to scream unnecessarily for people to leave (it was late but not 2am as she kept yelling). We’ve all been in bars late and this was really over the top rude. That being said The chapel is still a great venue (Just work on the sound control)

  • 5/5 Dan H. 1 year ago on Google
    Great "small", independent space to hear some of your favorite music in a former place-of-worship in the Mission. -- With surprisingly good acoustics, friendly staff and fantastic location, The Chapel is well worth checking into for a live show and fun night out! Check online for schedule and tickets.

  • 5/5 Ryan O. 7 months ago on Google
    Awesome music venue that is apparently haunted. Not a bad view in the house.

  • 4/5 Don V. 10 years ago on Google
    Great new venue in the Mission. The sound is good, and decent size. Like the bar seating that allows you to see the show and drink at the same time.

  • 1/5 IA - 09ZZ - Cawthra Park SS (. 4 years ago on Google
    DO NOT GO IT IS HAUNTED

  • 1/5 Rakesh S. 4 years ago on Google
    Misleading, not a night club and not an ex-chapel

  • 5/5 O R. 4 years ago on Google
    This place is great!! A very cool medium sized place with an amazing staff. The sound guy knows his stuff, too. The audio is tops, I bet the acoustics with the awesome architecture plays a big part. Just saw Exodus here and although it was crowded, it wasn't uncomfortable. The place fit everybody adequately and was easy to maneuver around. Heard that they don't do many metal gigs, which is a shame since this place is perfect for that genre in my opinon. But hey, there's a flyer for them hosting P.I.L. (Johnny Rotten) in the lobby, so regardless, looks like they got some pretty great bands coming through anyway.

  • 5/5 Craig T. 4 years ago on Google
    Craig Finn sounds good here

  • 4/5 Conrad W. 4 years ago on Google
    Great because they get Chappelle. No point going other wise. It’s usually dead if you’re just walking by. They need to put more seats up for their comedy shows.

  • 5/5 Steven P. 4 years ago on Google
    Good chicken!

  • 5/5 Nicholas P. 4 years ago on Google
    Everything was meticulously crafted and served for an amazing eating experience. The service was impeccable and friendly!

  • 5/5 Darrell's Moto D. 3 years ago on Google
    Took care of us when bought 2 two tickets for 2000.00 on stubhub that where fake ! They sold us 2 tickets for 200.00 second row Dave Chapelle show ! Awesome

  • 5/5 Jack S. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing beautiful little venue, beers were kinda pricey tho

  • 5/5 Lou G. 4 years ago on Google
    This is a very cool venue.

  • 5/5 Jónas Ýmir J. 5 years ago on Google
    Fantastic venue, went to a Real Estate concert there in 2016. Good bar as well

  • 5/5 AKitchenSink T. 4 years ago on Google
    The venue is pretty cool although there were people smoking inside and during a hot show where you mosh having cigarette/weed filled aired makes it feel a little hard to breath

  • 4/5 Brian E. 5 years ago on Google
    Great venue for gigs. Nice bar also, didn't get chance to dine.

  • 5/5 Eric N. 7 years ago on Google
    Great venue, has a really cool aesthetic being a former mortuary. Seems like the shape of the building also lends to the place having good acoustics. The upstairs is pretty cool too if you can manage to grab a spot before the crowds arrive.

  • 5/5 Gopal R. 6 years ago on Google
    Great rock nightclub venue in the mission. The Chapel is quickly becoming the go to venue for touring rock bands of a certain stature in the punk, indie and alternative rock scenes. Good sound, good sight lines, and an upstairs lounge area if you don't want to stand elbow to elbow with the true believers down below.

  • 5/5 Roy M. 7 years ago on Google
    Incredible venue. Great sound. Beaut room. Respect

  • 4/5 Bill B. 10 years ago on Google
    The restaurant and bar are really good. When you go, ask for Shane, he's the most super cool server. They make some very strong drinks, have a nice beer selection diversity and good wines. The brunch is a limited menu, and be warned, they can only do poached eggs. That said, they have very good flavor in everything they make.

  • 5/5 Rick E. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent!

  • 5/5 Gabrielle K. 6 years ago on Google
    Hidden gem

  • 5/5 Bart G. 6 years ago on Google
    Elegantly simple place

  • 4/5 VooDoo D. 6 years ago on Google
    Little hole in the wall where you can see some obscure artists. And 2 bars

  • 5/5 Jacqueline de S. 5 years ago on Google
    Great concert venue in San Fran! Great drinks, and waiters were very friendly. Would definitely go back for a concert.

  • 5/5 Sunny Y. 5 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) I just want to sweat it once. (Original) 한번쯤은 신나게 땀흘려볼만해요

  • 5/5 Sarah L. 5 years ago on Google
    Unique selection of cocktails.

  • 5/5 Adam G. 5 years ago on Google
    Intimate venue with a nice bar

  • 4/5 Curious G. 5 years ago on Google
    Super cool little venue dig the upstairs

  • 4/5 rkgrow 5 years ago on Google
    The food at Curio was delicious. The fact we got to go into the show ahead of time was awesome. The Chapel is a great venue for shows. Loved it. I would come back again any day.

  • 4/5 Laethaka 5 years ago on Google
    good drink selection and headliners, but twice now the opening bands here have been absolutely awful.

  • 5/5 Sebastian B. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice small venue with multiple bars and unique vibe.

  • 1/5 Melissa A. 5 years ago on Google
    Staff is very rude. Disappointed

  • 4/5 Sydney K. 4 years ago on Google
    The performance venue and restaurant/bar have a sophisticated, yet relaxed atmosphere. The restaurant/bar feels like a British pub and the performance venue is illuminated by a red light. I saw Laurie Anderson, Terry Riley, and John Zorn play an inspiring improvisational 1 hour concert. I would definitely return.

  • 4/5 Kent W. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice place to brunch great burger.

  • 5/5 Tavo C. 4 years ago on Google
    Nice spot. Went to concert there. Place had a great sound system and the venue was nice. The atmosphere is great. Alcohol is expensive but then again its San Francisco.

  • 5/5 Salem S. 4 years ago on Google
    Lovely place to have some drinks and see a rock and roll show. Or other kinds of shows, I don't know, I went to a rock and roll show there.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom

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