Live Salsa at Blondie’s Bar SF

Wednesday's live salsa band is the reason dancers come to Blondie's: a small dance area sits beside the main bar and the band sets off rounds of social dances without a cover charge. The venue is on Valencia Street in the Mission, so expect a mix of cocktail patrons and people who came specifically for the music. There's a second room, Blondie's Wetspot, used on Friday and Saturday and a private adjacent space that fits about 20.

Music runs to a schedule: live music Tue–Thu (jump jazz, honky-tonk, blues, swing) and DJs on Monday, Friday and Saturday (70s/80s, pop, hip-hop). Doors open in the afternoon and the place stays open until 2am. If you're aiming to dance, go on Wednesday for the salsa band, no cover is advertised, and be ready for a tight floor and a bar crowd that shifts between drinking and dancing.