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Halcyon

3.5 (113 reviews)
ModerateBars, Dance Clubs
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Horacio Q.

Cool spot, the musics good the bartenders are kinda mean tho. The men's bathroom door doesn't lock smh.

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Carlo D.

Venue to view. Definitely small club feel with the decor and seating area arranged around the dance floor. Drinks were great, lightly mixed, for your dancing pleasure (your not there to drink, your there to dance). Staff was friendly and quick to serve. Sam Devine/DJ (concert series) did an incredible job mixing up that old school jam with a new age feel. Everyone should try it (never to old to dance. There were a lot of examples of that on the dance floor.

Will never forget kicking off my birthday weekend on a Friday morning at Halcyon before heading to the office feeling energized.

Halcyon is an intimate venue with an extraordinary dream. Pioneering and persevering fulfill the passion that empowers our collective pursuit of happiness. Proactively paving the way for emerging talent and creating a space where innovation and artistry can authentically flourish is no surprise why Halcyon ranks as top 100 clubs in the world. Physically speaking, the club is a precious heartbeat that is worth experiencing. In terms of operations, the staff is friendly with all the quintessential San Francisco charm so you can be yourself. And because the club runs like a well oiled machine with moments of amusing chaos, this is a real plus when the club goes till 4am and beyond for special occasions. As somebody who naturally dreads club bathrooms, the bathrooms are, well, practical bathrooms. There is a coat check. There is also an upstairs balcony/terrace that is accessible for those truly signature events. The audience at Halcyon is definitely more international so there is always a destination in mind! If you have good intentions, you will make meaningful connections at Halcyon. Sometimes you don't even know when you're in a mood and that's fine, too, but it's crazy how almost every San Francisco club immediately picks that up to deliver us an experience we deserve if that makes any sense. If you live in San Francisco, Halcyon has accessible dynamic pricing when it comes to admission, beverages/libations/bottle service if you wish to witness the heartbeat from the DJ Booth on stage. What is quite brilliant about the sound system at the club is that it sounds divine on ground floor, but there is this magic equalizer where everybody in the venue gets to receive the blessings of nightlife- so need to feel a certain way if you're not on stage--- because the sound is distributed in the way that is a universal heartbeat.

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They told us the cover was $50. Reading reviews here clearly that's not typical. Glad we didn't pay it.

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7 years ago

Great small club with a warehouse vibe. Lighting and sound was so good. But Im glad I brought my ear plugs. It was 110 decibels.

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4 years ago

The person at the coat check on Cinco de Mayo was absolutely wonderful and made my night. :)

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Amazing stage and sound system for a club of its size. Definitely recommend checking this place out if you get the chance.

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A round room with a bar & good 4 way sound. Drinks are priced for SF music venue. Overall a good experience

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Ask the Community - Halcyon

Is this place actually opened until 4am?

yes!

Is there a coat check?

yes!

Is the owner and staff of Halcyon fully vaccinated from Covid 19?

Yes we are all tested and negative for Covid 19

Is halcyon 18 and over?

21+

How's the dress code?

Lax :)

Now that Ruby Skye is history, is this where the fans go?

Nah

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Nightlife gurus Gina and Rhia know what the hell they're doing and club goers should be thankful.

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Long gone are my teenage years of clubbing at the "18 and over" City Nights, but if anything can…read morebring me back to those days, it's Mortified. I attended the show at this alternate location in SF on Friday night, and had a blast as usual. The venue worked well for the event, for the most part. No balcony seating like the DNA Lounge (the usual spot for Mortified), but they had more bar height tables and chairs for couples on the side, and open seating both on the floor and along the back wall on a raised level of the main room. A small bar in the back corner too. Excellent lighting, and great view of the stage from anywhere. Technical difficulties occurred at multiple points of the event, related to the sound and screen display. They did short music clips in between readers' performances since there was no live band for this particular show. Sometimes the music volume would be excruciatingly loud, and at times the images were projected off the screen or were accidentally changed mid-performance. Can't speak of the nightclub atmosphere here, as it's been decades since I've experienced that. But based on my recent visit, I'd say the venue overall was decent for an event space, and even if not perfect, I still had a good time.

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