Venue Detail
Powerhouse
About this venue
Powerhouse is one of the names that keeps San Francisco's cruise-and-fetish history alive in a very immediate way. Dark room, industrial feel, tougher crowd, and a calendar full of gear, jock, and kink-coded nights give it real gravity for men who want the city less polished and more explicit. This is not a maybe venue. It is a deliberate turn into the harder SoMa lane.
Practical details
Address: 1347 Folsom St, San Francisco, California 94103, United States
Hours: Wed-Thu 18:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00, Sun 15:00-22:00, Mon-Tue closed.
Canonical: https://www.queeratlas.app/es/san_francisco/venues/powerhouse--565
Venue intelligence
Know before you go
Best arrival window
Powerhouse is a small SoMa leather bar; a promoted gear or kink event can create a capacity hold even when ordinary entry is quick.
Busiest time
Choose the official event feed for a specific gear, jock or leather programme; Sunday afternoon is a different pace from Friday night.
Locals vs visitors
Powerhouse centres gay men, leatherfolk, bears and kink-event participants; an afternoon crowd and a named gear night are not interchangeable.
What to bring or wear
Leather, fetish gear and minimal clubwear fit promoted Powerhouse events, but the dated flyer—not assumption—sets any requirement.
Safety and inclusion
Powerhouse is a gay leather and fetish bar; current staff should answer consent, access and event-boundary questions.
Reviews
4.7 / 5
3 reviews