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At Black Cat, we're a swanky jazz lounge, cocktail bar & New American bistro where every night feels like a date night. Located on Eddy Street in San Francisco's Alameda neighborhood, our two levels of seating invite you to linger over craft cocktails and indulge in small plates...

Black cat

Bar · Alameda

4.3 · 1,075 reviews Google
Yelp 3.5 (522) TripAdvisor 3.8 (59)

About Black cat

At Black Cat, we're a swanky jazz lounge, cocktail bar & New American bistro where every night feels like a date night. Located on Eddy Street in San Francisco's Alameda neighborhood, our two levels of seating invite you to linger over craft cocktails and indulge in small plates that will leave you...

At Black Cat, we're a swanky jazz lounge, cocktail bar & New American bistro where every night feels like a date night. Located on Eddy Street in San Francisco's Alameda neighborhood, our two levels of seating invite you to linger over craft cocktails and indulge in small plates that will leave you wanting more. We've been praised for our exceptional service, with servers who know just how to balance your drink order with the perfect plate pairing. Whether it's a romantic evening or a night out with friends, our intimate atmosphere and live music set the tone for an unforgettable experience – ask about our signature burrata appetizer, expertly crafted by our chef to delight even the most discerning palates.

What Customers Say About Black cat

Black Cat is a popular jazz club known for its great live music, intimate atmosphere, and friendly staff. Many reviewers rave about the food, especially the chicken dishes and cocktails. Some find the pricing and mandatory service charges a bit high.

Popular Dishes

chicken dish max and cheese lemon curd chicken truffle fries olive oil cake Caesar salad with chicken bruleed pineapple old fashioned New York steak

Best For

Couples Groups Late Night

Tip: Make reservations in advance. Be prepared for a minimum spend and a 22% service charge. The jazz club is downstairs, almost like a speakeasy.

Features

🅿️ Parking Accessible
🛋️ Cozy 💕 Romantic Trendy 👔 Upscale 👥 Groups

What to see nearby

YMCA Hotel
Heritage
A 79m

YMCA Hotel

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Herald Hotel
Heritage
A 138m

Herald Hotel

edificio

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San Francisco Central YMCA
Heritage
A 198m

San Francisco Central YMCA

edificio

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Boeddeker Park
A 205m

Boeddeker Park

parque

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Hibernia Bank (San Francisco)
A 286m

Hibernia Bank (San Francisco)

edificio

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Glide Memorial Church
A 340m

Glide Memorial Church

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Explore the area around Black cat

Black cat is located in Alameda, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.

Historical Heritage

  • YMCA Hotel (A 79m) Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Herald Hotel (A 138m) — historic building in San Francisco, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • San Francisco Central YMCA (A 198m) — historic building in San Francisco, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
  • Dr. Martin M. Krotoszyner Medical Offices and House (A 508m) — historic building in San Francisco, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos

Museums

  • SF Camerawork (A 417m)

Religious Buildings

  • Glide Memorial Church (A 340m) — church in San Francisco

Parks & Gardens

  • Boeddeker Park (A 205m) — park in Tenderloin neighborhood of San Francisco
  • Sergeant John Macaulay Park (A 354m) — park in the United States of America

Other Points of Interest

  • Hibernia Bank (San Francisco) (A 286m) — American bank located in San Francisco, California
  • Monumento a Simón Bolívar (A 346m)

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Frequently asked questions about Black cat

Black cat is located at 400 Eddy St, San Francisco, CA 94109, Alameda.
Near Black cat you can find points of interest such as YMCA Hotel, Herald Hotel, San Francisco Central YMCA, Boeddeker Park.
Black cat offers bar cuisine.
Black cat has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Black cat offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway.
The most recommended dishes at Black cat based on customer reviews are: chicken dish, max and cheese, lemon curd chicken, truffle fries, olive oil cake.
Black cat is ideal for couples, groups, late night.
Black Cat is a popular jazz club known for its great live music, intimate atmosphere, and friendly staff. Many reviewers rave about the food, especially the chicken dishes and cocktails. Some find the pricing and mandatory service charges a bit high.
Make reservations in advance. Be prepared for a minimum spend and a 22% service charge. The jazz club is downstairs, almost like a speakeasy.
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Black cat Alameda Reviews

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Jenna André

Manager was very accommodating to us when the seating had to be rearranged for a big band. Great cocktails too.

Brandon Ortiz
Brandon Ortiz

Wonderful venue and show! It has limited seating with guests that stay for hours and overhead costs in every direction. Good job making it work for live jazz! If you’re more eager to scrutinize a moderate spend than appreciate a unique experience, it’s probably better to pass

Julia Dyer
Julia Dyer

I saw the Joel Frahm Trio at the Black Cat Jazz Supper Club, and the entire experience was phenomenal. The venue itself is intimate and stylish, the kind of place that sets the perfect tone for a night of great music. The service was warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. My meal was absolutely delicious—beautifully prepared and full of flavor. And the music… truly sensational. The Joel Frahm Trio lit up the room with incredible energy, artistry, and connection. If you’re looking for a special night out filled with outstanding food, exceptional service, and world-class jazz, the Black Cat is a must. I can’t wait to go back.

Chris Weltzien
Chris Weltzien

My wife and I went with friends for the first time on Friday night. It is fantastic. We saw a solid jazz trio, had a great meal (fried chicken is more of the "tenders" variety but is still awesome -- the shrimp and grits were yummy) and really enjoyed ourselves. The vibe and staff make for a great night.

Robert Jackson
Robert Jackson

I really enjoyed my experience here. Please do not sleep on the Black Cat Jazz Supper Club. I had the pre fix meal: wedge salad, double smash burger (w/ fries that came with both ranch and ketchup) and for dessert a key lime pie. The drinks were delicate but strong in the best way. The service was swift and very courteous. The neighborhood is a bit rough but please don’t let that stop you from going. (If you don’t like cities what happens within the limits, please go visit Kansas). An SF staple, please visit and don’t miss out on some great jazz talent!

Jonas Scheiner
Jonas Scheiner

Just a wonderful place. Fans of authentic jazz experiences will love it. Cozy, stylish, warm, nice staff, good food. Keeping the culture alive. So happy I could be a guest.

Sara Ameri
Sara Ameri

Cozy space with fun lighting in dark colors. Jazz band was great!

Ignacio González González
Ignacio González González

Great vibes, great jazz and fantastic jazz. Had a great time here. Surprisingly…food is really good! The Caesar salad with chicken was AMAZING. Was not expecting it but the Caesar sauce (home made obviously) was super yummy and the chicken was top notch. It’s a pricey place in a terrible location (literally middle of tenderloin), but everything is great if you Uber in and out. Super recommended

Jordana Lobo
Jordana Lobo

Such a great experience, my first time in a jazz club , music food and the ambiance was great, oh my god i loved the chicken dish that I ordered , my server was so good and staff were very friendly , we got a great sitting spot, come visit this place, it gave me the John wick feeling 🤣, if you know what I mean 😆

Jenna Moore, Performance Dietitian
Jenna Moore, Performance Dietitian

Oh my Good God this place. 🔥 You would be CRAZY not to try the bruleed pineapple old fashioned. Here is the old fashioned menu - it's all you need. Aran the bartender up top is phenomenal. Bryce downstairs is fantastic as well. If you're looking for an experience in San Francisco you should definitely come here. ♥️

Jackson Wade
Jackson Wade

An excellent experience!! I came here for a date night with my girl, and it was amazingly intimate and the vibes were amazing. The live performance was amazing, and the food is excellent. Definitely recommend the max and cheese, as well as the lemon curd chicken. The truffle fries are also exceptional.

John Wyss
John Wyss

Whenever I'm in town, this is my favorite place to hang out. The jazz club is downstairs, almost like a speakeasy below the restaurant. Restaurant. Just kind of have to know it's there. I've never been disappointed with the music or the drinks. It's small but often people dress classy to go there. If you go, please approach this stage and show your appreciation with the tip for the musicians who rotate in.

Susan -A
Susan -A

This is a great place we stumbled upon as we were looking for some jazz music. Our server Josey was friendly and attentive. We weren’t too hungry so we ordered a burger to split. The burger was delicious. Music was awesome. Cool decor, friendly staff, happening place. We’ll definitely be back.

Steve Reiser
Steve Reiser

A super cool spot with great live music. We've been 4-5 times. Be sure to make reservations, head downstairs and step right in to an underground jazz vibe right out of the 1930s. Great cocktails and a limited, but tasty menu. We were just grazing, so we split a New York steak - it was just perfect.

Alejandro Carrillo
Alejandro Carrillo

Thanks to Jessica the bartender downstairs I was able to enjoy very good drinks and also a delicious olive oil cake. She very attentive, prices were very reasonable, and all recommendations were on point. This experience would have been different if it was someone else I'm sure. **The hostess wasn't the nicest person as she was rude when I tried opening the door not realizing they weren't open. Other than that the popcorn was delicious, I'm thinking of coming here on a date or with friends to enjoy more of the jazz music downstairs. This is definitely a hidden gem in the tenderloin.

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Jessica I

Cool atmosphere. Small and intimate. Shrimp and grits pretty good, and I don’t usually like shrimp and grits. Expect to easily pay $100 per person for a show. Initial hostess was very friendly. Bartender (lady, blond?, curly hair) Sunday 3/1 at 9:30 pm show- pretty terrible. Didn’t acknowledge me until another server came over to the bar. Didn’t talk to me again the whole time. Had to struggle to get my check at the end. Maybe because of the automatic 22% service charge they add, there’s no incentive for her to try? Also, last place and only new place I used my card before it got compromised today. Just saying *4 stars because I like that this place provides a venue for jazz/jazz-adjacent music.

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Neil D'Auria

Fantastic local talent, very expensive for what the served, club has a great vibe, but neighborhood worst I have ever been in. I am from NYC , so not bothered by big city problems, but people shooting up and smoking crack outside the front door is a deal breaker. SF , get your act together, you are handcuffing this and other businesses ...

B W
B W

Nice intimate jazz lounge. Musical artist are great and you feel like you are part of the band. Food is surprisingly good. Service manages the crowd the best possible with a professional and friendly approach. Seating in some areas can feel a little tight which could be tolerated a little more if it didn't get so hot and stuffy. I'm not sure if there's a ventilation, HVAC, another issue or because this venue is underground that keeps the room hot and stuffy but this puts a definite damper on the experience.

Jonathan
Jonathan

music was superb, drinks were solid but unfortunately the food fell short. the steak had the tendon attached and the caesar salad was too salty. I'd get bar food instead of proper food here

Fiorella Calderoni
Fiorella Calderoni

The tickets only get you in the door, then there's the minimum spend and the 22% service charge. The food was really subpar given the price, and the service was poor. They forgot about our drinks for a while. The music was the best part but I'd look for a different venue next time without $50 martinis, or the sketchy characters outside the door

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Florestan Lefevre

Went twice. Great music and food, but the beverage program needs work. The $14 mocktails were way too sweet to drink on our second visit, and even the replacements didn't improve. With taxes and the automatic fees added to the bill, we paid $56 for a bottle of pelegrino and two mocktails we couldn't drink. It felt like poor value for the price point.

Nelda Fernandez
Nelda Fernandez

I struggled with how many stars to give in this review. The food was very flavourful and the service was exceptional, but I wasn't fond of the jazz group. To me jazz is classy, but this was a whole different experience for me. In my opinion, the music was definitely not classy. There was a lot of vulgar language used during the performance. As soon as we were done eating we asked for our check so we could leave. We did not want to stay to end of the performance. We paid $45 per person for our reservation, and another $90 per person for dinner and one drink. For the price we paid it would have been nice to enjoy a good performance.

Asha Krish
Asha Krish

Music was wonderful. Service was atrocious. They also charge you $4 for your mixer. Like gin and pineapple is the gin price and 4 dollars for the pineapple. Which is interesting and never heard of. Bartender was so rude it was crazy.

K L
K L

The visiting band was great. Everything else was mediocre, and the hospitality was terrible. This establish hides fees in layers, ticket price, service fee for ticket, over priced food and drinks, 22% service charge, arbitrary minimum order amount, and then a really pushy attitude if you don't order food and drink at the pace you want. This ruins the whole experience. When asked the owner rudely tells me this is the cost of business, I should understand this is a business. This could all be solved if they were up front about costs, but instead they decide to hide it and make you feel like the idiot for not understanding how businesses work. If you want to listen to jazz music do so elsewhere.

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🕐 Hours Today
6-11PM
Rating
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💬 Reviews
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📞 Phone
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🌐 Website
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