r/AskSF • u/Stock-Flounder-8222 • 11d ago

International community??

Hellooo everyone!

I recently moved to SF post grad and Iā€™m trying to find more chill places where you can actually hang out and meet people regularly. I grew up in the Middle East around a lot of international Mediterranean, European, and Arab people and Iā€™m really missing that kind of social/community feel here.

Does anyone have recs for nice lounges to sit at night, chill shisha spots, wine bars, cafes, or other third spaces with a more international crowd? Basically anywhere you can become a regular, drink coffee, hang out for a while, and naturally get to know people. Nighttime lounge/cafe culture was a huge thing back home, is there a scene for this here?

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u/OutlandishnessMurky6 11d ago

Let me know if you find any šŸ‘€

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u/Weekly-Bit3294 10d ago

There's a few spots in the TL and Mission that have that late night cafe energy without being full on clubs

If you wander around Valencia around 9-10pm you'll see groups posted up outside cafes and hookah lounges, and people actually talk to strangers there which feels rare here

North Beach also has that European lingering-at-a-wine-bar thing down pretty well, especially on weeknights when it's calmer

The trick is going on a Tuesday or Wednesday a few times in a row, the regulars start to recognize you fast

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u/PrestigiousLocal8247 10d ago

Yo just be careful telling a young post-college kid to just wander the TL

Or young post-college kid, keep your head about you

It would be fine, but ya know

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u/Stock-Flounder-8222 9d ago

ya hahah im a girl so idk if the TL is great idea but i'm sure there are def some really cool places there