The Liberties closes after 25 years in SF’s Mission District

San Francisco Chronicle · Aidin Vaziri · 2026-10-08 02:38 UTC

The Liberties, a longtime Irish bar at 22nd and Guerrero streets, has closed indefinitely as owner Ian Duggan faces a financial dispute.

The Liberties, the longtime Irish bar and restaurant at Guerrero and 22nd streets in San Francisco, has closed indefinitely, leaving the future of a Mission District institution uncertain.

Owner Ian Duggan said financial problems, including a legal dispute over a business loan, have made it difficult to keep the restaurant open. He told Mission Local, which first reported the closure, that he is trying to resolve the dispute and is considering finding a new operator to take over the business.

Duggan announced on Instagram in September that the Liberties would close for Labor Day and reopen the following Tuesday. It never did.

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