Few institutions in San Francisco are as crucial to punk as Mabuhay Gardens.

The legendary venue and Filipino restaurant at 435-443 Broadway was ground zero for the Bay’s burgeoning punk scene in the 1970s and ’80s. The lower level of the two-story, 12,000-square-foot venue featured local acts like the Avengers, Dead Kennedys, the Nuns, and touring forces such as Devo, Iggy Pop, the Cramps and many more until its closure in 1987 – a foundational punk club that’s been widely documented and revered since.

Although the building has hosted dinner theater, underground comedy , a monthly morning dance party and more as Fame Venue , the “Fab Mab,” as it was known, never returned to its musical roots – until now.

San Francisco punk band Crime at Mabuhay Gardens. (Ruby Ray)

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