Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
A San Francisco Institution..great coffee in a nice quiet Hayes Valley street with plantings and places to sit. A great way to get the feel of the area.
373 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden StA San Francisco Institution..great coffee in a nice quiet Hayes Valley street with plantings and places to sit. A great way to get the feel of the area.
Virtually where California cooking back back in the 80's. Great food, locally grown, great space with lots of light and a fun place to people watch.
165 locals recommend
Zuni Café
1658 Market StVirtually where California cooking back back in the 80's. Great food, locally grown, great space with lots of light and a fun place to people watch.
A lively belle epoch style brasserie featuring smart Cal-French food also boast an old school bar scene with a text-book sized drink menu and superb cocktails.
121 locals recommend
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
398 Hayes StA lively belle epoch style brasserie featuring smart Cal-French food also boast an old school bar scene with a text-book sized drink menu and superb cocktails.
Awesome beer selection to wash down the hearty Bavarian fare with a fresh California influence and its sparse decor and awful acoustics with sassy waitresses and the meat-and-potatoes menu.
158 locals recommend
Suppenküche
525 Laguna StAwesome beer selection to wash down the hearty Bavarian fare with a fresh California influence and its sparse decor and awful acoustics with sassy waitresses and the meat-and-potatoes menu.
A Carnival-themed restaurant that has a tilt-a-whirl car is a fun and unpretentious hang-out for people who share an addiction for concession food.
43 locals recommend
Straw
203 Octavia BoulevardA Carnival-themed restaurant that has a tilt-a-whirl car is a fun and unpretentious hang-out for people who share an addiction for concession food.
Drinks & Nightlife
One of SF's only beer gardens, a great outdoor spot in the center of the action across from Patricia's Green and Hayes Valley's living street Linden Street.
216 locals recommend
Smitten Ice Cream
432 Octavia StOne of SF's only beer gardens, a great outdoor spot in the center of the action across from Patricia's Green and Hayes Valley's living street Linden Street.
Shopping
A great store for well-made and aesthetically classic goods. They carry many items that are made in the United States, and also sell items that are made responsibly in countries around the world.
15 locals recommend
Unionmade Goods
493 Sanchez StA great store for well-made and aesthetically classic goods. They carry many items that are made in the United States, and also sell items that are made responsibly in countries around the world.
Essentials
This store is so tiny and yet it always seems to have every random thing I'm looking for. Best of all, it's all health foods.
28 locals recommend
Nabila's Natural
559 Hayes StThis store is so tiny and yet it always seems to have every random thing I'm looking for. Best of all, it's all health foods.
A great local gym with free weights, cardio, and classes. They also offer chiro, massage and facial services. No shower but it is a block from the flat.
Live Fit Gym • Hayes Valley
301 Fell StA great local gym with free weights, cardio, and classes. They also offer chiro, massage and facial services. No shower but it is a block from the flat.
Walgreens
300 Gough StWalgreens has everything you need
Arts & Culture
SFJAZZ
201 Franklin StGreat Jazz Venue
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness AveSF Orchestra and other special guest
San Francisco Opera
301 Van Ness AveWorld Famous SF Opera House
Getting Around
Van Ness MUNI Metro Station
Closest Underground Station to the flat
Parks & Nature
Great urban park with art, dogs and close to Ritual Coffee and Smitten Ice Cream.
59 locals recommend
Patricia’s Green In Hayes Valley
50 Oak StGreat urban park with art, dogs and close to Ritual Coffee and Smitten Ice Cream.