Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Neighborhood bistro with outdoor seating. A favorite breakfast/brunch spot with long waits on the weekend. Dinner is also good and it's less crowded.
286 locals recommend
Zazie
941 Cole St
286 locals recommend
Neighborhood bistro with outdoor seating. A favorite breakfast/brunch spot with long waits on the weekend. Dinner is also good and it's less crowded.
taqueria with burritos, tacos. Good for takeout
48 locals recommend
Gordo Taqueria
1239 9th Ave
48 locals recommend
taqueria with burritos, tacos. Good for takeout
excellent ice cream, classic fountain style
109 locals recommend
The Ice Cream Bar
815 Cole St
109 locals recommend
excellent ice cream, classic fountain style
good neighborhood food and a good bar
50 locals recommend
Kezar Bar & Restaurant
900 Cole St
50 locals recommend
good neighborhood food and a good bar
good pub and excellent local microbrew
177 locals recommend
Magnolia Brewing - Haight
1398 Haight St
177 locals recommend
good pub and excellent local microbrew
42 locals recommend
Citrus Club
1790 Haight St
42 locals recommend
sushi
14 locals recommend
Kamekyo
943 Cole St
14 locals recommend
sushi
basic breakfast, lunch, and dinner
56 locals recommend
Crepevine
624 Irving St
56 locals recommend
basic breakfast, lunch, and dinner
excellent and authentic chinese. Dry fried chicken is a specialty. Long lines
154 locals recommend
San Tung
1031 Irving St
154 locals recommend
excellent and authentic chinese. Dry fried chicken is a specialty. Long lines
terrific ramen
41 locals recommend
Izakaya Sozai
1500 Irving St
41 locals recommend
terrific ramen
pho
27 locals recommend
Pho Huynh Hiep 2 - Kevin’s Noodle House
1833 Irving St
27 locals recommend
pho
pho
28 locals recommend
PPQ Beef Noodle House
1816 Irving St
28 locals recommend
pho
51 locals recommend
Flywheel Coffee Roasters
672 Stanyan St
51 locals recommend
13 locals recommend
The Beanery
602 Irving St
13 locals recommend
27 locals recommend
Snowbird Coffee
1352 9th Ave
27 locals recommend
sushi
101 locals recommend
Ebisu Restaurant
1283 9th Ave
101 locals recommend
sushi
excellent upscale mexican
306 locals recommend
Nopalito
306 Broderick St
306 locals recommend
excellent upscale mexican
excellent coop bakery
320 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Ave
320 locals recommend
excellent coop bakery
right around the corner. good pizza and microbrews
6 locals recommend
Kezar Pizzetta
775 Frederick St
6 locals recommend
right around the corner. good pizza and microbrews
great food and bar. serves food until 1am
504 locals recommend
Nopa
560 Divisadero St
504 locals recommend
great food and bar. serves food until 1am
deep dish, cool spot
360 locals recommend
Little Star Pizza
846 Divisadero St
360 locals recommend
deep dish, cool spot
excellent
458 locals recommend
Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
458 locals recommend
excellent
basic pizzeria
18 locals recommend
Pasquale's Pizzeria
700 Irving St
18 locals recommend
basic pizzeria
good vegetarian and vegan food, a short walk from Ocean Beach
45 locals recommend
Judahlicious
3906 Judah St
45 locals recommend
good vegetarian and vegan food, a short walk from Ocean Beach
Cool bar and restaurant especially known for elaborate cocktails and a menu that features atypical meat cuts and dishes.
137 locals recommend
The Alembic
1725 Haight St
137 locals recommend
Cool bar and restaurant especially known for elaborate cocktails and a menu that features atypical meat cuts and dishes.
Good fresh pho (Vietnamese soup)
Sunflower Garden Authentic Vietnamese Food
1368 9th Ave
Good fresh pho (Vietnamese soup)
Good banh mi
DragonEats
Good banh mi
Delicious authentic Thai cuisine
Khob Khun Thai cuisine & breakfast
Delicious authentic Thai cuisine
The best sourdough in the world!
20 locals recommend
Tartine Inner Sunset
1226 9th Ave
20 locals recommend
The best sourdough in the world!
Small place for delicious ramen
Ushi Taro Ramen
Small place for delicious ramen
Good Mexican food and bar
50 locals recommend
The Taco Shop at Underdogs
1224 9th Avenue
50 locals recommend
Good Mexican food and bar
Good Italian, pizzas, bar
Beretta
Good Italian, pizzas, bar
Good local coffee place in Cole Valley
10 locals recommend
Wooden Cafe
862 Cole St
10 locals recommend
Good local coffee place in Cole Valley
Local place with outdoor patio for breakfast and lunch
52 locals recommend
Cafe Reverie
848 Cole St
52 locals recommend
Local place with outdoor patio for breakfast and lunch
A casual place serving delicious Arabic food in Cole Valley a short walk from our place.
Beit Rima
A casual place serving delicious Arabic food in Cole Valley a short walk from our place.

Drinks & Nightlife

Currently closed...Cool bar with local live music every night. No cover for early shows. Great jazz, blues, and more. One of our favorite bars in San Francisco.
101 locals recommend
Club Deluxe
1511 Haight St
101 locals recommend
Currently closed...Cool bar with local live music every night. No cover for early shows. Great jazz, blues, and more. One of our favorite bars in San Francisco.
classic bar, sports on TV
34 locals recommend
Finnegans Wake
937 Cole St
34 locals recommend
classic bar, sports on TV
sports bar
38 locals recommend
The Kezar Pub
770 Stanyan St
38 locals recommend
sports bar
top venue for live music in San Francisco
200 locals recommend
The Independent
628 Divisadero St
200 locals recommend
top venue for live music in San Francisco
Classic handcrafted cocktails & an inventive bar food menu in a dimly lit, rustic space with booths.
137 locals recommend
The Alembic
1725 Haight St
137 locals recommend
Classic handcrafted cocktails & an inventive bar food menu in a dimly lit, rustic space with booths.
Good draft beers on tap, selection of good wine, friendly owners, and a local scene
The Red Tail Beer & Wine Bar
Good draft beers on tap, selection of good wine, friendly owners, and a local scene
Quirky funky bar on Haight Street
34 locals recommend
Zam Zam Bar
1633 Haight St
34 locals recommend
Quirky funky bar on Haight Street

Parks & Nature

beautiful botanical garden
182 locals recommend
San Francisco Botanical Garden
1199 9th Ave
182 locals recommend
beautiful botanical garden
2 minute walk to enter the park from our house. Big children's playground with a historic carousel is a 3 minute walk from our house. JFK Dr. is close to cars and a wonderful place to walk and ride bikes. Rent bikes at the park entrance at Stanyan and Haight St. or at one of the bike shops on Stanyan. Rent bikes and paddle boats at Stowe Lake. Walk and ride 3 miles through the park to Ocean Beach.
1721 locals recommend
Golden Gate Park
1721 locals recommend
2 minute walk to enter the park from our house. Big children's playground with a historic carousel is a 3 minute walk from our house. JFK Dr. is close to cars and a wonderful place to walk and ride bikes. Rent bikes at the park entrance at Stanyan and Haight St. or at one of the bike shops on Stanyan. Rent bikes and paddle boats at Stowe Lake. Walk and ride 3 miles through the park to Ocean Beach.
Be very careful near the water. Strong swimmers only. World-class surf break from October through March. Rip currents, cold water, and big surf. People die here every year. Great Highway runs along Ocean Beach and is currently close to cars so a nice place to walk and ride bikes. You can actually rent bikes and ride through Golden Gate Park to Great Highway for a 12-mile ride on roads and trails that are often close to cars (especially since Covid).
553 locals recommend
Ocean Beach
La Playa St
553 locals recommend
Be very careful near the water. Strong swimmers only. World-class surf break from October through March. Rip currents, cold water, and big surf. People die here every year. Great Highway runs along Ocean Beach and is currently close to cars so a nice place to walk and ride bikes. You can actually rent bikes and ride through Golden Gate Park to Great Highway for a 12-mile ride on roads and trails that are often close to cars (especially since Covid).
spectacular views of the Golden Gate bridge
694 locals recommend
Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
694 locals recommend
spectacular views of the Golden Gate bridge
Trails through a wooded natural environment that reaches nearly 1,000 feet above sea level at the top of Mt Sutro. There are filtered views and not a spot for expansive views of San Francisco, but it's a favorite spot to get into nature within the City. Trailheads are accessed in a 10-minute walk from our place.
17 locals recommend
Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve
17 locals recommend
Trails through a wooded natural environment that reaches nearly 1,000 feet above sea level at the top of Mt Sutro. There are filtered views and not a spot for expansive views of San Francisco, but it's a favorite spot to get into nature within the City. Trailheads are accessed in a 10-minute walk from our place.
A beautiful park along the Bay with great views of Golden Gate Bridge. You can park near the bridge and get close for a wonderful perspective of this iconic and impressive structure.
426 locals recommend
Crissy Field
426 locals recommend
A beautiful park along the Bay with great views of Golden Gate Bridge. You can park near the bridge and get close for a wonderful perspective of this iconic and impressive structure.
Take a ferry to this island on SF Bay with hiking trails and views of SF, GG Bridge, and more. Perhaps a nice alternative to Alcatraz. Take a picnic and don't miss the last ferry back!
106 locals recommend
Angel Island
106 locals recommend
Take a ferry to this island on SF Bay with hiking trails and views of SF, GG Bridge, and more. Perhaps a nice alternative to Alcatraz. Take a picnic and don't miss the last ferry back!

Essentials

small market 2 blocks away
6 locals recommend
U C Market
1251 3rd Ave
6 locals recommend
small market 2 blocks away
liquor store
Parkview Market
501 Frederick St
liquor store
664 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
450 Rhode Island St
664 locals recommend
76 locals recommend
Andronico's
1200 Irving St
76 locals recommend
Excellent market owned by local family with wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, butcher, beer and wine, gourmet food, and almost anything you'd want to eat
Gus's
Excellent market owned by local family with wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, butcher, beer and wine, gourmet food, and almost anything you'd want to eat
Good local hardware shop with everything you expect from a hardware store and much more
52 locals recommend
Cole Hardware
956 Cole St
52 locals recommend
Good local hardware shop with everything you expect from a hardware store and much more

Arts & Culture

Fine art museum in Golden Gate Park. Great views of the City from the observatory.
999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
999 locals recommend
Fine art museum in Golden Gate Park. Great views of the City from the observatory.
internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend
internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art
World class jazz venue with shows many nights of the week.
114 locals recommend
SFJAZZ
201 Franklin St
114 locals recommend
World class jazz venue with shows many nights of the week.

Entertainment & Activities

world class science and natural history museum. The aquarium is spectacular, planetarium, and much more.
116 locals recommend
Academy Of Sciences station
116 locals recommend
world class science and natural history museum. The aquarium is spectacular, planetarium, and much more.
299 locals recommend
San Francisco Zoo
Upper Great Highway
299 locals recommend
A large children's park 5 minutes from our place, features a historic carousel that kids will love.
52 locals recommend
Koret Playground
52 locals recommend
A large children's park 5 minutes from our place, features a historic carousel that kids will love.
Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park offering views of the City.
13 locals recommend
SkyStar Wheel
2860 Bowl Dr
13 locals recommend
Ferris wheel in Golden Gate Park offering views of the City.
A new tennis complex open day and night that is a 10 minute walk from our place.
Lisa & Douglas Goldman Tennis Center
50 Bowling Green Drive
A new tennis complex open day and night that is a 10 minute walk from our place.
San Francisco Giants ballpark. Fun place to catch a game!
596 locals recommend
Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
596 locals recommend
San Francisco Giants ballpark. Fun place to catch a game!
Rent a paddle board and go out in SF Bay.
45 locals recommend
Sea Trek Kayak and Stand Up Paddle Board Center
2100 Bridgeway
45 locals recommend
Rent a paddle board and go out in SF Bay.

Shopping

excellent selection of cheese and wine. Good sandwiches.
38 locals recommend
Say Cheese
856 Cole St
38 locals recommend
excellent selection of cheese and wine. Good sandwiches.
Stylish hipster streetwear with local flair & cool house goods are the draw at this modern boutique.
19 locals recommend
Upper Playground
220 Fillmore St
19 locals recommend
Stylish hipster streetwear with local flair & cool house goods are the draw at this modern boutique.
Popular spot for shopping. The street scene can be "gritty" and is not for everyone!
10 locals recommend
Haight Street
Haight Street
10 locals recommend
Popular spot for shopping. The street scene can be "gritty" and is not for everyone!
Huge selection and great place to shop for vinyl and obscure music
79 locals recommend
Amoeba Music
1855 Haight St
79 locals recommend
Huge selection and great place to shop for vinyl and obscure music