Guidebook for San Francisco
Drinks & Nightlife
The local Urban Retreat watering hole - regularly frequented by European and foreign travelers
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Bacchus Kirk
925 Bush StThe local Urban Retreat watering hole - regularly frequented by European and foreign travelers
Rickhouse
246 Kearny StA art deco-era styled speak easy
The Irish Bank
10 Mark LnWe love the Irish and their Bars - one of the best
A local favorite right above the Stockton Street Tunnel - from outside look out and see vibrant Union Square from a rarely scene vantage point
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Tunnel Top Lounge and Bar
601 Bush StA local favorite right above the Stockton Street Tunnel - from outside look out and see vibrant Union Square from a rarely scene vantage point
Velvet Room
495 Geary StHitchcock made this bar also known as The Redwood Room famous in Vertigo - brilliant
Food Scene
Caffe Cento
801 Powell StAmazing art deco caffe - grab a cup of joe and head to Huntington Park
Fresh coffee by bicycle and simply delicious sandwiches and pastries
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Another Cafe
1191 Pine StFresh coffee by bicycle and simply delicious sandwiches and pastries
Experience the mission by walking the vibrant, energy-filled streets and this great cafe
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Sugarlump
2862 24th StreetExperience the mission by walking the vibrant, energy-filled streets and this great cafe
Sightglass Coffee
270 7th StCoffee de jure
Coffee de jure - no, really - featured in the New York Times and housing a 14th-century-like halogen coffee brewing contraption
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Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden StCoffee de jure - no, really - featured in the New York Times and housing a 14th-century-like halogen coffee brewing contraption
Nob Hill Grille
969 Hyde StreetGreat eats
Nob Hill Cafe
1152 Taylor StMy favorite pasta gem right up Taylor Street
Want to find out the history of Nob Hill? Come here and learn about the Big 4 railroad tycoons and their massive estates that once lined Huntington Park
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The Big 4
1075 California StreetWant to find out the history of Nob Hill? Come here and learn about the Big 4 railroad tycoons and their massive estates that once lined Huntington Park
A rain-filled, thunder-booming and lightning-bright entertaining tiki bar
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Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
950 Mason StA rain-filled, thunder-booming and lightning-bright entertaining tiki bar
The famous Top of the Mark with dancing, food and drink along with panoramic views of the Bay
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Top of the Mark
999 California StThe famous Top of the Mark with dancing, food and drink along with panoramic views of the Bay
My favorite place for Chinese - warm, friendly staff with the best xiao long bao outside of Shanghi
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Hunan Home's Restaurant
622 Jackson StMy favorite place for Chinese - warm, friendly staff with the best xiao long bao outside of Shanghi
Wayfare Tavern
558 Sacramento StHigh-end cuisine set in style
Paladar Cafe Cubano
329 Kearny StreetStellar Cuban cuisine (try the lime-aid and Corona beer concoction)
Down an alley way you'll find this superb French Restaurant
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Cafe Claude
7 Claude LnDown an alley way you'll find this superb French Restaurant
Paris at the Dragon's Gate entryway to Chinatown
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Café de la Presse
352 Grant AveParis at the Dragon's Gate entryway to Chinatown
Another art deco-styled speak easy with live jazz music nightly - definitely a must go
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Burritt Room + Tavern
417 Stockton StAnother art deco-styled speak easy with live jazz music nightly - definitely a must go
Bouche
603 Bush StBouche on Bush - marvelously French and divine dining
Masa's Restaurant
648 Bush StreetAnother fantastic spot
A French-Vietnamese boutique restaurant
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Rue Lepic French Restaurant
900 Pine StA French-Vietnamese boutique restaurant
Go here first and you may not dine anywhere else your whole trip (it's right around the corner to boot); in addition to farm-to-table cuisine it hosts cook with the chef classes
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Sweet Woodruff
798 Sutter StreetGo here first and you may not dine anywhere else your whole trip (it's right around the corner to boot); in addition to farm-to-table cuisine it hosts cook with the chef classes
By the same Chef as The Sentinel lunch spot downtown, prepare yourself for culinary excellence
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Canteen
817 Sutter StreetBy the same Chef as The Sentinel lunch spot downtown, prepare yourself for culinary excellence
Fleur De Lys
A high-end French delight
Farm : Table
754 Post StSmall, unassuming cafe with an unexpected flare
French-Vietnamese, Michelin rated restaurant with a bar and dancing up top
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Le Colonial
20 Cosmo PlFrench-Vietnamese, Michelin rated restaurant with a bar and dancing up top
Live DJ, fresh Japanese Sushi - best in city
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Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar
619 Taylor StLive DJ, fresh Japanese Sushi - best in city
Farallon
Mind-boggling, surreal seafood (great happy hour, too)
The Rotunda
150 Stockton StreetNeiman Marcus Cafe - very sheik
Unassuming, lose yourself in California cuisine right down from Dolores Park
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Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th StUnassuming, lose yourself in California cuisine right down from Dolores Park
Counterpart to Delfina, the Pizzeria will send your taste buds to nirvana
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Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th StCounterpart to Delfina, the Pizzeria will send your taste buds to nirvana
Toast Cafe
31 Sunnyside AvenueExplore Mill Valley - a quaint Marin oasis - and eat at this beyond words Cafe
Watch the sun dip into the Pacific alongside a seemingly never ending stretch of beach
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Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant
1000 Great HwyWatch the sun dip into the Pacific alongside a seemingly never ending stretch of beach
RN74
301 Mission StreetWine and cuisine de jour
Flour + Water
2401 Harrison StCuisine de jour