Guidebook for San Francisco
Essentials
The closest market to the house, this small cute shop has all the food basics including fruit, veg, good bread, flowers, and good/small/cheap sandwiched to pack to the park. CASH ONLY
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Courtney's Produce
101 Castro StThe closest market to the house, this small cute shop has all the food basics including fruit, veg, good bread, flowers, and good/small/cheap sandwiched to pack to the park. CASH ONLY
A larger market with GREAT produce, more selection, and great deli salads. No butcher, but a great selection of quality foods.
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Harvest Ranch Market
2285 Market StreetA larger market with GREAT produce, more selection, and great deli salads. No butcher, but a great selection of quality foods.
One of the best selections of bottled beers in the city. They also have good wines, liquors, hummus, cheese, and ice cream.
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Healthy Spirits
300 Valencia StOne of the best selections of bottled beers in the city. They also have good wines, liquors, hummus, cheese, and ice cream.
Huge chain grocery store. I wouldn't recommend it but if you need a 1 stop shop, this is it.
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Safeway
2020 Market StHuge chain grocery store. I wouldn't recommend it but if you need a 1 stop shop, this is it.
Lo-Cost Meat Market
498 Haight StThe best local butcher. Not a lot of other choices really... just Safeway
Food Scene
Cheap and delicious Vienamese sandwich shop (bahn-mi). Small selection, but it's GOOD and FAST.
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Dinosaurs
50 Eureka DrCheap and delicious Vienamese sandwich shop (bahn-mi). Small selection, but it's GOOD and FAST.
Delicious local mexican restaurant popular with the hipsters. Great food, reasonable prices, and it's open til 11pm. Try the plantain burrito!
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The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero StDelicious local mexican restaurant popular with the hipsters. Great food, reasonable prices, and it's open til 11pm. Try the plantain burrito!
GREAT restaurant with a small selection of pastas, pizzas, meat, fish etc. Mains from $9-$15.
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Chow Food Bar
215 Church StGREAT restaurant with a small selection of pastas, pizzas, meat, fish etc. Mains from $9-$15.
Very popular restaurant with small but creative dishes and a great wine selection. Seriously good food. Mains from $15-$20, and you're gonna need some appetizers.
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Starbelly
3583 16th StVery popular restaurant with small but creative dishes and a great wine selection. Seriously good food. Mains from $15-$20, and you're gonna need some appetizers.
Good savory and sweet crepes, hot sandwiches, breakfast, and outdoor seating. Delicious.
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Squat & Gobble Cafe
3600 16th StGood savory and sweet crepes, hot sandwiches, breakfast, and outdoor seating. Delicious.
Popular outdoor cafe that's great for brunch, or drinks all day.
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Flore on Market
2298 Market StPopular outdoor cafe that's great for brunch, or drinks all day.
BurgerMeister
86 Carl StBest burgers in the city.
Chevron
2399 Market StHas a small selection of fresh creme brules on hand, open most nights.
Tiny cookie shop selling fresh hot cookies, cold milk, and sexy underwear. Hey, it's the Castro
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Hot Cookie
1817 Castro StTiny cookie shop selling fresh hot cookies, cold milk, and sexy underwear. Hey, it's the Castro
Tasty gluten-free Argentinian sandwiches. Think stewed meats + avocado between sweet corn pancakes.
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Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
401 Valencia StTasty gluten-free Argentinian sandwiches. Think stewed meats + avocado between sweet corn pancakes.
Awesome ice cream, always with a huge line. It's right across the street from a super popular park... so that's why.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th StAwesome ice cream, always with a huge line. It's right across the street from a super popular park... so that's why.
Philz Coffee
3101 24th StGood coffee, good location.
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden StSuper good coffee!!!
Ritual Coffee Roasters
1026 Valencia StSome of the best coffee in the city.
Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission StPopular restaurant that screens some movies too.
Drinks & Nightlife
Churchill
198 Church StSmall and loud straight bar. It's ok.
Great small bar with beers on tap and a pool table. CASH ONLY
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The Page
298 Divisadero StGreat small bar with beers on tap and a pool table. CASH ONLY
Lookout
3600 16th StPopular and crowded gay bar
Currently one of the most popular gay bars in the Castro. Good music and an energetic vibe.
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Toad Hall
4146 18th StCurrently one of the most popular gay bars in the Castro. Good music and an energetic vibe.
Downstairs there's a bar with live music every night of the week. See who'd playing at http://www.cafedunord.com/
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Cafe Du Nord
2174 Market StDownstairs there's a bar with live music every night of the week. See who'd playing at http://www.cafedunord.com/
Fun lounge atmosphere. Drink like a local. Tons of great bars near 16th and Valencia.
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Casanova Lounge
527 Valencia StFun lounge atmosphere. Drink like a local. Tons of great bars near 16th and Valencia.
The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th StreetGreat beer selection and classy to boot!
Good little bar, sometimes has live music without a cover
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Bond Bar
3079 16th StGood little bar, sometimes has live music without a cover
Big LOUD bar, young vibe, often has live music with a cover
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The Valencia Room
647 Valencia StBig LOUD bar, young vibe, often has live music with a cover
A local legend, this grungy hangout has lots of outdoor seating and the best bloody marys in town.
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Zeitgeist
199 Valencia StA local legend, this grungy hangout has lots of outdoor seating and the best bloody marys in town.
Vinyl Coffee and Wine Bar
359 Divisadero StA nice little wine bar
Fly
762 Divisadero StNothing too special, but worth a peek if you're going by.
Shopping
Fun little shop for the ladies full of locally designed clothing, jewelry, and custom painted furniture.
Swankety Swank
289 Divisadero StreetFun little shop for the ladies full of locally designed clothing, jewelry, and custom painted furniture.
Quality used clothing consignment shop. Definitely worth a peek, if only at the shoe selection. This is not the salvation army... they only sell good stuff here.
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Crossroads Trading
1901 Fillmore StQuality used clothing consignment shop. Definitely worth a peek, if only at the shoe selection. This is not the salvation army... they only sell good stuff here.
Walgreens
4645 Mission StWalgreens has medecine, toiletries, and basic makeup.
Sightseeing
Small park with an awesome view of the city. There's a secret path to the peak right behind the tennis courts.
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Ipharki ye-Corona Heights
Museum WaySmall park with an awesome view of the city. There's a secret path to the peak right behind the tennis courts.
The brightly painted victorian houses that everyone's gotta go see.
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Painted Ladies
Hayes StreetThe brightly painted victorian houses that everyone's gotta go see.
Haight Street has lots of bars, clothing shops, tourist junk, and subpar restaurants. If you want to buy weed, just ask any of the 'street kids' here... the cops won't bother you, or so I've heard ;)
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Haight-Ashbury
Haight Street has lots of bars, clothing shops, tourist junk, and subpar restaurants. If you want to buy weed, just ask any of the 'street kids' here... the cops won't bother you, or so I've heard ;)
Everything Else
Chase Bank
3998 24th StIt's a bank. They have ATMs.
Bank of America Financial Center
501 Castro StIt's a bank. They have ATMs.
262 Noe St
262 Noe StreetThis is the closest one to my house
One of the great SF theaters. Make reservations online.
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AMC Kabuki 8
1881 Post StOne of the great SF theaters. Make reservations online.
A local landmark and featuring a great mix of old and new stuff. Check out the schedule! http://www.castrotheatre.com/calendar.htm
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro StA local landmark and featuring a great mix of old and new stuff. Check out the schedule! http://www.castrotheatre.com/calendar.htm