Guidebook for San Francisco
Everything Else
La Taqueria
2889 Mission Stmy favorite taco shop
Closest grocery store. Good for milk, eggs, cheese, fresh bread, gourmet chocolates, and an always fresh salad bar.
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Valencia Whole Foods
999 Valencia StClosest grocery store. Good for milk, eggs, cheese, fresh bread, gourmet chocolates, and an always fresh salad bar.
Art gallery and gathering space. On Friday nights they have food carts and folks hanging out in their cool backyard. Check out the fish pond in their bathroom!
Fabric8 art gallery
3318 22nd StArt gallery and gathering space. On Friday nights they have food carts and folks hanging out in their cool backyard. Check out the fish pond in their bathroom!
Essentials
Lucca Ravioli Company
1100 Valencia StItalian deli, homemade ravioli and sauces
Food Scene
Call 3 days ahead and you can pick up fresh, hot, just out of the over bread. Also worth the line for the lemon tart and bread pudding!
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero StCall 3 days ahead and you can pick up fresh, hot, just out of the over bread. Also worth the line for the lemon tart and bread pudding!
You can't go wrong here if you like Peruvian food.
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Limón Rotisserie
524 Valencia StYou can't go wrong here if you like Peruvian food.
Yummy noodles and soup. I order to go because the line here is crazy and there are only 10 seats!
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Yamo
3406 18th StYummy noodles and soup. I order to go because the line here is crazy and there are only 10 seats!
open late for pizza and small plates. Kind of expensive but well thought through dishes.
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Beretta
1199 Valencia Stopen late for pizza and small plates. Kind of expensive but well thought through dishes.
Pizza by the slice. Hard to walk past without wanting a slice. Open late.
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Serrano's Pizza and Pasta
3274 21st StPizza by the slice. Hard to walk past without wanting a slice. Open late.
A little expensive but really wonderful curries and rice dishes. I love their pumpkin curry with tofu and coconut rice. Delish!
Also open late.
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OSHA THAI RESTAURANT
819 Valencia StreetA little expensive but really wonderful curries and rice dishes. I love their pumpkin curry with tofu and coconut rice. Delish!
Also open late.
Popular breakfast spot. A line tends to form around 10am.
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Boogaloos
3296 22nd StPopular breakfast spot. A line tends to form around 10am.
Where I buy my coffee every morning. No line and the drip coffee is just the way I like it.
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Rodger's Coffee & Tea
3520 20th StreetWhere I buy my coffee every morning. No line and the drip coffee is just the way I like it.
Delicious brunch (try the pop tart) and dinner. $$$$
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Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission StDelicious brunch (try the pop tart) and dinner. $$$$
The other south Indian restaurant within a block of our house!
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DOSA on Valencia
995 Valencia StThe other south Indian restaurant within a block of our house!
South Indian restaurant within a block of our house.
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Udupi Palace
1007 Valencia StSouth Indian restaurant within a block of our house.
Very special , pricey but not pretentious at all! This is a great date restaurant.
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Loló
974 Valencia StVery special , pricey but not pretentious at all! This is a great date restaurant.
Esperpento Restaurant
3295 22nd StLove the lobster paella. Tapas until late!
solid Ethiopian food. tends to be busy in here, great flavors, lots of veggie options.
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Cafe Ethiopia
878 Valencia Stsolid Ethiopian food. tends to be busy in here, great flavors, lots of veggie options.
Senegalese food, great fish dishes, vibrant atmosphere!
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Little Baobab SF
2243 19th StSenegalese food, great fish dishes, vibrant atmosphere!
Huge portions, comfort food, free salad or soup with dinner, cheap prices. I love the roasted chicken and the raviolis.
Valencia Pizza & Pasta
801 Valencia StHuge portions, comfort food, free salad or soup with dinner, cheap prices. I love the roasted chicken and the raviolis.
Shopping
Independent bookstore selling used and new books, as well as good selection of comics.
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Dog Eared Books
900 Valencia StIndependent bookstore selling used and new books, as well as good selection of comics.
Great for plants, fossils and other curiosities! Good place to get a unique gift for someone.
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Paxton Gate
824 Valencia StGreat for plants, fossils and other curiosities! Good place to get a unique gift for someone.
Entertainment & Activities
Our local pirate shop! Every neighborhood should have one, don't you think?
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The Pirate Store
826 Valencia StreetOur local pirate shop! Every neighborhood should have one, don't you think?
Arts & Culture
Local movie theatre with indie films and often hosts film festivals.
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Roxie Cinema
3117 16th StLocal movie theatre with indie films and often hosts film festivals.
The Marsh
1062 Valencia StInteresting plays but get your tickets early.