Guidebook for San Francisco
Drinks & Nightlife
Locanda
557 Valencia StAmazing place. Great bar, great food, open late.
The best all-around Mexican in the neighborhood if you're looking to sit down. Great for Giants and 49ers games too.
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Puerto Alegre
546 Valencia StThe best all-around Mexican in the neighborhood if you're looking to sit down. Great for Giants and 49ers games too.
Hog & Rocks
3431 19th StreetGreat comfort food, great bar, stumbling distance.
Food Scene
Great bakery. If you're only getting coffee you can go straight to the coffee bar and skip the line...
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero StGreat bakery. If you're only getting coffee you can go straight to the coffee bar and skip the line...
Tons of imported, hard-to-find beer. Great menu. Get there early.
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The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th StreetTons of imported, hard-to-find beer. Great menu. Get there early.
From The Monk's Kettle people. A bigger, better restaurant. Good stuff.
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Abbot's Cellar
From The Monk's Kettle people. A bigger, better restaurant. Good stuff.
Specialty wine and cheese without any attitude. Super casual spot.
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Mission Cheese
736 Valencia StSpecialty wine and cheese without any attitude. Super casual spot.
True Italian food. One of our favorite spots in the world.
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Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th StTrue Italian food. One of our favorite spots in the world.
Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th StThe best neapolitan style pizza around? Yes.
Interested in truly great chinese food? Google this place, then walk over and get in line...
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Mission Chinese Food
2234 Mission StInterested in truly great chinese food? Google this place, then walk over and get in line...
You're in the heart of coffee country now. And this is one reason why.
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Four Barrel Coffee
375 Valencia StYou're in the heart of coffee country now. And this is one reason why.
Essentials
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th StMaybe the best grocery store on the planet?
Everything Else
Skip desert at the restaurant and get a cone to go from The Creamery...
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th StSkip desert at the restaurant and get a cone to go from The Creamery...
Seriously good, high-end stuff here. This is special-dinner territory. Great bar.
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Range
842 Valencia StreetSeriously good, high-end stuff here. This is special-dinner territory. Great bar.
Great place to spend an entire warm weekend day. Unrivaled people watching.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th StreetGreat place to spend an entire warm weekend day. Unrivaled people watching.
Live organ before every show, great festivals, historic building in the heart of The Castro.
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro StLive organ before every show, great festivals, historic building in the heart of The Castro.
Downtown in 10 minutes. SFO in 30. Oakland Airport in an hour.
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16th St & Mission St station
Downtown in 10 minutes. SFO in 30. Oakland Airport in an hour.
Shopping
There are just so many restaurants around here it's tough to write these reviews. But this is another great one. Do it.
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Bar Tartine
561 Valencia StreetThere are just so many restaurants around here it's tough to write these reviews. But this is another great one. Do it.