Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Good prices and yummy food for the meat-eater or the beans and plantains type. Cute décor, too!
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Parada 22
1805 Haight StGood prices and yummy food for the meat-eater or the beans and plantains type. Cute décor, too!
Excellent coffee and cocoa and open late (for our neighborhood) - until 8pm!
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Stanza Coffee Shop
1673 Haight StExcellent coffee and cocoa and open late (for our neighborhood) - until 8pm!
Worth the stroll! This is in the SF Taqueria tradition, except the meat is locally, and sustainably and justly sourced. SO GOOD.
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The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero StWorth the stroll! This is in the SF Taqueria tradition, except the meat is locally, and sustainably and justly sourced. SO GOOD.
Ragazza
311 Divisadero StBest pizza in SF? Possibly.
A San Francisco institution. Spicy shrimp can't be beat! And the sangria. MMM...the sangria. There's a Mission location, as well.
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Cha Cha Cha
1801 Haight StA San Francisco institution. Spicy shrimp can't be beat! And the sangria. MMM...the sangria. There's a Mission location, as well.
Caffe Trieste
601 Vallejo St.Best people-watching in historic North Beach
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden StThe best coffee in America??
Your 1-stop shop when visiting Ocean Beach; right off the N Judah stop, this joint has sandwiches, tea and coffee and some beers on tap.
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Java Beach Café
1396 La Playa StYour 1-stop shop when visiting Ocean Beach; right off the N Judah stop, this joint has sandwiches, tea and coffee and some beers on tap.
Drinks & Nightlife
Delicious for burgers, and the very tasty beer they brew (wine on tap too!). Cheap deals on Tuesday nights.
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Magnolia Brewing - Haight
1398 Haight StDelicious for burgers, and the very tasty beer they brew (wine on tap too!). Cheap deals on Tuesday nights.
Chef is an SF mainstay - their mac n' cheese is not to be missed!
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Kezar Bar & Restaurant
900 Cole StChef is an SF mainstay - their mac n' cheese is not to be missed!
Trax
1437 Haight StYes, there IS a gay bar in the Haight. Pool table, too!
Shopping
Wine, cheese, oils, vinegars, and other yummy goodies - same family as owns Reverie next door. Great folks/products!
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Say Cheese
856 Cole StWine, cheese, oils, vinegars, and other yummy goodies - same family as owns Reverie next door. Great folks/products!
Best music store ever? Perhaps. Try not to hand over all of your money.
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Amoeba Music
1855 Haight StBest music store ever? Perhaps. Try not to hand over all of your money.
Free Gold Watch
1767 Waller StPlay pinball, buy a t-shirt!
Isotope - The Comic Book Lounge
326 Fell StMost fun buying comics you may ever have.
Flight 001
525 Hayes StGlamorous travel gear
Sightseeing
Beautiful place for a walk and view of the Golden Gate Bridge!
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San Francisco Maritime Museum / Aquatic Park Bathhouse Building
Beautiful place for a walk and view of the Golden Gate Bridge!
Great hiking trail with Golden Gate Bridge and (at the end) Pacific Ocean views
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Lands End Trail
Lands End TrailGreat hiking trail with Golden Gate Bridge and (at the end) Pacific Ocean views
A short walk from our house, beautiful spot and functioning Victorian greenhouse. Check closing times before setting out.
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I-Conservatory of Flowers
100 John F Kennedy DrA short walk from our house, beautiful spot and functioning Victorian greenhouse. Check closing times before setting out.
Great African Art and Indigenous Art of the Americas pieces in the permanent collection. Stellar visiting collections!
FREE First Tuesdays of the Month
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Iziko lede Young
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrGreat African Art and Indigenous Art of the Americas pieces in the permanent collection. Stellar visiting collections!
FREE First Tuesdays of the Month
Legion of Honor
100 34th AveRodin statues and more...FREE First Tuesdays
Go on the 'Green Roof' and inside the rainforest exhibit - or check the aquarium or the planetarium! Sounds odd, but the food in their restaurant is incredible, as well.
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California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse DrGo on the 'Green Roof' and inside the rainforest exhibit - or check the aquarium or the planetarium! Sounds odd, but the food in their restaurant is incredible, as well.
One of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art with a collection of over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. FREE First Sundays
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Iziko Lomuzi Wamazwe Asiya
200 Larkin St One of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art with a collection of over 17,000 artworks spanning 6,000 years of history. FREE First Sundays
Special and weird: "one of the world's largest (over 200) privately owned collection of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade machines in their original working condition."
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Musée Mécanique
Fishermans WharfSpecial and weird: "one of the world's largest (over 200) privately owned collection of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade machines in their original working condition."
MOAD offers programs that showcase the art, history, and cultural richness of the African Diaspora.
Free 3rd Thurs. of the month, for Art, Drink and Be Merry
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Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission StMOAD offers programs that showcase the art, history, and cultural richness of the African Diaspora.
Free 3rd Thurs. of the month, for Art, Drink and Be Merry
If you're a comics/comix nerd as I am, recommended - though it is a small collection.
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Cartoon Art Museum
781 Beach StIf you're a comics/comix nerd as I am, recommended - though it is a small collection.
Sutro Baths
1004 Point Lobos AveThe relic of our former freshwater pools