Guidebook for SF
Food Scene
Very fancy hipster restaurant with a seasonal menu. Next to TBD, another fancy hipster restaurant with a seasonal menu.
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AQ
1085 Mission StreetVery fancy hipster restaurant with a seasonal menu. Next to TBD, another fancy hipster restaurant with a seasonal menu.
Elaborate create-your-own burger place, with an attached hotel bar. It's a fun quiet place to chat with the bartender, meet new people, and watch whats on TV while having a burger and drink.
Custom Burger
121 7th StreetElaborate create-your-own burger place, with an attached hotel bar. It's a fun quiet place to chat with the bartender, meet new people, and watch whats on TV while having a burger and drink.
Extreme Pizza
7th Streetnice pizza place (my fav of the MANY nearby places)
Tony Baloney's
1098 Howard StGreat deli and sandwich shop
Basil
1175 Folsom StThai food
Miss Saigon
100 6th StClosest Vietnamese food
Great Vietnamese restaurant, but a little further of a walk than Miss Saigon.
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Tin
937 Howard StGreat Vietnamese restaurant, but a little further of a walk than Miss Saigon.
Sightglass Coffee
270 7th StTrendy SF coffee chain in an old warehouse
Clay Oven
1689 Church StLocal Indian food
Triptych
1155 Folsom StreetModern American restaraunt
Very very popular cafe. Huge elaborate dishes, great breakfast (but get there early or there is a long line)
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Dottie's True Blue Cafe
28 6th StVery very popular cafe. Huge elaborate dishes, great breakfast (but get there early or there is a long line)
Closest 24hr diner (and across the street from a Denny's if you happen to prefer it)
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Mel's Drive-In
3355 Geary BlvdClosest 24hr diner (and across the street from a Denny's if you happen to prefer it)
Drinks & Nightlife
Medium-large nightclub that usually has big DJs and bands
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Mezzanine
444 Jessie StMedium-large nightclub that usually has big DJs and bands
Classy bar upstairs with a small nightclub downstairs. There are separate DJs playing both upstairs and downstairs any night of the week.
Saturdays are very crowded, but other days are great.
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Monarch
101 6th StClassy bar upstairs with a small nightclub downstairs. There are separate DJs playing both upstairs and downstairs any night of the week.
Saturdays are very crowded, but other days are great.
small nightclub with cheap cover. Seems popular with younger clean people that aren't overly hipster.
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Mr. Smith's
34 7th Stsmall nightclub with cheap cover. Seems popular with younger clean people that aren't overly hipster.
A nightclub that stays open all night (though they stop serving drinks after 2am)
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The Grand
520 4th StA nightclub that stays open all night (though they stop serving drinks after 2am)
large nightclub that has 4 rooms with different DJs. They have a huge mashup party every Saturday for $20.
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DNA Lounge
375 11th Stlarge nightclub that has 4 rooms with different DJs. They have a huge mashup party every Saturday for $20.
Cat Club
1190 Folsom Stsmall nightclub with regular 80s dancing
Infusion Lounge
124 Ellis StreetOne of the most popular nightclubs in the city.
Nightclub at the top of the Marriott. Best view in the city.
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The View Lounge
780 Mission StNightclub at the top of the Marriott. Best view in the city.
Popular dive bar with pool table and Street Fighter II machines
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Box Kitchen
2940 431 Natoma StreetPopular dive bar with pool table and Street Fighter II machines
Popular bar among many popular bars and nightclubs on the same block
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Bloodhound
1145 Folsom StPopular bar among many popular bars and nightclubs on the same block
Nightclub catering to house music, with 2 separate rooms with different DJs.
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Public Works
161 Erie StNightclub catering to house music, with 2 separate rooms with different DJs.
Shopping
Large mall with a massive foodcourt on the bottom floor serving any type of food you could want.
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Westfield San Francisco Centre
865 Market StLarge mall with a massive foodcourt on the bottom floor serving any type of food you could want.
Metreon
135 4th StLarge shopping center with a park and many restaraunts
Everything Else
Muni and BART station to get most places in the city or in the bay.
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Civic Center station
1150 Market StMuni and BART station to get most places in the city or in the bay.
Really interesting, coffee house/restaurant/laundramat/bar
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BrainWash
1122 Folsom StreetReally interesting, coffee house/restaurant/laundramat/bar
Essentials
Upscale grocery store with a nice deli and restaurant.
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Harvest Urban Market
191 8th StUpscale grocery store with a nice deli and restaurant.
CVS
1059 Hyde Stclosest big pharmacy
Cloud 9 Convenience & More
150 7th StTiny but very close convenience store
Mi Tierra Supermarket
My favorite nearby grocery store (there are many on the block)
Local farmers market held several days a week
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Heart of the City Farmer's Market
Local farmers market held several days a week
City Target
medium sized Target inside the Mezzanine
Starco Mart
1070 Howard StSmall Asian grocery store
Arts & Culture
1AM SF
428 Howard Start gallery and spray paint store
Iziko Lomuzi Wamazwe Asiya
200 Larkin StAsian Art Museum
Medium sized museum and art gallery
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission StMedium sized museum and art gallery
Sightseeing
Many large rallies/protests/celebrations happen in the civic center plaza
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San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett PlMany large rallies/protests/celebrations happen in the civic center plaza
AsiaSF
201 9th StVery famous bar, known for it's transvestite shows