Guidebook for San Francisco

Vivian
Guidebook for San Francisco

Arts & Culture

rainforest, natural science museum, planetarium, aquarium and more.. with nightlife every thursday!
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California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr
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rainforest, natural science museum, planetarium, aquarium and more.. with nightlife every thursday!
Get your culture on at this fine arts museum. PRO TIP: the observatory on the east end of the museum is FREE and gives you a 360deg view of the city.
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Iziko lede Young
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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Get your culture on at this fine arts museum. PRO TIP: the observatory on the east end of the museum is FREE and gives you a 360deg view of the city.
Bootie SF on Saturday nights is the best dance party in town! $10 cover before 10pm, $15 after. Mashups all the time, 4 rooms with different DJs. It's a good time.
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DNA Lounge
375 11th St
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Bootie SF on Saturday nights is the best dance party in town! $10 cover before 10pm, $15 after. Mashups all the time, 4 rooms with different DJs. It's a good time.
Let your inner science nerd out to play here, where you can learn science with hands-on interactive displays. There's also an adults-only night on Thursdays with music and drinks.
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Exploratorium
Green Street
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Let your inner science nerd out to play here, where you can learn science with hands-on interactive displays. There's also an adults-only night on Thursdays with music and drinks.
This beautiful museum dedicated to ancient and European art overlooks Land's End and the Golden Gate Bridge and sits in the beautiful Presidio National Park. The Rodin sculptures are a highlight.
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Legion of Honor
100 34th Ave
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This beautiful museum dedicated to ancient and European art overlooks Land's End and the Golden Gate Bridge and sits in the beautiful Presidio National Park. The Rodin sculptures are a highlight.
There's shows here, a huge lawn of grass for picnics, and a massive food truck gathering known as Off The Grid.
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Fort Mason
2 Marina Blvd
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There's shows here, a huge lawn of grass for picnics, and a massive food truck gathering known as Off The Grid.

Everything Else

short 10-15 min walk away
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UCSF Medical Center
505 Parnassus Ave
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short 10-15 min walk away
Perfect neighborhood grocery store, with blue bottle coffee to boot!
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Haight Street Natural Food
1621 Haight St
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Perfect neighborhood grocery store, with blue bottle coffee to boot!

Food Scene

Delicious Peruvian food! Best happy hour in the neighborhood -- half off bar food and sangria pitchers.
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Fresca
3945 24th St
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Delicious Peruvian food! Best happy hour in the neighborhood -- half off bar food and sangria pitchers.
A go-to for creative fresh Mexican/California food. EVERY dish is good here. (Try the margaritas!)
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Nopalito
306 Broderick St
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A go-to for creative fresh Mexican/California food. EVERY dish is good here. (Try the margaritas!)
The best bakery around, this co-op also bakes a different vegetarian pizza every day, super cheap and super delicious!
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Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Ave
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The best bakery around, this co-op also bakes a different vegetarian pizza every day, super cheap and super delicious!
There's a line for brunch on weekends, but that's just the way this city rolls. This mom-and-pop shop makes hash brown sandwiches.. like a quesadilla except with crispy hash brown instead of tortilla!
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Art's Cafe
747 Irving St
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There's a line for brunch on weekends, but that's just the way this city rolls. This mom-and-pop shop makes hash brown sandwiches.. like a quesadilla except with crispy hash brown instead of tortilla!
This surfer favorite has a super friendly vibe, with driftwood benches outside. Get a fresh whole coconut to refresh yourself, or the lightly sweet girlfriend (lavender earl grey latte).
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Trouble Coffee
4033 Judah St
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This surfer favorite has a super friendly vibe, with driftwood benches outside. Get a fresh whole coconut to refresh yourself, or the lightly sweet girlfriend (lavender earl grey latte).
Amazing for dinner, just as amazing for weekend brunch. Expect a wait, which is just an excuse to take a walk on the beach.
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Outerlands
4001 Judah St
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Amazing for dinner, just as amazing for weekend brunch. Expect a wait, which is just an excuse to take a walk on the beach.
You will see a crowd of people outside any day, any time. That's because people from all over come here for their infamous wings. Call in your order and pick it up to beat the crowd.
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San Tung
1031 Irving St
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You will see a crowd of people outside any day, any time. That's because people from all over come here for their infamous wings. Call in your order and pick it up to beat the crowd.
Best noodles and dumplings in the city. Don't even try to go to Chinatown -- it's dirty and crowded and the food isn't even that great. These people will treat you right and make you the best noodles.
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King of Noodles
1639 Irving St
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Best noodles and dumplings in the city. Don't even try to go to Chinatown -- it's dirty and crowded and the food isn't even that great. These people will treat you right and make you the best noodles.
A go-to for dessert, this old-school ice cream shoppe makes cocktails and killer ice cream sundaes. Get the famous banana split -- they caramelize the bananas with a blow torch.
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The Ice Cream Bar
815 Cole St
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A go-to for dessert, this old-school ice cream shoppe makes cocktails and killer ice cream sundaes. Get the famous banana split -- they caramelize the bananas with a blow torch.
The nicest people. Seriously. They also make huge servings of delicious pho, banh xeo, and other Vietnamese delicacies. Can't go wrong!
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Yummy Yummy
1015 Irving St
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The nicest people. Seriously. They also make huge servings of delicious pho, banh xeo, and other Vietnamese delicacies. Can't go wrong!
Wonderful seafood. There's a line on the weekends but it's worth it (plus it moves fast).
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Fish.
350 Harbor Dr
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Wonderful seafood. There's a line on the weekends but it's worth it (plus it moves fast).
Have a nice meal among the sailboats, then plan bocce ball or have a drink around the fire pit when you're done.
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Bar Bocce
1250 Bridgeway
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Have a nice meal among the sailboats, then plan bocce ball or have a drink around the fire pit when you're done.
My favorite seafood spot in the city -- small plates, so you can try many different dishes.
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Bar Crudo
655 Divisadero St
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My favorite seafood spot in the city -- small plates, so you can try many different dishes.
Some of the city's best bbq, by one of the city's favorite meat purveyors. Some dishes may sell out, so come early!
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4505 Burgers & BBQ
705 Divisadero St
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Some of the city's best bbq, by one of the city's favorite meat purveyors. Some dishes may sell out, so come early!
Ice cream freshly made in minutes with their special liquid nitrogen machine, in the super cute Hayes Valley neighborhood, full of boutiques to check out.
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Smitten Ice Cream
432 Octavia St
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Ice cream freshly made in minutes with their special liquid nitrogen machine, in the super cute Hayes Valley neighborhood, full of boutiques to check out.
Amazing German food! Get the lamb.. it's bomb. And for the adventurous, get the boot full of beer.
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Suppenküche
525 Laguna St
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Amazing German food! Get the lamb.. it's bomb. And for the adventurous, get the boot full of beer.
Famous for their salted caramel ice cream, but I prefer the earl grey or honey lavender. Bring a cone over to Dolores Park.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
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Famous for their salted caramel ice cream, but I prefer the earl grey or honey lavender. Bring a cone over to Dolores Park.
The best dirty Mexican food around. Get the carne asada suiza (something between a quesadilla and a burrito). Very popular choice after a night out at the bars.
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Taquería El Farolito
2779 Mission St
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The best dirty Mexican food around. Get the carne asada suiza (something between a quesadilla and a burrito). Very popular choice after a night out at the bars.
Great little wine bar with amazing food to pair. Get the charcuterie and cheese board with a huge salad, or some of their more decadent dishes.
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Fat Angel Food & Libation
1740 O'Farrell St
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Great little wine bar with amazing food to pair. Get the charcuterie and cheese board with a huge salad, or some of their more decadent dishes.
My favorite Italian seafood spot. I'd never heard of sand dabs before eating here, but boy are they delicious.
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Sotto Mare
552 Green St
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My favorite Italian seafood spot. I'd never heard of sand dabs before eating here, but boy are they delicious.
Best focaccia bread EVER, in SF's little Italy. Come early, they sell out.
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Liguria Bakery
1700 Stockton St
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Best focaccia bread EVER, in SF's little Italy. Come early, they sell out.
Best known for the egg tarts, but sells a variety of Chinese pastries. My family would always make a pilgrimage here and bring home boxes of goodies when I was growing up. Still good.
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Golden Gate Bakery
1029 Grant Ave
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Best known for the egg tarts, but sells a variety of Chinese pastries. My family would always make a pilgrimage here and bring home boxes of goodies when I was growing up. Still good.
My favorite little French restaurant, super authentic. EVERYTHING is delicious, and they treat you really well.
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Bouche
603 Bush St
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My favorite little French restaurant, super authentic. EVERYTHING is delicious, and they treat you really well.
Great sushi restaurant! Be careful, you may spend more than you wanted to once you see all the goodness they offer on the menu.
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Daigo Sushi
2450 Clement St
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Great sushi restaurant! Be careful, you may spend more than you wanted to once you see all the goodness they offer on the menu.
Solid sushi place in the Inner Sunset. Always crowded despite all the competition!
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Koo
408 Irving St
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Solid sushi place in the Inner Sunset. Always crowded despite all the competition!
Persian/Iranian restaurant, very well-known in the bay area. Get the fesenjan -- chicken in pomegranate-walnut sauce.
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Lavash
511 Irving Street
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Persian/Iranian restaurant, very well-known in the bay area. Get the fesenjan -- chicken in pomegranate-walnut sauce.
Wonderfully eccentric Mexican small-plates resto with a very mezcal-centric menu. Smoky tequila goes with EVERYTHING.
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Loló
974 Valencia St
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Wonderfully eccentric Mexican small-plates resto with a very mezcal-centric menu. Smoky tequila goes with EVERYTHING.
An SF favorite of sandwiches and sweets. Can't go wrong with the bread pudding or some banana cream pie. Their bread is award-winning.
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
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An SF favorite of sandwiches and sweets. Can't go wrong with the bread pudding or some banana cream pie. Their bread is award-winning.
Another well-known bakery in the Mission, known for their little pastries, including "the rebel within," kind of a muffin with a soft cooked egg inside.
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Craftsman and Wolves
746 Valencia St
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Another well-known bakery in the Mission, known for their little pastries, including "the rebel within," kind of a muffin with a soft cooked egg inside.
Multiple locations in the city, but definitely one of the best coffees.
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Four Barrel Coffee
375 Valencia St
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Multiple locations in the city, but definitely one of the best coffees.
Multiple locations, one of the best coffee roasters in the city (maybe my personal favorite).
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Ritual Coffee Roasters
1026 Valencia St
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Multiple locations, one of the best coffee roasters in the city (maybe my personal favorite).
I've heard more than once, "this is the best cappuccino I've ever had" when I bring visitors to this popular coffeeshop.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
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I've heard more than once, "this is the best cappuccino I've ever had" when I bring visitors to this popular coffeeshop.
Another great place to try a bunch of food trucks.
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SoMa StrEat Food Park
428 11th St
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Another great place to try a bunch of food trucks.
Get the chicken liver pate. You won't regret it. Even my previously-vegetarian boyfriend loved it. Everything else is awesome too! Best restaurant in the Castro.
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Starbelly
3583 16th St
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Get the chicken liver pate. You won't regret it. Even my previously-vegetarian boyfriend loved it. Everything else is awesome too! Best restaurant in the Castro.
A much-loved restaurant for many years, definitely a SF icon. People rave about their chicken...
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Zuni Café
1658 Market St
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A much-loved restaurant for many years, definitely a SF icon. People rave about their chicken...
Bakery known for their kouign amann, kinda like a croissant folded into itself so the sugar melts and drips down the center as it bakes and creates a syrup... yeah.
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b. patisserie
2821 California St
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Bakery known for their kouign amann, kinda like a croissant folded into itself so the sugar melts and drips down the center as it bakes and creates a syrup... yeah.
Long wait awaits YOU at this popular brunch spot. Get THE PLOW, which is a bit of everything. Worth the wait.
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Plow
1299 18th St
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Long wait awaits YOU at this popular brunch spot. Get THE PLOW, which is a bit of everything. Worth the wait.
Local French spot, very popular for brunch/lunch but also open for dinner. Get one of their many flavors of mimosas with your meal!
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Zazie
941 Cole St
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Local French spot, very popular for brunch/lunch but also open for dinner. Get one of their many flavors of mimosas with your meal!
Amazing southern comfort food. Fried chicken, chicken fried steak, short ribs.. it's all soooo good. HUGE plates, to maybe share...
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Hard Knox Cafe
2526 3rd St
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Amazing southern comfort food. Fried chicken, chicken fried steak, short ribs.. it's all soooo good. HUGE plates, to maybe share...
Really nice Moroccan spot. Come for a nice dinner and pair it with a cocktail or two. Do get their flatbread appetizer with a variety of spreads!
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Aziza
5800 Geary Boulevard
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Really nice Moroccan spot. Come for a nice dinner and pair it with a cocktail or two. Do get their flatbread appetizer with a variety of spreads!
There's a number of Burmese restos in the city, but this is a crowd favorite. Get the tea leaf salad!
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Burma Superstar
309 Clement St
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There's a number of Burmese restos in the city, but this is a crowd favorite. Get the tea leaf salad!
Get dressed up and have a nice night out at this fancy spot where the service is unlike most restaurants in this very casual city.
Spruce Street
Spruce Street
Get dressed up and have a nice night out at this fancy spot where the service is unlike most restaurants in this very casual city.
EXCELLENT Greek food. Even my brother who usually refuses to eat lamb was in love with all their lamb dishes (it was my birthday, so my choice).
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Kokkari Estiatorio
200 Jackson St
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EXCELLENT Greek food. Even my brother who usually refuses to eat lamb was in love with all their lamb dishes (it was my birthday, so my choice).
Come here for a healthy yet delicious lunch before or after a spa day in the Marina.
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Lite Bite
1796 Union St
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Come here for a healthy yet delicious lunch before or after a spa day in the Marina.
Best burgers in the city? Possibly.
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Roam Artisan Burgers
1785 Union St
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Best burgers in the city? Possibly.
Sri Lankan small-plates with flavors that will blow your mind! Get the soup, seriously.
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1601 Bar & Kitchen
1601 Howard St
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Sri Lankan small-plates with flavors that will blow your mind! Get the soup, seriously.
Skip Jack London Square for dinner and come here instead. Comfort food stepped up a notch, in a super warm and friendly environment.
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Chop Bar
190 4th St
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Skip Jack London Square for dinner and come here instead. Comfort food stepped up a notch, in a super warm and friendly environment.
Come here after a hike in Marin. Best Puerto Rican food ever. I could eat here every day. Their chicken is incredible!
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Sol Food
903 Lincoln Ave
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Come here after a hike in Marin. Best Puerto Rican food ever. I could eat here every day. Their chicken is incredible!
Glamping chic! All the dishes here are cooked over a wood fire, and it's quite masterful. Grab a seat at the bar balcony overlooking the fire for a show with your dinner!
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1077 Mission Street
Glamping chic! All the dishes here are cooked over a wood fire, and it's quite masterful. Grab a seat at the bar balcony overlooking the fire for a show with your dinner!
One of the cheapest meals you can have in SF! Sausages of all kinds here: rabbit, snake, lamb, the usual bratwurst...
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Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission St
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One of the cheapest meals you can have in SF! Sausages of all kinds here: rabbit, snake, lamb, the usual bratwurst...
Step into this little corner of the RIchmond and find a piece of Europe! Great simple yet perfect pizzas and salads, super neighborhood feel.
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Pizzetta 211
211 23rd Ave
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Step into this little corner of the RIchmond and find a piece of Europe! Great simple yet perfect pizzas and salads, super neighborhood feel.
Sure to satisfy your pastrami reuben craving.. even when you didn't know you had such a craving.
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Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen
3150 24th St
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Sure to satisfy your pastrami reuben craving.. even when you didn't know you had such a craving.
Even if you're not vegan, you most certainly will not feel like you're missing out when you eat at this vegan Mexican spot! Vegan + Mexican + organic = San Francisco!
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Gracias Madre
2211 Mission St
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Even if you're not vegan, you most certainly will not feel like you're missing out when you eat at this vegan Mexican spot! Vegan + Mexican + organic = San Francisco!

Essentials

Great co-op grocery store with a huge selection of wine and cheese, along with your usual organic produce and other goodies. Wine tasting on Fridays!
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Andronico's
1200 Irving St
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Great co-op grocery store with a huge selection of wine and cheese, along with your usual organic produce and other goodies. Wine tasting on Fridays!
Sunday mornings in the Inner Sunset means kickass granola and so much more. Drop by and sample some goodies, pick up a local cheese, and go picnic in the park.
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Inner Sunset Farmers' Market
1315 8th Ave
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Sunday mornings in the Inner Sunset means kickass granola and so much more. Drop by and sample some goodies, pick up a local cheese, and go picnic in the park.
It's Whole Foods.. delicious but not cheap.
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Whole Foods Market
450 Rhode Island St
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It's Whole Foods.. delicious but not cheap.

Sightseeing

Take a stroll to stow lake, maybe bring a picnic, a bottle of something yummy. Rent a paddle boat and go around the lake.
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Stow Lake
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Take a stroll to stow lake, maybe bring a picnic, a bottle of something yummy. Rent a paddle boat and go around the lake.
My zen spot. A beautiful clean world of sand and dogs and surfers. There is no better way to reset than to walk down the beach with a coffee in hand. Add good conversation for a bonus.
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Ocean Beach
La Playa St
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My zen spot. A beautiful clean world of sand and dogs and surfers. There is no better way to reset than to walk down the beach with a coffee in hand. Add good conversation for a bonus.
The one, the only. The hippies are still very much here, and you can smell it. Lots of thrift stores and some great bars and eateries too.
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Haight-Ashbury
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The one, the only. The hippies are still very much here, and you can smell it. Lots of thrift stores and some great bars and eateries too.
This hill above the Inner Sunset is covered in sand, as this was an ancient sand dune eventually pushed up by the changing earth. Enjoy the panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and Golden Gate Park.
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Iphakamisa Park
1705 14th Ave
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This hill above the Inner Sunset is covered in sand, as this was an ancient sand dune eventually pushed up by the changing earth. Enjoy the panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and Golden Gate Park.
Mt. Sutro, tucked behind UCSF, is also a natural cloud forest, making a stroll in the fog an ethereal experience.
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Forest Knolls
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Mt. Sutro, tucked behind UCSF, is also a natural cloud forest, making a stroll in the fog an ethereal experience.
I ALWAYS take visitors on this light hike for cypress trees and the greatest view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Start at Sutro Baths, at the north end of Ocean Beach. Follow the Coastal Train up north.
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Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
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I ALWAYS take visitors on this light hike for cypress trees and the greatest view of the Golden Gate Bridge. Start at Sutro Baths, at the north end of Ocean Beach. Follow the Coastal Train up north.
Take a walk on the bridge or rent a bike and bike across to Sausalito for lunch. You can bike or take the ferry back. Just bring a jacket -- it's windy up here!
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Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
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Take a walk on the bridge or rent a bike and bike across to Sausalito for lunch. You can bike or take the ferry back. Just bring a jacket -- it's windy up here!
Half the park is under renovation, but people still flock here to picnic, show off their dogs, people-watch, and notoriously do and buy drugs.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
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Half the park is under renovation, but people still flock here to picnic, show off their dogs, people-watch, and notoriously do and buy drugs.
The heart of SF. NOT just a ferry terminal -- it's farmers markets, awesome restaurants, and delicious grocery purveyors. Favorites: Humphrey Slocombe ice cream, Acme Bread, Cowgirl Creamery cheeses.
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Ferry Building Marketplace
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The heart of SF. NOT just a ferry terminal -- it's farmers markets, awesome restaurants, and delicious grocery purveyors. Favorites: Humphrey Slocombe ice cream, Acme Bread, Cowgirl Creamery cheeses.
Get a view of the entire east side of the city from this hill above the Castro! Grab a sandwich from Dinosaurs at the bottom of the hill and have a lil picnic here.
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Ipharki ye-Corona Heights
Museum Way
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Get a view of the entire east side of the city from this hill above the Castro! Grab a sandwich from Dinosaurs at the bottom of the hill and have a lil picnic here.
The famous zig-zag street is at Lombard between Hyde and Leavenworth. Be careful!
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Lombard Street
Lombard Street
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The famous zig-zag street is at Lombard between Hyde and Leavenworth. Be careful!
Drive up to Point Reyes and hike along the coast to Alamere Falls, one of the few waterfalls that flow into the ocean.
Alamere Falls Trail
Drive up to Point Reyes and hike along the coast to Alamere Falls, one of the few waterfalls that flow into the ocean.
Just a short drive from the city. Depending on how much time you have, park maybe at Stinson Beach or halfway up the mountain and hike to the peak for a panoramic view to SF and beyond.
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Iparke yaseMount Tamalpais State
3801 Panoramic Highway
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Just a short drive from the city. Depending on how much time you have, park maybe at Stinson Beach or halfway up the mountain and hike to the peak for a panoramic view to SF and beyond.

Drinks & Nightlife

Outdoor biergarten also serves some sausages and burgers and such. Very popular on sunny days.
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Biergarten
424 Octavia St
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Outdoor biergarten also serves some sausages and burgers and such. Very popular on sunny days.
Theme is based on the old newspaper company that was here. The cocktails are some of the best SF has to offer, and they're strong too! Large and spacious for good conversations.
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Local Edition
691 Market St
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Theme is based on the old newspaper company that was here. The cocktails are some of the best SF has to offer, and they're strong too! Large and spacious for good conversations.
Head of the cocktail culture in SF. Adorable speakeasy with killer drinks and many different rooms to explore. Make reservations at Wilson & Wilson next door for a 3-cocktail tasting menu.
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Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones St
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Head of the cocktail culture in SF. Adorable speakeasy with killer drinks and many different rooms to explore. Make reservations at Wilson & Wilson next door for a 3-cocktail tasting menu.
Fabulous cocktails at a kind of kinky dominatrix-y bar. The Armory is actually a porn studio across the street, but the bar is pretty tame.
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The Armory Club
1799 Mission St
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Fabulous cocktails at a kind of kinky dominatrix-y bar. The Armory is actually a porn studio across the street, but the bar is pretty tame.
Great bar to relax in, grab a beer or cocktail. Plenty of space to hold a conversation. Sister to Blackbird around the corner.
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Churchill
198 Church St
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Great bar to relax in, grab a beer or cocktail. Plenty of space to hold a conversation. Sister to Blackbird around the corner.
Cash-only bar that's technically gay but you probably wouldn't know if I didn't just tell you. Great cocktails!
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Blackbird
2124 Market St
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Cash-only bar that's technically gay but you probably wouldn't know if I didn't just tell you. Great cocktails!
A beer mecca. AND you can bring in some Rosamunde from next door to pair with your beers!
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Toronado
547 Haight St
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A beer mecca. AND you can bring in some Rosamunde from next door to pair with your beers!
The best thing about this wine bar is the Thursday & Friday night popups of PizzaHacker. Best pizza everrrrrr! Great beer and wine too.
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Vinyl Coffee and Wine Bar
359 Divisadero St
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The best thing about this wine bar is the Thursday & Friday night popups of PizzaHacker. Best pizza everrrrrr! Great beer and wine too.

Shopping

Center of all the big stores, a little oasis for workers and shoppers alike. Parking lot underneath.
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Union Square
333 Post St
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Center of all the big stores, a little oasis for workers and shoppers alike. Parking lot underneath.
Lots of shopping to be done here, where the sun always shines and the people always look good.
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Marina District
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Lots of shopping to be done here, where the sun always shines and the people always look good.
More shopping! More boutiques in this area, with great dining along Fillmore.
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Pacific Heights
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More shopping! More boutiques in this area, with great dining along Fillmore.
They encourage you to touch everything here, because their slogan is "absurdly soft." Pima cotton and micromodal fabric from recycled beechwood makes clothes heavenly. Definitely a great SF find.
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Marine Layer
498 Hayes St
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They encourage you to touch everything here, because their slogan is "absurdly soft." Pima cotton and micromodal fabric from recycled beechwood makes clothes heavenly. Definitely a great SF find.
Grab some San Francisco gear here, with its mix of beachy chic clothing and rad art. Great for souvenirs!
Sundays
1248 9th Avenue
Grab some San Francisco gear here, with its mix of beachy chic clothing and rad art. Great for souvenirs!