Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Great eats
43 locals recommend
Nob Hill Grille
969 Hyde Street
43 locals recommend
Great eats
My favorite pasta gem right up Taylor Street
79 locals recommend
Nob Hill Cafe
1152 Taylor St
79 locals recommend
My favorite pasta gem right up Taylor Street
Want to find out the history of Nob Hill? Come here and learn about the Big 4 railroad tycoons and their massive estates that once lined Huntington Park
18 locals recommend
The Big 4
1075 California Street
18 locals recommend
Want to find out the history of Nob Hill? Come here and learn about the Big 4 railroad tycoons and their massive estates that once lined Huntington Park
A rain-filled, thunder-booming and lightning-bright entertaining tiki bar
93 locals recommend
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
950 Mason St
93 locals recommend
A rain-filled, thunder-booming and lightning-bright entertaining tiki bar
The famous Top of the Mark with dancing, food and drink along with panoramic views of the Bay
104 locals recommend
Top of the Mark
999 California St
104 locals recommend
The famous Top of the Mark with dancing, food and drink along with panoramic views of the Bay
Amazing art deco caffe - grab a cup of joe and head to Huntington Park
Caffe Cento
801 Powell St
Amazing art deco caffe - grab a cup of joe and head to Huntington Park
My favorite place for Chinese - warm, friendly staff with the best xiao long bao outside of Shanghi
7 locals recommend
Hunan Home's Restaurant
622 Jackson St
7 locals recommend
My favorite place for Chinese - warm, friendly staff with the best xiao long bao outside of Shanghi
High-end cuisine set in style
26 locals recommend
Wayfare Tavern
558 Sacramento St
26 locals recommend
High-end cuisine set in style
Stellar Cuban cuisine (try the lime-aid and Corona beer concoction)
Paladar Cafe Cubano
329 Kearny Street
Stellar Cuban cuisine (try the lime-aid and Corona beer concoction)
Down an alley way you'll find this superb French Restaurant
13 locals recommend
Cafe Claude
7 Claude Ln
13 locals recommend
Down an alley way you'll find this superb French Restaurant
Paris at the Dragon's Gate entryway to Chinatown
18 locals recommend
Café de la Presse
352 Grant Ave
18 locals recommend
Paris at the Dragon's Gate entryway to Chinatown
Another art deco-styled speak easy with live jazz music nightly - definitely a must go
13 locals recommend
Burritt Room + Tavern
417 Stockton St
13 locals recommend
Another art deco-styled speak easy with live jazz music nightly - definitely a must go
Bouche on Bush - marvelously French and divine dining
23 locals recommend
Bouche
603 Bush St
23 locals recommend
Bouche on Bush - marvelously French and divine dining
Another fantastic spot
Masa's Restaurant
648 Bush Street
Another fantastic spot
A French-Vietnamese boutique restaurant
9 locals recommend
Rue Lepic French Restaurant
900 Pine St
9 locals recommend
A French-Vietnamese boutique restaurant
Fresh coffee by bicycle and simply delicious sandwiches and pastries
37 locals recommend
Another Cafe
1191 Pine St
37 locals recommend
Fresh coffee by bicycle and simply delicious sandwiches and pastries
Go here first and you may not dine anywhere else your whole trip (it's right around the corner to boot); in addition to farm-to-table cuisine it hosts cook with the chef classes
26 locals recommend
Sweet Woodruff
798 Sutter Street
26 locals recommend
Go here first and you may not dine anywhere else your whole trip (it's right around the corner to boot); in addition to farm-to-table cuisine it hosts cook with the chef classes
By the same Chef as The Sentinel lunch spot downtown, prepare yourself for culinary excellence
11 locals recommend
Canteen
817 Sutter Street
11 locals recommend
By the same Chef as The Sentinel lunch spot downtown, prepare yourself for culinary excellence
A high-end French delight
15 locals recommend
Fleur De Lys
15 locals recommend
A high-end French delight
Small, unassuming cafe with an unexpected flare
72 locals recommend
Farm : Table
754 Post St
72 locals recommend
Small, unassuming cafe with an unexpected flare
French-Vietnamese, Michelin rated restaurant with a bar and dancing up top
28 locals recommend
Le Colonial
20 Cosmo Pl
28 locals recommend
French-Vietnamese, Michelin rated restaurant with a bar and dancing up top
Live DJ, fresh Japanese Sushi - best in city
55 locals recommend
Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar
619 Taylor St
55 locals recommend
Live DJ, fresh Japanese Sushi - best in city
Mind-boggling, surreal seafood (great happy hour, too)
16 locals recommend
Farallon
16 locals recommend
Mind-boggling, surreal seafood (great happy hour, too)
Neiman Marcus Cafe - very sheik
12 locals recommend
The Rotunda
150 Stockton Street
12 locals recommend
Neiman Marcus Cafe - very sheik
Unassuming, lose yourself in California cuisine right down from Dolores Park
598 locals recommend
Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
598 locals recommend
Unassuming, lose yourself in California cuisine right down from Dolores Park
Counterpart to Delfina, the Pizzeria will send your taste buds to nirvana
598 locals recommend
Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
598 locals recommend
Counterpart to Delfina, the Pizzeria will send your taste buds to nirvana
Experience the mission by walking the vibrant, energy-filled streets and this great cafe
28 locals recommend
Sugarlump
2862 24th Street
28 locals recommend
Experience the mission by walking the vibrant, energy-filled streets and this great cafe
Coffee de jure
348 locals recommend
Four Barrel Coffee
375 Valencia St
348 locals recommend
Coffee de jure
Coffee de jure
378 locals recommend
Sightglass Coffee
270 7th St
378 locals recommend
Coffee de jure
Coffee de jure - no, really - featured in the New York Times and housing a 14th-century-like halogen coffee brewing contraption
373 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
373 locals recommend
Coffee de jure - no, really - featured in the New York Times and housing a 14th-century-like halogen coffee brewing contraption
Explore Mill Valley - a quaint Marin oasis - and eat at this beyond words Cafe
Toast Cafe
31 Sunnyside Avenue
Explore Mill Valley - a quaint Marin oasis - and eat at this beyond words Cafe
Watch the sun dip into the Pacific alongside a seemingly never ending stretch of beach
236 locals recommend
Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant
1000 Great Hwy
236 locals recommend
Watch the sun dip into the Pacific alongside a seemingly never ending stretch of beach
Wine and cuisine de jour
13 locals recommend
RN74
301 Mission Street
13 locals recommend
Wine and cuisine de jour
Cuisine de jour
266 locals recommend
Flour + Water
2401 Harrison St
266 locals recommend
Cuisine de jour

Essentials

Local grocery store with $3 bottles of wine
395 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
401 Bay St
395 locals recommend
Local grocery store with $3 bottles of wine
The closet grocery store a few doors down
16 locals recommend
Market Mayflower & Deli
985 Bush St
16 locals recommend
The closet grocery store a few doors down

Drinks & Nightlife

The local Urban Retreat watering hole - regularly frequented by European and foreign travelers
30 locals recommend
Bacchus Kirk
925 Bush St
30 locals recommend
The local Urban Retreat watering hole - regularly frequented by European and foreign travelers
A art deco-era styled speak easy
35 locals recommend
Rickhouse
246 Kearny St
35 locals recommend
A art deco-era styled speak easy
We love the Irish and their Bars - one of the best
The Irish Bank
10 Mark Ln
We love the Irish and their Bars - one of the best
A local favorite right above the Stockton Street Tunnel - from outside look out and see vibrant Union Square from a rarely scene vantage point
15 locals recommend
Tunnel Top Lounge and Bar
601 Bush St
15 locals recommend
A local favorite right above the Stockton Street Tunnel - from outside look out and see vibrant Union Square from a rarely scene vantage point
Hitchcock made this bar also known as The Redwood Room famous in Vertigo - brilliant
Velvet Room
495 Geary St
Hitchcock made this bar also known as The Redwood Room famous in Vertigo - brilliant

Sightseeing

Did you know Grace Cathedral is a replica of Notre Dame?
165 locals recommend
Grace Cathedral
1100 California St
165 locals recommend
Did you know Grace Cathedral is a replica of Notre Dame?
Across from Grace Cathedral, this park displays two beautiful fountains, both of which are replicas of famous Italian fountains
72 locals recommend
Huntington Park
72 locals recommend
Across from Grace Cathedral, this park displays two beautiful fountains, both of which are replicas of famous Italian fountains
One of the last still-standing mansions in the San Francisco Bay built prior to the 1906 earthquake
Pacific Union Club
1000 California St
One of the last still-standing mansions in the San Francisco Bay built prior to the 1906 earthquake
Ivy leaguers welcome at the University Club
University Club
800 Powell St
Ivy leaguers welcome at the University Club
The entryway to Chinatown
10 locals recommend
Dragon's Gate
10 locals recommend
The entryway to Chinatown
Ultra lux private club
Metropolitan Club
640 Sutter St
Ultra lux private club
Ultra lux private club
10 locals recommend
The Olympic Club
599 CA-35
10 locals recommend
Ultra lux private club
Ultra-exclusive private club
Bohemian Club
624 Taylor St
Ultra-exclusive private club
Gripping views of the Bay and Golden Gate - take stroll down and continue down Marina Blvd until you reach the Bridge in the Presidio
161 locals recommend
Fort Mason
2 Marina Blvd
161 locals recommend
Gripping views of the Bay and Golden Gate - take stroll down and continue down Marina Blvd until you reach the Bridge in the Presidio
Stellar views of the city along Palm-tree lined Dolores Street - on any sunny day this is the place to be
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 locals recommend
Stellar views of the city along Palm-tree lined Dolores Street - on any sunny day this is the place to be
The oldest building in San Francisco
65 locals recommend
Mission San Francisco de Asis
3321 16th St
65 locals recommend
The oldest building in San Francisco
Experience the Marina right off of Union and Chestnut and - most importantly - right along the Bay
75 locals recommend
Marina Green Triangle
75 locals recommend
Experience the Marina right off of Union and Chestnut and - most importantly - right along the Bay
Don't be fooled by the tour buses on the other side of the highway and bridge - this is where you experience the Marina Headlands and breathtaking views of San Francisco
194 locals recommend
Marin Headlands
194 locals recommend
Don't be fooled by the tour buses on the other side of the highway and bridge - this is where you experience the Marina Headlands and breathtaking views of San Francisco
Another world away Stinson Beach sits at the base of Mount Tamalpais - access several hikes, including to the Muir Woods (the Redwood forest)
363 locals recommend
Stinson Beach
363 locals recommend
Another world away Stinson Beach sits at the base of Mount Tamalpais - access several hikes, including to the Muir Woods (the Redwood forest)
Begin your explorations of Point Reyes here - hikes, beaches, undeveloped gorgeous terrain
156 locals recommend
Point Reyes Station
156 locals recommend
Begin your explorations of Point Reyes here - hikes, beaches, undeveloped gorgeous terrain
L-shaped beach along the bluffs and the famous Sea Cliff homes (clothing optional on the north end)
349 locals recommend
Baker Beach
349 locals recommend
L-shaped beach along the bluffs and the famous Sea Cliff homes (clothing optional on the north end)
New York's got nothing on us
1721 locals recommend
Golden Gate Park
1721 locals recommend
New York's got nothing on us
Panoramic views of the entire Bay and Pacific Ocean - an absolute must
727 locals recommend
Twin Peaks
727 locals recommend
Panoramic views of the entire Bay and Pacific Ocean - an absolute must
Go inside and have a tour
134 locals recommend
San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr Carlton B Goodlett Pl
134 locals recommend
Go inside and have a tour
Can you name the other states where the supreme court of the state is not located in the state capitol?
Supreme Court of California
350 McAllister St
Can you name the other states where the supreme court of the state is not located in the state capitol?
Modern art comes to live here
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend
Modern art comes to live here
Tranquil, urban oasis
124 locals recommend
Yerba Buena Gardens
750 Howard St
124 locals recommend
Tranquil, urban oasis
Amazing views and murals
22 locals recommend
Telegraph Hill
22 locals recommend
Amazing views and murals
Baseball season makes this an obvious destination; nonetheless, this venue holds free arts and entertainment events throughout the year
596 locals recommend
Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
596 locals recommend
Baseball season makes this an obvious destination; nonetheless, this venue holds free arts and entertainment events throughout the year

Arts & Culture

Great venue for arts and entertainment - be sure to check out what's playing
14 locals recommend
The Masonic
1111 California St
14 locals recommend
Great venue for arts and entertainment - be sure to check out what's playing
Theater
29 locals recommend
A.C.T.'s Geary Theater
415 Geary St
29 locals recommend
Theater
Theatre
68 locals recommend
SHN Orpheum Theatre
1192 Market St
68 locals recommend
Theatre
Mega-club with world famous DJs, acts and shows
37 locals recommend
Ruby Skye
420 Mason Street
37 locals recommend
Mega-club with world famous DJs, acts and shows
Check out Thursdays at 6pm for 21 years old+, a visual museum with cocktails in hand and great DJs - supremely astounding
816 locals recommend
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr
816 locals recommend
Check out Thursdays at 6pm for 21 years old+, a visual museum with cocktails in hand and great DJs - supremely astounding
Check out Friday evening shows here
999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
999 locals recommend
Check out Friday evening shows here
Amazing collection and structure
208 locals recommend
Legion of Honor
100 34th Ave
208 locals recommend
Amazing collection and structure
World class opera and theater
San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum
401 Van Ness Ave
World class opera and theater
Experience the new SF JAZZ Center
114 locals recommend
SFJAZZ
201 Franklin St
114 locals recommend
Experience the new SF JAZZ Center

Everything Else

Great fitness center with lap pool
6 locals recommend
LiveFit Gym
1094 Bush St
6 locals recommend
Great fitness center with lap pool
World class symphony
154 locals recommend
San Francisco Symphony
201 Van Ness Ave
154 locals recommend
World class symphony
World class ballet
150 locals recommend
San Francisco Opera
301 Van Ness Ave
150 locals recommend
World class ballet
Tranquil Japanese style baths
90 locals recommend
Kabuki Springs and Spa
1750 Geary Blvd
90 locals recommend
Tranquil Japanese style baths