Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Yummy modern bakery with good teas and coffee. Their pastries are works of art. Serves quiches, sandwiches and salads for lunch. Cult favorite is their Rebel Within bacon and cheese muffin with a soft boiled egg inside. The runny yolk when you cut open the muffin is total food porn.
137 locals recommend
Craftsman and Wolves
746 Valencia St
137 locals recommend
Yummy modern bakery with good teas and coffee. Their pastries are works of art. Serves quiches, sandwiches and salads for lunch. Cult favorite is their Rebel Within bacon and cheese muffin with a soft boiled egg inside. The runny yolk when you cut open the muffin is total food porn.
One of the best bakeries in SF. The breads are so good as are their pastries and sandwiches. Have their own cook book. Once caveat...lines but moves ok.
768 locals recommend
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
768 locals recommend
One of the best bakeries in SF. The breads are so good as are their pastries and sandwiches. Have their own cook book. Once caveat...lines but moves ok.
Good and close French bakery for breakfast and lunch
206 locals recommend
La Boulangerie de San Francisco
1000 Cole St
206 locals recommend
Good and close French bakery for breakfast and lunch
In addition to breads and pastries, their daily pizza is what you want. Their gluten free carrot muffin is a fav.
320 locals recommend
Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Ave
320 locals recommend
In addition to breads and pastries, their daily pizza is what you want. Their gluten free carrot muffin is a fav.
Good artisan coffee. Load of people camp out with their laptops and work here during the day.
295 locals recommend
Ritual Coffee Roasters
1026 Valencia St
295 locals recommend
Good artisan coffee. Load of people camp out with their laptops and work here during the day.
Tea! and some easy food items like avocado toast.
39 locals recommend
Samovar Teahouse Cafe
411 Valencia St
39 locals recommend
Tea! and some easy food items like avocado toast.
Solid coffee that's fast and close.
57 locals recommend
Martha & Brothers Coffee Company
3868 24th St
57 locals recommend
Solid coffee that's fast and close.
Not in the 'hood but known for their pricey toasts. Good breads. Their adventure bread made with nuts and seeds is keto and paleo friendly.
281 locals recommend
The Mill
736 Divisadero St
281 locals recommend
Not in the 'hood but known for their pricey toasts. Good breads. Their adventure bread made with nuts and seeds is keto and paleo friendly.
Not in the 'hood but cult fav for their donuts and pastries. Think they invented the croissant-muffin.
52 locals recommend
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
1042 Larkin St
52 locals recommend
Not in the 'hood but cult fav for their donuts and pastries. Think they invented the croissant-muffin.
Hipster donut window. Fun flavors like spiced chocolate, maple bacon apple and chocolate star anise. Gluten free donuts also available. A welcomed treat to bring for breakfast meetings.
199 locals recommend
Dynamo Donut and Coffee
2760 24th St
199 locals recommend
Hipster donut window. Fun flavors like spiced chocolate, maple bacon apple and chocolate star anise. Gluten free donuts also available. A welcomed treat to bring for breakfast meetings.
Tea not coffee. It's good but basically dessert disguised as tea. I still like it. There is often a line.
40 locals recommend
Boba Guys Mission
3491 19th St
40 locals recommend
Tea not coffee. It's good but basically dessert disguised as tea. I still like it. There is often a line.
Fast casual greek food. Good healthy salads for and the soft serve isn't bad.
196 locals recommend
Souvla
517 Hayes St
196 locals recommend
Fast casual greek food. Good healthy salads for and the soft serve isn't bad.
Come here for the bagel. Go to Martha & Bros for the coffee.
11 locals recommend
Noe Bagel
3933 24th St
11 locals recommend
Come here for the bagel. Go to Martha & Bros for the coffee.
Good bagels and nosh (salmon, latkes, white fish salad, pastrami) for breakfast and lunch. They serve dinner too though I've never been.
146 locals recommend
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen
3150 24th St
146 locals recommend
Good bagels and nosh (salmon, latkes, white fish salad, pastrami) for breakfast and lunch. They serve dinner too though I've never been.
Good neighborhood bakery perfect for bread when you don't want to deal with the lines at Tartine.
79 locals recommend
Noe Valley Bakery
4073 24th St
79 locals recommend
Good neighborhood bakery perfect for bread when you don't want to deal with the lines at Tartine.
Also serves some food...oatmeal, smoothie bowl and GF waffles. I like their smoothie bowl.
22 locals recommend
Project Juice
790 Valencia St
22 locals recommend
Also serves some food...oatmeal, smoothie bowl and GF waffles. I like their smoothie bowl.
Small juice window off Valencia
34 locals recommend
Sidewalk Juice
3287 21st St
34 locals recommend
Small juice window off Valencia
Total hippy juice bar with golden milk, smoothie bowl and everything for your adaptogenic needs. You are loved.
15 locals recommend
Beloved Natural Cafe & Organic Juicery
3338 24th St
15 locals recommend
Total hippy juice bar with golden milk, smoothie bowl and everything for your adaptogenic needs. You are loved.
Health food restaurant and juice bar. Better for take out.
7 locals recommend
Urban Remedy
3870 24th St
7 locals recommend
Health food restaurant and juice bar. Better for take out.
Great juice and cleanse option but not organic.
10 locals recommend
Pressed
3901 24th St
10 locals recommend
Great juice and cleanse option but not organic.
Awesome ice cream. Salted caramel and malted vanilla. Yummmmm
476 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
476 locals recommend
Awesome ice cream. Salted caramel and malted vanilla. Yummmmm
My favorite ice cream shop. Exotic Hawaiian flavors and dairy free option (coconut milk). LOVE
27 locals recommend
Garden Creamery
3566 20th St
27 locals recommend
My favorite ice cream shop. Exotic Hawaiian flavors and dairy free option (coconut milk). LOVE
Chocolate heaven. Stop by for a bar or eat in the cafe.
152 locals recommend
Dandelion Chocolate
740 Valencia St
152 locals recommend
Chocolate heaven. Stop by for a bar or eat in the cafe.
Ice cream shop known for quirky flavors like Secret Breakfast which contains corn flakes and bourbon.
224 locals recommend
Humphry Slocombe
224 locals recommend
Ice cream shop known for quirky flavors like Secret Breakfast which contains corn flakes and bourbon.
Easy cafe close by with good croissant sandwiches.
36 locals recommend
Fiore Caffe
3599 24th St
36 locals recommend
Easy cafe close by with good croissant sandwiches.
Easy park side cafe for a meeting or coffee.
260 locals recommend
Precita Park Cafe & Grill
500 Precita Avenue
260 locals recommend
Easy park side cafe for a meeting or coffee.
Cal Mex with bar. Serves Brunch. Tuna tacon and Taco Tropical are favs.
171 locals recommend
Loló
974 Valencia St
171 locals recommend
Cal Mex with bar. Serves Brunch. Tuna tacon and Taco Tropical are favs.
Casual Italian (Pizza) with a good bar.
282 locals recommend
Beretta
1199 Valencia St
282 locals recommend
Casual Italian (Pizza) with a good bar.
Upscale Indian
110 locals recommend
DOSA on Valencia
995 Valencia St
110 locals recommend
Upscale Indian
Casual Cal- Mex. Open all day with bar. Good outdoor area. Has Mosto bar right next door. Tacos and tuna tostada are yum. I also like their Marina Girl Salad with Chicken.
360 locals recommend
Tacolicious
741 Valencia St
360 locals recommend
Casual Cal- Mex. Open all day with bar. Good outdoor area. Has Mosto bar right next door. Tacos and tuna tostada are yum. I also like their Marina Girl Salad with Chicken.
Ramen!
22 locals recommend
Orenchi Beyond
174 Valencia St
22 locals recommend
Ramen!
American. Mission staple. Has a bar. Great for Brunch
343 locals recommend
Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission St
343 locals recommend
American. Mission staple. Has a bar. Great for Brunch
Casual neighborhood Italian.Open for lunch and dinner. Good pastas. GF pasta option.
27 locals recommend
Barzotto
1270 Valencia St
27 locals recommend
Casual neighborhood Italian.Open for lunch and dinner. Good pastas. GF pasta option.
Home of the Korean taco. Yummy kimchi fried rice.
73 locals recommend
Commissary
59 9th St
73 locals recommend
Home of the Korean taco. Yummy kimchi fried rice.
Californian. Relaxed michelin star restaurant with loads of veggie options
105 locals recommend
AL's Place
1499 Valencia Street
105 locals recommend
Californian. Relaxed michelin star restaurant with loads of veggie options
Californian. Nice neighborhood michelin star resto
10 locals recommend
Aster
1001 Guerrero St
10 locals recommend
Californian. Nice neighborhood michelin star resto
Tea leaf salad *love*
114 locals recommend
Burma Love
211 Valencia St
114 locals recommend
Tea leaf salad *love*
Eastern Mediterranean. Lots of good veg choices
8 locals recommend
Tawla
206 Valencia Street
8 locals recommend
Eastern Mediterranean. Lots of good veg choices
Open for lunch. Supposed to be really good but have not been yet.
101 locals recommend
Saru Sushi Bar
3856 24th St
101 locals recommend
Open for lunch. Supposed to be really good but have not been yet.
Upscale sushi. Omakase. Love chef Sasaki. He's meticulous and a michelin starred chef.
Sasaki
2400 Harrison St
Upscale sushi. Omakase. Love chef Sasaki. He's meticulous and a michelin starred chef.
Small sushi bar. I love their omakase. My casual sushi bar.
115 locals recommend
ICHI Sushi
3369 Mission St
115 locals recommend
Small sushi bar. I love their omakase. My casual sushi bar.
Not in the 'hood but one of my favorite omakase sushi places.
9 locals recommend
KUSAKABE
584 Washington St
9 locals recommend
Not in the 'hood but one of my favorite omakase sushi places.
Upscale Californian with Mex Influence. Michelin Star. Love this place. Set menu.
19 locals recommend
Californios
355 11th Street
19 locals recommend
Upscale Californian with Mex Influence. Michelin Star. Love this place. Set menu.
Californian. Michelin Star. One of the best restaurants in town. Uses a ticket system so no reservations or drop-in's. Craigslist is a good place to look for tickets last minute.
33 locals recommend
Lazy Bear
3416 19th St
33 locals recommend
Californian. Michelin Star. One of the best restaurants in town. Uses a ticket system so no reservations or drop-in's. Craigslist is a good place to look for tickets last minute.
Not in the 'hood but it's really good. Was named best restaurant of the year by either Food & Wine or Saveur Magazine.
141 locals recommend
State Bird Provisions
1529 Fillmore St
141 locals recommend
Not in the 'hood but it's really good. Was named best restaurant of the year by either Food & Wine or Saveur Magazine.
Lounge-y wine bar with good food
55 locals recommend
20 Spot
3565 20th St
55 locals recommend
Lounge-y wine bar with good food
Healthy Mexican. Fast casual. Great salsa. Open for lunch.
196 locals recommend
Papalote Mexican Grill
1777 Fulton St
196 locals recommend
Healthy Mexican. Fast casual. Great salsa. Open for lunch.
Casual sausage and burger joint that serves the yummy vegan Beyond sausage and burger. My fav is the hot italian sausage with hot peppers *yum*
153 locals recommend
Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission St
153 locals recommend
Casual sausage and burger joint that serves the yummy vegan Beyond sausage and burger. My fav is the hot italian sausage with hot peppers *yum*
Fast casual Vietnamese. My go to for pho. Open for lunch & dinner. Closed Mondays.
74 locals recommend
Mau
180 Valencia St
74 locals recommend
Fast casual Vietnamese. My go to for pho. Open for lunch & dinner. Closed Mondays.
Peruvian. Good ceviche, roast chicken and lomo saltado.
203 locals recommend
Limón Rotisserie
524 Valencia St
203 locals recommend
Peruvian. Good ceviche, roast chicken and lomo saltado.
Nouveau dive Chinese food. Old favorites with a new spin.
153 locals recommend
Mission Chinese Food
2234 Mission St
153 locals recommend
Nouveau dive Chinese food. Old favorites with a new spin.
Vegan Mexican. Open for lunch & dinner.
150 locals recommend
Gracias Madre
2211 Mission St
150 locals recommend
Vegan Mexican. Open for lunch & dinner.
Organic Indian. GF naan option.
Lotus SF Indian Cuisine
2434 Mission Street
Organic Indian. GF naan option.
Vegan Vietnamese.
10 locals recommend
Indochine Vegan
508 Valencia St
10 locals recommend
Vegan Vietnamese.
Delicious vegan sushi/Japanese.
63 locals recommend
Shizen Vegan Sushi Bar and Izakaya
370 14th Street
63 locals recommend
Delicious vegan sushi/Japanese.
Vegan Japanese.
82 locals recommend
Cha-Ya
762 Valencia St
82 locals recommend
Vegan Japanese.

Drinks & Nightlife

Mixologist bar with food
89 locals recommend
ABV
3174 16th St
89 locals recommend
Mixologist bar with food
Mixologist Bar. Good drinks. Serves food upstairs.
280 locals recommend
Trick Dog
3010 20th St
280 locals recommend
Mixologist Bar. Good drinks. Serves food upstairs.
Craft beer & nightly music
85 locals recommend
Amnesia
853 Valencia St
85 locals recommend
Craft beer & nightly music
Old school bar
57 locals recommend
Lone Palm
3394 22nd St
57 locals recommend
Old school bar

Parks & Nature

Setting up a picnic here on the weekends or a sunny day is a thing. Cute dogs too.
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 locals recommend
Setting up a picnic here on the weekends or a sunny day is a thing. Cute dogs too.

Essentials

905 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 locals recommend
Closest corner store with all the basics and a pretty good alcohol selection.
12 locals recommend
Mama's Market
3500 22nd St
12 locals recommend
Closest corner store with all the basics and a pretty good alcohol selection.
Hipster next level corner store. Great for grabbing supplies for an afternoon at Dolores Park. Curated selection of alcohol, juices and snacks.
6 locals recommend
Dolores Outpost
698 Guerrero St
6 locals recommend
Hipster next level corner store. Great for grabbing supplies for an afternoon at Dolores Park. Curated selection of alcohol, juices and snacks.
The end all be all local market in the Mission. Awesome cooked food section, fresh produce, premium alcohol, house made ice cream...most of your grocery needs really. A bit pricey but it's a love.
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
651 locals recommend
The end all be all local market in the Mission. Awesome cooked food section, fresh produce, premium alcohol, house made ice cream...most of your grocery needs really. A bit pricey but it's a love.
Not a bad market for produce and basic needs. They have fresh squeezed orange juice.
33 locals recommend
Valencia Farmers Market
1299 Valencia St
33 locals recommend
Not a bad market for produce and basic needs. They have fresh squeezed orange juice.
Closest cleaner to our place. Use this for convenience. I have yet to use it but reviews on Yelp are not bad.
Ming's Dry Cleaner
Closest cleaner to our place. Use this for convenience. I have yet to use it but reviews on Yelp are not bad.
My cleaner of choice. Super sweet couple run this place. They do a great job with cleaning and alterations.
Central Cleaners
1101 Guerrero St
My cleaner of choice. Super sweet couple run this place. They do a great job with cleaning and alterations.
Drugstore with photo and pharmacy.
293 locals recommend
Walgreens
1333 Castro St
293 locals recommend
Drugstore with photo and pharmacy.
Drugstore with photo and pharmacy.
61 locals recommend
Walgreens Pharmacy
4129 18th St
61 locals recommend
Drugstore with photo and pharmacy.
24 hour pharmacy
61 locals recommend
Walgreens Pharmacy
4129 18th St
61 locals recommend
24 hour pharmacy
35 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
4083 24th St
35 locals recommend

Entertainment & Activities

Neighborhood movie theatre with table service for food and booze. Assigned seating. Also has a separate bar for pre or post movie drinks.
229 locals recommend
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
2550 Mission St
229 locals recommend
Neighborhood movie theatre with table service for food and booze. Assigned seating. Also has a separate bar for pre or post movie drinks.
Small bowling alley with 3 lanes with pretty good restaurant and bar.
127 locals recommend
Mission Bowling Club
3176 17th St
127 locals recommend
Small bowling alley with 3 lanes with pretty good restaurant and bar.
If you like mini golf, we have an indoor one in the 'hood with restaurant and bar. I wouldn't specifically go here for the food and drinks but it's serviceable if you are golfing.
147 locals recommend
Urban Putt
1096 S Van Ness Ave
147 locals recommend
If you like mini golf, we have an indoor one in the 'hood with restaurant and bar. I wouldn't specifically go here for the food and drinks but it's serviceable if you are golfing.

Getting Around

Bart
227 locals recommend
24th St Mission station
227 locals recommend
Bart