Guidebook for San Francisco

Tara
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Delicious thin-crust pizza with California inspiration. Our favorite local restaurant
137 locals recommend
Gialina
2842 Diamond St
137 locals recommend
Delicious thin-crust pizza with California inspiration. Our favorite local restaurant
Inexpensive fresh burrito shop
117 locals recommend
La Corneta Taqueria
2834 Diamond St
117 locals recommend
Inexpensive fresh burrito shop
Delicious Salvadoran pupusas (cheese and meat-stuffed handmade tortilla-like snacks) and breakfasts.
20 locals recommend
Balompié Cafe #3
3801 Mission St
20 locals recommend
Delicious Salvadoran pupusas (cheese and meat-stuffed handmade tortilla-like snacks) and breakfasts.
Delicious Southern food and cocktails; fun atmosphere. Brunch.
158 locals recommend
The Front Porch
65 29th St
158 locals recommend
Delicious Southern food and cocktails; fun atmosphere. Brunch.
Excellent local farm-to-table food and fun atmosphere.
156 locals recommend
Blue Plate
3218 Mission St
156 locals recommend
Excellent local farm-to-table food and fun atmosphere.
Sardinian restaurant; local and national favorite
146 locals recommend
La Ciccia
291 30th St
146 locals recommend
Sardinian restaurant; local and national favorite
Fantastic coffee from Stumptown in Portland, fresh pastries and bread; wine and beer
86 locals recommend
Cafe St Jorge
3438 Mission St
86 locals recommend
Fantastic coffee from Stumptown in Portland, fresh pastries and bread; wine and beer
Affordable and delicious rotisserie and grilled chicken; Jordanian specialties
25 locals recommend
Goood Frikin Chicken
10 29th St
25 locals recommend
Affordable and delicious rotisserie and grilled chicken; Jordanian specialties
50+ year old ice cream shop with tons of locals; great tropical flavored ice cream like baby coconut (Buko)
214 locals recommend
Mitchell's Ice Cream
688 San Jose Avenue
214 locals recommend
50+ year old ice cream shop with tons of locals; great tropical flavored ice cream like baby coconut (Buko)
try the Butterhorn and scones. yum.
48 locals recommend
Destination Baking Company
598 Chenery St
48 locals recommend
try the Butterhorn and scones. yum.
Portuguese food, fun atmosphere
22 locals recommend
Uma Casa
1550 Church St
22 locals recommend
Portuguese food, fun atmosphere
Excellent sushi closeby. Friendly atmosphere.
115 locals recommend
ICHI Sushi
3369 Mission St
115 locals recommend
Excellent sushi closeby. Friendly atmosphere.
The oldest farmers' market in the city. Walkable from our house and a great local scene.
104 locals recommend
Alemany Farmers Market
100 Alemany Blvd
104 locals recommend
The oldest farmers' market in the city. Walkable from our house and a great local scene.
Fun little market if you're in Noe Valley, with fantastic food from El Buen Comer. Usually has live music, lots of kids.
58 locals recommend
Noe Valley Farmers Market
3861 24th St
58 locals recommend
Fun little market if you're in Noe Valley, with fantastic food from El Buen Comer. Usually has live music, lots of kids.
CHEESE
19 locals recommend
24th Street Cheese Co
3893 24th St
19 locals recommend
CHEESE
Excellent cakes, breads and pastries and cookies and...
79 locals recommend
Noe Valley Bakery
4073 24th St
79 locals recommend
Excellent cakes, breads and pastries and cookies and...
Must visit for Mexico City style breakfasts and other well crafted meals. Sit-down restaurant, not a taqueria.
28 locals recommend
El Buen Comer
3435 Mission St
28 locals recommend
Must visit for Mexico City style breakfasts and other well crafted meals. Sit-down restaurant, not a taqueria.
Excellent Korean/California/Japanese cuisine
73 locals recommend
Commissary
59 9th St
73 locals recommend
Excellent Korean/California/Japanese cuisine
Best ice cream in the city, long lines are worth it.
476 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
476 locals recommend
Best ice cream in the city, long lines are worth it.
One of our favorite Thai restaurants in the city
90 locals recommend
Lers Ros
730 Larkin St
90 locals recommend
One of our favorite Thai restaurants in the city
Great fresh Thai with good ingredients, Laotian dishes, cocktails. big enough that you can usually get in.
35 locals recommend
Hawker Fare
2300 Webster St
35 locals recommend
Great fresh Thai with good ingredients, Laotian dishes, cocktails. big enough that you can usually get in.
Upscale, fun Mexican, good drinks and vibe
360 locals recommend
Tacolicious
741 Valencia St
360 locals recommend
Upscale, fun Mexican, good drinks and vibe
If the line isn't too long
768 locals recommend
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
768 locals recommend
If the line isn't too long
Fresh taqueria fare, vegetarian options
196 locals recommend
Papalote Mexican Grill
1777 Fulton St
196 locals recommend
Fresh taqueria fare, vegetarian options
Simply the best taqueria in the city.
347 locals recommend
La Taqueria
2889 Mission St
347 locals recommend
Simply the best taqueria in the city.

Essentials

fantastic housebaked breads and coffee; local cheese, meat and fish cut to order; prepared foods
156 locals recommend
Canyon Market
2815 Diamond St
156 locals recommend
fantastic housebaked breads and coffee; local cheese, meat and fish cut to order; prepared foods
Inexpensive place for picnic and cheese fixings. Homemade hummus and babaganoush, good frozen ravioli.
24 locals recommend
Cheese Boutique
660 Chenery St
24 locals recommend
Inexpensive place for picnic and cheese fixings. Homemade hummus and babaganoush, good frozen ravioli.
High-end, ultra sustainable meats and seafood plus specialty groceries. Fun to browse.
60 locals recommend
Avedano's Meats
235 Cortland Ave
60 locals recommend
High-end, ultra sustainable meats and seafood plus specialty groceries. Fun to browse.
Not exciting but all the basics are here. you'll need to drive or take a hike up the hill.
357 locals recommend
Safeway
298 King St
357 locals recommend
Not exciting but all the basics are here. you'll need to drive or take a hike up the hill.
If you need milk or something desperately
11 locals recommend
New College Hill Market
3798 Mission St
11 locals recommend
If you need milk or something desperately
Fresh handmade tortillas and basic produce store.
9 locals recommend
La Loma Produce
3835 Mission St
9 locals recommend
Fresh handmade tortillas and basic produce store.
293 locals recommend
Walgreens
1333 Castro St
293 locals recommend
905 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 locals recommend
14 locals recommend
United States Postal Service
1800 Taraval St
14 locals recommend
Best food store in the city, with its own farm and excellent specialty foods from Northern CA; get your Dolores Park picnic fixings here.
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
651 locals recommend
Best food store in the city, with its own farm and excellent specialty foods from Northern CA; get your Dolores Park picnic fixings here.

Parks & Nature

Hiking trails, new playground. Habitat for coyotes and other wild creatures in the middle of the city.
180 locals recommend
Glen Canyon Park
Chenery Street
180 locals recommend
Hiking trails, new playground. Habitat for coyotes and other wild creatures in the middle of the city.
Beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge and Bay, walking and jogging trails, local hangout. Check out the Warming Hut while you're there.
426 locals recommend
Crissy Field
426 locals recommend
Beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge and Bay, walking and jogging trails, local hangout. Check out the Warming Hut while you're there.
Not our most beautiful beach but huge and still pretty -- easy to access on the 23 Bus, which will drop you off by the zoo.
553 locals recommend
Ocean Beach
La Playa St
553 locals recommend
Not our most beautiful beach but huge and still pretty -- easy to access on the 23 Bus, which will drop you off by the zoo.
Beautiful spot
58 locals recommend
Rodeo Beach
Mitchell Rd
58 locals recommend
Beautiful spot
Favorite SF beach and hangout with view of GG Bridge
349 locals recommend
Baker Beach
349 locals recommend
Favorite SF beach and hangout with view of GG Bridge
Classic gorgeous N. California beach.
170 locals recommend
Muir Beach
170 locals recommend
Classic gorgeous N. California beach.
Hang out on a sunny day with some food and watch San Francisco in action. For families, there's a wonderful new playground here too.
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 locals recommend
Hang out on a sunny day with some food and watch San Francisco in action. For families, there's a wonderful new playground here too.
Fun hike and fantastic views of the city. To walk here from our house take Miguel across the bridge and follow Richland over to Murray. Left on Murray, walk through Holly Park and continue up the hill
363 locals recommend
Bernal Heights Park
3400-3416 Folsom St
363 locals recommend
Fun hike and fantastic views of the city. To walk here from our house take Miguel across the bridge and follow Richland over to Murray. Left on Murray, walk through Holly Park and continue up the hill
One of the most beautiful walks in SF. Grab a coffee after at the visitor center.
694 locals recommend
Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
694 locals recommend
One of the most beautiful walks in SF. Grab a coffee after at the visitor center.

Shopping

Great old school new and used bookstore, live jazz
45 locals recommend
Bird & Beckett Books & Records
653 Chenery St
45 locals recommend
Great old school new and used bookstore, live jazz
Sweet gift and home shop.
24 locals recommend
Perch
654 Chenery St
24 locals recommend
Sweet gift and home shop.
Gift and plant store with really cool stuff--check out the back patio.
37 locals recommend
Succulence
402 Cortland Ave
37 locals recommend
Gift and plant store with really cool stuff--check out the back patio.
Locally made women's clothes, friendly
Curator
Locally made women's clothes, friendly
11 locals recommend
Show Biz
3810 24th Street
11 locals recommend

Drinks & Nightlife

Fantastic cocktails and local ambience
44 locals recommend
Rock Bar
80 29th St
44 locals recommend
Fantastic cocktails and local ambience
Great beers on tap and cocktail list, plus New Oreleans' po boys. Back patio.
28 locals recommend
Old Devil Moon
3472 Mission St
28 locals recommend
Great beers on tap and cocktail list, plus New Oreleans' po boys. Back patio.
Classic indoor-outdoor bar and music venue, salsa dancing.
196 locals recommend
El Rio
3158 Mission St
196 locals recommend
Classic indoor-outdoor bar and music venue, salsa dancing.
Great cocktails, cozy lounge atmosphere with couches in back room.
32 locals recommend
Evil Eye
2937 Mission St
32 locals recommend
Great cocktails, cozy lounge atmosphere with couches in back room.
Great local music venue
135 locals recommend
The Chapel
777 Valencia Street
135 locals recommend
Great local music venue

Getting Around

21 locals recommend
BikeLink eLockers : Glen Park BART
2816 Diamond St
21 locals recommend

Arts & Culture

813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend
29 locals recommend
A.C.T.'s Geary Theater
415 Geary St
29 locals recommend
Performance art, comedy, one-woman shows and the like.
33 locals recommend
The Marsh
1062 Valencia St
33 locals recommend
Performance art, comedy, one-woman shows and the like.
Interesting selection of plays, easy to get to on BART
127 locals recommend
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
2025 Addison St
127 locals recommend
Interesting selection of plays, easy to get to on BART
116 locals recommend
Academy Of Sciences station
116 locals recommend