Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Pacific Catch
1200 9th AveThey have delicious fish tacos.
Delarosa
2175 Chestnut StGreat pizza.
Le Marais Bakery
2066 Chestnut StGood pastries and coffee.
Off the Grid: Fort Mason Center
Food carts! Open a few months a year.
Amazing irish coffee. Believe it or not, it was invented in this cafe.
105 locals recommend
Buena Vista
2765 Hyde StAmazing irish coffee. Believe it or not, it was invented in this cafe.
Lucca Delicatessen
2120 Chestnut StAmazing sandwiches!
Tacko
3115 Fillmore StThey have really good tacos and massive quesadillas.
Pacific Puffs
2201 Union StAmazing puffs - pastries with light cream inside. Try the one with strawberry.
Umami Burger Marina
2184 Union StDelicious burgers. Try their truffle fries.
Hong Kong Lounge
5322 Geary BlvdGood Chinese food
Creations Dessert House
5217 Geary BlvdAmazing mango deserts
Burma Superstar
309 Clement StNice Burmese food
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden StNice coffee shop
Gelateria Naia
520 Columbus AvenueGreat gelato!
Beach Hut Café (Renovating)
1199 E BeachGrab coffee and enjoy the view on the Golden Gate bridge.
A16
2355 Chestnut StGreat Italian restaurant for a nice dinner.
Mandalay Restaurant
4348 California StNice burmese food.
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th StAmazing ice cream
La Taqueria
2889 Mission StTry tacos al pastor and melon aqua fresca
Mifune
1581 Webster StGreat ramen in Japantown
House of Prime Rib
1906 Van Ness AveBeef steak dinners
Sushirrito
226 Kearny StSushi - burrito:) Great lunch spot.
Taqueria El Farolito
2950 24th StGreat tacos!
Tropisueño Mexican Kitchen
75 Yerba Buena LnGood mexican food in the downtown area
The Barrel Room
415 Sansome StreetSmall plates, pastas. For a nice dinner.
Great breakfast spot. They offer complimentary freshly baked scones while you're waiting for your food.
15 locals recommend
Home Plate
2150 Lombard StGreat breakfast spot. They offer complimentary freshly baked scones while you're waiting for your food.
DOSA on Fillmore
1700 Fillmore StGreat Indian restaurant for a nice dinner.
Bakery and lunch spot with outdoor seating. Great Russian food. They have a large selection of pastries, pirogis and other traditional desserts.
69 locals recommend
Cinderella Bakery & Cafe
436 Balboa StBakery and lunch spot with outdoor seating. Great Russian food. They have a large selection of pastries, pirogis and other traditional desserts.
Great place for a nice dinner. Brazilian steak house (all you can eat meat) + buffet.
21 locals recommend
Espetus Churrascaria - San Francisco
1686 Market StreetGreat place for a nice dinner. Brazilian steak house (all you can eat meat) + buffet.
Sightseeing
Palace, lake, swans - a beautiful place in the city. Short walk to the Marina blvd and Lucas Films HQ.
463 locals recommend
Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon StPalace, lake, swans - a beautiful place in the city. Short walk to the Marina blvd and Lucas Films HQ.
Baker Beach
Beautiful beach to take pictures of the Golden Gate bridge.
Check out their collection of Oceanic Art (2nd floor). Go up the tower (free) to see the panoramic view of the park and the city.
999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrCheck out their collection of Oceanic Art (2nd floor). Go up the tower (free) to see the panoramic view of the park and the city.
Hawk Hill
Conzelman RoadOne of the best views on San Francisco and the Golden Gate bridge
Beautiful view of old victorian houses and downtown. Good for quick photos.
300 locals recommend
Painted Ladies
Hayes StreetBeautiful view of old victorian houses and downtown. Good for quick photos.
Clarion Alley
Clarion AlleyLane with cool graffiti in the Mission district.
Go to the top of the tower for great views of the city! Interesting murals inside the tower. Walk down Greenwich or Filbert steps (nice views, hidden trail) to Embarcadero.
545 locals recommend
Coit Tower
Go to the top of the tower for great views of the city! Interesting murals inside the tower. Walk down Greenwich or Filbert steps (nice views, hidden trail) to Embarcadero.
Washington Square
Grab a gelato and hang out in this pretty park.
Look inside this book store where beatnik Jack Kerouac used to hang out. Stop by Jack Kerouac alley.
86 locals recommend
City Lights Booksellers
261 Columbus AveLook inside this book store where beatnik Jack Kerouac used to hang out. Stop by Jack Kerouac alley.
15 Montclair Terrace
15 Montclair TerraceUnique street, beautiful views of the city
They have great Thursday night events - http://www.calacademy.org/nightlife
816 locals recommend
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse DrThey have great Thursday night events - http://www.calacademy.org/nightlife
Muir Woods National Monument
Oldest trees in the world
Oldest building in the city. Appears in Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Vertigo".
65 locals recommend
Mission San Francisco de Asis
3321 16th StOldest building in the city. Appears in Alfred Hitchcock's movie "Vertigo".
Contemporary Jewish Museum
736 Mission StDaniel Libeskind's architecture in San Francisco
San Francisco Art Institute
800 Chestnut StBeautiful building! Frescoes of Diego Rivera.
497 Castro St
497 Castro StreetFamous rainbow crosswalk in the Castro district
Amazing graffiti. The Women's Building is a women-led non-profit arts and education community center, which advocates self-determination, gender equality and social justice.
26 locals recommend
Women's Building Mural
3543 18th StAmazing graffiti. The Women's Building is a women-led non-profit arts and education community center, which advocates self-determination, gender equality and social justice.
Balmy Alley
50 Balmy StAlley with graffiti! http://www.balmyalley.com/Welcome.html
109 Central Ave
109 Central AvenueColorful victorian houses in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.
Gorgeous modern church. Check it out if you're interested in architecture.
8 locals recommend
Cathedral Of Saint Mary Of The Assumption
1111 Gough StGorgeous modern church. Check it out if you're interested in architecture.
Everything Else
The Bud Stop
2206 Union StThey make amazing flower arrangements.
Take bus #28 to the Golden Gate Bridge (the stop is located on Laguna Street near the tennis courts).
Chestnut St & Laguna St station
Take bus #28 to the Golden Gate Bridge (the stop is located on Laguna Street near the tennis courts).
Parks & Nature
Sutro Baths ruins, Lands End. On March 14, 1896, the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment.
246 locals recommend
Sutro Baths
1004 Point Lobos AveSutro Baths ruins, Lands End. On March 14, 1896, the Sutro Baths were opened to the public as the world's largest indoor swimming pool establishment.
Gorgeous garden. Walk around or take a free guided walking tour through SF City Guides.
348 locals recommend
Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrGorgeous garden. Walk around or take a free guided walking tour through SF City Guides.
Grab lunch and sit on the grass in this beautiful park near MoMA
124 locals recommend
Yerba Buena Gardens
750 Howard StGrab lunch and sit on the grass in this beautiful park near MoMA
Mission Dolores Park
19th StreetSuper popular park.
Drinks & Nightlife
Reed & Greenough
3251 Scott StPretty nice bar
The Devil's Acre
256 Columbus AveCool bar
Comstock Saloon
155 Columbus AveNice bar
Awesome bar that looks like a pirate ship. Super small, a lot of rum drinks.
100 locals recommend
Smuggler's Cove
650 Gough StAwesome bar that looks like a pirate ship. Super small, a lot of rum drinks.
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
950 Mason StCool bar in the Fairmont hotel.
Local Edition
691 Market StSuper popular bar
Rickhouse
246 Kearny StNice bar
The View Lounge
780 Mission StBar on top of the Marriott hotel with a great San Francisco view.
Arts & Culture
Beautiful building, nice collection of flowers. Walk by it if you're in the GG park.
232 locals recommend
Conservatory of Flowers
100 John F Kennedy DrBeautiful building, nice collection of flowers. Walk by it if you're in the GG park.