Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Great coffee, brewed on site. Also has delicious breakfast danishes.
51 locals recommend
Flywheel Coffee Roasters
672 Stanyan StGreat coffee, brewed on site. Also has delicious breakfast danishes.
Great Mexican Food and Cocktails. Go early to avoid a wait or prepare to have a cocktail while waiting for a table.
115 locals recommend
Padrecito
901 Cole StGreat Mexican Food and Cocktails. Go early to avoid a wait or prepare to have a cocktail while waiting for a table.
Great gastropub for dinner, brews their own beer. Also good for brunch.
177 locals recommend
Magnolia Brewing - Haight
1398 Haight StGreat gastropub for dinner, brews their own beer. Also good for brunch.
Great cuban spot for a quick dinner, also serves amazing American brunch.
36 locals recommend
Parada 22
1805 Haight StGreat cuban spot for a quick dinner, also serves amazing American brunch.
Bistro Central Parc
560 Central AveGreat semi-fancy ($$$) french restaurant you can walk to.
Great, cheap thai. Feels like you are eating in your Thai grandma's living room.
29 locals recommend
Ploy II Thai Cuisine
1770 Haight StGreat, cheap thai. Feels like you are eating in your Thai grandma's living room.
Abacus
2078 Hayes StreetGreat, not too greasy, Chinese food.
Great wine, beer, food and a beautiful outdoor patio out back.
38 locals recommend
Sparrow Bar and Kitchen
1640 Haight StGreat wine, beer, food and a beautiful outdoor patio out back.
The Ice Cream Bar
815 Cole StOld fashioned malts, ice cream, and soda jerks!
Drinks & Nightlife
The Alembic
1725 Haight StGreat cocktails and food
Club Deluxe
1511 Haight StGreat bar, usually has a jazz band for a very small ($5) cover.
Another great bar in the hood, this one has an outdoor patio with a ping pong table.
34 locals recommend
Finnegans Wake
937 Cole StAnother great bar in the hood, this one has an outdoor patio with a ping pong table.
Everything Else
Wasteland
1660 Haight StGreat vintage shopping.
Arts & Culture
Great family friendly science museum (aquarium, natural history, planetarium) and Thursday nights they have discount admission, music, and cocktails for a more adult vibe.
816 locals recommend
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse DrGreat family friendly science museum (aquarium, natural history, planetarium) and Thursday nights they have discount admission, music, and cocktails for a more adult vibe.
Great Art and they have music on Friday nights and you can always just go up the tower for free for a great view of the city and park.
999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrGreat Art and they have music on Friday nights and you can always just go up the tower for free for a great view of the city and park.
Shopping
Amoeba Music
1855 Haight StInstitutional Record Store (et al) in the Bay Area for music lovers.
Sightseeing
Cool conservatory set up so that every room is a different layer of the rainforest.
232 locals recommend
Conservatory of Flowers
100 John F Kennedy DrCool conservatory set up so that every room is a different layer of the rainforest.
Awesome place to have a cup of tea and find some serenity during a busy day of sight seeing.
348 locals recommend
Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrAwesome place to have a cup of tea and find some serenity during a busy day of sight seeing.
Entertainment & Activities
Koret Playground
Awesome playground for kids, including a carousel.