Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Rare, salty, serious burger. Voted best in SF 2013. Full bar. Dark atmosphere. Great stuff. Falafel burger has great coriander sauce. "Juicy Lucy" is two small patties pressed between melted cheese.
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KronnerBurger
4063 Piedmont Avenue
9 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Rare, salty, serious burger. Voted best in SF 2013. Full bar. Dark atmosphere. Great stuff. Falafel burger has great coriander sauce. "Juicy Lucy" is two small patties pressed between melted cheese.
Terrible location, incredible baker. Salted chocolate cookies. Beautiful morning buns. Great sandwiches. Great eggs.
14 (рекомендации местных жителей)
L'acajou Bakery and Cafe
498 9th St
14 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Terrible location, incredible baker. Salted chocolate cookies. Beautiful morning buns. Great sandwiches. Great eggs.
Not revamped, not chic, not hipster. Old school tacos made on a cart by the guy up near the front.
64 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Taqueria Vallarta
3033 24th St
64 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Not revamped, not chic, not hipster. Old school tacos made on a cart by the guy up near the front.
Famous and extraordinary. Kung-pao pastrami is a must. Huge lines. Go early.
153 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Mission Chinese Food
2234 Mission St
153 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Famous and extraordinary. Kung-pao pastrami is a must. Huge lines. Go early.
Great food while you watch movies projected on a wall.
343 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission St
343 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great food while you watch movies projected on a wall.
Cheap good shwarma.
23 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Truly Mediterranean
3109 16th St
23 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Cheap good shwarma.
Super cheap amazing noodles. Truly. Six-seat noodle house -- feels like Bladerunner. Get the cold noodles.
75 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Yamo
3406 18th St
75 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Super cheap amazing noodles. Truly. Six-seat noodle house -- feels like Bladerunner. Get the cold noodles.
Nuevo rustic french / California cuisine. The food SF is famous for. Order the pork chop, it will change your life. Seriously. And sunshine fix cocktail. Guillotine if adventurous.
504 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Nopa
560 Divisadero St
504 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Nuevo rustic french / California cuisine. The food SF is famous for. Order the pork chop, it will change your life. Seriously. And sunshine fix cocktail. Guillotine if adventurous.
The quality coffee and hipster ambience you came here for. People watch in the parklet. My friend's husband supplies the pastries. They're great.
348 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Фор Баррел Кофе
375 Valencia St
348 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The quality coffee and hipster ambience you came here for. People watch in the parklet. My friend's husband supplies the pastries. They're great.
Great food, great cocktail program.
19 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Luna Park
694 Valencia Street
19 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great food, great cocktail program.
Beautiful renovated high-ceilinged turn-of-the-century space. Best mocha in the city (real chocolate), good wine selection, deep comfy booth, great place to watch Market Street.
27 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Mavelous Coffee Bar & Little Griddle
1455 Market St
27 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Beautiful renovated high-ceilinged turn-of-the-century space. Best mocha in the city (real chocolate), good wine selection, deep comfy booth, great place to watch Market Street.
Every sandwich involves bacon and every sandwich is great.
21 (рекомендации местных жителей)
We Be Sushi
538 Valencia Street
21 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Every sandwich involves bacon and every sandwich is great.
Great space to sit and get your bearings. There's wifi, coffee, sandwiches, beer, donuts, but only the wifi is any good. Less than a block from our door. Hard to beat.
7 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Flying Pig Bistro Pub
433 S Van Ness Ave
7 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great space to sit and get your bearings. There's wifi, coffee, sandwiches, beer, donuts, but only the wifi is any good. Less than a block from our door. Hard to beat.
Serious whiskey bar, serious Japanese food. Happy hour is affordable.
46 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Nihon Whisky Lounge
1779 Folsom St
46 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Serious whiskey bar, serious Japanese food. Happy hour is affordable.
Swanky baking operation. A semi-savory muffin with crumbly bacon and a runny egg baked in the exact center. Great brioche. Great coffee. Beautiful clean (Brooklynesque) aesthetic.
137 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Craftsman and Wolves
746 Valencia St
137 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Swanky baking operation. A semi-savory muffin with crumbly bacon and a runny egg baked in the exact center. Great brioche. Great coffee. Beautiful clean (Brooklynesque) aesthetic.
Pretty interiors, great place to work.
28 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Sugarlump
2862 24th Street
28 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Pretty interiors, great place to work.
Good tacos.
115 (рекомендации местных жителей)
El Metate
2406 Bryant St
115 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Good tacos.
Designed by one of SF's most famous architecture firms, this place is as beautiful to look at as it is to eat in. Incredible cocktail program, one of the best in the city. Classy deconstructed dishes.
56 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Bar Agricole
1540 11th St
56 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Designed by one of SF's most famous architecture firms, this place is as beautiful to look at as it is to eat in. Incredible cocktail program, one of the best in the city. Classy deconstructed dishes.
The only reason to come out to the Sunset. Incredible bread (baked in-house), killer food. Braised pork shoulder open-faced sandwich. Hot cider with Buffalo Trace bourbon.
259 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Outerlands
4001 Judah St
259 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The only reason to come out to the Sunset. Incredible bread (baked in-house), killer food. Braised pork shoulder open-faced sandwich. Hot cider with Buffalo Trace bourbon.
Excellent independent coffee roaster/house with big windows facing the park.
51 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Flywheel Coffee Roasters
672 Stanyan St
51 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Excellent independent coffee roaster/house with big windows facing the park.
You can't get in here anymore, the lines are prohibitive, but they make all their jams and pastries in-house, the eggs benedicts, seafood omelets, monte cristo sandwich, pain d'or - all truly amazing.
127 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Mama's On Washington Square
1701 Stockton St
127 (рекомендации местных жителей)
You can't get in here anymore, the lines are prohibitive, but they make all their jams and pastries in-house, the eggs benedicts, seafood omelets, monte cristo sandwich, pain d'or - all truly amazing.
Great Chinese fusion food on the water watching ferries arrive, killer cocktail program. Hard to get into -- sit at the community table / lounge with your cocktail by the windows.
95 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The Slanted Door
Ferry Building
95 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great Chinese fusion food on the water watching ferries arrive, killer cocktail program. Hard to get into -- sit at the community table / lounge with your cocktail by the windows.
Burmese food that will change your handwriting. Fermented tea-leaf salad, samusa soup, key-lime iced tea.
58 (рекомендации местных жителей)
B Star
127 Clement St
58 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Burmese food that will change your handwriting. Fermented tea-leaf salad, samusa soup, key-lime iced tea.
Killer cream puffs.
Dave's Bar
99 Yerba Buena Ln
Killer cream puffs.

Arts & Culture

Movies are expensive but this place is a great spectacle. Overlooks the park, has La Boulange coffee & pastries down below, and of course Target.
124 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Metreon
135 4th St
124 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Movies are expensive but this place is a great spectacle. Overlooks the park, has La Boulange coffee & pastries down below, and of course Target.
Art house movie theatre. We have very few.
10 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Landmark Theaters Opera Plaza Cinema
601 Van Ness Ave
10 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Art house movie theatre. We have very few.
Dancing. Like, serious nightclub dancing.
73 (рекомендации местных жителей)
DNA Lounge
375 11th St
73 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Dancing. Like, serious nightclub dancing.

Drinks & Nightlife

Longest happy hour in the city. Pint-sized dark & stormys. Allows outside food, so get a basket of fries from frijtz and spend the evening playing pinball or pacman on real sit-down table games.
89 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The Valencia Room
647 Valencia St
89 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Longest happy hour in the city. Pint-sized dark & stormys. Allows outside food, so get a basket of fries from frijtz and spend the evening playing pinball or pacman on real sit-down table games.
Beautiful slender library bar with great cocktails and a strong kitchen. Get the meatballs.
37 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Two Sisters Bar and Books
579 Hayes Street
37 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Beautiful slender library bar with great cocktails and a strong kitchen. Get the meatballs.
Reasonably priced cocktails of reasonable quality. I learned to salsa dance here on a Wednesday. Their happy hour is pretty good and so is the art and DJ.
131 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Madrone Art Bar
500 Divisadero St
131 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Reasonably priced cocktails of reasonable quality. I learned to salsa dance here on a Wednesday. Their happy hour is pretty good and so is the art and DJ.
Cheapest martinis in town and they always come with a sidecar (which makes them really 2.5 martinis).
55 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Bond Bar
3079 16th St
55 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Cheapest martinis in town and they always come with a sidecar (which makes them really 2.5 martinis).
Great noodles, full bar.
92 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Basil
1175 Folsom St
92 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great noodles, full bar.
Great noodles, full bar, beautiful red brick landmark building.
18 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Basil Canteen
1489 Folsom St
18 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great noodles, full bar, beautiful red brick landmark building.
Great cocktails, delicious small plates. One of the saving graces of an otherwise touristed-out Haight-Ashbury.
137 (рекомендации местных жителей)
The Alembic
1725 Haight St
137 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great cocktails, delicious small plates. One of the saving graces of an otherwise touristed-out Haight-Ashbury.

Essentials

Cheap large items. Butcher, on-site bakery, cheap (good) whiskey, cheap (good) champagne, incredibly cheap polish hot dogs, and chicken-bakes. If you're into that.
171 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Costco Wholesale
450 10th St
171 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Cheap large items. Butcher, on-site bakery, cheap (good) whiskey, cheap (good) champagne, incredibly cheap polish hot dogs, and chicken-bakes. If you're into that.
Heaven. Everything organic, bulk, medicinal, fresh, and wonderful is here. Costly, but high quality and worker owned. Best fromager in the city. No joke. Vegan. (except cheese).
275 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom St
275 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Heaven. Everything organic, bulk, medicinal, fresh, and wonderful is here. Costly, but high quality and worker owned. Best fromager in the city. No joke. Vegan. (except cheese).
Sometimes if Rainbow Grocery seems too expensive, I shop here. And it's incredibly cheap. But the lines are terrible. And there's no good cheese.
23 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Foodsco
1800 Folsom St
23 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Sometimes if Rainbow Grocery seems too expensive, I shop here. And it's incredibly cheap. But the lines are terrible. And there's no good cheese.

Everything Else

Transport: this is how you will get to the airport. It's a block away, it's wonderful. But the crowd is colorful and lively. Connects with all BART lines to East Bay and the Peninsula.
162 (рекомендации местных жителей)
16th St Mission BART Station
2000 Mission St
162 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Transport: this is how you will get to the airport. It's a block away, it's wonderful. But the crowd is colorful and lively. Connects with all BART lines to East Bay and the Peninsula.
Closest MUNI subway station to our house. Connects with all other MUNI lines.
21 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Van Ness MUNI Metro Station
21 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Closest MUNI subway station to our house. Connects with all other MUNI lines.
Some great exhibitions come thru here -- climb the twisty steel tower for great views.
999 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Музей де Янга
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
999 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Some great exhibitions come thru here -- climb the twisty steel tower for great views.
A safe bet for great clam chowder.
39 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Boudin at the Wharf
160 Jefferson St
39 (рекомендации местных жителей)
A safe bet for great clam chowder.

Shopping

Most bizarre/wonderful ice cream. Flavors include "Elvis (the fat years)" banana peanut butter chocolate, "Secret Breakfast" bourbon cornflakes cream. Featured in NYTimes Magazine. Amazing place.
224 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Humphry Slocombe
224 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Most bizarre/wonderful ice cream. Flavors include "Elvis (the fat years)" banana peanut butter chocolate, "Secret Breakfast" bourbon cornflakes cream. Featured in NYTimes Magazine. Amazing place.
Dynamo Donut. Enough said.
199 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Dynamo Donut and Coffee
2760 24th St
199 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Dynamo Donut. Enough said.
My favorite bookshop in America. The staff-chosen book tables and displays are indispensable -- nothing directs my reading habits more. Beats poetry room upstairs. Cinema/philosophy downstairs.
86 (рекомендации местных жителей)
City Lights Booksellers
261 Columbus Ave
86 (рекомендации местных жителей)
My favorite bookshop in America. The staff-chosen book tables and displays are indispensable -- nothing directs my reading habits more. Beats poetry room upstairs. Cinema/philosophy downstairs.
Massive farmer's market Saturday and great trendy eating shops week-long.
679 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Ferry Building Marketplace
679 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Massive farmer's market Saturday and great trendy eating shops week-long.
Closed for expansion but beautiful.
813 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Музей современного искусства в Сан-Франциско
151 3rd St
813 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Closed for expansion but beautiful.
Rare and amazing spirits and knowledge.
7 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Cask
3185 College Ave
7 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Rare and amazing spirits and knowledge.

Sightseeing

Great fun.
207 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Музей канатной дороги Сан-Франциско
1201 Mason St
207 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Great fun.
Go up to the parabolic living roof -- and wait in line for the planetarium -- great stuff. Super high quality science museum.
816 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Калифорнийская академия наук
55 Music Concourse Dr
816 (рекомендации местных жителей)
Go up to the parabolic living roof -- and wait in line for the planetarium -- great stuff. Super high quality science museum.