Local Guidebook

Carleen
Local Guidebook

Food Scene

Wood fire pizza, cocktails, and wine
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DamnFine
3410 Judah Street
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Wood fire pizza, cocktails, and wine
Hip new fish restaurant and marketplace. Excellent fish burritos, ceviche, and home made hot sauce.
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Hook Fish Co
4542 Irving St
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Hip new fish restaurant and marketplace. Excellent fish burritos, ceviche, and home made hot sauce.
Wine bar with very well-known hoagies
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Palm City Wines
4055 Irving St
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Wine bar with very well-known hoagies
Classic Mexican street food faves.
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Sunset Cantina
3414 Judah St
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Classic Mexican street food faves.
Extremely popular brunch spot. Expect wait times of up to of 1.5 hours on weekends. Interior is covered in reclaimed wood. Also a good option for dinner and cocktails (you can set a reservation).
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Outerlands
4001 Judah St
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Extremely popular brunch spot. Expect wait times of up to of 1.5 hours on weekends. Interior is covered in reclaimed wood. Also a good option for dinner and cocktails (you can set a reservation).
If craving gourmet burgers, this place is within walking distance. They also have a good vegetarian mushroom burger.
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Papa Mak's Burgers
3755 Noriega St
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If craving gourmet burgers, this place is within walking distance. They also have a good vegetarian mushroom burger.
Local brewery with bar bites and full dinner. 'Sports bar feel'.
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Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company
1735 Noriega St
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Local brewery with bar bites and full dinner. 'Sports bar feel'.
Local pizza joint with good beer on tap. Perfect for families and groups.
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The Pizza Place on Noriega
3901 Noriega St
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Local pizza joint with good beer on tap. Perfect for families and groups.
Tasty sandwiches, bagels, and drip coffee.
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Yonkers Cafe
3815 Noriega St
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Tasty sandwiches, bagels, and drip coffee.
A nice craft brewery and restaurant (lobster rolls, burgers, etc.) with outdoor picnic seating. It sits across from the beach and faces Golden Gate Park. Great for sunny days. Dogs and kids welcome.
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Park Chalet Coastal Beer Garden
1000 Great Hwy
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A nice craft brewery and restaurant (lobster rolls, burgers, etc.) with outdoor picnic seating. It sits across from the beach and faces Golden Gate Park. Great for sunny days. Dogs and kids welcome.
The BEST pho in the city! My favorite place.
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Pho Huynh Hiep 2 - Kevin’s Noodle House
1833 Irving St
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The BEST pho in the city! My favorite place.
Perfect place to grab a sandwich and take a walk along the beach.
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Java Beach Café
1396 La Playa St
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Perfect place to grab a sandwich and take a walk along the beach.
Some of the best unique Chinese food. A bit off the beaten path.
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Old Mandarin Islamic Restaurant
3132 Vicente St
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Some of the best unique Chinese food. A bit off the beaten path.
Delicious sushi at an affordable price and within walking distance.
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Tazaki Sushi
3420 Judah Street
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Delicious sushi at an affordable price and within walking distance.
Incredible Sichuan flavors! Authentic Chinese food. I personally ask for 'no sugar' to get the full numbing spice flavors. I love their deep fried chicken and dan dan noodles.
Szechuan cuisine
1920 Irving St
Incredible Sichuan flavors! Authentic Chinese food. I personally ask for 'no sugar' to get the full numbing spice flavors. I love their deep fried chicken and dan dan noodles.
One of the most popular Chinese restaurants in the city. Great duck over rice (but it is oily)!
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Cheung Hing Restaurant
2339 Noriega St
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One of the most popular Chinese restaurants in the city. Great duck over rice (but it is oily)!
Delicious Chinese food with real mainland flavors. Order the shanxi mianpi (cold noodles), pork noodle soup, cucumber cold dish, and lamb pita soup. The list goes on and on.
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Terra Cotta Warrior
2555 Judah St
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Delicious Chinese food with real mainland flavors. Order the shanxi mianpi (cold noodles), pork noodle soup, cucumber cold dish, and lamb pita soup. The list goes on and on.

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice little neighborhood bar. Newly opened, cute decor, great empanadas and beer.
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Woods Outbound
4045 Judah St
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Nice little neighborhood bar. Newly opened, cute decor, great empanadas and beer.
Little honky-tonk bar by the beach with the look and feel of a small town lodge. Near White Cap cocktail bar. Uber/Lyft recommended.
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The Riptide
3639 Taraval St
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Little honky-tonk bar by the beach with the look and feel of a small town lodge. Near White Cap cocktail bar. Uber/Lyft recommended.
Nice cocktail bar near the beach. A bit of a walk from my home, but easy to Uber to and from!
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White Cap
3608 Taraval St
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Nice cocktail bar near the beach. A bit of a walk from my home, but easy to Uber to and from!
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Pittsburgh's Pub
4207 Judah St
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Parks & Nature

Beautiful (and easy) hiking trail overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Pick a sunny day for the views!
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Тропа Лэндс-Энд
Lands End Trail
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Beautiful (and easy) hiking trail overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Pick a sunny day for the views!
Walk down to Ocean Beach. There are also bonfires at night.
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Оушен-Бич
La Playa St
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Walk down to Ocean Beach. There are also bonfires at night.
Walk among the old coast redwoods and through the fog. It will take about 45 min to drive over (depending on traffic).
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Muir Woods Visitor Center
1 Muir Woods Rd
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Walk among the old coast redwoods and through the fog. It will take about 45 min to drive over (depending on traffic).
The best park in San Francisco. You can grab some beers, lay out and have a picnic.
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Парк Миссион Долорес
19th Street
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The best park in San Francisco. You can grab some beers, lay out and have a picnic.

Sightseeing

Built in 1896, this used to be a public saltwater swimming pool complex. The facility burned down in 1966 and the ruins are still there. It's worth exploring.
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Купальни Сутро
1004 Point Lobos Ave
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Built in 1896, this used to be a public saltwater swimming pool complex. The facility burned down in 1966 and the ruins are still there. It's worth exploring.
Located inside Golden Gate Park, this area is easy to get to and full of bison! If you ever wanted to see one up close, this is the place to go.
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Загон для бизонов
1237 John F Kennedy Dr
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Located inside Golden Gate Park, this area is easy to get to and full of bison! If you ever wanted to see one up close, this is the place to go.
You can rent a paddle boat and go around the lake.
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Озеро Стоу
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You can rent a paddle boat and go around the lake.
The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States. Located inside Golden Gate Park.
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Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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The oldest public Japanese garden in the United States. Located inside Golden Gate Park.

Essentials

Our local grocery store. Great selection of wine, beer, and organic foods. There's also a poke station and hot food section.
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Noriega Produce
3701 Noriega St
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Our local grocery store. Great selection of wine, beer, and organic foods. There's also a poke station and hot food section.
Co-op grocery store (not as affordable as Noriega Produce). Good grab and go food options located on Judah St. and close to Trouble Coffee, Judahlicious, Outerlands, the General Store.
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Other Avenues Grocery Cooperative
3930 Judah St
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Co-op grocery store (not as affordable as Noriega Produce). Good grab and go food options located on Judah St. and close to Trouble Coffee, Judahlicious, Outerlands, the General Store.
Closest major grocery store.
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Safeway
2350 Noriega St
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Closest major grocery store.
Closest pharmacy to get any first aid items, creams, lotions, shampoo/conditioner, etc.
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Walgreens
1363 Divisadero St
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Closest pharmacy to get any first aid items, creams, lotions, shampoo/conditioner, etc.

Shopping

Closest shopping mall (if you forgot to pack socks, underwear, or just want to shop)! Includes Nordstrom, H&M, Zara, Sephora, and more.
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Stonestown Galleria
3251 20th Ave
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Closest shopping mall (if you forgot to pack socks, underwear, or just want to shop)! Includes Nordstrom, H&M, Zara, Sephora, and more.
Neighborhood book store. Look in the backyard too - beautiful little greenhouse!
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Black Bird Bookstore
4541 Judah St
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Neighborhood book store. Look in the backyard too - beautiful little greenhouse!
It's all about aesthetics here. There is one location on Judah St, one on Irving St, and the other is in Venice, CA. Featured often in local newspapers and magazines. Good selection of homeware and clothing (good for gifts, too)!
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GENERAL STORE
4035 Judah St
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It's all about aesthetics here. There is one location on Judah St, one on Irving St, and the other is in Venice, CA. Featured often in local newspapers and magazines. Good selection of homeware and clothing (good for gifts, too)!

Entertainment & Activities

It's a Natural History Museum, Planetarium, Aquarium, and Biodome all in one! Check out rainforests of the world in a 90ft glass dome and the albino alligator. They also have an adults only nightlife event on Thursdays from 6PM to 10PM (check the website beforehand for tickets).
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Калифорнийская академия наук
55 Music Concourse Dr
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It's a Natural History Museum, Planetarium, Aquarium, and Biodome all in one! Check out rainforests of the world in a 90ft glass dome and the albino alligator. They also have an adults only nightlife event on Thursdays from 6PM to 10PM (check the website beforehand for tickets).
A 100-acre zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco.
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Сан-Францисский зоопарк
Upper Great Highway
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A 100-acre zoo located in the southwestern corner of San Francisco.
Fun museum (especially for kids). Also it's on Embarcadero so the views are incredible!
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Эксплораториум
Green Street
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Fun museum (especially for kids). Also it's on Embarcadero so the views are incredible!
It's a must-see! I love the audio tour. Look online to sign-up!
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Остров Алькатрас
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It's a must-see! I love the audio tour. Look online to sign-up!
A super windy road!
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Ломбард-стрит
Lombard Street
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A super windy road!