Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

French-themed coffee shop that serves paninis, beer, and French-style baked goods. I consider this to be the most "yuppie" of the three Lower Haight coffee shops.
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Cafe du Soleil
400 Fillmore St
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French-themed coffee shop that serves paninis, beer, and French-style baked goods. I consider this to be the most "yuppie" of the three Lower Haight coffee shops.
The "hipster" coffee shop in the area, with lots of outdoor seating.
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Bean There
201 Steiner St
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The "hipster" coffee shop in the area, with lots of outdoor seating.
The "hippy" coffee shop, serving some of the best ice coffee in the City (the key: the ice cubes are made from frozen cofee). The owner is super friendly, but I find the music too loud at times.
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Cafe International
508 Haight St
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The "hippy" coffee shop, serving some of the best ice coffee in the City (the key: the ice cubes are made from frozen cofee). The owner is super friendly, but I find the music too loud at times.
Some of the more interesting cocktails in the City can be found here, along with some delicious small plates (e.g. duck sliders!).
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Maven
598 Haight St
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Some of the more interesting cocktails in the City can be found here, along with some delicious small plates (e.g. duck sliders!).
Higher end Mexican food, but still pretty affordable. One of my favorite restaurants in SF -- the ceviche, carnitas. and chocolate-cinnamon popsicles are recommended.
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The Page
298 Divisadero St
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Higher end Mexican food, but still pretty affordable. One of my favorite restaurants in SF -- the ceviche, carnitas. and chocolate-cinnamon popsicles are recommended.
Popular and crowded German restaurant with a good selection of German beers on tap. Arrive early to avoid waiting to be sat.
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Suppenküche
525 Laguna St
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Popular and crowded German restaurant with a good selection of German beers on tap. Arrive early to avoid waiting to be sat.
Nicely priced quality restaurant. I've liked the desserts I've tried here.
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Alamo Square Seafood Grill
803 Fillmore St
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Nicely priced quality restaurant. I've liked the desserts I've tried here.
Coffee shop by day, wine bar by night. Has tasteful decor and a pub quiz on Tuesday nights.
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Vinyl Coffee and Wine Bar
359 Divisadero St
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Coffee shop by day, wine bar by night. Has tasteful decor and a pub quiz on Tuesday nights.
African restaurant that turns into a club.
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Little Baobab SF
2243 19th St
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African restaurant that turns into a club.
Popular Caribbean tapas & sangria restaurant.
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Cha Cha Cha
1801 Haight St
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Popular Caribbean tapas & sangria restaurant.
The restaurant for beer lovers -- all dishes have a recommended (fancy) beer pairing. Often has long waiting times.
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The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th Street
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The restaurant for beer lovers -- all dishes have a recommended (fancy) beer pairing. Often has long waiting times.
Reasonably-priced restaurant with good pasta, comfort food, and salads.
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Chow Food Bar
215 Church St
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Reasonably-priced restaurant with good pasta, comfort food, and salads.
Organic, Waters-esque slow food kind of place.
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Bar Jules
609 Hayes Street
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Organic, Waters-esque slow food kind of place.
Good quality Indian restaurant - one of the better places for Indian in the City.
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Indian Oven Restaurant
233 Fillmore St
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Good quality Indian restaurant - one of the better places for Indian in the City.
Good Ethiopian food.
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Axum Cafe
698 Haight St
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Good Ethiopian food.
Syrian-owned place with delicious rotisserie chicken (and garlic sauce). I recommend carry out rather than eating here, however.
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Palmyra
700 Haight St
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Syrian-owned place with delicious rotisserie chicken (and garlic sauce). I recommend carry out rather than eating here, however.
Top breakfast place in the neighborhood.
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Kate's Kitchen
471 Haight Street
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Top breakfast place in the neighborhood.
Good option for coffee and breakfast food.
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The Grind
783 Haight St
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Good option for coffee and breakfast food.
Finally, a Chinese restaurant in the Lower Haight! Above average food and friendly staff.
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Wonderland Restaurant
500 Haight St
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Finally, a Chinese restaurant in the Lower Haight! Above average food and friendly staff.
Best pizza in SF, according to me. I love the corn meal crust. Go with the deep dish.
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Little Star Pizza
846 Divisadero St
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Best pizza in SF, according to me. I love the corn meal crust. Go with the deep dish.
Believe it or not, this is a vegetarian restaurant.
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Herbivore
531 Divisadero Street
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Believe it or not, this is a vegetarian restaurant.
A good breakfast place (though it's no Kate's Kitchen!).
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Stacks
501 Hayes St
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A good breakfast place (though it's no Kate's Kitchen!).
Best burrito place in the area, though also a bit more chi chi than most. Also has good brunch on the weekends.
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The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero St
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Best burrito place in the area, though also a bit more chi chi than most. Also has good brunch on the weekends.
Cozy and romantic French bistro.
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L'Ardoise
151 Noe St
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Cozy and romantic French bistro.
I'm not sold on this place, but they do make deep fried Thanksgiving balls. Which is awesome.
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Greenburger's
518 Haight Street
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I'm not sold on this place, but they do make deep fried Thanksgiving balls. Which is awesome.
Carnival-themed place with lots of fried and comfort food, and also some cajun for some reason. The signature dish is a fried chicken and waffle monte cristo.
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Straw
203 Octavia Boulevard
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Carnival-themed place with lots of fried and comfort food, and also some cajun for some reason. The signature dish is a fried chicken and waffle monte cristo.
The neighborhood wine bar.
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Uva Enoteca
568 Haight St
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The neighborhood wine bar.
One of my favorite restaurants -- quality Mexican for a good price. I recommend the ceviche, carnitas, and the Mexican chocolate popsicle desert.
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Nopalito
306 Broderick St
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One of my favorite restaurants -- quality Mexican for a good price. I recommend the ceviche, carnitas, and the Mexican chocolate popsicle desert.

Drinks & Nightlife

The best beer bar in the City, with dozens of craft beers on tap. It can get crowded, even on weeknights, and stinky too.
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Toronado
547 Haight St
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The best beer bar in the City, with dozens of craft beers on tap. It can get crowded, even on weeknights, and stinky too.
Dark, atmospheric "cavern" bar with friendly bar tenders and a good beer selection (including gluten-free). Does not serve liquor.
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Noc Noc
557 Haight St
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Dark, atmospheric "cavern" bar with friendly bar tenders and a good beer selection (including gluten-free). Does not serve liquor.
Fairly standard Irish pub/sports bar, but it's one of my favorites because it's clean, has friendly staff, and decent food for a pub. Hosts a pub quiz on Monday nights.
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Nickies
466 Haight St
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Fairly standard Irish pub/sports bar, but it's one of my favorites because it's clean, has friendly staff, and decent food for a pub. Hosts a pub quiz on Monday nights.
Primary sports bar in the neighborhood and a top soccer bar in the City. However, the food is iffy, staff is sometimes surly, and liquor is not served. Hosts pub quizzes on Tues and Thurs nights.
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Mad Dog in the Fog
1568 Haight St
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Primary sports bar in the neighborhood and a top soccer bar in the City. However, the food is iffy, staff is sometimes surly, and liquor is not served. Hosts pub quizzes on Tues and Thurs nights.
The "punk" dive bar in the neighborhood featuring tattoos, piercing, and pinball. On weekends the Tamale Lady usually stops by.
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Molotov's
582 Haight St
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The "punk" dive bar in the neighborhood featuring tattoos, piercing, and pinball. On weekends the Tamale Lady usually stops by.
Standard Irish pub, allows outside food. Hosts a pub quiz on Wednesday nights.
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Danny Coyle's
668 Haight St
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Standard Irish pub, allows outside food. Hosts a pub quiz on Wednesday nights.
One of my favorite bars in the area. Most nights feature either live music or good DJs, and the menu includes good beer and interesting cocktails. Gets packed on weekend nights.
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Madrone Art Bar
500 Divisadero St
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One of my favorite bars in the area. Most nights feature either live music or good DJs, and the menu includes good beer and interesting cocktails. Gets packed on weekend nights.
Fairly clean bar with good cocktails and beers served in mason jars.
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Churchill
198 Church St
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Fairly clean bar with good cocktails and beers served in mason jars.
Rather undercover bar with ample couch space and a good selection of cocktails.
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The Residence
718 14th Street
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Rather undercover bar with ample couch space and a good selection of cocktails.
Great neighborhood bar. With peanuts!
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The Homestead
2301 Folsom St
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Great neighborhood bar. With peanuts!
No hard liquor here, but lots of live music.
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Amnesia
853 Valencia St
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No hard liquor here, but lots of live music.
Neighborhood dive bar.
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The 500 Club
500 Guerrero St
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Neighborhood dive bar.
Cozy neighborhood bar, not as divey as the 500 Club.
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Elixir
3200 16th St
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Cozy neighborhood bar, not as divey as the 500 Club.
My favorite hipster dive bar.
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Casanova Lounge
527 Valencia St
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My favorite hipster dive bar.
The best bar in SF, according to me. One of the only places with significant outdoor space, has a good selection of beer and decent grilled food.
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Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
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The best bar in SF, according to me. One of the only places with significant outdoor space, has a good selection of beer and decent grilled food.
The "porn bar" owned by the Armory studios across the street. Actually a pretty classy place, aside from the occasional digital porn shots on the wall (nothing too graphic, from what I've seen).
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The Armory Club
1799 Mission St
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The "porn bar" owned by the Armory studios across the street. Actually a pretty classy place, aside from the occasional digital porn shots on the wall (nothing too graphic, from what I've seen).
One of the hotter, newer spots in the mission. It can be difficult to get a lane during peak hours, but still a good place to have a drink.
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Mission Bowling Club
3176 17th St
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One of the hotter, newer spots in the mission. It can be difficult to get a lane during peak hours, but still a good place to have a drink.
Not always friendly to outsiders, but a good dive. If you're lucky you'll catch the guy playing punk covers on the piano.
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Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St
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Not always friendly to outsiders, but a good dive. If you're lucky you'll catch the guy playing punk covers on the piano.
The best new music venue in SF, built in a former church. You can also check out the bar's quality cocktail selection without paying a cover for the music.
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The Chapel
777 Valencia Street
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The best new music venue in SF, built in a former church. You can also check out the bar's quality cocktail selection without paying a cover for the music.
One of my favorite bars/gastropubs, due in part to the outrageously delicious lamb sliders they serve. Good selection of Belgian-style beers.
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The Sycamore
2140 Mission St
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One of my favorite bars/gastropubs, due in part to the outrageously delicious lamb sliders they serve. Good selection of Belgian-style beers.
Dive bar with a good beer selection and lots of quality punk on the jukebox.
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Lucky 13
1301 Park St
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Dive bar with a good beer selection and lots of quality punk on the jukebox.
Listing this as a bar. If you want to eat Ethiopian food, try Axum on Haight.
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Club Waziema
543 Divisadero St
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Listing this as a bar. If you want to eat Ethiopian food, try Axum on Haight.

Arts & Culture

Live music venue.
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Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St
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Live music venue.
Live music venue.
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Cafe Du Nord
2174 Market St
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Live music venue.
Live music venue.
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The Independent
628 Divisadero St
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Live music venue.
Such a great place to see a movie -- classic theater with live organ player to entertain you before the show.
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
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Such a great place to see a movie -- classic theater with live organ player to entertain you before the show.
One of SF's finer live music venues, with lots of Edwardian details.
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Great American Music Hall
859 O'Farrell St
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One of SF's finer live music venues, with lots of Edwardian details.
My favorite SF music venue, due to it's swing era vibe and sound acoustics.
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Bimbo's
1025 Columbus Ave
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My favorite SF music venue, due to it's swing era vibe and sound acoustics.