Guidebook for San Francisco

Jason
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in the city. I have literally eaten more than 500 super steak burritos from here. I cannot recommend it enough. They're also famous for their fish tacos. Great decor and a salsa bar!
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El Metate
2406 Bryant St
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This is my favorite Mexican restaurant in the city. I have literally eaten more than 500 super steak burritos from here. I cannot recommend it enough. They're also famous for their fish tacos. Great decor and a salsa bar!
Great local cafe that has good, organic food choices.
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Cafe St Jorge
3438 Mission St
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Great local cafe that has good, organic food choices.
I found this place by accident one night doing touristy things with my parents in Fisherman's Wharf. It was a spectacular find and has become a tradition now when my parents come back to visit. It's a very nice, small Etruscan restaurant owned and run by the chef. He'll come out to talk to you after your meal to make sure everything was delicious (it was, I assure you). Great wine selection, too. Can't recommend this place highly enough.
Albona
551 Francisco St
I found this place by accident one night doing touristy things with my parents in Fisherman's Wharf. It was a spectacular find and has become a tradition now when my parents come back to visit. It's a very nice, small Etruscan restaurant owned and run by the chef. He'll come out to talk to you after your meal to make sure everything was delicious (it was, I assure you). Great wine selection, too. Can't recommend this place highly enough.
This place has my favorite burger AND cheesesteak in the city, but just about everything else on the menu is fantastic. If you go here, ask for James (the chef) and tell him I sent you! Also, if you're into it, great, unique trivia on Wednesday nights (7:30). They do breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Eat Americana
3532 Balboa St
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This place has my favorite burger AND cheesesteak in the city, but just about everything else on the menu is fantastic. If you go here, ask for James (the chef) and tell him I sent you! Also, if you're into it, great, unique trivia on Wednesday nights (7:30). They do breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Amazing Chinese food. Order the dried fried chicken, diced. You will not be disappointed.
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San Tung
1031 Irving St
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Amazing Chinese food. Order the dried fried chicken, diced. You will not be disappointed.
This is a little shack off the side of the highway, but it has some amazing BBQ. If you're a BBQ fan and don't mind a bit of a drive, this is worth it!
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Gorilla Barbeque
2145 Coast Highway 1
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This is a little shack off the side of the highway, but it has some amazing BBQ. If you're a BBQ fan and don't mind a bit of a drive, this is worth it!
Great BBQ. The brisket is to die for. Make sure to put some molasses sauce on basically everything (get the mashed potatoes and put the sauce on them!). They make some really good hot sauces, too. Has beer on tap.
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Baby Blues BBQ
3149 Mission St
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Great BBQ. The brisket is to die for. Make sure to put some molasses sauce on basically everything (get the mashed potatoes and put the sauce on them!). They make some really good hot sauces, too. Has beer on tap.
San Francisco has great ice cream, and this is one of the best spots for it. Depending on when you go, there may be 30+ min wait! Be sure to grab a number as soon as you show up. Also don't be afraid to ask to try as many flavors as you want before you make a decision. Staff is super friendly.
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Mitchell's Ice Cream
688 San Jose Avenue
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San Francisco has great ice cream, and this is one of the best spots for it. Depending on when you go, there may be 30+ min wait! Be sure to grab a number as soon as you show up. Also don't be afraid to ask to try as many flavors as you want before you make a decision. Staff is super friendly.
This isn't a "restaurant" per se, just a food truck with a wood-burning oven. They make only a few pizzas, but they're really good. They're also super quick. If you want to walk up, you can get a pizza in like 5 minutes or less, but they'll also deliver if you're feeling like staying in.
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Firepie
3228 Cesar Chavez
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This isn't a "restaurant" per se, just a food truck with a wood-burning oven. They make only a few pizzas, but they're really good. They're also super quick. If you want to walk up, you can get a pizza in like 5 minutes or less, but they'll also deliver if you're feeling like staying in.
Check out this spot for a bunch of good food trucks! Sometimes they have evening activities as well.
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SoMa StrEat Food Park
428 11th St
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Check out this spot for a bunch of good food trucks! Sometimes they have evening activities as well.
Great ice cream with some really... unique flavors.
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Humphry Slocombe
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Great ice cream with some really... unique flavors.
Philz takes coffee seriously. Lots of choices. If you're a coffee snob... ahem, aficionado (or not), grab a cup here.
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Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
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Philz takes coffee seriously. Lots of choices. If you're a coffee snob... ahem, aficionado (or not), grab a cup here.
Another really great roastery and cafe that takes their coffee seriously. I'd recommend taking a bag home.
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Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
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Another really great roastery and cafe that takes their coffee seriously. I'd recommend taking a bag home.
Two words: soup dumplings. Cash only!
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Shanghai Dumpling King
3319 Balboa Street
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Two words: soup dumplings. Cash only!
Trendier Mission restaurant that serves great pizza and makes great, interesting cocktails.
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Beretta
1199 Valencia St
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Trendier Mission restaurant that serves great pizza and makes great, interesting cocktails.
Great breakfast and brunch spot. Tiny on the inside with outdoor seating. Put your name on the list when you get there!
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Chloe's Cafe
1399 Church Street
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Great breakfast and brunch spot. Tiny on the inside with outdoor seating. Put your name on the list when you get there!
Great brunch spot on the weekends and bar restaurant every other day. Excellent food. Dr. Pepper braised short ribs for dinner? Uh, yep. Across the street is Rock Bar, which is owned by these guys. If it's too busy in The Front Porch, you can go to Rock Bar and order and they'll bring it over to you.
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The Front Porch
65 29th St
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Great brunch spot on the weekends and bar restaurant every other day. Excellent food. Dr. Pepper braised short ribs for dinner? Uh, yep. Across the street is Rock Bar, which is owned by these guys. If it's too busy in The Front Porch, you can go to Rock Bar and order and they'll bring it over to you.
If you're in the mood for pasta, just come here. Fun atmosphere and great mule drinks (if they have them that night!)
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Emmy's Spaghetti Shack
3230 Mission St
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If you're in the mood for pasta, just come here. Fun atmosphere and great mule drinks (if they have them that night!)
Quintessential California fast food. If you like burgers, order a double-double "animal style", which is special sauce and grilled onions (more or less). If you're feeling hungrier, you can order a [number] by [number] to indicate patties and cheese slices and they'll make it for you, no matter the number! You can get your fries animal-style, too. Don't be deterred by the ridiculous line, either. This place is packed from the moment they open until they close the doors, but they're pretty quick at getting their orders out. If there are are a ton of people, expect a 20-30min wait to get your food. Worth it, though!
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In-N-Out Burger
260 Washington St
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Quintessential California fast food. If you like burgers, order a double-double "animal style", which is special sauce and grilled onions (more or less). If you're feeling hungrier, you can order a [number] by [number] to indicate patties and cheese slices and they'll make it for you, no matter the number! You can get your fries animal-style, too. Don't be deterred by the ridiculous line, either. This place is packed from the moment they open until they close the doors, but they're pretty quick at getting their orders out. If there are are a ton of people, expect a 20-30min wait to get your food. Worth it, though!
BBQ at a brewery. What more can you ask for? The meats here are so good.
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Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing
2505 3rd Street
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BBQ at a brewery. What more can you ask for? The meats here are so good.
Hand tossed pizza with great topping combos. Good sit-down pizza joint.
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PizzaHacker
3299 Mission St
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Hand tossed pizza with great topping combos. Good sit-down pizza joint.
Hole in the wall Burmese food where three old ladies make fun of you in Burmese while they make you delicious, delicious food. This place is a gem.
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Yamo
3406 18th St
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Hole in the wall Burmese food where three old ladies make fun of you in Burmese while they make you delicious, delicious food. This place is a gem.
If you happen to find yourself going into the North Bay for any reason, this restaurant should be on your list for dinner. Fantastic farm-to-table food from the local farmlands in the surrounding area.
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Sir and Star at the Olema
10000 Sir Francis Drake Blvd
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If you happen to find yourself going into the North Bay for any reason, this restaurant should be on your list for dinner. Fantastic farm-to-table food from the local farmlands in the surrounding area.
Flour + Water is one of the top restaurants in the country. If you're thinking about coming here, you can either make a reservation for a private table WAY in advance, or you can show up, put your name on the list, and come back in 2-3 hours to eat at the communal table. I've eaten here a few times and I can tell you with supreme confidence that it is absolutely worth the wait.
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Flour + Water
2401 Harrison St
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Flour + Water is one of the top restaurants in the country. If you're thinking about coming here, you can either make a reservation for a private table WAY in advance, or you can show up, put your name on the list, and come back in 2-3 hours to eat at the communal table. I've eaten here a few times and I can tell you with supreme confidence that it is absolutely worth the wait.
One of the top Yelp rated restaurants in the city not just because the food is great (it is), but because the owner tries to take a personal part in the dining experience. He's known to come out and welcome diners and remember almost everything said to him on repeat visits. Great little spot.
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Cuisine of Nepal Restaurant
3486 Mission St
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One of the top Yelp rated restaurants in the city not just because the food is great (it is), but because the owner tries to take a personal part in the dining experience. He's known to come out and welcome diners and remember almost everything said to him on repeat visits. Great little spot.
Every person I've talked to who has gone here raves about it. You've heard of wine flights, right? How about beignet flights? Oh, I see you're already en route...
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Brenda's French Soul Food
652 Polk St
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Every person I've talked to who has gone here raves about it. You've heard of wine flights, right? How about beignet flights? Oh, I see you're already en route...
Amazing hand-made chocolate and free hand-made marshmallows. Need I say more? They also sell bars of various types of their chocolate which makes for great gifts.
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Dandelion Chocolate
740 Valencia St
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Amazing hand-made chocolate and free hand-made marshmallows. Need I say more? They also sell bars of various types of their chocolate which makes for great gifts.
Great Peruvian food with amazing chicken. Seriously, try the chicken.
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Limón Rotisserie
524 Valencia St
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Great Peruvian food with amazing chicken. Seriously, try the chicken.
This place is primarily a dinner spot during the week, but on the weekends it's an amazing brunch location. They have food selections from all over the world and delicious omelettes.
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pomelo on Church
1793 Church St
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This place is primarily a dinner spot during the week, but on the weekends it's an amazing brunch location. They have food selections from all over the world and delicious omelettes.

Parks & Nature

If you're hankering for a connection to the outdoors while still being in the middle of the city, Glen Canyon Park is just a 20 minute walk away and has everything: hiking and jogging trails, wide open grassy areas, tennis courts, bouldering, and more. Great nature views, too!
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Taman Glen Canyon
Chenery Street
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If you're hankering for a connection to the outdoors while still being in the middle of the city, Glen Canyon Park is just a 20 minute walk away and has everything: hiking and jogging trails, wide open grassy areas, tennis courts, bouldering, and more. Great nature views, too!
Golden Gate Park is a huge park on the west side of the city that has everything. I discover something new in there just about every time I go. Lots of open areas for BBQ/picnicking and sports-ing, a great disc golf course, driving range, soccer fields, hidden gardens, but also some nature walks and even great museums (de Young, Cal Academy of Science) and a ton of other things. Can you find the herd of buffalo living in the park? Yes, really.
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Taman Golden Gate
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Golden Gate Park is a huge park on the west side of the city that has everything. I discover something new in there just about every time I go. Lots of open areas for BBQ/picnicking and sports-ing, a great disc golf course, driving range, soccer fields, hidden gardens, but also some nature walks and even great museums (de Young, Cal Academy of Science) and a ton of other things. Can you find the herd of buffalo living in the park? Yes, really.
If you want to see what San Francisco is really like, head to Dolores Park on a beautiful weekend. Bring a blanket and some beers and maybe a frisbee and just hang out in the sun and people watch. Who knows, maybe you'll join another group in a lawn game or dance contest or any of the other limitless things that happen there. They've recently redone the entire park, so there's a relatively new kids' playground and new restroom facilities on either end of the park. Also very LGBTQ-friendly.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
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If you want to see what San Francisco is really like, head to Dolores Park on a beautiful weekend. Bring a blanket and some beers and maybe a frisbee and just hang out in the sun and people watch. Who knows, maybe you'll join another group in a lawn game or dance contest or any of the other limitless things that happen there. They've recently redone the entire park, so there's a relatively new kids' playground and new restroom facilities on either end of the park. Also very LGBTQ-friendly.
It's a ways out there, but worth it if you really want to get your nature on. Beautiful natural area with great views of GGB.
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Presidio of San Francisco
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It's a ways out there, but worth it if you really want to get your nature on. Beautiful natural area with great views of GGB.
San Francisco's beach! It's long and deep meaning there's plenty of room to spread out, play beach games, or go in the (usually pretty chilly) water. This isn't SoCal, so I'd bring some warm things even if it's nice further east in the city. You won't always need it, but you never know in San Francisco. They have fire pits, too, if you want to start or join a bon fire on the beach!
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Ocean Beach
La Playa St
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San Francisco's beach! It's long and deep meaning there's plenty of room to spread out, play beach games, or go in the (usually pretty chilly) water. This isn't SoCal, so I'd bring some warm things even if it's nice further east in the city. You won't always need it, but you never know in San Francisco. They have fire pits, too, if you want to start or join a bon fire on the beach!
If you like birdwatching while walking through some interesting nature, check this trail out. http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/shoreline/trails/stevens.asp
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Stevens Creek Trail
Stevens Creek Trail
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If you like birdwatching while walking through some interesting nature, check this trail out. http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/cs/shoreline/trails/stevens.asp

Getting Around

Glen Park BART station is just a 7 or so minute walk away. Jump on this to get downtown in about 10-15 mins. Also, this would be the station you'd get off at if you're looking to take public transit from SFO.
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Glen Park Station
2901 Diamond St
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Glen Park BART station is just a 7 or so minute walk away. Jump on this to get downtown in about 10-15 mins. Also, this would be the station you'd get off at if you're looking to take public transit from SFO.
This is likely where you will fly in to and out of. To get to my place, you can either take a Lyft (recommended, it's just easier), a cab, or jump on the BART and get off at Glen Park. From there it's about a 7 minute walk to my place.
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San Francisco International Airport
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This is likely where you will fly in to and out of. To get to my place, you can either take a Lyft (recommended, it's just easier), a cab, or jump on the BART and get off at Glen Park. From there it's about a 7 minute walk to my place.

Sightseeing

I mean, it's the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
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I mean, it's the Golden Gate Bridge.
Iconic area in San Francisco. Great seafood and shopping. Good place to get souvenirs. Pretty crowded and touristy, though.
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Pelabuhan Nelayan
2801 Leavenworth St
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Iconic area in San Francisco. Great seafood and shopping. Good place to get souvenirs. Pretty crowded and touristy, though.
The Castro is just an amazing, vibrant, colorful, and interesting part of town. It has everything you can think of from bars to restaurants to shopping to sightseeing. Highly recommend taking a day to hang out here. This is also San Francisco's most renowned LGBTQ neighborhood.
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The Castro
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The Castro is just an amazing, vibrant, colorful, and interesting part of town. It has everything you can think of from bars to restaurants to shopping to sightseeing. Highly recommend taking a day to hang out here. This is also San Francisco's most renowned LGBTQ neighborhood.
The Mission District is a really fun and vibrant neighborhood to explore. It has a ton of coffee shops, Mexican food, ice cream, brunch spots, dive bars, and a lot more.
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Mission District
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The Mission District is a really fun and vibrant neighborhood to explore. It has a ton of coffee shops, Mexican food, ice cream, brunch spots, dive bars, and a lot more.
If you haven't done it yet, it's worth doing at least once. It's pretty interesting, but very touristy.
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Pulau Alcatraz
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If you haven't done it yet, it's worth doing at least once. It's pretty interesting, but very touristy.
The Ferry Building is where you'd go to take a ferry across the bay to get to the North Bay, but it also has a ton of shops and vendors. Lots of things to do on the Embarcadero, too.
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Ferry Building Marketplace
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The Ferry Building is where you'd go to take a ferry across the bay to get to the North Bay, but it also has a ton of shops and vendors. Lots of things to do on the Embarcadero, too.
Haight-Ashbury is the San Francisco neighborhood famously associated with hippie culture. You'll find a lot of that here as well as some great shops and restaurants.
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Haight-Ashbury
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Haight-Ashbury is the San Francisco neighborhood famously associated with hippie culture. You'll find a lot of that here as well as some great shops and restaurants.
Wine country! Sonoma county has beautiful rolling hills dotted with lush vineyards that supply a lot of California's wine. Most vineyards have a tasting room, and all of them will get you to try their "tasting clubs". If you're into getting wine shipped to you on a regular basis right from the vineyard, it's maybe worth considering. Worth checking out if you have the time (and designated driver!) for the trip. To make a day of it, you'd need to get up pretty early, but I've done day-wine-country trips before :)
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Sonoma
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Wine country! Sonoma county has beautiful rolling hills dotted with lush vineyards that supply a lot of California's wine. Most vineyards have a tasting room, and all of them will get you to try their "tasting clubs". If you're into getting wine shipped to you on a regular basis right from the vineyard, it's maybe worth considering. Worth checking out if you have the time (and designated driver!) for the trip. To make a day of it, you'd need to get up pretty early, but I've done day-wine-country trips before :)
The Great Highway that eventually turns into Highway 1 bends and curves with the gorgeous California coastline. Take it south for amazing ocean views and secret beaches. Plenty of little restaurants, towns, and photo-op locations along the way.
Great Highway
Great Highway
The Great Highway that eventually turns into Highway 1 bends and curves with the gorgeous California coastline. Take it south for amazing ocean views and secret beaches. Plenty of little restaurants, towns, and photo-op locations along the way.
If you're in the area, I'd recommend checking out Lombard St, a super-curvy, super steep one-block street, famous for its eight hairpin turns in one block. It's a residential street so people actually live here! It's also very well-maintained and worth a picture or two. Fun to drive down if you have a car!
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Jalan Lombard
Lombard Street
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If you're in the area, I'd recommend checking out Lombard St, a super-curvy, super steep one-block street, famous for its eight hairpin turns in one block. It's a residential street so people actually live here! It's also very well-maintained and worth a picture or two. Fun to drive down if you have a car!

Drinks & Nightlife

Great locals' sports bar. Has pool tables, darts, games, and usually a lot of open space. If there's a game that day, you'll find it on TV here.
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The BAR – on Dolores
1600 Dolores St
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Great locals' sports bar. Has pool tables, darts, games, and usually a lot of open space. If there's a game that day, you'll find it on TV here.
If you're looking for a margarita in a pint glass, go here. Also near a lot of other bars for late night wanderings.
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Latin American Club
3286 22nd St
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If you're looking for a margarita in a pint glass, go here. Also near a lot of other bars for late night wanderings.
Great bar with tons of beers on tap. Good food too! Nice little patio out back.
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Old Devil Moon
3472 Mission St
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Great bar with tons of beers on tap. Good food too! Nice little patio out back.
This dive bar in the Mission has everything: cheap beer, pool, live music most nights, karaoke on Wednesdays, ping pong on (most) Thursdays, a huge back patio, and is very LGBTQ friendly. Some nights they have a food vendor on the patio. This place has some great vibes and really awesome people.
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El Rio
3158 Mission St
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This dive bar in the Mission has everything: cheap beer, pool, live music most nights, karaoke on Wednesdays, ping pong on (most) Thursdays, a huge back patio, and is very LGBTQ friendly. Some nights they have a food vendor on the patio. This place has some great vibes and really awesome people.
Local brewery that makes awesome beers and has great food. It's situated in a giant warehouse, so it can be a bit noisy at times, but they do have an outdoor area in front. Located in the Mission, really easy to wander around afterwards.
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Southern Pacific Brewing
620 Treat Ave
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Local brewery that makes awesome beers and has great food. It's situated in a giant warehouse, so it can be a bit noisy at times, but they do have an outdoor area in front. Located in the Mission, really easy to wander around afterwards.
Great craft cocktails. Intimate vibe. Good for a date night. Tons of good restaurants around for before or after.
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Holy Water
309 Cortland Ave
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Great craft cocktails. Intimate vibe. Good for a date night. Tons of good restaurants around for before or after.
Great hand-made craft drinks. Old-timey theme. Get the punch bowl ;)
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Rickhouse
246 Kearny St
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Great hand-made craft drinks. Old-timey theme. Get the punch bowl ;)
Want to escape the tourist crowd for a drink? This speakeasy-style bar is easy to miss but worth the search. Look for a big clock on a post and some stairs going down. Craft cocktails and great atmosphere.
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Local Edition
691 Market St
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Want to escape the tourist crowd for a drink? This speakeasy-style bar is easy to miss but worth the search. Look for a big clock on a post and some stairs going down. Craft cocktails and great atmosphere.
Nearby divey locals' pub. Decent beer selection, decent food. Wednesdays they have live music. Pool table in the back. Cash only!
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Pissed Off Pete's
4528 Mission St
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Nearby divey locals' pub. Decent beer selection, decent food. Wednesdays they have live music. Pool table in the back. Cash only!
Great whiskey drinks and house-made beef jerky by the pound. Oh yes, you read that right.
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Third Rail
628 20th St
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Great whiskey drinks and house-made beef jerky by the pound. Oh yes, you read that right.
It's not a "winery" but really a wine bar. Something like 40+ wines on tap, really good food, and a cool atmosphere.
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Jamber Wine Pub
858 Folsom St
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It's not a "winery" but really a wine bar. Something like 40+ wines on tap, really good food, and a cool atmosphere.
Local brewery that serves Spanish food (tapas and paella, for instance). If you're lucky, you'll catch some flamenco dancing!
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ThirstyBear Brewing Company
661 Howard St
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Local brewery that serves Spanish food (tapas and paella, for instance). If you're lucky, you'll catch some flamenco dancing!
This is one of San Francisco's famous music venues where famous bands have been coming for decades. Plan ahead and pick up some tickets to a show!
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The Fillmore
1805 Geary Blvd
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This is one of San Francisco's famous music venues where famous bands have been coming for decades. Plan ahead and pick up some tickets to a show!
The only Pi-themed bar in the city! Of course they open at 3:14pm every day (except Mondays) and of course they serve great pizza pi(e) and some pasta dishes. Good selections of beers on tap and really friendly staff. I've often tried to start the night here to go other places but ended up spending the whole night here.
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Pi Bar
1432 Valencia St
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The only Pi-themed bar in the city! Of course they open at 3:14pm every day (except Mondays) and of course they serve great pizza pi(e) and some pasta dishes. Good selections of beers on tap and really friendly staff. I've often tried to start the night here to go other places but ended up spending the whole night here.
This bar is shrouded in mystery with several secrets inside. Just to get to the "public" bar, you'll need to know the password. Hint: it's the things people used to read before Kindles. You can also make a reservation to receive a password to access the 50+ page drink list. There's also a rumor of a secret bar inside with food...
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Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones St
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This bar is shrouded in mystery with several secrets inside. Just to get to the "public" bar, you'll need to know the password. Hint: it's the things people used to read before Kindles. You can also make a reservation to receive a password to access the 50+ page drink list. There's also a rumor of a secret bar inside with food...
Great quirky bar that has good beer and cocktails and occasionally live music.
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The Royal Cuckoo
3202 Mission St
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Great quirky bar that has good beer and cocktails and occasionally live music.

Arts & Culture

The de Young is a world-renowned art museum. If you want to see some amazing art, old, new, famous, and everything in between, spend a few hours here.
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Muzium de Young
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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The de Young is a world-renowned art museum. If you want to see some amazing art, old, new, famous, and everything in between, spend a few hours here.

Entertainment & Activities

Watch the Giants play! Always a good time at this beautiful stadium.
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Taman Oracle
24 Willie Mays Plaza
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Watch the Giants play! Always a good time at this beautiful stadium.
Technically a museum, but there's a lot to do here. Great rotating and permanent exhibits, amazing aquarium, plenty for kids to do. Also, Thursday nights they host a kind of "Adults Only" night where they serve drinks, have dancing and games, and grant you access to much of the exhibits. All the proceeds from this night benefit the museum, so you can patronize the arts while partying!
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Akademi Sains California
55 Music Concourse Dr
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Technically a museum, but there's a lot to do here. Great rotating and permanent exhibits, amazing aquarium, plenty for kids to do. Also, Thursday nights they host a kind of "Adults Only" night where they serve drinks, have dancing and games, and grant you access to much of the exhibits. All the proceeds from this night benefit the museum, so you can patronize the arts while partying!
The Exploratorium is technically a museum, but it's very hands-on. Lots of interactive exhibits and fun things to learn about and do!
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Exploratorium
Green Street
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The Exploratorium is technically a museum, but it's very hands-on. Lots of interactive exhibits and fun things to learn about and do!
Monterey Bay Aquarium is about a two or three hour drive south of the City, but if you're looking to do something different and want to take a day, Monterey Bay and this aquarium are a great choice. This aquarium is one of the best in the world with a ton of unique animals and exhibits to see and interact with. It sits on Cannery Row which itself is a cool spot to explore.
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Akuarium Monterey Bay
886 Cannery Row
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Monterey Bay Aquarium is about a two or three hour drive south of the City, but if you're looking to do something different and want to take a day, Monterey Bay and this aquarium are a great choice. This aquarium is one of the best in the world with a ton of unique animals and exhibits to see and interact with. It sits on Cannery Row which itself is a cool spot to explore.
Yep, San Francisco has a zoo! A pretty good one, too. Take a few hours and check out the wild animals just living in a major city.
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Zoo San Francisco
Upper Great Highway
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Yep, San Francisco has a zoo! A pretty good one, too. Take a few hours and check out the wild animals just living in a major city.
Watch the 49ers play! Be sure to take out a second mortgage on your home before you go, though. Bring sunscreen!
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Stadium Levi's
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way
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Watch the 49ers play! Be sure to take out a second mortgage on your home before you go, though. Bring sunscreen!
Really fun and unique indoor putt-putt venue! Great date night spot or just to hang out, grab a beer, and play some putt-putt.
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Urban Putt
1096 S Van Ness Ave
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Really fun and unique indoor putt-putt venue! Great date night spot or just to hang out, grab a beer, and play some putt-putt.