Guidebook for San Francisco

Katherine
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

24 hour diner
6 locals recommend
Sparky's 24 Hours Pizza & Diner
242 Church Street
6 locals recommend
24 hour diner
Upscale Mexican restaurant
8 locals recommend
Chilango
235 Church Street
8 locals recommend
Upscale Mexican restaurant
Cheap, good taqueria.
31 locals recommend
El Castillito
136 Church St
31 locals recommend
Cheap, good taqueria.
Our favorite taqueria. Vegan beans and options.
107 locals recommend
Pancho Villa Taqueria
3071 16th St
107 locals recommend
Our favorite taqueria. Vegan beans and options.
Gourmet Vegan cuisine.
57 locals recommend
Millennium
5912 College Ave
57 locals recommend
Gourmet Vegan cuisine.
Some say it's the best pizza in SF, if not the world.
360 locals recommend
Little Star Pizza
846 Divisadero St
360 locals recommend
Some say it's the best pizza in SF, if not the world.
Others say this is the best pizza in SF. Can make vegan pizzas if you order 24 hrs in advance.
10 locals recommend
Pauline's Pizza & Wine Bar
10 locals recommend
Others say this is the best pizza in SF. Can make vegan pizzas if you order 24 hrs in advance.
Venezuelan food!
34 locals recommend
Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
401 Valencia St
34 locals recommend
Venezuelan food!
BYO Indian/Pakistani restaurant. Go to the K&D market across the street and pick up wine or beer. Then take it to your table and enjoy cheap, good food.
90 locals recommend
Pakwan
3182 16th St
90 locals recommend
BYO Indian/Pakistani restaurant. Go to the K&D market across the street and pick up wine or beer. Then take it to your table and enjoy cheap, good food.
Good Sushi and other Japanese dishes.
49 locals recommend
Sushi Zone
1815 Market St
49 locals recommend
Good Sushi and other Japanese dishes.
Great take-out Thai, or dine in
13 locals recommend
KRUA Thai
525 16th St
13 locals recommend
Great take-out Thai, or dine in
Take-out Indian
Bombay Indian Restaurant
2217 Market Street
Take-out Indian
Try their Plant Burger. Best veggie burger on this Earth.
20 locals recommend
The Plant Cafe Organic
The Embarcadero
20 locals recommend
Try their Plant Burger. Best veggie burger on this Earth.
In our opinion, best ramen in SF.
20 locals recommend
Ramen Izakaya Goku
3232 16th St
20 locals recommend
In our opinion, best ramen in SF.
Others say this is the best ramen in the city. Great atmosphere.
35 locals recommend
Ken Ken Ramen
3378 18th Street
35 locals recommend
Others say this is the best ramen in the city. Great atmosphere.
Looks like a whole in the wall, tastes gourmet. Might have a wait, but it's worth it.
153 locals recommend
Mission Chinese Food
2234 Mission St
153 locals recommend
Looks like a whole in the wall, tastes gourmet. Might have a wait, but it's worth it.
Grab and go bahn mi.
53 locals recommend
Dinosaurs
50 Eureka Dr
53 locals recommend
Grab and go bahn mi.
My favorite pho.
74 locals recommend
Mau
180 Valencia St
74 locals recommend
My favorite pho.
Take out or dine in Vietnamese
37 locals recommend
Jasmine Garden
708 14th St
37 locals recommend
Take out or dine in Vietnamese

Essentials

Large supermarket. Meets most needs.
416 locals recommend
Safeway
2020 Market St
416 locals recommend
Large supermarket. Meets most needs.
More niche, organic and upscale groceries.
905 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 locals recommend
More niche, organic and upscale groceries.
Pricey, yet excellent grocer. Great wine and cheese selection. Good place to stop for picnic supplies when heading to Dolores Park.
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
651 locals recommend
Pricey, yet excellent grocer. Great wine and cheese selection. Good place to stop for picnic supplies when heading to Dolores Park.
Looking for really niche items? This is the grocery store for your inner hippie. No meat, but everything, and I do mean everything, else.
275 locals recommend
Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom St
275 locals recommend
Looking for really niche items? This is the grocery store for your inner hippie. No meat, but everything, and I do mean everything, else.
Great coffee, cookies and bahn mi. Free wifi.
10 locals recommend
Church Street Cafe
260 Church St
10 locals recommend
Great coffee, cookies and bahn mi. Free wifi.

Drinks & Nightlife

A good liquor selection.
89 locals recommend
Churchill
198 Church St
89 locals recommend
A good liquor selection.
Dive bar with arcade games and a patio.
58 locals recommend
Lucky 13
1301 Park St
58 locals recommend
Dive bar with arcade games and a patio.
Great place to be on a sunny day. Best bloody marys in the city, and a vast beer selection.
222 locals recommend
Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
222 locals recommend
Great place to be on a sunny day. Best bloody marys in the city, and a vast beer selection.
Can get too crowded on weekends, better on weekdays. Head upstairs for live music.
89 locals recommend
The Valencia Room
647 Valencia St
89 locals recommend
Can get too crowded on weekends, better on weekdays. Head upstairs for live music.
German beer!
18 locals recommend
Gestalt
3159 16th St
18 locals recommend
German beer!
Always great live music, if not a live comedy act. One of the best bars in the city.
85 locals recommend
Amnesia
853 Valencia St
85 locals recommend
Always great live music, if not a live comedy act. One of the best bars in the city.
Cocktail Bar
118 locals recommend
Blackbird
2124 Market St
118 locals recommend
Cocktail Bar
Karaoke. enough said.
33 locals recommend
The Mint Karaoke Lounge
1942 Market St
33 locals recommend
Karaoke. enough said.
Our local brewery's cerveceria. Try beer made with mate (healthy Argentinian tea) or some of their other tea-free beers.
23 locals recommend
Woods Cervecería
3801 18th St
23 locals recommend
Our local brewery's cerveceria. Try beer made with mate (healthy Argentinian tea) or some of their other tea-free beers.
Bar and restaurants. Try 21st amendment's freshest brews and seasonal specialties. Great beer and by the ballpark.
65 locals recommend
21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant
563 2nd St
65 locals recommend
Bar and restaurants. Try 21st amendment's freshest brews and seasonal specialties. Great beer and by the ballpark.
Speakeasy has opened up a taproom. Try their brews and grab food from food trucks.
33 locals recommend
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
1195 Evans Ave
33 locals recommend
Speakeasy has opened up a taproom. Try their brews and grab food from food trucks.

Sightseeing

A great place to hang out and act like a local.
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 locals recommend
A great place to hang out and act like a local.
Walk up 15 st and turn after the tennis courts. Hike up the trail to one of SF's best viewpoints, and best kept secrets. Amazing views of the city.
180 locals recommend
Corona Heights Park
Museum Way
180 locals recommend
Walk up 15 st and turn after the tennis courts. Hike up the trail to one of SF's best viewpoints, and best kept secrets. Amazing views of the city.
Drive up here to see everything from the ocean to Mt. Diablo.
727 locals recommend
Twin Peaks
727 locals recommend
Drive up here to see everything from the ocean to Mt. Diablo.
Hike up here and see part of the Golden Gate Bridge.
205 locals recommend
Buena Vista Park
205 locals recommend
Hike up here and see part of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Easy getaway. Take the ferry and hike around the island.
107 locals recommend
Angel Island Café
Main Street
107 locals recommend
Easy getaway. Take the ferry and hike around the island.
Great hiking in the presidio.
694 locals recommend
Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
694 locals recommend
Great hiking in the presidio.
Best beach in SF. Doesn't change the fact that the pacific is cold, and we get fog in the summer. Also, there are nudes towards the north end.
349 locals recommend
Baker Beach
349 locals recommend
Best beach in SF. Doesn't change the fact that the pacific is cold, and we get fog in the summer. Also, there are nudes towards the north end.
Awesome sand dunes and beach.
162 locals recommend
Fort Funston
Fort Funston Road
162 locals recommend
Awesome sand dunes and beach.

Entertainment & Activities

How about a sing-along? Past sing-alongs have included Frozen, Grease and the Little Mermaid. Great film festivals too.
332 locals recommend
Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
332 locals recommend
How about a sing-along? Past sing-alongs have included Frozen, Grease and the Little Mermaid. Great film festivals too.
Never go here. Tourist trap. The only good thing are the seals. See the seals and leave immediately. You can grab the F trolley and ride it all the way back to our apartment.
713 locals recommend
Fisherman's Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
713 locals recommend
Never go here. Tourist trap. The only good thing are the seals. See the seals and leave immediately. You can grab the F trolley and ride it all the way back to our apartment.
Grab a craft brew and sit up in section 305 for amazing views of the bay, and cheap seats.
596 locals recommend
Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
596 locals recommend
Grab a craft brew and sit up in section 305 for amazing views of the bay, and cheap seats.

Arts & Culture

Always showing a great indie flick, if not hosting a film festival.
87 locals recommend
Roxie Cinema
3117 16th St
87 locals recommend
Always showing a great indie flick, if not hosting a film festival.