Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Drinks & Nightlife

The local Urban Retreat watering hole - regularly frequented by European and foreign travelers
30 locals recommend
Bacchus Kirk
925 Bush St
30 locals recommend
The local Urban Retreat watering hole - regularly frequented by European and foreign travelers
A art deco-era styled speak easy
35 locals recommend
Rickhouse
246 Kearny St
35 locals recommend
A art deco-era styled speak easy
We love the Irish and their Bars - one of the best
The Irish Bank
10 Mark Ln
We love the Irish and their Bars - one of the best
A local favorite right above the Stockton Street Tunnel - from outside look out and see vibrant Union Square from a rarely scene vantage point
15 locals recommend
Tunnel Top Lounge and Bar
601 Bush St
15 locals recommend
A local favorite right above the Stockton Street Tunnel - from outside look out and see vibrant Union Square from a rarely scene vantage point
Hitchcock made this bar also known as The Redwood Room famous in Vertigo - brilliant
Velvet Room
495 Geary St
Hitchcock made this bar also known as The Redwood Room famous in Vertigo - brilliant

Food Scene

Amazing art deco caffe - grab a cup of joe and head to Huntington Park
Caffe Cento
801 Powell St
Amazing art deco caffe - grab a cup of joe and head to Huntington Park
Fresh coffee by bicycle and simply delicious sandwiches and pastries
37 locals recommend
Another Cafe
1191 Pine St
37 locals recommend
Fresh coffee by bicycle and simply delicious sandwiches and pastries
Experience the mission by walking the vibrant, energy-filled streets and this great cafe
28 locals recommend
Sugarlump
2862 24th Street
28 locals recommend
Experience the mission by walking the vibrant, energy-filled streets and this great cafe
Coffee de jure
378 locals recommend
Sightglass Coffee
270 7th St
378 locals recommend
Coffee de jure
Coffee de jure - no, really - featured in the New York Times and housing a 14th-century-like halogen coffee brewing contraption
373 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
373 locals recommend
Coffee de jure - no, really - featured in the New York Times and housing a 14th-century-like halogen coffee brewing contraption
Great eats
43 locals recommend
Nob Hill Grille
969 Hyde Street
43 locals recommend
Great eats
My favorite pasta gem right up Taylor Street
79 locals recommend
Nob Hill Cafe
1152 Taylor St
79 locals recommend
My favorite pasta gem right up Taylor Street
Want to find out the history of Nob Hill? Come here and learn about the Big 4 railroad tycoons and their massive estates that once lined Huntington Park
18 locals recommend
The Big 4
1075 California Street
18 locals recommend
Want to find out the history of Nob Hill? Come here and learn about the Big 4 railroad tycoons and their massive estates that once lined Huntington Park
A rain-filled, thunder-booming and lightning-bright entertaining tiki bar
93 locals recommend
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar
950 Mason St
93 locals recommend
A rain-filled, thunder-booming and lightning-bright entertaining tiki bar
The famous Top of the Mark with dancing, food and drink along with panoramic views of the Bay
104 locals recommend
Top of the Mark
999 California St
104 locals recommend
The famous Top of the Mark with dancing, food and drink along with panoramic views of the Bay
My favorite place for Chinese - warm, friendly staff with the best xiao long bao outside of Shanghi
7 locals recommend
Hunan Home's Restaurant
622 Jackson St
7 locals recommend
My favorite place for Chinese - warm, friendly staff with the best xiao long bao outside of Shanghi
High-end cuisine set in style
26 locals recommend
Wayfare Tavern
558 Sacramento St
26 locals recommend
High-end cuisine set in style
Stellar Cuban cuisine (try the lime-aid and Corona beer concoction)
Paladar Cafe Cubano
329 Kearny Street
Stellar Cuban cuisine (try the lime-aid and Corona beer concoction)
Down an alley way you'll find this superb French Restaurant
13 locals recommend
Cafe Claude
7 Claude Ln
13 locals recommend
Down an alley way you'll find this superb French Restaurant
Paris at the Dragon's Gate entryway to Chinatown
18 locals recommend
Café de la Presse
352 Grant Ave
18 locals recommend
Paris at the Dragon's Gate entryway to Chinatown
Another art deco-styled speak easy with live jazz music nightly - definitely a must go
13 locals recommend
Burritt Room + Tavern
417 Stockton St
13 locals recommend
Another art deco-styled speak easy with live jazz music nightly - definitely a must go
Bouche on Bush - marvelously French and divine dining
23 locals recommend
Bouche
603 Bush St
23 locals recommend
Bouche on Bush - marvelously French and divine dining
Another fantastic spot
Masa's Restaurant
648 Bush Street
Another fantastic spot
A French-Vietnamese boutique restaurant
9 locals recommend
Rue Lepic French Restaurant
900 Pine St
9 locals recommend
A French-Vietnamese boutique restaurant
Go here first and you may not dine anywhere else your whole trip (it's right around the corner to boot); in addition to farm-to-table cuisine it hosts cook with the chef classes
26 locals recommend
Sweet Woodruff
798 Sutter Street
26 locals recommend
Go here first and you may not dine anywhere else your whole trip (it's right around the corner to boot); in addition to farm-to-table cuisine it hosts cook with the chef classes
By the same Chef as The Sentinel lunch spot downtown, prepare yourself for culinary excellence
11 locals recommend
Canteen
817 Sutter Street
11 locals recommend
By the same Chef as The Sentinel lunch spot downtown, prepare yourself for culinary excellence
A high-end French delight
15 locals recommend
Fleur De Lys
15 locals recommend
A high-end French delight
Small, unassuming cafe with an unexpected flare
72 locals recommend
Farm : Table
754 Post St
72 locals recommend
Small, unassuming cafe with an unexpected flare
French-Vietnamese, Michelin rated restaurant with a bar and dancing up top
28 locals recommend
Le Colonial
20 Cosmo Pl
28 locals recommend
French-Vietnamese, Michelin rated restaurant with a bar and dancing up top
Live DJ, fresh Japanese Sushi - best in city
55 locals recommend
Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar
619 Taylor St
55 locals recommend
Live DJ, fresh Japanese Sushi - best in city
Mind-boggling, surreal seafood (great happy hour, too)
16 locals recommend
Farallon
16 locals recommend
Mind-boggling, surreal seafood (great happy hour, too)
Neiman Marcus Cafe - very sheik
12 locals recommend
The Rotunda
150 Stockton Street
12 locals recommend
Neiman Marcus Cafe - very sheik
Unassuming, lose yourself in California cuisine right down from Dolores Park
598 locals recommend
Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
598 locals recommend
Unassuming, lose yourself in California cuisine right down from Dolores Park
Counterpart to Delfina, the Pizzeria will send your taste buds to nirvana
598 locals recommend
Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
598 locals recommend
Counterpart to Delfina, the Pizzeria will send your taste buds to nirvana
Explore Mill Valley - a quaint Marin oasis - and eat at this beyond words Cafe
Toast Cafe
31 Sunnyside Avenue
Explore Mill Valley - a quaint Marin oasis - and eat at this beyond words Cafe
Watch the sun dip into the Pacific alongside a seemingly never ending stretch of beach
236 locals recommend
Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant
1000 Great Hwy
236 locals recommend
Watch the sun dip into the Pacific alongside a seemingly never ending stretch of beach
Wine and cuisine de jour
13 locals recommend
RN74
301 Mission Street
13 locals recommend
Wine and cuisine de jour
Cuisine de jour
266 locals recommend
Flour + Water
2401 Harrison St
266 locals recommend
Cuisine de jour