Glen Park Guidebook: Louise and Jim
Food Scene
Rated as second best Taqueria in San Francisco! Great burritos and very reasonably priced. Walking distance from our house.
117 locals recommend
La Corneta Taqueria
2834 Diamond StRated as second best Taqueria in San Francisco! Great burritos and very reasonably priced. Walking distance from our house.
Le P'tit Laurent
689 Chenery StGreat French restaurant for a special night out.
Gialina
2842 Diamond StDelicious pizza with a great atmosphere.
Manzoni
2788 Diamond StAuthentic Italian cuisine for a special night out!
Great for breakfast and lunch--American food with pancakes, french toast, hamburgers and grilled cheese--salads as well. Good for families with children.
36 locals recommend
Tyger's Coffee Shop
2798 Diamond StGreat for breakfast and lunch--American food with pancakes, french toast, hamburgers and grilled cheese--salads as well. Good for families with children.
Lao Table
149 2nd StBudget Thai restaurant--across the street from the BART.
Great specialty crepes of all kinds! Big wooden tables with some tables outside.
51 locals recommend
Higher Grounds Coffee House
691 Chenery StGreat specialty crepes of all kinds! Big wooden tables with some tables outside.
Wonderful neighborhood cafe. Free wifi--all kinds of coffee drinks and pastries.
60 locals recommend
Bello Coffee & Tea
2885 Diamond StWonderful neighborhood cafe. Free wifi--all kinds of coffee drinks and pastries.
Tataki Canyon
678 Chenery StreetSushi restaurant with intimate atmosphere.
Everything Else
Wonderful inependent bookstore with lots of events--both readings and jazz concerts almost nightly!
45 locals recommend
Bird & Beckett Books & Records
653 Chenery StWonderful inependent bookstore with lots of events--both readings and jazz concerts almost nightly!
Canyon Market
2815 Diamond StGet great sandwiches as well as organic fruits and vegetables.
Wonderful library where you can browse books or sit and read magazines and newspapers. The libraries also have all kinds of events for children and adults.
13 locals recommend
Glen Park Branch Library
2825 Diamond StWonderful library where you can browse books or sit and read magazines and newspapers. The libraries also have all kinds of events for children and adults.
Drinks & Nightlife
Real neighborhood bar with television for watching sports games!
31 locals recommend
Glen Park Station
2816 Diamond StReal neighborhood bar with television for watching sports games!
Parks & Nature
Brand new and re-surfaced trails--easy for children and older people as well as a new children's playground and large field for kicking a soccer ball or playing catch. Often there are birds--Sometimes you can see a red-tailed hawk! Eucalyptus trees and lots of people out for a stroll or walking their dogs. An amazingly peaceful place in San Francisco.
180 locals recommend
Glen Canyon Park
Chenery StreetBrand new and re-surfaced trails--easy for children and older people as well as a new children's playground and large field for kicking a soccer ball or playing catch. Often there are birds--Sometimes you can see a red-tailed hawk! Eucalyptus trees and lots of people out for a stroll or walking their dogs. An amazingly peaceful place in San Francisco.
Essentials
Huge grocery store--great on a budget as there are lots of choices of all kinds of food.
357 locals recommend
Safeway
298 King StHuge grocery store--great on a budget as there are lots of choices of all kinds of food.
Getting Around
We are incredibly fortunate to have a BART(subway) stop five blocks from our home. The BART goes downtown in just ten minutes and to the Mission district in just five minutes which is hopping with bars and restaurants. You can also go to the East Bay(Berkeley and Oakland).
9 locals recommend
BART
We are incredibly fortunate to have a BART(subway) stop five blocks from our home. The BART goes downtown in just ten minutes and to the Mission district in just five minutes which is hopping with bars and restaurants. You can also go to the East Bay(Berkeley and Oakland).
Bus stop across the street from our house stops at the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park--which is across from the the DeYoung Museum and the Japanese Tea Garden and near the Arboretum and Stowe Lake where you can take beautiful walks! Also, near breakfast and lunch places on 9th Avenue.
44 O'Shaughnessy Blvd
44 O'Shaughnessy BoulevardBus stop across the street from our house stops at the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park--which is across from the the DeYoung Museum and the Japanese Tea Garden and near the Arboretum and Stowe Lake where you can take beautiful walks! Also, near breakfast and lunch places on 9th Avenue.