Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

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Access from the airport or downtown to the house.
154 locals recommend
Glen Park Station
2901 Diamond St
154 locals recommend
Access from the airport or downtown to the house.
Take the J streetcar to downtown, Noe Valley or the Castro.
San Jose Ave & Randall St station
Take the J streetcar to downtown, Noe Valley or the Castro.
Take the bus in front of the red church to go to The Mission or Downtown. 14L makes express stops.
Mission St & Richland Ave station
Take the bus in front of the red church to go to The Mission or Downtown. 14L makes express stops.
Great park only 10 minute walk from our house and then about 10-15 minutes to climb. Amazing views of the San Francisco Bay.
363 locals recommend
Bernal Heights Park
3400-3416 Folsom St
363 locals recommend
Great park only 10 minute walk from our house and then about 10-15 minutes to climb. Amazing views of the San Francisco Bay.
Great people watching and easy to get to with the J light rail
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 locals recommend
Great people watching and easy to get to with the J light rail
Ferry to Sausalito and other points. Great food and drink options and Saturday Farmers Market
679 locals recommend
Ferry Building Marketplace
679 locals recommend
Ferry to Sausalito and other points. Great food and drink options and Saturday Farmers Market
Great permanent collection and rotating art. Check out the free watch tower for killer views.
999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
999 locals recommend
Great permanent collection and rotating art. Check out the free watch tower for killer views.
Great resource for maps and guidebooks. Other books too of course
Alexander Book Company
50 2nd St
Great resource for maps and guidebooks. Other books too of course
Amazing views of the bay and Golden Gate Bridge on rocky cliffs. Are we really still in a city!?
694 locals recommend
Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
694 locals recommend
Amazing views of the bay and Golden Gate Bridge on rocky cliffs. Are we really still in a city!?
Classic Full House view. Victorians with downtown in the background.
390 locals recommend
Alamo Square
390 locals recommend
Classic Full House view. Victorians with downtown in the background.

Essentials

Great grocery for natural, organic foods as well as prepared foods and sandwiches, wine, beer.
156 locals recommend
Canyon Market
2815 Diamond St
156 locals recommend
Great grocery for natural, organic foods as well as prepared foods and sandwiches, wine, beer.
Fresh fruit and vegetables and some Mexican grocery items.
9 locals recommend
La Loma Produce
3835 Mission St
9 locals recommend
Fresh fruit and vegetables and some Mexican grocery items.
Large grocery store for all the essentials.
222 locals recommend
Safeway
3350 Mission St
222 locals recommend
Large grocery store for all the essentials.
Cute little shop with cheese, charcuterie, great sandwiches and everything you need to make a picnic.
24 locals recommend
Cheese Boutique
660 Chenery St
24 locals recommend
Cute little shop with cheese, charcuterie, great sandwiches and everything you need to make a picnic.
Premium butcher shop.
60 locals recommend
Avedano's Meats
235 Cortland Ave
60 locals recommend
Premium butcher shop.
Premium butcher shop.
14 locals recommend
Drewes Bros. Meats
1706 Church St
14 locals recommend
Premium butcher shop.

Food Scene

Amazing Italian thin crust pizza.
137 locals recommend
Gialina
2842 Diamond St
137 locals recommend
Amazing Italian thin crust pizza.
Safe bet for French food in the neighborhood.
101 locals recommend
Le P'tit Laurent
689 Chenery St
101 locals recommend
Safe bet for French food in the neighborhood.
Salvadorean food - pupusas and more
20 locals recommend
Balompié Cafe #3
3801 Mission St
20 locals recommend
Salvadorean food - pupusas and more
Pizza very close by and some other food.
7 locals recommend
Red's Pizzeria
3839 Mission St
7 locals recommend
Pizza very close by and some other food.
Amazing little neighborhood Italian restaurant.
137 locals recommend
Vega
419 Cortland Ave
137 locals recommend
Amazing little neighborhood Italian restaurant.
Amazing bakery - very good croissants, quiches, pastries, etc. They serve coffee/lattes too.
48 locals recommend
Destination Baking Company
598 Chenery St
48 locals recommend
Amazing bakery - very good croissants, quiches, pastries, etc. They serve coffee/lattes too.
Great for brunch.
137 locals recommend
Bernal Star
410 Cortland Ave
137 locals recommend
Great for brunch.
Awesome authentic Mexican food. Great tacos and burritos.
43 locals recommend
Taqueria Cancun
3211 Mission St
43 locals recommend
Awesome authentic Mexican food. Great tacos and burritos.
Reasonably priced, authentic Peruvian food.
20 locals recommend
Mi Lindo Peru
3226 Mission St
20 locals recommend
Reasonably priced, authentic Peruvian food.
Great Neapolitan style pizza. Reasonably priced.
109 locals recommend
PizzaHacker
3299 Mission St
109 locals recommend
Great Neapolitan style pizza. Reasonably priced.
3723 Mission Street - this place has the best Salvadorean food and amazing pupusas. (Cash only)
3723 Mission St
3723 Mission Street
3723 Mission Street - this place has the best Salvadorean food and amazing pupusas. (Cash only)
Cajun/Southern style cuisine with good drinks.
158 locals recommend
The Front Porch
65 29th St
158 locals recommend
Cajun/Southern style cuisine with good drinks.
Amazing sushi location with very fresh sushi. Closed on Sundays.
115 locals recommend
ICHI Sushi
3369 Mission St
115 locals recommend
Amazing sushi location with very fresh sushi. Closed on Sundays.
Delicious Thai Food
9 locals recommend
Pad Thai
9 locals recommend
Delicious Thai Food
Awesome Latin American Tapas
124 locals recommend
Cha Cha Cha
1801 Haight St
124 locals recommend
Awesome Latin American Tapas
Great American comfort food.
95 locals recommend
Park Tavern
1652 Stockton St
95 locals recommend
Great American comfort food.
Awesome seafood. Cioppino is great here
39 locals recommend
Woodhouse Fish Company
2073 Market St
39 locals recommend
Awesome seafood. Cioppino is great here
Great seafood.
62 locals recommend
Red Hill Station
62 locals recommend
Great seafood.
Peruvian Tapas
69 locals recommend
Piqueo's
830 Cortland Ave
69 locals recommend
Peruvian Tapas
Great place for weekend brunch and unlimited mimosas and bellinis.
15 locals recommend
Radish
3465 19th Street
15 locals recommend
Great place for weekend brunch and unlimited mimosas and bellinis.
Great place to have an espresso and cannoli and be transported back to Italy.
14 locals recommend
Caffe Roma
14 locals recommend
Great place to have an espresso and cannoli and be transported back to Italy.
Specialty Italian - Sardinian food!
146 locals recommend
La Ciccia
291 30th St
146 locals recommend
Specialty Italian - Sardinian food!

Drinks & Nightlife

Neighborhood bar for drinks.
22 locals recommend
St Mary's Pub
3845 Mission St
22 locals recommend
Neighborhood bar for drinks.
Fun neighborhood bar with an amazing garden - you have to go during the day to enjoy it - so nice or go at night when it's cold for the fire place.
121 locals recommend
Wild Side West
424 Cortland Ave
121 locals recommend
Fun neighborhood bar with an amazing garden - you have to go during the day to enjoy it - so nice or go at night when it's cold for the fire place.
Awesome bar with large outdoor patio. Especially good on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
196 locals recommend
El Rio
3158 Mission St
196 locals recommend
Awesome bar with large outdoor patio. Especially good on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
Great little cozy jazz venue (live music with jazz organ Wednesday-Sunday nights) with outdoor space and great hang out nooks and crannies!
137 locals recommend
The Royal Cuckoo
3202 Mission St
137 locals recommend
Great little cozy jazz venue (live music with jazz organ Wednesday-Sunday nights) with outdoor space and great hang out nooks and crannies!
Great cocktail bar.
120 locals recommend
Holy Water
309 Cortland Ave
120 locals recommend
Great cocktail bar.
Fun little dive bar.
44 locals recommend
Rock Bar
80 29th St
44 locals recommend
Fun little dive bar.
Great neighborhood dive. $2 Tuesdays on Beer!
9 locals recommend
Trax
1437 Haight St
9 locals recommend
Great neighborhood dive. $2 Tuesdays on Beer!
$3 Tuesdays, great craft beers.
177 locals recommend
Magnolia Brewing - Haight
1398 Haight St
177 locals recommend
$3 Tuesdays, great craft beers.
Beer Garden!
114 locals recommend
Biergarten
424 Octavia St
114 locals recommend
Beer Garden!
Beer Garden!
222 locals recommend
Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
222 locals recommend
Beer Garden!
Great cocktail bar in the Castro (cash only)
118 locals recommend
Blackbird
2124 Market St
118 locals recommend
Great cocktail bar in the Castro (cash only)
Bar with great bar food
45 locals recommend
Teeth
2323 Mission St
45 locals recommend
Bar with great bar food

Shopping

Convenience store / grocery - cigarettes, drinks, snacks, sandwiches, odds and ends.
11 locals recommend
New College Hill Market
3798 Mission St
11 locals recommend
Convenience store / grocery - cigarettes, drinks, snacks, sandwiches, odds and ends.
Convenient pharmacy right next door to Safeway if you need medicine/personal care items.
116 locals recommend
Walgreens
1496 Market St
116 locals recommend
Convenient pharmacy right next door to Safeway if you need medicine/personal care items.
Shopping Mecca for Major Chains in a Mall Setting (with dining options and MUNI access at Powell)
402 locals recommend
Westfield San Francisco Centre
865 Market St
402 locals recommend
Shopping Mecca for Major Chains in a Mall Setting (with dining options and MUNI access at Powell)
Awesome place to get Italian cold cuts and sandwiches. Line gets long early!
32 locals recommend
Molinari Delicatessen
373 Columbus Ave
32 locals recommend
Awesome place to get Italian cold cuts and sandwiches. Line gets long early!

Sightseeing

Great park with hiking trails amazing views - only natural creek in all of San Francisco.
180 locals recommend
Glen Canyon Park
Chenery Street
180 locals recommend
Great park with hiking trails amazing views - only natural creek in all of San Francisco.

Entertainment & Activities

Ice Cream!
214 locals recommend
Mitchell's Ice Cream
688 San Jose Avenue
214 locals recommend
Ice Cream!