Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Great cocktails and amazing food. The interior courtyard screens foreign films. Definitely worth a visit and one of my favorites. Also a great Sunday brunch.
343 locals recommend
Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission StGreat cocktails and amazing food. The interior courtyard screens foreign films. Definitely worth a visit and one of my favorites. Also a great Sunday brunch.
My go-to cafe in the neighborhood. Great service, food and coffee. Only downside is no free wifi.
36 locals recommend
Fiore Caffe
3599 24th StMy go-to cafe in the neighborhood. Great service, food and coffee. Only downside is no free wifi.
Great cocktails and food. Open late for dinner if you're looking for a late evening meal.
282 locals recommend
Beretta
1199 Valencia StGreat cocktails and food. Open late for dinner if you're looking for a late evening meal.
Mexican food made California style with fresh ingredients. Amazing salsa and chips come with every meal. One of my favorites for everyday fare.
196 locals recommend
Papalote Mexican Grill
1777 Fulton StMexican food made California style with fresh ingredients. Amazing salsa and chips come with every meal. One of my favorites for everyday fare.
For an authentic Mexican taco, made with fresh meat and handmade tortillas, it's an inexpensive and tasty option in the Mission.
347 locals recommend
La Taqueria
2889 Mission StFor an authentic Mexican taco, made with fresh meat and handmade tortillas, it's an inexpensive and tasty option in the Mission.
An amazing selection of artisanal beers and sausages. Tables are communal seating.
153 locals recommend
Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission StAn amazing selection of artisanal beers and sausages. Tables are communal seating.
A San Francisco favorite that usually has a line, Mitchell's is a local ice cream maker with exotic flavors like halo halo as well as the standard sundaes and cones.
214 locals recommend
Mitchell's Ice Cream
688 San Jose AvenueA San Francisco favorite that usually has a line, Mitchell's is a local ice cream maker with exotic flavors like halo halo as well as the standard sundaes and cones.
There is a reason that this local burger place is called Big Mouth burgers. The burgers are huge! I usually get a small mouth burger and can't finish it. Only four blocks from the apartment.
11 locals recommend
Big Mouth Burgers
3392 24th StThere is a reason that this local burger place is called Big Mouth burgers. The burgers are huge! I usually get a small mouth burger and can't finish it. Only four blocks from the apartment.
Essentials
Locally owned small grocery store with organic fare. Very nice and helpful staff.
33 locals recommend
26th & Guerrero Market
1400 Guerrero StLocally owned small grocery store with organic fare. Very nice and helpful staff.
The nearest Whole Foods market to the house. About a 15 minute walk up a steep hill, but the walk back is easy because it's all downhill.
905 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th StThe nearest Whole Foods market to the house. About a 15 minute walk up a steep hill, but the walk back is easy because it's all downhill.
This is the closest chain supermarket to the house. About a 15-minute walk, but it's all flat.
222 locals recommend
Safeway
3350 Mission StThis is the closest chain supermarket to the house. About a 15-minute walk, but it's all flat.
Local food co-op with everything your organic, no packaging heart desires, except for meat products.
275 locals recommend
Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom StLocal food co-op with everything your organic, no packaging heart desires, except for meat products.
Billingsgate
The best fresh fish around. Great chowder and crudo, too.
Sightseeing
A California Mission that truly reflects San Francisco. The graveyard was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and the original paints were made from local plants and flowers by Native Americans.
63 locals recommend
Mission Dolores
A California Mission that truly reflects San Francisco. The graveyard was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo and the original paints were made from local plants and flowers by Native Americans.
One a beautiful day, this is where most of the Mission goes to lounge in the sun. Also known as Mission Beach.
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th StreetOne a beautiful day, this is where most of the Mission goes to lounge in the sun. Also known as Mission Beach.
A curious park that cuts diagonally between two streets in the Mission. Originally part of an old San Francisco rail line, it was donated to the city of San Francisco and turned into a park.
6 locals recommend
Juri Commons
1343 Guerrero StA curious park that cuts diagonally between two streets in the Mission. Originally part of an old San Francisco rail line, it was donated to the city of San Francisco and turned into a park.
Arts & Culture
The Mission's local independent movie theater where you're likely to see films you won't see anywhere else.
87 locals recommend
Roxie Cinema
3117 16th StThe Mission's local independent movie theater where you're likely to see films you won't see anywhere else.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Mission's best artisanal cocktails in a speakeasy type of environment. Best just to tell them what mood you're in and let them make you a custom cocktail. Very romantic in a clandestine way.
36 locals recommend
The Hideout
3121 16th StThe Mission's best artisanal cocktails in a speakeasy type of environment. Best just to tell them what mood you're in and let them make you a custom cocktail. Very romantic in a clandestine way.
I consider the Dovre more like my living room than a bar since I've been coming here for so long. Nothing fancy, just a straightforward Irish bar with a pool table.
Dovre Club
1498 Valencia StI consider the Dovre more like my living room than a bar since I've been coming here for so long. Nothing fancy, just a straightforward Irish bar with a pool table.