Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
All Good Pizza
1605 Jerrold AvenueGreat pizza and beer with a beautiful outdoor space.
Roadhouse Coffee Shop
5114 3rd StA great local coffee hangout.
Frisco Fried
5176 3rd StGreat local soul food. Get the fried chicken and waffles.
Radio Africa Kitchen
4800 3rd StA healthy rotating menu of great organic Ethiopian food.
Another great local soul food spot.
27 locals recommend
Auntie April's Chicken, Waffles, & Soul Food Restaurant
4618 3rd StAnother great local soul food spot.
One of our favorite area restaurants. Great cocktails and delicious food.
118 locals recommend
Serpentine
2495 3rd StOne of our favorite area restaurants. Great cocktails and delicious food.
Papito
1457 18th StA French take on Mexican food. One of our favorites.
Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous
699 22nd StInsane ice cream.
Great restaurant, but almost impossible to get in for brunch. If you can get a reservation, do it!
504 locals recommend
Nopa
560 Divisadero StGreat restaurant, but almost impossible to get in for brunch. If you can get a reservation, do it!
Really romantic atmosphere with a beautiful outdoor space. Known for playing movies on the wall outside. Get the fried chicken.
343 locals recommend
Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission StReally romantic atmosphere with a beautiful outdoor space. Known for playing movies on the wall outside. Get the fried chicken.
Great Italian restaurant where you can almost always get a table. Really small, cozy, and romantic. Good brunch too.
60 locals recommend
Uva Enoteca
568 Haight StGreat Italian restaurant where you can almost always get a table. Really small, cozy, and romantic. Good brunch too.
Awesome brunch spot, but hard to get a table. Get there early or you'll be waiting in line for awhile.
261 locals recommend
Plow
1299 18th StAwesome brunch spot, but hard to get a table. Get there early or you'll be waiting in line for awhile.
One of my favorite bars and restaurants. Amazing food and a beautiful space. Great for brunch too, but the wait can be long.
259 locals recommend
Outerlands
4001 Judah StOne of my favorite bars and restaurants. Amazing food and a beautiful space. Great for brunch too, but the wait can be long.
Great breakfast and brunch spot, but one of the worst waits in the city. Plan to be in line for at least an hour during peak times.
161 locals recommend
Mission Beach Cafe
Great breakfast and brunch spot, but one of the worst waits in the city. Plan to be in line for at least an hour during peak times.
Great for lunch. Nice little deli vibe in one of the sunniest parts of the city.
83 locals recommend
Salumeria
3000 20th StGreat for lunch. Nice little deli vibe in one of the sunniest parts of the city.
Nopalito
306 Broderick StGreat, unique Mexican food with strong margaritas.
Some of the best burgers and BBQ in the city. Also has a nice outdoor space.
122 locals recommend
4505 Burgers & BBQ
705 Divisadero StSome of the best burgers and BBQ in the city. Also has a nice outdoor space.
Nice place to stop for a wine or beer and some cheese. Also has some nice outdoor seating on Valencia that's fun for people watching.
80 locals recommend
Mission Cheese
736 Valencia StNice place to stop for a wine or beer and some cheese. Also has some nice outdoor seating on Valencia that's fun for people watching.
Four Barrel Coffee
375 Valencia StThe best coffee in the city.
Four Barrel Coffee Portola
2 Burrows StSatellite location. The best coffee in the city.
All the Blue Bottles are good, but one a weekend, this one is the best. Make sure you get a waffle... it's one of the best you'll ever have.
373 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden StAll the Blue Bottles are good, but one a weekend, this one is the best. Make sure you get a waffle... it's one of the best you'll ever have.
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th StGreat ice cream, but the line's generally bananas.
Humphry Slocombe
Great ice cream. Get the secret breakfast.
Dandelion Chocolate
740 Valencia StAmazing coffee, chocolate, pastries. Go!
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero StGreat bakery. Long lines.
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
1042 Larkin StAmazing pastries.
The best kouign-amann in the US, if not the whole world. Yes. It IS that good.
176 locals recommend
b. patisserie
2821 California StThe best kouign-amann in the US, if not the whole world. Yes. It IS that good.
Piccino
1001 Minnesota StGreat chill Italian restaurant.
Padrecito
901 Cole StGreat Mexican restaurant and bar.
ICHI Sushi
3369 Mission StProbably the best Nigiri in San Francisco.
If you head out to wine country, this is THE place to stop and grab a drink and a bite to eat on the way back to the city. On the weekend they make a mean fried chicken.
49 locals recommend
The Fremont Diner
2698 Fremont DriveIf you head out to wine country, this is THE place to stop and grab a drink and a bite to eat on the way back to the city. On the weekend they make a mean fried chicken.
the girl & the fig
110 W Spain StGreat for lunch and dinner.
Thomas Keller's more casual restaurant. The four course menu changes daily and all courses are served family style.
41 locals recommend
Ad Hoc
6476 Washington StThomas Keller's more casual restaurant. The four course menu changes daily and all courses are served family style.
The original location. Same great atmosphere, coffee, and toast. Definitely get the cinnamon toast!
141 locals recommend
Trouble Coffee
4033 Judah StThe original location. Same great atmosphere, coffee, and toast. Definitely get the cinnamon toast!
Shopping
The best selection of rare and interesting succulents, cacti, and plants anywhere in the Bay Area.
55 locals recommend
Flora Grubb Gardens
1634 Jerrold AveThe best selection of rare and interesting succulents, cacti, and plants anywhere in the Bay Area.
Heath Ceramics
2900 18th StCute ceramics shop with nice home stuff.
Ferry Building Marketplace
Great collection of SF shops. Fun on a weekend.
Hayes Valley
Great neighborhood to shop in.
Lower Pacific Heights
Great neighborhood to shop in.
Really beautiful and unique home goods. Make sure you check out the back yard.
55 locals recommend
GENERAL STORE
4035 Judah StReally beautiful and unique home goods. Make sure you check out the back yard.
Historic beat poet bookstore with an amazing selection. Can easily spend hours here.
86 locals recommend
City Lights Booksellers
261 Columbus AveHistoric beat poet bookstore with an amazing selection. Can easily spend hours here.
Drinks & Nightlife
Great local brewery and bar. The owner lives down the street from us :)
33 locals recommend
Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
1195 Evans AveGreat local brewery and bar. The owner lives down the street from us :)
A spinoff of Magnolia Brewery. Great beer spot, full bar, and amazing bbq.
62 locals recommend
Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing
2505 3rd StreetA spinoff of Magnolia Brewery. Great beer spot, full bar, and amazing bbq.
Artesa Vineyards & Winery
1345 Henry RdGreat winery.
You'll need reservations, but this is one of our favorite wineries. Awesome wine at one of the most beautiful wineries in the area.
51 locals recommend
Scribe Winery
2100 Denmark StYou'll need reservations, but this is one of our favorite wineries. Awesome wine at one of the most beautiful wineries in the area.
Duckhorn Vineyards
1000 Lodi LnGreat wine.
Everything Else
Dogpatch Boulders
2573 3rd StGreat rock climbing gym.
Essentials
There are closer grocery stores, but this is where we usually shop. Great selection and less crowded than other WFs.
664 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
450 Rhode Island StThere are closer grocery stores, but this is where we usually shop. Great selection and less crowded than other WFs.
Great for last minute groceries and other staples. There's a surprising amount of fresh food.
95 locals recommend
Walgreens
4645 Mission StGreat for last minute groceries and other staples. There's a surprising amount of fresh food.
Everyone's heard of Bi-Rite's ice cream, but the line for the Mission location is ridiculous. This one's generally manageable. Also a great local grocery store if you need to pick up a few things.
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th StEveryone's heard of Bi-Rite's ice cream, but the line for the Mission location is ridiculous. This one's generally manageable. Also a great local grocery store if you need to pick up a few things.
Great local grocery store with high end products, local produce, etc. Good for a pitstop before Dolores Park.
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th StGreat local grocery store with high end products, local produce, etc. Good for a pitstop before Dolores Park.
Sightseeing
Yountville
Great town to park your car, walk around, and explore.
Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrSuper unique place in Golden Gate park.
Lands End Trail
Lands End TrailBeautiful trails around the bay.
Sutro Baths
1004 Point Lobos AveGreat views and some interesting SF history.
Some of the most beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, and the Bay Area.
194 locals recommend
Marin Headlands
Some of the most beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, and the Bay Area.
Battery Spencer
Conzelman RoadThe best view of SF and the Golden Gate Bridge.
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate BridgeYou know what this is.
Crissy Field
Beautiful green space on an interesting part of the bay.
Really beautiful park in the center of the city. Also the home of the Painted Ladies, which were featured in the intro to Full House.
390 locals recommend
Alamo Square
Really beautiful park in the center of the city. Also the home of the Painted Ladies, which were featured in the intro to Full House.
Twin Peaks
Insane view of San Francisco.
When it's sunny, this is one of the best places to people watch. Really great views from the south end of the park, but really everyone just comes here to watch the craziness.
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th StreetWhen it's sunny, this is one of the best places to people watch. Really great views from the south end of the park, but really everyone just comes here to watch the craziness.