Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Beautiful food, wine and intimate atmosphere. The menu changes daily, and it's just around the corner.
30 locals recommend
Bar Jules
609 Hayes StreetBeautiful food, wine and intimate atmosphere. The menu changes daily, and it's just around the corner.
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden StArguably the best coffee on the West Coast.
Named for the building's origins as a box factory, Boxing Room is about as authentic a New Orleans experience as you can find in San Francisco.
19 locals recommend
Boxing Room
Named for the building's origins as a box factory, Boxing Room is about as authentic a New Orleans experience as you can find in San Francisco.
Beautiful European-style cafe. A great place to work, or enjoy a cup of coffee in the back patio. Excellent wine merchant attached with a huge selection of affordable wines.
55 locals recommend
Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go
384 Hayes StreetBeautiful European-style cafe. A great place to work, or enjoy a cup of coffee in the back patio. Excellent wine merchant attached with a huge selection of affordable wines.
This tiny sushi bar barely seats more than a dozen, but its innovative recipes and hip music choices have made Domo a hapenning spot that often produces an hour-long wait to eat.
53 locals recommend
Domo
511 Laguna StThis tiny sushi bar barely seats more than a dozen, but its innovative recipes and hip music choices have made Domo a hapenning spot that often produces an hour-long wait to eat.
Exceptional food in a casual, rustic atmosphere. The daily changing menu includes unique flavors even within the most simple dishes. The house-made bread is worth the price tag!
71 locals recommend
Rich Table
199 Gough StExceptional food in a casual, rustic atmosphere. The daily changing menu includes unique flavors even within the most simple dishes. The house-made bread is worth the price tag!
Everything Else
Great park to enjoy a picnic, read a book, take a nap, or simply people-watch.
59 locals recommend
Patricia’s Green In Hayes Valley
50 Oak StGreat park to enjoy a picnic, read a book, take a nap, or simply people-watch.
Closest BART station - here's where you'd arrive from the airport if taking public transportation.
141 locals recommend
Civic Center station
1150 Market StClosest BART station - here's where you'd arrive from the airport if taking public transportation.
This MUNI station will take you anywhere you need to go in SF.
21 locals recommend
Van Ness MUNI Metro Station
This MUNI station will take you anywhere you need to go in SF.
This is the only store in the United States dedicated to selling sake, a Japanese rice wine.
7 locals recommend
True Sake
556 Hayes StThis is the only store in the United States dedicated to selling sake, a Japanese rice wine.
The Hayes Valley location of this chain emphasizes Italian-made fashion shoes -- namely, designer labels for both men and women.
6 locals recommend
Gimme Shoes
416 Hayes StreetThe Hayes Valley location of this chain emphasizes Italian-made fashion shoes -- namely, designer labels for both men and women.
Shopping
Rand + Statler
425 Hayes StHigh quality clothing that's ahead of the trend.
Best ice cream in SF. Watch as they make every ice cream to order.
216 locals recommend
Smitten Ice Cream
432 Octavia StBest ice cream in SF. Watch as they make every ice cream to order.
Drinks & Nightlife
Moneyed San Franciscans, unassuming locals and show-going tourists converge on a regular basis at Absinthe, a South of France brasserie offering a range of American-influenced French-Italian cuisine.
121 locals recommend
Absinthe Brasserie & Bar
398 Hayes StMoneyed San Franciscans, unassuming locals and show-going tourists converge on a regular basis at Absinthe, a South of France brasserie offering a range of American-influenced French-Italian cuisine.
An offshoot from Suppenkuche owners Fabricio Wiest and Aaron Hulme, Biergarten, as the name suggests, is a beer garden tucked along Octavia Boulevard's pedestrian-only zone.
114 locals recommend
Biergarten
424 Octavia StAn offshoot from Suppenkuche owners Fabricio Wiest and Aaron Hulme, Biergarten, as the name suggests, is a beer garden tucked along Octavia Boulevard's pedestrian-only zone.
Hip local hangout. Roast chicken, hamburgers, Caesar salad and espresso granita are beyond compare.
165 locals recommend
Zuni Café
1658 Market StHip local hangout. Roast chicken, hamburgers, Caesar salad and espresso granita are beyond compare.