Guidebook for San Francisco
Essentials
Great and close grocery store. Stocked with pretty much anything you'd need for cooking.
395 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
401 Bay StGreat and close grocery store. Stocked with pretty much anything you'd need for cooking.
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th StAlternative to Trader Joe's
Food Scene
Siam Lotus Thai Cuisine
1705 Haight StreetGood and cheap Thai food
Mymy
1500 California StGood for brunch, although sometimes a wait on the weekends.
Nob Hill Grille
969 Hyde StreetAnother great spot for brunch. Also open for dinner
Darbar Restaurant
1412 Polk StDelicious and cheap Indian food.
Contraband Coffee Bar
1415 Larkin StGreat local coffee shop
Thai Spice Restaurant
1730 Polk StAnother great Thai place
Good burgers and other American cuisine
Also, great for brunch
20 locals recommend
Polker's Gourmet Burgers
2226 Polk StreetGood burgers and other American cuisine
Also, great for brunch
Ristorante Milano
1448 Pacific AveItalian restaurant off the beaten path
Delicious tacos and burritos. Taco Tuesdays get crowded. Also have bottomless mimosa brunch!
86 locals recommend
Nick's Crispy Tacos
3200 BroadwayDelicious tacos and burritos. Taco Tuesdays get crowded. Also have bottomless mimosa brunch!
Miller's East Coast Delicatessen
1725 Polk StNew York style deli, with large selection
Starbucks
2132 Chestnut StClosest Starbucks
Za Pizza
1919 Hyde StTasty and unique pizza, they also deliver
Pizza by the slice as well as whole pies, they deliver too
47 locals recommend
Escape From New York Pizza
1737 Haight StPizza by the slice as well as whole pies, they deliver too
Famous place for oysters and other fresh seafood. Often a line out the door
144 locals recommend
Swan Oyster Depot
1517 Polk StFamous place for oysters and other fresh seafood. Often a line out the door
Cordon Bleu Vietnamese Restaurant
1574 California StCheap Vietnamese hole-in-the-wall spot
Toast Eatery
1748 Church StServes breakfast all day, everyday
Leopold's
2400 Polk StHearty German food, complete with boots (a liter) of beer!
Helmand Palace
2424 Van Ness AveTasty Afghan food
Bell Tower
1900 Polk StBar/restaurant. Good for brunch and dinner
Excellent coffee shop around the corner. Delicious pastries and other treats.
31 locals recommend
Flour & Co
Excellent coffee shop around the corner. Delicious pastries and other treats.
Bullitt
2209 Polk StRestaurant/bar with great burgers and other American food.
Blue Barn
2237 Polk StSalads and other healthy food
Seven Hills
1896 Hyde StGreat Italian food
Zarzuela
2000 Hyde StreetFun tapas place
Drinks & Nightlife
Zeki's Bar
1319 California StChill bar with 2 fireplaces, great for a cold night
Shanghai Kelly's
2064 Polk StCool sports bar, especially for Steelers fans
Soda Popinski's
1548 California StAnother local bar just down the street
Unique San Francisco bar, not for the faint of heart. Interior includes a waterbed, an empty hot tub, and car seats for seating and lots of naked ladies on the wall
22 locals recommend
Kozy Kar
1548 Polk StUnique San Francisco bar, not for the faint of heart. Interior includes a waterbed, an empty hot tub, and car seats for seating and lots of naked ladies on the wall
Playland
1351 Polk StYummy cocktails, dancing upstairs
Amelie San Francisco
1754 Polk StCute French wine bar, also serves some small plates
Tonic
2 for 1 during happy hour. Yummy cocktails
Sightseeing
Grace Cathedral
1100 California StThe famous church on the top of Nob Hill
San Francisco Badlands
4121 18th StLandmark hotel on Nob Hill
Landmark hotel on Nob Hill with great view from the Top
12 locals recommend
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco
999 California StLandmark hotel on Nob Hill with great view from the Top
Lombard Street
Lombard StreetFamous crooked street
Fisherman's Wharf
2801 Leavenworth StFamous tourist attraction
Shopping
Walgreens
1496 Market StDrugstore
Lombardi Sports
1600 Jackson StSporting goods, gear and clothes store
CVS
1059 Hyde StClosest pharmacy