Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

In this sunny corner café, classic Eastern European meets modern Californian with housemade bagels, potato knishes, and the not-to-be-missed krasinski torte, Russian honey cake.
18 locals recommend
20th Century Cafe
198 Gough St
18 locals recommend
In this sunny corner café, classic Eastern European meets modern Californian with housemade bagels, potato knishes, and the not-to-be-missed krasinski torte, Russian honey cake.
New Concept Café that “combines the efficiencies of fast casual with the complexity and detail expected of fine dining” – Yelp reviewer.
8 locals recommend
Little Gem on Grove
400 Grove St
8 locals recommend
New Concept Café that “combines the efficiencies of fast casual with the complexity and detail expected of fine dining” – Yelp reviewer.
Christopher's approach to chocolate making utilizes a combination of traditional European style craftsmanship with modern interpretations of flavors and designs. Whether you are giving these as a gift
9 locals recommend
Christopher Elbow Chocolates
401 Hayes St
9 locals recommend
Christopher's approach to chocolate making utilizes a combination of traditional European style craftsmanship with modern interpretations of flavors and designs. Whether you are giving these as a gift
Owner-run hidden wine bar with a revolving and refreshing take on wine selection
Birba
458 Grove St
Owner-run hidden wine bar with a revolving and refreshing take on wine selection
“Everything tasted homemade like my mom made it, the kibbeh, spinach pie, hummus, meat pie, shawarma and all!” - Yelp Reviewer.
9 locals recommend
Mazzat
501 Fell St
9 locals recommend
“Everything tasted homemade like my mom made it, the kibbeh, spinach pie, hummus, meat pie, shawarma and all!” - Yelp Reviewer.
This Hayes Valley kiosk was the first official Blue Bottle cafe opened back in 2005. Enjoy your off-menu Gibraltar on one of the stone benches outside.
373 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
373 locals recommend
This Hayes Valley kiosk was the first official Blue Bottle cafe opened back in 2005. Enjoy your off-menu Gibraltar on one of the stone benches outside.
High-end Mexican cuisine, seafood & cocktails in bustling, rustic-chic quarters with big windows
13 locals recommend
Cala
149 Fell St
13 locals recommend
High-end Mexican cuisine, seafood & cocktails in bustling, rustic-chic quarters with big windows
Californian comfort food. Reservations are notoriously tricky to come by, but coming early and sipping on a cocktail at the bar isn't a bad way to wait for a table.
71 locals recommend
Rich Table
199 Gough St
71 locals recommend
Californian comfort food. Reservations are notoriously tricky to come by, but coming early and sipping on a cocktail at the bar isn't a bad way to wait for a table.
Chef Corey Lee, formerly of French Laundry and Benu, has taken the classic Parisian bistro and given it a modern, sleek update at Monsieur Benjamin.
31 locals recommend
Monsieur Benjamin
451 Gough St
31 locals recommend
Chef Corey Lee, formerly of French Laundry and Benu, has taken the classic Parisian bistro and given it a modern, sleek update at Monsieur Benjamin.
Beyond words can describe. Arrive early because the wait is usually an hour.
141 locals recommend
State Bird Provisions
1529 Fillmore St
141 locals recommend
Beyond words can describe. Arrive early because the wait is usually an hour.
Cheap good vietnamese food
19 locals recommend
DragonEats
520 Gough St
19 locals recommend
Cheap good vietnamese food
Authentic Japanese bar food and ramen. My neighborhood favorite.
34 locals recommend
Nojo Ramen Tavern
231 Franklin St
34 locals recommend
Authentic Japanese bar food and ramen. My neighborhood favorite.
Best soup dumplings in SF!
42 locals recommend
Kingdom Of Dumpling
1713 Taraval St
42 locals recommend
Best soup dumplings in SF!
purrr-tea cats, what more can you ask for? :)
KitTea Cat Cafe
1266 Valencia Street
purrr-tea cats, what more can you ask for? :)
Fast breakfast while watching the morning commuters from Marin rush to work.
679 locals recommend
Ferry Building Marketplace
679 locals recommend
Fast breakfast while watching the morning commuters from Marin rush to work.
Mid-morning coffee
348 locals recommend
Four Barrel Coffee
375 Valencia St
348 locals recommend
Mid-morning coffee
Working lunch with colleagues
95 locals recommend
The Slanted Door
Ferry Building
95 locals recommend
Working lunch with colleagues
Business breakfast
6 locals recommend
Luce Restaurant
888 Howard St
6 locals recommend
Business breakfast
Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Ame Restaurant
689 Mission Street
Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Lunch on your own
23 locals recommend
The Cavalier
360 Jessie St
23 locals recommend
Lunch on your own
Afternoon tea/drink
768 locals recommend
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
768 locals recommend
Afternoon tea/drink
Dinner on your own
282 locals recommend
Beretta
1199 Valencia St
282 locals recommend
Dinner on your own
Dinner with colleagues
598 locals recommend
Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
598 locals recommend
Dinner with colleagues
Private dinner
22 locals recommend
Atelier Crenn
3127 Fillmore St
22 locals recommend
Private dinner
Big dinner with partner/clients
76 locals recommend
Spruce
3640 Sacramento St
76 locals recommend
Big dinner with partner/clients

Everything Else

Proxy, a rotating roster of food, art, and retail vendors. Check out current Proxy tenants like Smitten Ice Cream, Biergarten, Juice Shop, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Streets of San Francisco Bike Tours.
8 locals recommend
PROXY
432 Octavia St
8 locals recommend
Proxy, a rotating roster of food, art, and retail vendors. Check out current Proxy tenants like Smitten Ice Cream, Biergarten, Juice Shop, Ritual Coffee Roasters, Streets of San Francisco Bike Tours.
On the ground floor of the Art Deco behemoth at 1355 Market, also known as the Twitter Building, you will find something reminiscent of Le Bon Marche of Paris plus an awesome store front cafe.
59 locals recommend
The Market
1355 Market St
59 locals recommend
On the ground floor of the Art Deco behemoth at 1355 Market, also known as the Twitter Building, you will find something reminiscent of Le Bon Marche of Paris plus an awesome store front cafe.
“San Francisco’s most charming pastry shop.” Enter their bright, pastel-colored store along Octavia Street and you’ll be overcome with the urge for cakes, pastries, and a vast assortment of candies.
21 locals recommend
Miette
449 Octavia St
21 locals recommend
“San Francisco’s most charming pastry shop.” Enter their bright, pastel-colored store along Octavia Street and you’ll be overcome with the urge for cakes, pastries, and a vast assortment of candies.
Wide selection of wine from around the world. “Grab some wine and sit out back in the garden if you'd like to forget you live in a city” - Yelp Reviewer
6 locals recommend
Arlequin Wine Merchant
372 Hayes St
6 locals recommend
Wide selection of wine from around the world. “Grab some wine and sit out back in the garden if you'd like to forget you live in a city” - Yelp Reviewer
Not looking to max out your credit card on some new clothes? Azalea is a good Hayes Valley stop for (slightly more) affordable mens and womenswear.
29 locals recommend
Azalea Boutique
411 Hayes St
29 locals recommend
Not looking to max out your credit card on some new clothes? Azalea is a good Hayes Valley stop for (slightly more) affordable mens and womenswear.
Medium to High-end boutique with one-of-a-kind finds, with Aesop as a subtenant, if you are into that.
6 locals recommend
Rand + Statler
425 Hayes St
6 locals recommend
Medium to High-end boutique with one-of-a-kind finds, with Aesop as a subtenant, if you are into that.
Join their monthly Books and Booze Club, where—you guessed it—great literature meets signature cocktails on the last Wednesday of every month.
37 locals recommend
Two Sisters Bar and Books
579 Hayes Street
37 locals recommend
Join their monthly Books and Booze Club, where—you guessed it—great literature meets signature cocktails on the last Wednesday of every month.
Patricia’s Green is a long, narrow open space dotted with playground equipment and public art. Grab a coffee or a snack nearby and enjoy the sunshine on one of the Green’s many benches and tables
59 locals recommend
Patricia’s Green In Hayes Valley
50 Oak St
59 locals recommend
Patricia’s Green is a long, narrow open space dotted with playground equipment and public art. Grab a coffee or a snack nearby and enjoy the sunshine on one of the Green’s many benches and tables
Amazing venue and line-up.
114 locals recommend
SFJAZZ
201 Franklin St
114 locals recommend
Amazing venue and line-up.
An SF institution.
154 locals recommend
San Francisco Symphony
201 Van Ness Ave
154 locals recommend
An SF institution.
Check out their show list.
68 locals recommend
SHN Orpheum Theatre
1192 Market St
68 locals recommend
Check out their show list.
Check out their show list.
34 locals recommend
The Warfield
982 Market St
34 locals recommend
Check out their show list.
Offers the broadest perspectives about ideas and values, the creative process, and how we think about the world we live in. Past notable speakers include: Michael Lewis, Orhan Pamuk,Ta-Nehisi Coates
Sydney Goldstein Theater
275 Hayes St
Offers the broadest perspectives about ideas and values, the creative process, and how we think about the world we live in. Past notable speakers include: Michael Lewis, Orhan Pamuk,Ta-Nehisi Coates
Awesome music venue to keep tap of rising musicians.
200 locals recommend
The Independent
628 Divisadero St
200 locals recommend
Awesome music venue to keep tap of rising musicians.
Solid and rotating collection of Asian Art. One of the best in North America.
286 locals recommend
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin St
286 locals recommend
Solid and rotating collection of Asian Art. One of the best in North America.
Legendary bookstore & awesome place to read
86 locals recommend
City Lights Booksellers
261 Columbus Ave
86 locals recommend
Legendary bookstore & awesome place to read
Bookshop
15 locals recommend
The Booksmith
1727 Haight St
15 locals recommend
Bookshop

Drinks & Nightlife

speakeasy + tiki bar = Smuggler’s Cove. All things rum-based with a drink menu of more than 70 cocktails. join their Rumbustion Society, sample 200 rums (not at once), and become a Master of Cove
100 locals recommend
Smuggler's Cove
650 Gough St
100 locals recommend
speakeasy + tiki bar = Smuggler’s Cove. All things rum-based with a drink menu of more than 70 cocktails. join their Rumbustion Society, sample 200 rums (not at once), and become a Master of Cove
Awesome music venue to keep tap of rising musicians.
23 locals recommend
Rickshaw Stop
155 Fell St
23 locals recommend
Awesome music venue to keep tap of rising musicians.
an SF institution, recently remodeled (in 2015-2016).
34 locals recommend
Orbit Room
1900 Market St
34 locals recommend
an SF institution, recently remodeled (in 2015-2016).
Drink after dinner
48 locals recommend
Comstock Saloon
155 Columbus Ave
48 locals recommend
Drink after dinner
On the tiles
161 locals recommend
Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones St
161 locals recommend
On the tiles

Shopping

You can find all sorts of stationary, art supply, and beautiful paper products in this store.
7 locals recommend
FLAX art and design
1501 Martin Luther King Jr Way
7 locals recommend
You can find all sorts of stationary, art supply, and beautiful paper products in this store.
Designer Goods for Thank yous
107 locals recommend
Heath Ceramics
2900 18th St
107 locals recommend
Designer Goods for Thank yous
Something you can't get anywhere else
Chronicle Books
680 2nd St
Something you can't get anywhere else
Lost luggage - where to buy shirts, socks and underwear
10 locals recommend
Neiman-Marcus
150 Stockton St
10 locals recommend
Lost luggage - where to buy shirts, socks and underwear
Something for the kids
24 locals recommend
Paxton Gate Curiosities
766 Valencia St
24 locals recommend
Something for the kids
Something for someone you love
18 locals recommend
PlumpJack Wine & Spirits
4011 24th St
18 locals recommend
Something for someone you love

Parks & Nature

Good running route
426 locals recommend
Crissy Field
426 locals recommend
Good running route

Sightseeing

Good running route (Crissy field to Golden Gate Bridge)
1321 locals recommend
Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
1321 locals recommend
Good running route (Crissy field to Golden Gate Bridge)

Arts & Culture

Recently opened (2016)
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend
Recently opened (2016)