Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

An institution in the neighborhood, this cafe serves food, has a full bar and stays open late! ***Farmer's Market outside Cafe Flore every Wednesday 4-8pm!
69 locals recommend
Flore on Market
2298 Market St
69 locals recommend
An institution in the neighborhood, this cafe serves food, has a full bar and stays open late! ***Farmer's Market outside Cafe Flore every Wednesday 4-8pm!
famous, classic, clean, tasty SF tacqueria
107 locals recommend
Pancho Villa Taqueria
3071 16th St
107 locals recommend
famous, classic, clean, tasty SF tacqueria
Tasty Indian food in a loud atmosphere
90 locals recommend
Pakwan
3182 16th St
90 locals recommend
Tasty Indian food in a loud atmosphere
The best in the city
347 locals recommend
La Taqueria
2889 Mission St
347 locals recommend
The best in the city
Delicious south Indian all-vegetarian food
101 locals recommend
Udupi Palace
1007 Valencia St
101 locals recommend
Delicious south Indian all-vegetarian food
Upscale yummy south indian
110 locals recommend
DOSA on Valencia
995 Valencia St
110 locals recommend
Upscale yummy south indian
Small but nice seafood restaurant.
39 locals recommend
Woodhouse Fish Company
2073 Market St
39 locals recommend
Small but nice seafood restaurant.
Good all-purpose, kid-friendly restaurant (it can get kind of loud)
96 locals recommend
Chow Food Bar
215 Church St
96 locals recommend
Good all-purpose, kid-friendly restaurant (it can get kind of loud)
Good Thai restaurant.
31 locals recommend
Thai House Express Restaurant
599 Castro St
31 locals recommend
Good Thai restaurant.

Arts & Culture

Cafe-Bar with music, always has an interesting lineup of shows
38 locals recommend
Cafe Du Nord
2174 Market St
38 locals recommend
Cafe-Bar with music, always has an interesting lineup of shows
Architecturally stunning museum--go up the Tower for free to get a panoramic view of the city! Not far from the N-Judah Muni line.
999 locals recommend
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
999 locals recommend
Architecturally stunning museum--go up the Tower for free to get a panoramic view of the city! Not far from the N-Judah Muni line.
The best movie theatre ever! Deco decor, live organ nightly between shows. Featured in the movie "Milk" which was filmed all around our neighborhood.
332 locals recommend
Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
332 locals recommend
The best movie theatre ever! Deco decor, live organ nightly between shows. Featured in the movie "Milk" which was filmed all around our neighborhood.
Independent movie theater, with a great program (though slightly grungy atmosphere).
87 locals recommend
Roxie Cinema
3117 16th St
87 locals recommend
Independent movie theater, with a great program (though slightly grungy atmosphere).
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 locals recommend

Everything Else

Lovely park, with tennis courts and playground and occasional outdoor movies
15 locals recommend
Dolores Street
Dolores Street
15 locals recommend
Lovely park, with tennis courts and playground and occasional outdoor movies
The most famous ice-cream in the neighborhood, if not the whole city!
476 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
476 locals recommend
The most famous ice-cream in the neighborhood, if not the whole city!
Upscale grocery and deli with excellent food selection
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
651 locals recommend
Upscale grocery and deli with excellent food selection
Well-stocked, well-priced locally owned grocery store.
32 locals recommend
Golden Produce
172 Church St
32 locals recommend
Well-stocked, well-priced locally owned grocery store.
Fabulous funky fashion from the Basque country
Skunkfunk
Fabulous funky fashion from the Basque country
Great climbing gym, newly renovated! Day pass is only $20, and free intro-to-climbing classes throughout the day
92 locals recommend
Mission Cliffs
2295 Harrison St
92 locals recommend
Great climbing gym, newly renovated! Day pass is only $20, and free intro-to-climbing classes throughout the day
Nice used bookstore.
41 locals recommend
Dog Eared Books
900 Valencia St
41 locals recommend
Nice used bookstore.
A great way to get some exercise is to walk straight up 16th St and the windy path up to this rocky outcrop (only about 10-20 mins steep walk). Fabulous view of the city from the top!
180 locals recommend
Corona Heights Park
Museum Way
180 locals recommend
A great way to get some exercise is to walk straight up 16th St and the windy path up to this rocky outcrop (only about 10-20 mins steep walk). Fabulous view of the city from the top!
Lots of food and coffee places in a nicely redone Pier. Accessible by the retro F-Market trolley. Also the gateway for ferries to North Bay.
679 locals recommend
Ferry Building Marketplace
679 locals recommend
Lots of food and coffee places in a nicely redone Pier. Accessible by the retro F-Market trolley. Also the gateway for ferries to North Bay.

Sightseeing

Definitely do the audio tour of Alcatraz--it's an excellent experience! Weekends fill up fast, so book early. And--take a windbreaker and sweater, it can be miserably windy out there!
49 locals recommend
Alcatraz Cruises station
49 locals recommend
Definitely do the audio tour of Alcatraz--it's an excellent experience! Weekends fill up fast, so book early. And--take a windbreaker and sweater, it can be miserably windy out there!
Lovely arboretum in Golden Gate Park. Accessible by the N-Judah muni line.
Arboretum South Bathroom
Lovely arboretum in Golden Gate Park. Accessible by the N-Judah muni line.
One of the many locations seen in Hitchcock's classic film Vertigo. (search the web for Vertigo San Francisco to see the full list)
63 locals recommend
Mission Dolores
63 locals recommend
One of the many locations seen in Hitchcock's classic film Vertigo. (search the web for Vertigo San Francisco to see the full list)
The old cemetery features in Hitchcock's movie Vertigo. The mission was founded in 1776 and the oldest continuously occupied building in San Francisco. (Search the web for other Vertigo locations)
65 locals recommend
Misión San Francisco de Asís
3321 16th St
65 locals recommend
The old cemetery features in Hitchcock's movie Vertigo. The mission was founded in 1776 and the oldest continuously occupied building in San Francisco. (Search the web for other Vertigo locations)

Entertainment & Activities

The best hands-on science museum in the world, for kids and adults. Don't miss toothpick San Francisco!
432 locals recommend
Exploratorium
Green Street
432 locals recommend
The best hands-on science museum in the world, for kids and adults. Don't miss toothpick San Francisco!
Nice small kids museum
59 locals recommend
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
59 locals recommend
Nice small kids museum