Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Shopping

Killer vintage store with dress shirts as low as $10 or vintage designer labels for more than $100.
6 locals recommend
Jeremy's
2 South Park Street
6 locals recommend
Killer vintage store with dress shirts as low as $10 or vintage designer labels for more than $100.

Food Scene

Great little french restaurant with surprisingly reasonable prices at lunch. Try the Duck Confit!
22 locals recommend
South Park
22 locals recommend
Great little french restaurant with surprisingly reasonable prices at lunch. Try the Duck Confit!
Good prices on sandwiches, pizza, and salads. Can't beat the proximity.
8 locals recommend
South Beach Cafe
800 The Embarcadero
8 locals recommend
Good prices on sandwiches, pizza, and salads. Can't beat the proximity.
Semi-classy mexican with a solid tequila bar.
21 locals recommend
TRES
130 Townsend St
21 locals recommend
Semi-classy mexican with a solid tequila bar.
Best coffee in the neighborhood, worth the extra block walk, Cento serves Blue Bottle espresso in an alleyway street shop.
7 locals recommend
Cento
140 Ritch St
7 locals recommend
Best coffee in the neighborhood, worth the extra block walk, Cento serves Blue Bottle espresso in an alleyway street shop.
Great place to stop by for coffee or a bite to eat on the way to Muni. H&H Bagels delivered daily from NYC!
22 locals recommend
Crossroads Cafe
699 Delancey St
22 locals recommend
Great place to stop by for coffee or a bite to eat on the way to Muni. H&H Bagels delivered daily from NYC!
Grilled cheese and lots of it. Also, the ONLY place to get glass-bottled Cheerwine in the city that I've found.
26 locals recommend
The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen - S Park St
1 S Park St
26 locals recommend
Grilled cheese and lots of it. Also, the ONLY place to get glass-bottled Cheerwine in the city that I've found.
Another very decent French restaurant, slightly more expensive than South Park Cafe.
24 locals recommend
The Butler And The Chef Bistro
155 South Park Street
24 locals recommend
Another very decent French restaurant, slightly more expensive than South Park Cafe.
Not to be confused with Cento, the blue bottle coffee shop nearby, Centro is a solid coffee house with nice seats right next to the park.
6 locals recommend
Caffe Centro
102 S Park St
6 locals recommend
Not to be confused with Cento, the blue bottle coffee shop nearby, Centro is a solid coffee house with nice seats right next to the park.

Essentials

The big grocery store, Safeway is just a short walk down King St.
357 locals recommend
Safeway
298 King St
357 locals recommend
The big grocery store, Safeway is just a short walk down King St.
Locally owned grocery store. Good for beer/wine, quick groceries, and prepared dinner/lunch foods. Significantly more expensive than Safeway, but also closer.
17 locals recommend
Bayside Market
120 Brannan St
17 locals recommend
Locally owned grocery store. Good for beer/wine, quick groceries, and prepared dinner/lunch foods. Significantly more expensive than Safeway, but also closer.

Sightseeing

Rent a bike here and cruise down the Embarcadero to Fisherman's Wharf... or onwards to the Golden Gate and Sausalito
10 locals recommend
The Bike Hut
40 Pier
10 locals recommend
Rent a bike here and cruise down the Embarcadero to Fisherman's Wharf... or onwards to the Golden Gate and Sausalito
Catch a game with the World-Champion Giants! Tickets easily had from scalpers on most game days, or online for as little as $15.
596 locals recommend
Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
596 locals recommend
Catch a game with the World-Champion Giants! Tickets easily had from scalpers on most game days, or online for as little as $15.

Drinks & Nightlife

Our local brewery. Great hamburgers and solid beer.
65 locals recommend
21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant
563 2nd St
65 locals recommend
Our local brewery. Great hamburgers and solid beer.

Everything Else

Our local sanctuary-- a great park for kids, dogs, or just enjoying an afternoon on a bench.
22 locals recommend
South Park
22 locals recommend
Our local sanctuary-- a great park for kids, dogs, or just enjoying an afternoon on a bench.