Guidebook for San Francisco
Drinks & Nightlife
Brass Tacks
488a Hayes StGreat bar with a great happy hour!
Great little Mediterranean restaurant the just so happens to have a great brunch with bottomless mimosas! The best part is it is of a sleeper brunch place so there rarely is a long line.
20 locals recommend
Dunyā Mediterranean Bistro & Wine Bar
1609 Polk StGreat little Mediterranean restaurant the just so happens to have a great brunch with bottomless mimosas! The best part is it is of a sleeper brunch place so there rarely is a long line.
Food Scene
Excellent German cuisine with an outstanding continental beer selection- served in a boot!
158 locals recommend
Suppenküche
525 Laguna StExcellent German cuisine with an outstanding continental beer selection- served in a boot!
The Swan is legendary with the best oysters in town. Get there early or be prepared to wait in line!
144 locals recommend
Swan Oyster Depot
1517 Polk StThe Swan is legendary with the best oysters in town. Get there early or be prepared to wait in line!
Turtle Tower is crown jewel of Little Saigon as the place to go for Vietnamese food. The neighborhood is a bit gritty, but it's worth the trip.
37 locals recommend
Turtle Tower Restaurant
5716 Geary BlvdTurtle Tower is crown jewel of Little Saigon as the place to go for Vietnamese food. The neighborhood is a bit gritty, but it's worth the trip.
This is a great sandwich shop (try the "Gouda Good") with big windows which provide some terrific people watching. (Think Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like a Lady".)
Eleven O One
1101 Polk StThis is a great sandwich shop (try the "Gouda Good") with big windows which provide some terrific people watching. (Think Aerosmith's "Dude Looks Like a Lady".)
This reliable restaurant is most notable for being right downstairs. It's a great choice if you want reliable food and don't want to walk far!
11 locals recommend
Max's Opera Cafe
601 Van Ness AveThis reliable restaurant is most notable for being right downstairs. It's a great choice if you want reliable food and don't want to walk far!
Philz Coffee
3101 24th StForget Peet's... this is the best coffee shop in the neighborhood.
Stacks
501 Hayes StTerrific brunch spot... try the carnitas pancakes!
Dobbs Ferry
409 Gough StOne of my favorite close American restaurants
Shopping
This is a lovely book store with a superb staff, located right on street level in the same building as the apartment!
7 locals recommend
Books Inc.
601 Van Ness AveThis is a lovely book store with a superb staff, located right on street level in the same building as the apartment!
Walgreens
1333 Castro StThe pharmacy is only a block away!
Arts & Culture
This fantastic movie theatre plays only small budget, foreign and art films for an intimate movie-going experience.
10 locals recommend
Landmark Theaters Opera Plaza Cinema
601 Van Ness AveThis fantastic movie theatre plays only small budget, foreign and art films for an intimate movie-going experience.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
401 Bay StThis is the closest Trader Joes
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th StThis is the closest Whole Foods
Safeway
1335 Webster StThis is the closest chain supermarket
Everything Else
This is the closest BART station. This is also a MUNI underground station,
141 locals recommend
Civic Center station
1150 Market StThis is the closest BART station. This is also a MUNI underground station,
Van Ness MUNI Metro Station
This is the closest MUNI underground station