Guidebook for San Francisco 1
Food Scene
1/2 block from the apartment. Very convenient! And kind of nice too. Coffee, good breakfast and lunch. A few beers on tap. if the line is long in the morning (especially likely on weekends) yo may want to move on, like maybe to Charlie's at the other end of the park. And besides, walking through the park can be very nice.
260 locals recommend
Precita Park Cafe & Grill
500 Precita Avenue1/2 block from the apartment. Very convenient! And kind of nice too. Coffee, good breakfast and lunch. A few beers on tap. if the line is long in the morning (especially likely on weekends) yo may want to move on, like maybe to Charlie's at the other end of the park. And besides, walking through the park can be very nice.
A bit cheaper than the Precita Park cafe and if there is a line at the Precita Park cafe then it is worth it to walk across the park and go here. It is defintely cheaper than the Precita cafe but the quality may suffer a slight bit.
41 locals recommend
Momi Toby's Revolution Cafe
528 Laguna StA bit cheaper than the Precita Park cafe and if there is a line at the Precita Park cafe then it is worth it to walk across the park and go here. It is defintely cheaper than the Precita cafe but the quality may suffer a slight bit.
Very good restaurant. Not so cheap and you may need reservations. Plenty of other places to choose from all around this area.
156 locals recommend
Blue Plate
3218 Mission StVery good restaurant. Not so cheap and you may need reservations. Plenty of other places to choose from all around this area.
The restaurant is good but there is a very cool cafe down the hallway on the side of the building. It has an outdoor seating area that can be a rare find. Good on a sunny day for breakfast.
137 locals recommend
Bernal Star
410 Cortland AveThe restaurant is good but there is a very cool cafe down the hallway on the side of the building. It has an outdoor seating area that can be a rare find. Good on a sunny day for breakfast.
A very basic Taqueria. But it is sooo good. And also close to some great bars and other Mission street stuff. I always (almost) get the super chicken burrito. You have to get a 'super'. You just do...
141 locals recommend
Taqueria Cancun
2288 Mission StreetA very basic Taqueria. But it is sooo good. And also close to some great bars and other Mission street stuff. I always (almost) get the super chicken burrito. You have to get a 'super'. You just do...
Sightseeing
Twin Peaks
Amazing views. Avoid when foggy.
Go across the Golden gate bridge and take the first exit on the right. Up the hill, etc. Yes, you need a car for this. But, if heading north it is a good stop. Super-cool old WWII gun barracks to mess around with. Cliffs, amazing views. I love this place!
194 locals recommend
Marin Headlands
Go across the Golden gate bridge and take the first exit on the right. Up the hill, etc. Yes, you need a car for this. But, if heading north it is a good stop. Super-cool old WWII gun barracks to mess around with. Cliffs, amazing views. I love this place!
I love this place and not enough people go there, which is likely a good thing. Many other great things to do as is near Chrisy field and GG bridge, etc. A small drive from my place but worth it!
89 locals recommend
Fort Point National Historic Site
201 Marine DrI love this place and not enough people go there, which is likely a good thing. Many other great things to do as is near Chrisy field and GG bridge, etc. A small drive from my place but worth it!
Essentials
This place is 1/2 block from my place. Go out the door and take a right. The owner is a great guy but I only use it for essentials. They have beer, cheap wine, chips, shampoo, etc. For a classy corner store go across the park to Harvest Hills market. Great wine, produce, some cheeses, crackers, etc. Pretty great selection for a tiny place over there.
7 locals recommend
Sam's Liquor
580 Precita AveThis place is 1/2 block from my place. Go out the door and take a right. The owner is a great guy but I only use it for essentials. They have beer, cheap wine, chips, shampoo, etc. For a classy corner store go across the park to Harvest Hills market. Great wine, produce, some cheeses, crackers, etc. Pretty great selection for a tiny place over there.
A little pricey but on a great street across 'the hill' (that's Bernal Hill). Good for essentials and also sandwiches and meet, etc. A grocery store.
282 locals recommend
The Good Life Grocery
448 Cortland AveA little pricey but on a great street across 'the hill' (that's Bernal Hill). Good for essentials and also sandwiches and meet, etc. A grocery store.
A serious grocery store. But it can be a hassle as it is always busy and not so nice. But if you must.. here you go. Harvest Hills market or Good Life on Cortland might be a better (although likely more expensive) and mellower choice.
222 locals recommend
Safeway
3350 Mission StA serious grocery store. But it can be a hassle as it is always busy and not so nice. But if you must.. here you go. Harvest Hills market or Good Life on Cortland might be a better (although likely more expensive) and mellower choice.
Somewhere between a convenience store and a grocery store. Excellent selection of beer and wine with good refrigeration (unlike Sam's on my corner). Snacks, cheeses, crackers, some meat, great produce. A little pricey but really quite good stuff.
76 locals recommend
Harvest Hills Market
3216 Folsom StSomewhere between a convenience store and a grocery store. Excellent selection of beer and wine with good refrigeration (unlike Sam's on my corner). Snacks, cheeses, crackers, some meat, great produce. A little pricey but really quite good stuff.
Drinks & Nightlife
I love this place! Free (although they would like a donation o the hat they pass around) music from a Hammond B-3 that is built into the bar. They play live Jazz on the organ usually accompanied by a sole guitar. Dark, eclectic, romantic. Good drinks! And when not playing live music they'll spin some records. No album newer than 1973. Live music guaranteed Wednesday through Sunday. Sundays'a re special when the owners sister, Lavay Smith (Semi-famous of her own accord) sings with her husband Chris on the keyboard. All live music is usually from 8 or 8:30- 10 or so. Enjjoy!
137 locals recommend
The Royal Cuckoo
3202 Mission StI love this place! Free (although they would like a donation o the hat they pass around) music from a Hammond B-3 that is built into the bar. They play live Jazz on the organ usually accompanied by a sole guitar. Dark, eclectic, romantic. Good drinks! And when not playing live music they'll spin some records. No album newer than 1973. Live music guaranteed Wednesday through Sunday. Sundays'a re special when the owners sister, Lavay Smith (Semi-famous of her own accord) sings with her husband Chris on the keyboard. All live music is usually from 8 or 8:30- 10 or so. Enjjoy!
A very cool, old-timey bar. Very lesbian friendly and friendly in general as well. Purportedly, that is Janice Joplin's pool table that you walk past when you come on in. Amazing, overgrown backyard. Great for a daytime beer or two. Kind of divey, but cool!
121 locals recommend
Wild Side West
424 Cortland AveA very cool, old-timey bar. Very lesbian friendly and friendly in general as well. Purportedly, that is Janice Joplin's pool table that you walk past when you come on in. Amazing, overgrown backyard. Great for a daytime beer or two. Kind of divey, but cool!
Eclectic, fun bar. Free Hammond organ music almost every night and on Sundays the wife of the keyboardist sings Billy Holiday. Fun! Can be crowded on weekend nights.
137 locals recommend
The Royal Cuckoo
3202 Mission StEclectic, fun bar. Free Hammond organ music almost every night and on Sundays the wife of the keyboardist sings Billy Holiday. Fun! Can be crowded on weekend nights.
El Rio
3158 Mission StA SF Scene. Good on Sundays. Big Deck. Live music.
Parks & Nature
Golden Gate Park
Obviously amazing.
Conservatory of Flowers
100 John F Kennedy DrIn Golden Gate park. Amazing.
Arts & Culture
World class exhibitions. Support the arts! Check out the giant Serra sculpture on the ground floor that you can walk through. And other ever-changing exhibitions.
813 locals recommend
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd StWorld class exhibitions. Support the arts! Check out the giant Serra sculpture on the ground floor that you can walk through. And other ever-changing exhibitions.
Everything Else
This is part of the Hispanic section of town and it is really cool. Very mixed. Tons of great food, bars, shops, etc. Equally distant than Mission street from my place, both of these destinations, Mission street or 24th, have a lot in common although I prefer Mission street a slight bit more.
53 locals recommend
24th Street
24th StreetThis is part of the Hispanic section of town and it is really cool. Very mixed. Tons of great food, bars, shops, etc. Equally distant than Mission street from my place, both of these destinations, Mission street or 24th, have a lot in common although I prefer Mission street a slight bit more.