Guidebook for San Francisco
Drinks & Nightlife
Expect a pool table, fireplace and games on several screens at this lively Excelsior sports bar that pours beers, stiff cocktails and a “shotski” special (think multiple patrons drinking from a line of shot glasses attached to a ski), all in a contemporary space outfitted in copper, stone, rustic wood and brocade wallpaper.
12 locals recommend
Rocks Den
4753 Mission StExpect a pool table, fireplace and games on several screens at this lively Excelsior sports bar that pours beers, stiff cocktails and a “shotski” special (think multiple patrons drinking from a line of shot glasses attached to a ski), all in a contemporary space outfitted in copper, stone, rustic wood and brocade wallpaper.
Smokestack at Magnolia Brewing
2505 3rd StreetSightseeing
Pier 39
The Embarcadero
Nob Hill
Lombard Street
Lombard StreetPeople watching. People watching. People watching. The original LGBTQ neighborhood, in all its glory.
293 locals recommend
The Castro
People watching. People watching. People watching. The original LGBTQ neighborhood, in all its glory.
Sausalito
Fort Baker
Ferry Building Marketplace
Fisherman's Wharf
2801 Leavenworth StTake the National Park Services tour of this icon. Book tickets early as they often sell out.
503 locals recommend
Alcatraz Island
Take the National Park Services tour of this icon. Book tickets early as they often sell out.
Entertainment & Activities
Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays Plaza
Northstar Cafe
1560 Powell St...it's a Buffalo Bills bar.
Parks & Nature
Fort Funston
Fort Funston RoadMarin Headlands
Baker Beach
Golden Gate Park
Crissy Field
John McLaren Park
100 John F Shelley DrPet Friendly urban park with lots of open space and vista.
San Francisco's largest city park by area, with outstanding city views. Dog and bike friendly, walkable from my place if you don't mind a hill workout.
99 locals recommend
John McLaren Park
100 John F Shelley DrSan Francisco's largest city park by area, with outstanding city views. Dog and bike friendly, walkable from my place if you don't mind a hill workout.
Arts & Culture
The Fillmore represented the pinnacle of creative music making in the late 1960s, and has gone through different phases. An outstanding and historic venue for a concert.
119 locals recommend
The Fillmore
1805 Geary BlvdThe Fillmore represented the pinnacle of creative music making in the late 1960s, and has gone through different phases. An outstanding and historic venue for a concert.
Essentials
Safeway
4950 Mission StWhole Foods Market
3950 24th StGetting Around
Balboa Park Station
401 Geneva AveSan Francisco International Airport