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This is a fantastic place to do bikram yoga, and they have an excellent special for first timers!
Bikram Yoga Nob Hill
1336 Polk StThis is a fantastic place to do bikram yoga, and they have an excellent special for first timers!
This is the biggest Zen Center in the country. It's a great place to meditate or listen to a dharma talk.
San Fransisco Zen Book Store
300 Page StThis is the biggest Zen Center in the country. It's a great place to meditate or listen to a dharma talk.
Pamper yourself in these gorgeous facilities. There are communal baths, or you can sign up for private services. This is beautiful place to relax.
90 locals recommend
Kabuki Springs and Spa
1750 Geary BlvdPamper yourself in these gorgeous facilities. There are communal baths, or you can sign up for private services. This is beautiful place to relax.
Food Scene
This is one of our favorite vegetarian/vegan restaurants ever! The menu is fantastic and the service is outstanding. The food is also very affordable.
8 locals recommend
Golden Era
395 Golden Gate AveThis is one of our favorite vegetarian/vegan restaurants ever! The menu is fantastic and the service is outstanding. The food is also very affordable.
This is located right in the heart of "Little Saigon" and the Vietnamese food here is to die for!
Mangosteen
601 Larkin StreetThis is located right in the heart of "Little Saigon" and the Vietnamese food here is to die for!
This is a hidden gem: a speakeasy bar that is just about as classy as it guests. You enter a secret bar through an entrance through a bookcase.
161 locals recommend
Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones StThis is a hidden gem: a speakeasy bar that is just about as classy as it guests. You enter a secret bar through an entrance through a bookcase.
Osha Thai Noodle Cafe
692 Geary StThis is the best Thai food in the area!
Myconos Greek Restaurant
1431 Polk StreetThis is great Greek food!
Sudachi Sushi
1217 Sutter StreetThis is our favorite place to get sushi!
This is a great breakfast place run by a lovely couple who have been cooking and serving breakfast here for thirty years. The portions are also really big!
6 locals recommend
Moulin Rouge
887 Geary StThis is a great breakfast place run by a lovely couple who have been cooking and serving breakfast here for thirty years. The portions are also really big!
This is a five star French restaurant. If you have hundreds of dollars to spend, this could very well be the best food you will eat in your life.
15 locals recommend
Fleur De Lys
This is a five star French restaurant. If you have hundreds of dollars to spend, this could very well be the best food you will eat in your life.
Borobudur Restaurant
700 Post StThis is authentic, delicious, Indonesian cuisine.
Los Hermanos Taqueria
868 Geary StThis is a tasty and authentic Mexican taqueria. The burritos are great!
This is a classic and famous breakfast joint with delicious food....if you can get in! The wait can be very long, but it's worth it!
58 locals recommend
Dottie's True Blue Cafe
28 6th StThis is a classic and famous breakfast joint with delicious food....if you can get in! The wait can be very long, but it's worth it!
What A Grind
881 Post StreetThis little cafe is right across the street and they serve great, cheap, coffee!
This is a cool place to just sit and chill. They have wifi, beer, coffee, and snacks, so you will probably end up staying longer than you think!
26 locals recommend
Cup-A-Joe Coffee House
896 Sutter StThis is a cool place to just sit and chill. They have wifi, beer, coffee, and snacks, so you will probably end up staying longer than you think!
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a cool local bar with a great trivia night and awesome fish and chips. The venue is pretty authentic and hip.
16 locals recommend
Edinburgh Castle
950 Geary StThis is a cool local bar with a great trivia night and awesome fish and chips. The venue is pretty authentic and hip.
Swig
561 Geary StThis is a sheik, hip place to enjoy a cocktail by the fire.
This is a hipster bar where you can hear indie music in the back room, or just enjoy drinking in the bar. Very local crowd in a relaxed environment.
19 locals recommend
Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk StreetThis is a hipster bar where you can hear indie music in the back room, or just enjoy drinking in the bar. Very local crowd in a relaxed environment.
ambassador
673 Geary StThis bar is awesome and often times there will be a DJ and dancing.
This bar sits on top of the city where you can dance above the skyscrapers. It's a beautiful place to take in the city with a cocktail and cute date.
18 locals recommend
The Starlight Room
450 Powell StThis bar sits on top of the city where you can dance above the skyscrapers. It's a beautiful place to take in the city with a cocktail and cute date.
I love this little bar for a quiet evening. They have plush couches, wifi, a great wine selection, and often live performances. It's just two blocks away.
11 locals recommend
The Royale
800 Post StI love this little bar for a quiet evening. They have plush couches, wifi, a great wine selection, and often live performances. It's just two blocks away.
Arts & Culture
This is the best theater in the city. You sip wine or eat great food while watching the hottest movies in town. Also, you can pick your seats online ahead of time!
190 locals recommend
AMC Kabuki 8
1881 Post StThis is the best theater in the city. You sip wine or eat great food while watching the hottest movies in town. Also, you can pick your seats online ahead of time!
Walk down this alley and you will find street murals of all kinds. The bright, political, and creative murals will make your head spin!
96 locals recommend
Clarion Alley
Clarion AlleyWalk down this alley and you will find street murals of all kinds. The bright, political, and creative murals will make your head spin!
The Orpheum is just a ten minute walk down Hyde Street and it hosts the most happening musical theater in the city.
68 locals recommend
SHN Orpheum Theatre
1192 Market StThe Orpheum is just a ten minute walk down Hyde Street and it hosts the most happening musical theater in the city.
Essentials
This is just a short walk down Hyde street and you can buy great organic food at our local Farmers Market on Wednesdays or Sundays.
48 locals recommend
Heart of the City Farmer's Market
This is just a short walk down Hyde street and you can buy great organic food at our local Farmers Market on Wednesdays or Sundays.
Sightseeing
You can pick up the cable car on California just a couple of blocks away! Be sure to sit in the open air part of the car!
664 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
450 Rhode Island StYou can pick up the cable car on California just a couple of blocks away! Be sure to sit in the open air part of the car!
Chinatown is a twenty minute walk from our home! Absorb the culture and pick up some great souvenirs in this classic San Francisco neighborhood.
551 locals recommend
Chinatown
Chinatown is a twenty minute walk from our home! Absorb the culture and pick up some great souvenirs in this classic San Francisco neighborhood.