Guidebook for San Francisco

Michael
Guidebook for San Francisco

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktails, hip atmosphere. Reservations recommended.
32 locals recommend
Tradition
441 Jones Street
32 locals recommend
Great cocktails, hip atmosphere. Reservations recommended.
Very swanky. Great place to impress a date or visitor to SF. Reservations recommended!
161 locals recommend
Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones St
161 locals recommend
Very swanky. Great place to impress a date or visitor to SF. Reservations recommended!
Great bar with live music. Hip!
19 locals recommend
Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk Street
19 locals recommend
Great bar with live music. Hip!
Great dive bar. Jello shots!
Nite Cap Bar
699 O'Farrell St
Great dive bar. Jello shots!
Go for a sunny roof-top brunch on Sundays (bottomless mimosas!) or to see and be seen on Friday and Saturday nights.
29 locals recommend
Jones
620 Jones St
29 locals recommend
Go for a sunny roof-top brunch on Sundays (bottomless mimosas!) or to see and be seen on Friday and Saturday nights.
Good food, good eats. Usually no need for reservation.
Jasper's Corner Tap and Kitchen
401 Taylor St
Good food, good eats. Usually no need for reservation.

Food Scene

Great take-out or eat-in Indian food.
23 locals recommend
Lahore Karahi
612 O'Farrell St
23 locals recommend
Great take-out or eat-in Indian food.
Great Indian. Grubby interior, but worth it. Spicy!
41 locals recommend
Shalimar Restaurant
532 Jones St
41 locals recommend
Great Indian. Grubby interior, but worth it. Spicy!
Great Indonesian food. Clean, very nice staff.
21 locals recommend
Borobudur Restaurant
700 Post St
21 locals recommend
Great Indonesian food. Clean, very nice staff.
Great burgers. Some would say best in the city.
25 locals recommend
Pearl's Deluxe Burgers
708 Post St
25 locals recommend
Great burgers. Some would say best in the city.
Great coffee (the iced coffee is among my favorite...ever) and daily fresh made breakfast/lunch. Tiny place so plan on sitting outside in the little parklet or getting it to go.
72 locals recommend
Farm : Table
754 Post St
72 locals recommend
Great coffee (the iced coffee is among my favorite...ever) and daily fresh made breakfast/lunch. Tiny place so plan on sitting outside in the little parklet or getting it to go.
Great comfort food and fancy cocktails. You can reserve a table on opentable or you can just walk in and plan to sit at the bar or one of the two small tables by bar.
29 locals recommend
farmerbrown
25 Mason St
29 locals recommend
Great comfort food and fancy cocktails. You can reserve a table on opentable or you can just walk in and plan to sit at the bar or one of the two small tables by bar.
Great little hidden sushi place.
55 locals recommend
Ryoko's Japanese Restaurant & Bar
619 Taylor St
55 locals recommend
Great little hidden sushi place.
Great coffee and homemade pastries/buscuits. Their house-made caramels make great gifts.
32 locals recommend
Hooker's Sweet Treats
442 Hyde St
32 locals recommend
Great coffee and homemade pastries/buscuits. Their house-made caramels make great gifts.

Shopping

In case it is warm and you need shorts or colder than you thought and need a cheap jacket.
6 locals recommend
H&M
845 Market St
6 locals recommend
In case it is warm and you need shorts or colder than you thought and need a cheap jacket.

Arts & Culture

Movies!
1000 Van Ness Ave
Movies!
Great little rep theater. When I say little, I mean little.
10 locals recommend
Landmark Theaters Opera Plaza Cinema
601 Van Ness Ave
10 locals recommend
Great little rep theater. When I say little, I mean little.

Essentials

In case you need rations.
395 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
401 Bay St
395 locals recommend
In case you need rations.
Also...rations.
905 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 locals recommend
Also...rations.

Sightseeing

It's Union Square.
817 locals recommend
Union Square
333 Post St
817 locals recommend
It's Union Square.

Everything Else

Rental cars RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!
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Rental cars RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET!