Guidebook for San Francisco

Emilie
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Great coffee - no place to sit though
373 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
373 locals recommend
Great coffee - no place to sit though
Moroccan cuisine! Take the bus on Van Ness or walk on Van Ness (its nicer).
Aicha
1303 Polk St
Moroccan cuisine! Take the bus on Van Ness or walk on Van Ness (its nicer).
Great restaurant. Persian food - perfect after a day i Golden Gate park before taking the muni back
25 locals recommend
Lavash
511 Irving Street
25 locals recommend
Great restaurant. Persian food - perfect after a day i Golden Gate park before taking the muni back
Good soul music with Beignets! Service is not great though.
185 locals recommend
Brenda's French Soul Food
652 Polk St
185 locals recommend
Good soul music with Beignets! Service is not great though.
Mimosas on Sunday? Great Terrace ONLY on a sunny day! Service is slow though and reservations if they take them are highly advised!
32 locals recommend
620 Jones St
620 Jones Street
32 locals recommend
Mimosas on Sunday? Great Terrace ONLY on a sunny day! Service is slow though and reservations if they take them are highly advised!
Get the rainbow salad and tea leaf salad and share!
114 locals recommend
Burma Love
211 Valencia St
114 locals recommend
Get the rainbow salad and tea leaf salad and share!
Beautiful interior
80 locals recommend
Kokkari Estiatorio
200 Jackson St
80 locals recommend
Beautiful interior

Everything Else

Great bakery to get good bread and French pastries
206 locals recommend
La Boulangerie de San Francisco
1000 Cole St
206 locals recommend
Great bakery to get good bread and French pastries
Perfect TEA place on a sunny day, use the terrace!
41 locals recommend
Samovar Tea Lounge, Yerba Buena Gardens
730 Howard St
41 locals recommend
Perfect TEA place on a sunny day, use the terrace!
Walk to the top and spend the afternoon there reading a book
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 locals recommend
Walk to the top and spend the afternoon there reading a book
A great, affordable market in the area. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays all year round -
48 locals recommend
Heart of the City Farmer's Market
48 locals recommend
A great, affordable market in the area. Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays all year round -
Closest place to get a mani/pedi. It's clean and they are nice !
Pampered Girl
225 Gough St
Closest place to get a mani/pedi. It's clean and they are nice !
amazing (and affordable) massages.
FairyLand Foot Massage & Nail Spa
2139 Polk St
amazing (and affordable) massages.
Library
33 locals recommend
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin St
33 locals recommend
Library
Gospel! Neighborhood is not nice at all but this is a perfect mood lifter on Sundays! Many Tourists walk through this door. 9 am or 11 am!
19 locals recommend
Glide Memorial United Methodist Church
330 Ellis St
19 locals recommend
Gospel! Neighborhood is not nice at all but this is a perfect mood lifter on Sundays! Many Tourists walk through this door. 9 am or 11 am!

Essentials

For groceries!
218 locals recommend
Trader Joe's
555 9th St
218 locals recommend
For groceries!
They sell organic and locally produced goods; everything is good. Not cheap. BUY the ice cream.. it's amazing.
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
651 locals recommend
They sell organic and locally produced goods; everything is good. Not cheap. BUY the ice cream.. it's amazing.

Sightseeing

Go on a saturday morning to explore :) Beautiful view of the bay bridge. Yummy local products.
679 locals recommend
Ferry Building Marketplace
679 locals recommend
Go on a saturday morning to explore :) Beautiful view of the bay bridge. Yummy local products.
A great place to experience Chinatown
9 locals recommend
Portsmouth Square
745 Washington St
9 locals recommend
A great place to experience Chinatown
go to Boudin bakery for Sourdough bread, get clam chowder at the Wharf and go see the Sea Lions!
713 locals recommend
Fisherman's Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
713 locals recommend
go to Boudin bakery for Sourdough bread, get clam chowder at the Wharf and go see the Sea Lions!
beautiful on a sunny day! View of the Golden Gate and the Bay
15 locals recommend
Marina Green Drive
Marina Green Drive
15 locals recommend
beautiful on a sunny day! View of the Golden Gate and the Bay
Walk this street even if it's changed a lot over the years!
379 locals recommend
Haight-Ashbury
379 locals recommend
Walk this street even if it's changed a lot over the years!
See the painted ladies!
390 locals recommend
Alamo Square
390 locals recommend
See the painted ladies!
Go only on a sunny day or clear night!
727 locals recommend
Twin Peaks
727 locals recommend
Go only on a sunny day or clear night!

Drinks & Nightlife

Cozy bar. Perfect for Sunday early evenings :)
21 locals recommend
Fig & Thistle
429 Gough St
21 locals recommend
Cozy bar. Perfect for Sunday early evenings :)
This is the place to be if you like cider.
18 locals recommend
UPCIDER
1160 Polk St
18 locals recommend
This is the place to be if you like cider.
"10 craft beers on tap, over 50 bottled beers and a wine list with the best of Old World and New World varietals"
50 Mason Social House
50 Mason St
"10 craft beers on tap, over 50 bottled beers and a wine list with the best of Old World and New World varietals"
Area is not nice but this is a fun speakeasy. http://www.bourbonandbranch.com/?caseid=main
161 locals recommend
Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones St
161 locals recommend
Area is not nice but this is a fun speakeasy. http://www.bourbonandbranch.com/?caseid=main

Arts & Culture

Touristy but good blues in the basement.
13 locals recommend
Biscuits and Blues
401 Mason St
13 locals recommend
Touristy but good blues in the basement.
New Jazz center!!
114 locals recommend
SFJAZZ
201 Franklin St
114 locals recommend
New Jazz center!!
The Opera! Two blocks away!
150 locals recommend
San Francisco Opera
301 Van Ness Ave
150 locals recommend
The Opera! Two blocks away!
It's close! Check it out
286 locals recommend
Asian Art Museum
200 Larkin St
286 locals recommend
It's close! Check it out
Great events during holidays! Check travelzoo.com for deals
154 locals recommend
San Francisco Symphony
201 Van Ness Ave
154 locals recommend
Great events during holidays! Check travelzoo.com for deals
Fun Museum! Thursday nights they open it to adults :)
816 locals recommend
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr
816 locals recommend
Fun Museum! Thursday nights they open it to adults :)
awesome murals!
124 locals recommend
Balmy Alley
50 Balmy St
124 locals recommend
awesome murals!
Between Sanchez and Dehon; "La Madre Tonantsin" // http://www.artandarchitecture-sf.com/tag/tile-murals
3495 16th St
3495 16th Street
Between Sanchez and Dehon; "La Madre Tonantsin" // http://www.artandarchitecture-sf.com/tag/tile-murals