Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
A must- do North Beach experience. Get there at about 7AM or enjoy the friendly line out front. It is worth the wait.
127 locals recommend
Mama's On Washington Square
1701 Stockton StA must- do North Beach experience. Get there at about 7AM or enjoy the friendly line out front. It is worth the wait.
Caffe Trieste
601 Vallejo St.Classic Cafe! The weekend live music is not to be missed
Trattoria Contadina
1800 Mason StJust one of the best Italian Restaurants in North Beach
#9 is an old school Fisherman's Wharf restaurant. Honestly, most of the food at the wharf is pretty much the same. The prices are also similar. Great view. Authentic. Preferred by locals. Friendly.
The Tour Store
2847 Taylor St#9 is an old school Fisherman's Wharf restaurant. Honestly, most of the food at the wharf is pretty much the same. The prices are also similar. Great view. Authentic. Preferred by locals. Friendly.
The Farmer's Market here has become a favorite. The place is filed with great shops and restaurants
679 locals recommend
Ferry Building Marketplace
The Farmer's Market here has become a favorite. The place is filed with great shops and restaurants
Red's Java House
pier 30 The Embarcadero SGreat big burgers by the bay.
I vastly prefer the Bistro to the left as you enter the main door. The prices are better and it is also in the more original part of the building. The popovers are not to be missed-the view is superb.
285 locals recommend
Cliff House
1090 Point Lobos AveI vastly prefer the Bistro to the left as you enter the main door. The prices are better and it is also in the more original part of the building. The popovers are not to be missed-the view is superb.
Essentials
Trader Joe's
401 Bay StA great wine selection and other quality foods at reasonable prices
Safeway
350 Bay StThe closest major supermarket
A great place to get something quickly. Coffee and generous sandwiches made on premises.
Lombard Heights Market
1877 Stockton StA great place to get something quickly. Coffee and generous sandwiches made on premises.
Shop here (or at Lombard Heights Market if in a hurry) and assemble the perfect picnic lunch for Washington Square or anywhere you choose.
32 locals recommend
Molinari Delicatessen
373 Columbus AveShop here (or at Lombard Heights Market if in a hurry) and assemble the perfect picnic lunch for Washington Square or anywhere you choose.
Everything Else
Good work. Friendly people. Do not go to the laundry across Stockton Street on the downhill side. Take my word for it!
6 locals recommend
Tower Laundromat
1800 Stockton StGood work. Friendly people. Do not go to the laundry across Stockton Street on the downhill side. Take my word for it!
The closest local Catholic Church but also something worth seeing. Often used in films.
14 locals recommend
SS. Peter and Paul Church
666 Filbert StThe closest local Catholic Church but also something worth seeing. Often used in films.
See how they make Fortune Cookies! Careful what you buy... packaged fortune cookies range from standard to R rated fortunes. Very interesting place... great for kids
32 locals recommend
Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Co
56 Ross AlleySee how they make Fortune Cookies! Careful what you buy... packaged fortune cookies range from standard to R rated fortunes. Very interesting place... great for kids
Lots and lots of stairs but another world when you get to the top. Don't miss the balcony and don't be shy... walk around both sides of the altar. An amazing ceiling too
Tin How Temple
125 Waverly PlLots and lots of stairs but another world when you get to the top. Don't miss the balcony and don't be shy... walk around both sides of the altar. An amazing ceiling too
On a Clear day you Can See Forever! Picnic here on a warm day and then walk over to Pt Lobos and take a hike along the cliffs to Lincoln Park.
34 locals recommend
Sutro Heights Park
846 Point Lobos AveOn a Clear day you Can See Forever! Picnic here on a warm day and then walk over to Pt Lobos and take a hike along the cliffs to Lincoln Park.
Entertainment & Activities
An old San Francisco favorite right on the Hyde Street Cable Car line.
61 locals recommend
The First Swensen's Ice Cream Store
1999 Hyde StAn old San Francisco favorite right on the Hyde Street Cable Car line.
A great place to come for a huge ice cream sundae. The Square itself has been scaled down in recent years.
217 locals recommend
The Original Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop at Ghirardelli Square
900 North Point StA great place to come for a huge ice cream sundae. The Square itself has been scaled down in recent years.
A huge collection of working, antique mechanical toys. Bring lots of change.
87 locals recommend
Musée Mécanique
Fishermans WharfA huge collection of working, antique mechanical toys. Bring lots of change.
Sightseeing
One of several Bicycle rentals near the house. Others: Powell near Chestnut and Lombard and Columbus. Take a bike ride along the bay and over the GG Bridge to Sausalito or Tiburon. Take the boat home.
8 locals recommend
San Francisco Bicycle Rental
425 Jefferson StOne of several Bicycle rentals near the house. Others: Powell near Chestnut and Lombard and Columbus. Take a bike ride along the bay and over the GG Bridge to Sausalito or Tiburon. Take the boat home.
The map pin and address are incorrect and does not allow me to change it. The new address is Pier 15 on the Embarcadero near Green St. A Great place to take the kids. Adults love it too!
432 locals recommend
Exploratorium
Green StreetThe map pin and address are incorrect and does not allow me to change it. The new address is Pier 15 on the Embarcadero near Green St. A Great place to take the kids. Adults love it too!
Wells Fargo Museum
420 Montgomery StCome learn about old San Francisco!
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason StInteresting look at how it all works.
The pin here is wrong! Drive North on Hyde St, then right down Lombard for "the Crookedest Street in the World'. ... this helps you avoid the long line that often forms West on Lombard Street.
345 locals recommend
Lombard Street
Lombard StreetThe pin here is wrong! Drive North on Hyde St, then right down Lombard for "the Crookedest Street in the World'. ... this helps you avoid the long line that often forms West on Lombard Street.
What better place to have a picnic with a world-class view?! After a visit to the park, our guests often come down the hill and join us for a glass of wine and a tour of our family home.
390 locals recommend
Alamo Square
What better place to have a picnic with a world-class view?! After a visit to the park, our guests often come down the hill and join us for a glass of wine and a tour of our family home.
Arts & Culture
There is no way to describe this zany show. It is real San Francisco. It has run for almost 40 years. I have never known a local or tourist who does not love it. Book ahead.
54 locals recommend
Beach Blanket Babylon
678 Beach Blanket Babylon BlvdThere is no way to describe this zany show. It is real San Francisco. It has run for almost 40 years. I have never known a local or tourist who does not love it. Book ahead.