Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

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Quick and easy public transit into downtown
154 locals recommend
Glen Park Station
2901 Diamond St
154 locals recommend
Quick and easy public transit into downtown
Closest area without residential parking restrictions for when you want to leave your car for the whole day
100 Mangels Ave
Closest area without residential parking restrictions for when you want to leave your car for the whole day
When paring in the non-residential area, take this staircase to walk back to the house
100 Hamerton Ave
When paring in the non-residential area, take this staircase to walk back to the house
Alcatraz cruises leave from here
416 locals recommend
Pier 39
The Embarcadero
416 locals recommend
Alcatraz cruises leave from here

Parks & Nature

Great hiking with nice views
180 locals recommend
Glen Canyon Park
Chenery Street
180 locals recommend
Great hiking with nice views
Bring a jacket as it's often windy and at least a little chilly, but this is a very beautiful long beach.
553 locals recommend
Ocean Beach
La Playa St
553 locals recommend
Bring a jacket as it's often windy and at least a little chilly, but this is a very beautiful long beach.
Gorgeous views on this relatively easy hike
694 locals recommend
Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
694 locals recommend
Gorgeous views on this relatively easy hike
Great place to relax with an ice cream or picnic and people watch.
1244 locals recommend
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 locals recommend
Great place to relax with an ice cream or picnic and people watch.
Incredible views!
727 locals recommend
Twin Peaks
727 locals recommend
Incredible views!
It's surreal to see bison roaming in SF...
67 locals recommend
Bison Paddock
1237 John F Kennedy Dr
67 locals recommend
It's surreal to see bison roaming in SF...
For the kid in everyone - giant concrete slides are a hidden gem
25 locals recommend
Seward Mini Park
70 Corwin St
25 locals recommend
For the kid in everyone - giant concrete slides are a hidden gem

Food Scene

Yummy artesian pizza
137 locals recommend
Gialina
2842 Diamond St
137 locals recommend
Yummy artesian pizza
Good Mexican taqueria. Gets busy during the after-work rush hour
117 locals recommend
La Corneta Taqueria
2834 Diamond St
117 locals recommend
Good Mexican taqueria. Gets busy during the after-work rush hour
Friendly diner-type place for breakfast or lunch
36 locals recommend
Tyger's Coffee Shop
2798 Diamond St
36 locals recommend
Friendly diner-type place for breakfast or lunch
Delicious baked goods
48 locals recommend
Destination Baking Company
598 Chenery St
48 locals recommend
Delicious baked goods
Best coffee in the hood (although Canyon Market has a good coffee bar too)
60 locals recommend
Bello Coffee & Tea
2885 Diamond St
60 locals recommend
Best coffee in the hood (although Canyon Market has a good coffee bar too)
Absolutely the best gourmet ice cream in San Francisco. Pricy, but worth it if you love good ice cream!
105 locals recommend
Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous
699 22nd St
105 locals recommend
Absolutely the best gourmet ice cream in San Francisco. Pricy, but worth it if you love good ice cream!
Amazing view. Food is good, but it's nice to just have a drink and gaze at the ocean.
285 locals recommend
Cliff House
1090 Point Lobos Ave
285 locals recommend
Amazing view. Food is good, but it's nice to just have a drink and gaze at the ocean.
Great oysters and beautiful views of the bay from inside the Ferry Building
58 locals recommend
Hog Island Oyster Co.
58 locals recommend
Great oysters and beautiful views of the bay from inside the Ferry Building
The ultimate in SF fine dining. Amazing food, service and ambiance for a night you won't forget! Reservations are a must, book ahead.
66 locals recommend
Gary Danko
800 North Point St
66 locals recommend
The ultimate in SF fine dining. Amazing food, service and ambiance for a night you won't forget! Reservations are a must, book ahead.
Pretty good ice cream, and it's fun to go to Dolores Park across the street and people watch on a nice day.
476 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
476 locals recommend
Pretty good ice cream, and it's fun to go to Dolores Park across the street and people watch on a nice day.
Very nice, reasonably priced French bistro. Can be wonderfully lively with locals in the evenings.
101 locals recommend
Le P'tit Laurent
689 Chenery St
101 locals recommend
Very nice, reasonably priced French bistro. Can be wonderfully lively with locals in the evenings.
Great for breakfast with authentic Brittany crepes and egg dishes
51 locals recommend
Higher Grounds Coffee House
691 Chenery St
51 locals recommend
Great for breakfast with authentic Brittany crepes and egg dishes
Beautiful classic old-school SF restaurant and bar. Popular with business people at lunchtime. Fantastic seafood and classic drinks done very well.
36 locals recommend
Tadich Grill
240 California St
36 locals recommend
Beautiful classic old-school SF restaurant and bar. Popular with business people at lunchtime. Fantastic seafood and classic drinks done very well.
Amazing view, great place to dine or drink
104 locals recommend
Top of the Mark
999 California St
104 locals recommend
Amazing view, great place to dine or drink
Friendly neighborhood Chinese restaurant.
Win Garden
2794 Diamond St
Friendly neighborhood Chinese restaurant.
Pretty good sushi and and other Japanese cuisine. Good happy hour (4p-7p) specials.
11 locals recommend
Tekka House
678 Chenery St
11 locals recommend
Pretty good sushi and and other Japanese cuisine. Good happy hour (4p-7p) specials.
Quiet and friendly Italian dinner restaurant.
32 locals recommend
Manzoni
2788 Diamond St
32 locals recommend
Quiet and friendly Italian dinner restaurant.
Frozen yogurt, boba tea, and Asian-style fast food items.
Cuppa
2810 Diamond St
Frozen yogurt, boba tea, and Asian-style fast food items.
Brazilian acai bowls and other goodies. Friendly local place.
10 locals recommend
Pebbles Cafe
2852 Diamond St
10 locals recommend
Brazilian acai bowls and other goodies. Friendly local place.

Essentials

Beautiful new library
13 locals recommend
Glen Park Branch Library
2825 Diamond St
13 locals recommend
Beautiful new library
Nearest Whole Foods. Has underground parking.
905 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 locals recommend
Nearest Whole Foods. Has underground parking.
Nearest Safeway. Walgreens is next door and US post office is in same shopping center.
357 locals recommend
Safeway
298 King St
357 locals recommend
Nearest Safeway. Walgreens is next door and US post office is in same shopping center.
Nearest hospital / emergency room
CPMC Mission Bernal Campus
3555 Cesar Chavez
Nearest hospital / emergency room
Pick up some prepared food for a Dolores Park picnic.
651 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
651 locals recommend
Pick up some prepared food for a Dolores Park picnic.
Wonderful specialty grocery store with lots of local and organic produce and nice selection of prepared foods to-go
156 locals recommend
Canyon Market
2815 Diamond St
156 locals recommend
Wonderful specialty grocery store with lots of local and organic produce and nice selection of prepared foods to-go

Sightseeing

Lovely little Japanese garden in the midst of GG Park. Nice place to relax in the afternoon.
348 locals recommend
Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
348 locals recommend
Lovely little Japanese garden in the midst of GG Park. Nice place to relax in the afternoon.
Can be quite touristy, but it's iconic San Francisco and a great place to get a bowl of seafood chowder
713 locals recommend
Fisherman's Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
713 locals recommend
Can be quite touristy, but it's iconic San Francisco and a great place to get a bowl of seafood chowder
If you love old Victorians, this neighborhood has some of the best "Painted Ladies"
390 locals recommend
Alamo Square
390 locals recommend
If you love old Victorians, this neighborhood has some of the best "Painted Ladies"
This is where the Summer of Love happened in SF. Those days are over, but there's still lots of activity in the 'Haight'. Fun vintage stores, gritty bars and tattoo shops, and great people watching.
1500 Haight St
1500 Haight Street
This is where the Summer of Love happened in SF. Those days are over, but there's still lots of activity in the 'Haight'. Fun vintage stores, gritty bars and tattoo shops, and great people watching.
Fun little museum
207 locals recommend
San Francisco Cable Car Museum
1201 Mason St
207 locals recommend
Fun little museum
Historical church is one of the oldest buildings in SF. Neat cemetery if you like that sort of thing :)
63 locals recommend
Mission Dolores
63 locals recommend
Historical church is one of the oldest buildings in SF. Neat cemetery if you like that sort of thing :)
Gorgeous building and grounds. Check out the Chartres-style indoor labyrinth and outdoor labyrinth with a beautiful view of the city
165 locals recommend
Grace Cathedral
1100 California St
165 locals recommend
Gorgeous building and grounds. Check out the Chartres-style indoor labyrinth and outdoor labyrinth with a beautiful view of the city
Famous steep winding street. Iconic SF
1000 Lombard St
Famous steep winding street. Iconic SF
Fun to stroll, have some Dim Sum, buy a trinket. These tours are recommended: https://chinatownalleywaytours.org/
551 locals recommend
Chinatown
551 locals recommend
Fun to stroll, have some Dim Sum, buy a trinket. These tours are recommended: https://chinatownalleywaytours.org/

Arts & Culture

Great little *free* museum with live animals, interactive displays and a big train set in the basement. Nice grounds with a picnic area outside.
59 locals recommend
Randall Museum
199 Museum Way
59 locals recommend
Great little *free* museum with live animals, interactive displays and a big train set in the basement. Nice grounds with a picnic area outside.
Period Victorian house open to the public Wednesdays and Saturdays (noon – 3 p.m.), and Sundays (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.).
11 locals recommend
Haas - Lilienthal House
2007 Franklin St
11 locals recommend
Period Victorian house open to the public Wednesdays and Saturdays (noon – 3 p.m.), and Sundays (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.).
Awe-inspiring scenery and views
208 locals recommend
Legion of Honor
100 34th Ave
208 locals recommend
Awe-inspiring scenery and views
Really well done. Exhibits geared more towards adults and older kids. Closed Tuesdays
90 locals recommend
Walt Disney Family Museum
104 Montgomery St
90 locals recommend
Really well done. Exhibits geared more towards adults and older kids. Closed Tuesdays
Beautiful spot for a stroll and to snap a few photos.
463 locals recommend
Palace of Fine Arts
3601 Lyon St
463 locals recommend
Beautiful spot for a stroll and to snap a few photos.
Tours through SF's famous mural alleys. http://precitaeyesmuralists.inticketing.com/events/
55 locals recommend
Precita Eyes Muralists
2981 24th St
55 locals recommend
Tours through SF's famous mural alleys. http://precitaeyesmuralists.inticketing.com/events/
Huge collection of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade machines in their original working condition. (You can play them!) *free*! Open daily.
87 locals recommend
Musée Mécanique
Fishermans Wharf
87 locals recommend
Huge collection of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade machines in their original working condition. (You can play them!) *free*! Open daily.

Entertainment & Activities

Really nice zoo. The new playground and little farm areas are especially great for kids.
299 locals recommend
San Francisco Zoo
Upper Great Highway
299 locals recommend
Really nice zoo. The new playground and little farm areas are especially great for kids.
In the heart of our LGBTQ neighborhood, a fun independent movie theater. Check their schedule for fun sing-along shows!
332 locals recommend
Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
332 locals recommend
In the heart of our LGBTQ neighborhood, a fun independent movie theater. Check their schedule for fun sing-along shows!
Upscale movie experience with two different bars and super plush seating.
190 locals recommend
AMC Kabuki 8
1881 Post St
190 locals recommend
Upscale movie experience with two different bars and super plush seating.
*Free* walking tours run by local volunteers. They meet all over the City. Highly recommended! Check out their tour schedule here: http://www.sfcityguides.org/descriptions_table.html
11 locals recommend
San Francisco City Guides
100 Larkin St
11 locals recommend
*Free* walking tours run by local volunteers. They meet all over the City. Highly recommended! Check out their tour schedule here: http://www.sfcityguides.org/descriptions_table.html