Guidebook for San Francisco

Joanne
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Great brunch and dinner, and almost never a line. Fresh, local California cuisine and wood fired pizzas.
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Starbelly
3583 16th St
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Great brunch and dinner, and almost never a line. Fresh, local California cuisine and wood fired pizzas.
Easier to enter through 16th St, actually. Cheap, fresh banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches), and open until 10pm!
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Dinosaurs
50 Eureka Dr
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Easier to enter through 16th St, actually. Cheap, fresh banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches), and open until 10pm!
Cute cafe good for working at, and delicious Bay area brewed coffee.
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Sofia Cafe
3463 16th Street
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Cute cafe good for working at, and delicious Bay area brewed coffee.
My favorite taqueria in the area!
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El Castillito
136 Church St
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My favorite taqueria in the area!
Great coffee served up as a single-brewed cup. Many options!
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Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
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Great coffee served up as a single-brewed cup. Many options!
Another local SF roaster. Very hip, delicious single-cup brewed coffee.
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Four Barrel Coffee
375 Valencia St
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Another local SF roaster. Very hip, delicious single-cup brewed coffee.
Delicious Indian food - and good for take-out if it's crowded. If you eat in, it's BYOB.
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Pakwan
3182 16th St
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Delicious Indian food - and good for take-out if it's crowded. If you eat in, it's BYOB.
Pricey but very romantic and delicious French cuisine.
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L'Ardoise
151 Noe St
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Pricey but very romantic and delicious French cuisine.
Great for a splurge and treat. Usually need a reservation, but if you have a small group, show up early (6pm or before) and you can usually get a spot at the bar for dinner. Amazing food and wine.
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Frances
3870 17th St
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Great for a splurge and treat. Usually need a reservation, but if you have a small group, show up early (6pm or before) and you can usually get a spot at the bar for dinner. Amazing food and wine.
Amazing fresh daily baked bread and pastries, coffee, and really good fresh sandwiches and soup. No wifi, but you can pick up a good treat here whenever.
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Thorough Bread and Pastry
248 Church St
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Amazing fresh daily baked bread and pastries, coffee, and really good fresh sandwiches and soup. No wifi, but you can pick up a good treat here whenever.
American food, healthy and comforting. The portions aren't huge, but the food is tasty and made with good ingredients. Also a good breakfast option.
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Chow Food Bar
215 Church St
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American food, healthy and comforting. The portions aren't huge, but the food is tasty and made with good ingredients. Also a good breakfast option.
Recommend this highly as a reasonable lunch, although still good (but a bit pricier) for dinner. Korean food and Korean-inspired fusion food that is delicious and tasty. Try the okonomiyaki!
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Commissary
59 9th St
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Recommend this highly as a reasonable lunch, although still good (but a bit pricier) for dinner. Korean food and Korean-inspired fusion food that is delicious and tasty. Try the okonomiyaki!
Good, cheap Vietnamese. Good for eating in (although the ambience is better if you go in around the corner on the entrance on Valencia) and take-out.
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Sunflower
3111 16th St
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Good, cheap Vietnamese. Good for eating in (although the ambience is better if you go in around the corner on the entrance on Valencia) and take-out.
Really really good sushi, but this place doesn't take reservations and gets a crazy line. Go early if you want a seat (or later if you don't mind waiting).
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Sushi Zone
1815 Market St
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Really really good sushi, but this place doesn't take reservations and gets a crazy line. Go early if you want a seat (or later if you don't mind waiting).
Great cafe for working. Delicious huge sandwiches and salads too if you need a meal while you work.
H Cafe
3801 17th Street
Great cafe for working. Delicious huge sandwiches and salads too if you need a meal while you work.
Great for coffee and a pastry on the go, or a delicious brunch in (though always a line on the weekend!). Tasty dinner of local foods in California cuisine as well; good for a date.
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Mission Beach Cafe
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Great for coffee and a pastry on the go, or a delicious brunch in (though always a line on the weekend!). Tasty dinner of local foods in California cuisine as well; good for a date.
Tiny but delicious sushi spot slightly underground in this shopping complex. Also, great happy hour sushi deals if you get there between 5-6pm.
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Sushi Time
2275 Market St
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Tiny but delicious sushi spot slightly underground in this shopping complex. Also, great happy hour sushi deals if you get there between 5-6pm.
Try to make a reservation here if you want really good nontraditional sushi and Japanese side dishes and really delicious in-house made tofu. Very cute and cozy local ambience.
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Eiji
317 Sanchez St
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Try to make a reservation here if you want really good nontraditional sushi and Japanese side dishes and really delicious in-house made tofu. Very cute and cozy local ambience.

Essentials

Recommend this local grocer - great seasonal produce!
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Golden Produce
172 Church St
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Recommend this local grocer - great seasonal produce!
The meat and booze extension of Golden Produce; both owned by the same family. These are a great local grocery option, if you don't want to go to Safeway.
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Golden Natural Foods
130 Church St
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The meat and booze extension of Golden Produce; both owned by the same family. These are a great local grocery option, if you don't want to go to Safeway.
Upscale grocery with a great deli counter. Definitely pricey (and a line on good picnic days in the park!), but if you're willing to pay, truly delicious meats, wine, produce, etc.
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Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
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Upscale grocery with a great deli counter. Definitely pricey (and a line on good picnic days in the park!), but if you're willing to pay, truly delicious meats, wine, produce, etc.

Drinks & Nightlife

Great cocktails, draft beers served in mason jars, and a pool table. Trendy, local happy hour location, and it gets busy on weekend evenings.
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Churchill
198 Church St
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Great cocktails, draft beers served in mason jars, and a pool table. Trendy, local happy hour location, and it gets busy on weekend evenings.
Trendy gay bar. It has great cocktails and although can be a bit of a crowded scene on the weekends, it is great and relaxed for happy hour.
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Blackbird
2124 Market St
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Trendy gay bar. It has great cocktails and although can be a bit of a crowded scene on the weekends, it is great and relaxed for happy hour.
Major dive bar with a juke box, foosball tables, and a really big draft beer selection.
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Lucky 13
1301 Park St
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Major dive bar with a juke box, foosball tables, and a really big draft beer selection.
Hipster neighborhood dive bar with PBR and Jameson combo deals, a pool table, and TVs usually showing sports.
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Thieves Tavern
20 helybéli ajánlásával
Hipster neighborhood dive bar with PBR and Jameson combo deals, a pool table, and TVs usually showing sports.
More upscale than a typical bar on 16th, this is a must go for beer aficionados. There are over 100 craft beers on tap, and the bartenders are experts to help you pick. Also a pretty good burger.
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The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th Street
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More upscale than a typical bar on 16th, this is a must go for beer aficionados. There are over 100 craft beers on tap, and the bartenders are experts to help you pick. Also a pretty good burger.
Total hidey-hole of a bar. If you go to the back room (the Hideout), you'll find a cramped but cozy space with a separate bar that has always changing but delicious craft cocktails.
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The Hideout
3121 16th St
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Total hidey-hole of a bar. If you go to the back room (the Hideout), you'll find a cramped but cozy space with a separate bar that has always changing but delicious craft cocktails.
The best spot for drinking on a nice day other than Dolores park. A huge yard with picnic tables and a huge draft beer selection good for pitchers makes it ideal (also a grill with burgers).
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Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
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The best spot for drinking on a nice day other than Dolores park. A huge yard with picnic tables and a huge draft beer selection good for pitchers makes it ideal (also a grill with burgers).

Everything Else

The closest laundromat, if you need to do laundry.
Rub a Dub Dub
The closest laundromat, if you need to do laundry.

Sightseeing

Great people watching for all the characters of San Francisco. Wonderful picnic spot to have beers and sandwiches (pick up from Bi-Rite nearby!) and just hang out on a nice day.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
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Great people watching for all the characters of San Francisco. Wonderful picnic spot to have beers and sandwiches (pick up from Bi-Rite nearby!) and just hang out on a nice day.

Shopping

Amazing ice cream in intriguing flavors like salted caramel, olive oil, basil, roasted coconut, etc. Watch out for a long line though, although if you're getting soft serve, try the second window.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
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Amazing ice cream in intriguing flavors like salted caramel, olive oil, basil, roasted coconut, etc. Watch out for a long line though, although if you're getting soft serve, try the second window.