Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Sparky's 24 Hours Pizza & Diner
242 Church Street24 hour diner
Chilango
235 Church StreetUpscale Mexican restaurant
El Castillito
136 Church StCheap, good taqueria.
Pancho Villa Taqueria
3071 16th StOur favorite taqueria. Vegan beans and options.
Millennium
5912 College AveGourmet Vegan cuisine.
Little Star Pizza
846 Divisadero StSome say it's the best pizza in SF, if not the world.
Others say this is the best pizza in SF. Can make vegan pizzas if you order 24 hrs in advance.
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Pauline's Pizza & Wine Bar
Others say this is the best pizza in SF. Can make vegan pizzas if you order 24 hrs in advance.
Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
401 Valencia StVenezuelan food!
BYO Indian/Pakistani restaurant. Go to the K&D market across the street and pick up wine or beer. Then take it to your table and enjoy cheap, good food.
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Pakwan
3182 16th StBYO Indian/Pakistani restaurant. Go to the K&D market across the street and pick up wine or beer. Then take it to your table and enjoy cheap, good food.
Sushi Zone
1815 Market StGood Sushi and other Japanese dishes.
KRUA Thai
525 16th StGreat take-out Thai, or dine in
Bombay Indian Restaurant
2217 Market StreetTake-out Indian
Try their Plant Burger. Best veggie burger on this Earth.
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The Plant Cafe Organic
The EmbarcaderoTry their Plant Burger. Best veggie burger on this Earth.
Ramen Izakaya Goku
3232 16th StIn our opinion, best ramen in SF.
Others say this is the best ramen in the city. Great atmosphere.
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Ken Ken Ramen
3378 18th StreetOthers say this is the best ramen in the city. Great atmosphere.
Looks like a whole in the wall, tastes gourmet. Might have a wait, but it's worth it.
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Mission Chinese Food
2234 Mission StLooks like a whole in the wall, tastes gourmet. Might have a wait, but it's worth it.
Dinosaurs
50 Eureka DrGrab and go bahn mi.
Mau
180 Valencia StMy favorite pho.
Jasmine Garden
708 14th StTake out or dine in Vietnamese
Essentials
Safeway
2020 Market StLarge supermarket. Meets most needs.
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th StMore niche, organic and upscale groceries.
Pricey, yet excellent grocer. Great wine and cheese selection. Good place to stop for picnic supplies when heading to Dolores Park.
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Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th StPricey, yet excellent grocer. Great wine and cheese selection. Good place to stop for picnic supplies when heading to Dolores Park.
Looking for really niche items? This is the grocery store for your inner hippie. No meat, but everything, and I do mean everything, else.
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Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom StLooking for really niche items? This is the grocery store for your inner hippie. No meat, but everything, and I do mean everything, else.
Church Street Cafe
260 Church StGreat coffee, cookies and bahn mi. Free wifi.
Drinks & Nightlife
Churchill
198 Church StA good liquor selection.
Lucky 13
1301 Park StDive bar with arcade games and a patio.
Great place to be on a sunny day. Best bloody marys in the city, and a vast beer selection.
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Zeitgeist
199 Valencia StGreat place to be on a sunny day. Best bloody marys in the city, and a vast beer selection.
Can get too crowded on weekends, better on weekdays. Head upstairs for live music.
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The Valencia Room
647 Valencia StCan get too crowded on weekends, better on weekdays. Head upstairs for live music.
Gestalt
3159 16th StGerman beer!
Always great live music, if not a live comedy act. One of the best bars in the city.
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Amnesia
853 Valencia StAlways great live music, if not a live comedy act. One of the best bars in the city.
Blackbird
2124 Market StCocktail Bar
The Mint Karaoke Lounge
1942 Market StKaraoke. enough said.
Our local brewery's cerveceria. Try beer made with mate (healthy Argentinian tea) or some of their other tea-free beers.
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Woods Cervecería
3801 18th StOur local brewery's cerveceria. Try beer made with mate (healthy Argentinian tea) or some of their other tea-free beers.
Bar and restaurants. Try 21st amendment's freshest brews and seasonal specialties. Great beer and by the ballpark.
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21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant
563 2nd StBar and restaurants. Try 21st amendment's freshest brews and seasonal specialties. Great beer and by the ballpark.
Speakeasy has opened up a taproom. Try their brews and grab food from food trucks.
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Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
1195 Evans AveSpeakeasy has opened up a taproom. Try their brews and grab food from food trucks.
Sightseeing
Mission Dolores Park
19th StreetA great place to hang out and act like a local.
Walk up 15 st and turn after the tennis courts. Hike up the trail to one of SF's best viewpoints, and best kept secrets. Amazing views of the city.
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Corona Heights Park
Museum WayWalk up 15 st and turn after the tennis courts. Hike up the trail to one of SF's best viewpoints, and best kept secrets. Amazing views of the city.
Twin Peaks
Drive up here to see everything from the ocean to Mt. Diablo.
Buena Vista Park
Hike up here and see part of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Angel Island Café
Main StreetEasy getaway. Take the ferry and hike around the island.
Lands End Trail
Lands End TrailGreat hiking in the presidio.
Best beach in SF. Doesn't change the fact that the pacific is cold, and we get fog in the summer. Also, there are nudes towards the north end.
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Baker Beach
Best beach in SF. Doesn't change the fact that the pacific is cold, and we get fog in the summer. Also, there are nudes towards the north end.
Fort Funston
Fort Funston RoadAwesome sand dunes and beach.
Entertainment & Activities
How about a sing-along? Past sing-alongs have included Frozen, Grease and the Little Mermaid.
Great film festivals too.
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro StHow about a sing-along? Past sing-alongs have included Frozen, Grease and the Little Mermaid.
Great film festivals too.
Never go here. Tourist trap. The only good thing are the seals. See the seals and leave immediately. You can grab the F trolley and ride it all the way back to our apartment.
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Fischerkai
505 Leavenworth StNever go here. Tourist trap. The only good thing are the seals. See the seals and leave immediately. You can grab the F trolley and ride it all the way back to our apartment.
Grab a craft brew and sit up in section 305 for amazing views of the bay, and cheap seats.
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Oracle Park
24 Willie Mays PlazaGrab a craft brew and sit up in section 305 for amazing views of the bay, and cheap seats.
Arts & Culture
Always showing a great indie flick, if not hosting a film festival.
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Roxie Cinema
3117 16th StAlways showing a great indie flick, if not hosting a film festival.