Food Scene
Their sushi is great and so is everything else. Spend the extra $3 for love their real wasabi - it's worth it!
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Moki's Sushi & Pacific Grill
615 Cortland AveTheir sushi is great and so is everything else. Spend the extra $3 for love their real wasabi - it's worth it!
Bernal Star
410 Cortland AveBrunch!
Little Nepal
925 Cortland AveOur personal favorite, a small Italian restaurant with a changing specials menu and great wine selection.
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VinoRosso
629 Cortland AveOur personal favorite, a small Italian restaurant with a changing specials menu and great wine selection.
Super close great place to work with Wi-Fi and outlets and a quiet room, a garden, and a main room. Their soups are always delicious, too.
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Progressive Grounds Coffee shop and Eatery
400 Cortland AveSuper close great place to work with Wi-Fi and outlets and a quiet room, a garden, and a main room. Their soups are always delicious, too.
Best coffee ever! It's telling how popular it is despite their lack of Wi-Fi.
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Pinhole Coffee
231 Cortland AveBest coffee ever! It's telling how popular it is despite their lack of Wi-Fi.
Drinks & Nightlife
Wild Side West
424 Cortland AveParks & Nature
Bernal Heights Park
3400-3416 Folsom StThe views from the hill are amazing!
This park right up our street might not be huge, but it's still a lovely walk.
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Holly Park
625 Holly Park CirThis park right up our street might not be huge, but it's still a lovely walk.
Shopping
Fancy curated craft goods shop. Enjoy artisan products, fine cheeses, chocolates, olive oils, and other high-end snacks and ingredients.
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The Epicurean Trader
401 Cortland AveFancy curated craft goods shop. Enjoy artisan products, fine cheeses, chocolates, olive oils, and other high-end snacks and ingredients.
Saturday farmer's market a 15 minute walk (or 3 minute drive) away. Excellent fresh produce as well as delicious on-the-spot eats.
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Alemany Farmers Market
100 Alemany Blvd Saturday farmer's market a 15 minute walk (or 3 minute drive) away. Excellent fresh produce as well as delicious on-the-spot eats.
Getting Around
Cortland Ave & Andover St station
24 bus
Crescent Ave & Mission St station
bus line 23
Essentials
A wonderful little grocery store, just two and a half blocks away.
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The Good Life Grocery
448 Cortland AveA wonderful little grocery store, just two and a half blocks away.
Tipps für Reisende
Buche vor der Abreise
Alcatraz tours
If you're interested in Alcatraz, make sure to book a tour far in advance. The chance of getting last minute tickets is low.
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Car safety
While walking around in the city is safe, car break-ins arena problem. **Don't leave anything visible in your car!** We haven't had our car or our guests' cars broken into in our 4 years here.
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Uber and Lyft are fast and convenient
While you can certainly drive, often the hassle and parking lot fees aren't worth it. We suggest driving if you want to visit the greater Bay Area, but leaving your car here when you visit Downtown :)
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Layers layers layers!
The weather is generally mild but changes quickly from sunny to cloudy to windy to foggy and back again. Microclimates mean that going outside in any individual neighborhood might not tell you much about what it's like over the hill.
Several lighter layers to take on and off are a better bet for most than heavy outerwear.
Comfy shoes are a must to make the most of this beautiful walkable city full of hills and stairs!
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Take a walk around the neighborhood
Bernal Heights may not be well-known outside of San Francisco, but is favored among SF locals.
We hope you won't overlook it in favor of all the famous tourist spots. We are constantly hearing our guests say that they fell in love with our neighborhood after randomly taking a walk right from outside the house.