Guidebook for San Francisco
Essentials
Where I do all my produce shopping. You can get affordable organic as well as anything else you might need. All very healthy and sustainable, and run by a local family for 30+ years.
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Haight Street Natural Food
1621 Haight StWhere I do all my produce shopping. You can get affordable organic as well as anything else you might need. All very healthy and sustainable, and run by a local family for 30+ years.
This is another great little market. I especially like the butchers but all their products are well curated. There is a parking lot, too, and an adjacent Peet's Coffee.
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Falletti Foods
308 Broderick StThis is another great little market. I especially like the butchers but all their products are well curated. There is a parking lot, too, and an adjacent Peet's Coffee.
Whole Foods is at the epicenter of a food revolution in the US. All sustainable, natural and yummy. Pick up lunch or dinner if you don't feel up to cooking via their prepared foods. Easy parking.
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Whole Foods Market
450 Rhode Island StWhole Foods is at the epicenter of a food revolution in the US. All sustainable, natural and yummy. Pick up lunch or dinner if you don't feel up to cooking via their prepared foods. Easy parking.
Lovely little cheese shop with wine and other accoutrement. Sandwiches are AMAZING.
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Say Cheese
856 Cole StLovely little cheese shop with wine and other accoutrement. Sandwiches are AMAZING.
Drinks & Nightlife
Closest bar/restaurant to my place. Very local. They brew their own beers and have a good burger, sausages, etc. Fried chicken special on Tuesdays that makes it a bit crowded.
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Magnolia Brewing - Haight
1398 Haight StClosest bar/restaurant to my place. Very local. They brew their own beers and have a good burger, sausages, etc. Fried chicken special on Tuesdays that makes it a bit crowded.
Love this place: deco ambiance, great cocktails with fresh juices, gourmet pizza in the evening and a variety of live music. Trust me and try it.
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Club Deluxe
1511 Haight StLove this place: deco ambiance, great cocktails with fresh juices, gourmet pizza in the evening and a variety of live music. Trust me and try it.
Coffee by day and beer and wine by night. Great happy hour prices. And delicious wood-fired pizza on Thursdays.
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Vinyl Coffee and Wine Bar
359 Divisadero StCoffee by day and beer and wine by night. Great happy hour prices. And delicious wood-fired pizza on Thursdays.
Want to see SF hipsters in action without going all the way to the MIssion? This is your spot.
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The Page
298 Divisadero StWant to see SF hipsters in action without going all the way to the MIssion? This is your spot.
Killer ambiance and cocktail list. Good hipster crowd, too. Make way for dancing on the weekends.
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Madrone Art Bar
500 Divisadero StKiller ambiance and cocktail list. Good hipster crowd, too. Make way for dancing on the weekends.
Everything Else
In case you need something dry cleaned during your stay, this is my local cleaners run by a lovely husband and wife team. They generally need at least a day to turn something around, FYI.
Russ Cleaners & Laundry
1515 Waller StIn case you need something dry cleaned during your stay, this is my local cleaners run by a lovely husband and wife team. They generally need at least a day to turn something around, FYI.
If you need to go to the ER, why not go to one of the United States preeminent teaching hospitals? It's like being in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. They have hot doctors and all!
University Child Care at Mission Bay
727 Nelson Rising LnIf you need to go to the ER, why not go to one of the United States preeminent teaching hospitals? It's like being in an episode of Grey's Anatomy. They have hot doctors and all!
Darling retro ice cream shop serving scoops, sundaes, milkshakes and more.
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The Ice Cream Bar
815 Cole StDarling retro ice cream shop serving scoops, sundaes, milkshakes and more.
BP
1175 Fell StThis is the best-priced gas station.
Shopping
If you need a pharmacy, Pharmaca is SF's unique spin on that. If you want something more straightforward, just look on Google Maps for the closest Walgreen's or CVS.
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Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy
925 Cole StIf you need a pharmacy, Pharmaca is SF's unique spin on that. If you want something more straightforward, just look on Google Maps for the closest Walgreen's or CVS.
You can find whatever you need from a hardware store here with super helpful staff.
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Cole Hardware
956 Cole StYou can find whatever you need from a hardware store here with super helpful staff.
Fun little design shop with cards, prints, jewelry, homewares, kids stuff and other gifts for you or your nearest and dearest.
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Rare Device
600 Divisadero StFun little design shop with cards, prints, jewelry, homewares, kids stuff and other gifts for you or your nearest and dearest.
Food Scene
Darling little pizza restaurant a few blocks down Page Street. Very cozy and delicious. Pizzas are famous but everything else is worth a try, too.
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Ragazza
311 Divisadero StDarling little pizza restaurant a few blocks down Page Street. Very cozy and delicious. Pizzas are famous but everything else is worth a try, too.
Casual and authentic Mexican small plates. Great cocktails, too. Lively and popular; expect a wait but they call or text when your table is ready. Same complex as Faletti with parking.
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Nopalito
306 Broderick StCasual and authentic Mexican small plates. Great cocktails, too. Lively and popular; expect a wait but they call or text when your table is ready. Same complex as Faletti with parking.
Best resto in the 'hood. Get artisan cocktails, flatbread and/or burger. Reservations recommended or try luck walking in for seats at bar or communal table. Open late. Brunch amazing, too.
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Nopa
560 Divisadero StBest resto in the 'hood. Get artisan cocktails, flatbread and/or burger. Reservations recommended or try luck walking in for seats at bar or communal table. Open late. Brunch amazing, too.
A brunch institution for the young and hip. Massive wait on the weekends but worth it if you score a garden table on a sunny day. Starving? Cross the street to the Boulange.
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Zazie
941 Cole StA brunch institution for the young and hip. Massive wait on the weekends but worth it if you score a garden table on a sunny day. Starving? Cross the street to the Boulange.
No trip to San Francisco is complete without a burrito. This spot is a cult favorite thanks to tasty combinations and high end ingredients. Eat in or take out. Expect a little wait for your food.
Central Haight Market
1301 Haight StNo trip to San Francisco is complete without a burrito. This spot is a cult favorite thanks to tasty combinations and high end ingredients. Eat in or take out. Expect a little wait for your food.
Can't get enough burritos? Try this spot for chips and their famous smoked salsa before one of their classic burritos or other Mexican options. You can eat in or take out.
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Papalote Mexican Grill
1777 Fulton StCan't get enough burritos? Try this spot for chips and their famous smoked salsa before one of their classic burritos or other Mexican options. You can eat in or take out.
Great for take out or delivery! Not much ambiance in the restaurant itself.
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Ploy II Thai Cuisine
1770 Haight StGreat for take out or delivery! Not much ambiance in the restaurant itself.
Better places to go out for pizza but the best option if you want thin crust yummy pizza delivered.
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Amici's East Coast Pizzeria
2200 Lombard StBetter places to go out for pizza but the best option if you want thin crust yummy pizza delivered.
Another pizza delivery option but this time it's Indian pizza. Don't knock it until you try it.
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Zante Pizza & Indian Cuisine
3489 Mission StAnother pizza delivery option but this time it's Indian pizza. Don't knock it until you try it.
Hip new coffee shop featuring local roaster Four Barrel and amazing homemade thick-cut toast.
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The Mill
736 Divisadero StHip new coffee shop featuring local roaster Four Barrel and amazing homemade thick-cut toast.
Sightseeing
Aquarium, Planetarium, Rain Forest, etc. all in one. Check out the living roof and albino alligator. Open late on Thursdays with music and bar.
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Golden Gate Park
Aquarium, Planetarium, Rain Forest, etc. all in one. Check out the living roof and albino alligator. Open late on Thursdays with music and bar.
One of our premier museums with permanent collection and special exhibits. Go on a clear day and make sure to take elevator to the top of the tower for panoramic SF views.
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de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrOne of our premier museums with permanent collection and special exhibits. Go on a clear day and make sure to take elevator to the top of the tower for panoramic SF views.
Check out the famous row of Victorian homes bordering Alamo Square Park called the Painted Ladies. Take a photo and hit the park for a picnic and/or a nap on the grass.
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Painted Ladies
Hayes StreetCheck out the famous row of Victorian homes bordering Alamo Square Park called the Painted Ladies. Take a photo and hit the park for a picnic and/or a nap on the grass.