Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Essentials

Great deli, locally sourced organic fruit and veg, groceries and good wine selection
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Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
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Great deli, locally sourced organic fruit and veg, groceries and good wine selection
Open early and late for milk, sundries, alcohol and snacks - and the guys behind the counter are really friendly too
Pay and Save Grocery
599 Guerrero St
Open early and late for milk, sundries, alcohol and snacks - and the guys behind the counter are really friendly too

Drinks & Nightlife

One of the best dive bars in the city;. Open (very) late!
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The 500 Club
500 Guerrero St
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One of the best dive bars in the city;. Open (very) late!
Reasonable prices and the upstairs balcony has a nice view over this corner of the Castro
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Lookout
3600 16th St
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Reasonable prices and the upstairs balcony has a nice view over this corner of the Castro

Food Scene

Coffee is awesome, and so are the morning buns
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
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Coffee is awesome, and so are the morning buns
Great spot for coffee or brunch
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Precita Park Cafe & Grill
500 Precita Avenue
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Great spot for coffee or brunch
Fantastic food. Delfina's Pizza next door is also good
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Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
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Fantastic food. Delfina's Pizza next door is also good
Great Italian regional food and a really friendly staff. If the tables fill they'll sit you at the bar and you can watch the pasta being made
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Farina
3560 18th Street
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Great Italian regional food and a really friendly staff. If the tables fill they'll sit you at the bar and you can watch the pasta being made
Real dinner food from the same people who run Tartine's Bakery at 18th and Guerrero
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Bar Tartine
561 Valencia Street
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Real dinner food from the same people who run Tartine's Bakery at 18th and Guerrero
Decent sushi at very reasonable prices
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We Be Sushi
538 Valencia Street
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Decent sushi at very reasonable prices
Artisan small-grower coffee. If you're a coffee freak, this store is for you.
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Ritual Coffee Roasters
1026 Valencia St
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Artisan small-grower coffee. If you're a coffee freak, this store is for you.

Shopping

Best ice-cream in the city. If the line is too long, try the soft-serve window - you can buy take-home pints there too
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
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Best ice-cream in the city. If the line is too long, try the soft-serve window - you can buy take-home pints there too
Sci-fi and fantasy books (new and used) and an attached cafe - one of the longest running specialty bookstores in the city.
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Borderlands Books
1740 Valencia St
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Sci-fi and fantasy books (new and used) and an attached cafe - one of the longest running specialty bookstores in the city.
One of the best knitting stores in the city. Great selection of yarns and patterns and very helpful staff
ImagiKnit
3897 18th St
One of the best knitting stores in the city. Great selection of yarns and patterns and very helpful staff

Sightseeing

Fantastic views of the city and a great place to people-watch San Francisco in all its glorious diversity. Also a pretty good kids playground.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
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Fantastic views of the city and a great place to people-watch San Francisco in all its glorious diversity. Also a pretty good kids playground.
Tour the oldest Mission building in California.
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Mission Dolores
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Tour the oldest Mission building in California.
Ornate old theatre is a Castro district icon
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
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Ornate old theatre is a Castro district icon