Guidebook for San Francisco

Georgina
Georgina
Guidebook for San Francisco

Shopping

Quirky and unusual items.
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Paxton Gate
824 Valencia St
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Quirky and unusual items.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti
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City Lights Booksellers
261 Columbus Ave
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Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Wonderful consignment shop with men's and women's clothing and shoes. There are several other nice shops on Sacramento Street.
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Good Byes
3483 Sacramento St
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Wonderful consignment shop with men's and women's clothing and shoes. There are several other nice shops on Sacramento Street.
Beautiful edited selected of higher end men's and women's clothing.
Button Down
3415 Sacramento St
Beautiful edited selected of higher end men's and women's clothing.
Great independent bookstore in Glen Park; tell Eric we sent you!
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Bird & Beckett Books & Records
653 Chenery St
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Great independent bookstore in Glen Park; tell Eric we sent you!

Essentials

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Mollie Stone's Markets
2435 California St
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It's a 15-20 minute walk from my house.
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Safeway
625 Monterey Blvd
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It's a 15-20 minute walk from my house.
Wonderful high end market which also has prepared foods.
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Canyon Market
2815 Diamond St
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Wonderful high end market which also has prepared foods.
Nice little market for basics, fruits, veggies, great Acme bread!
Sunshine Market
4300 23rd St
Nice little market for basics, fruits, veggies, great Acme bread!
It's a five minute drive or about 18 minutes walk to this market.
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Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
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It's a five minute drive or about 18 minutes walk to this market.
Great coffee shop down the hill on West Portal.
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Peet's Coffee
2080 Chestnut St
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Great coffee shop down the hill on West Portal.
Excellent coffee, a short walk down to Ocean Avenue.
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Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
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Excellent coffee, a short walk down to Ocean Avenue.

Food Scene

They have the best baked goods, and it's a sweet neighborhood to wander around in.
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Destination Baking Company
598 Chenery St
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They have the best baked goods, and it's a sweet neighborhood to wander around in.
Fantastic sub sandwiches; just up the street from the West Portal MUNI station.
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Submarine Center
820 Ulloa St
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Fantastic sub sandwiches; just up the street from the West Portal MUNI station.
One of the oldest and best restaurants in the city. Get a drink at Martuni's afterwards!
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Zuni Café
1658 Market St
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One of the oldest and best restaurants in the city. Get a drink at Martuni's afterwards!
It's a 10 minute walk from my house and has simple but good food.
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Big Joe's
717 Monterey Blvd
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It's a 10 minute walk from my house and has simple but good food.
Excellent dumplings!
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Shanghai Dumpling King
696 Monterey Blvd
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Excellent dumplings!
Nice little neighborhood sushi place; a 15 minute walk from my house.
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K's Kitchen
757 Monterey Blvd
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Nice little neighborhood sushi place; a 15 minute walk from my house.
Beautiful setting at Ft. Mason, great cocktails, interesting space. If you take the 43 Masonic to the end of the line you will have had a great tour of the city; it's about a 45 minute ride.
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The Interval at Long Now
2 Marina Blvd
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Beautiful setting at Ft. Mason, great cocktails, interesting space. If you take the 43 Masonic to the end of the line you will have had a great tour of the city; it's about a 45 minute ride.
Their pizzas and everything else on the menu are fantastic! Only open for dinner. Go to Bird and Beckett Books, buy a book, maybe hear some live music, then go to Gialina!
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Gialina
2842 Diamond St
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Their pizzas and everything else on the menu are fantastic! Only open for dinner. Go to Bird and Beckett Books, buy a book, maybe hear some live music, then go to Gialina!
Great Mexican food!
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San Jalisco
901 S Van Ness Ave
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Great Mexican food!
Excellent authentic Mexican food and great cocktails.
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Nopalito
306 Broderick St
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Excellent authentic Mexican food and great cocktails.
Simple and reasonably priced. Easy walk down the hill from our house. Great tandoori items!
Clay Oven Indian Restaurant
Simple and reasonably priced. Easy walk down the hill from our house. Great tandoori items!
Super good Hunan food; nearby in outer Noe Valley.
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Henry's Hunan
1708 Church St
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Super good Hunan food; nearby in outer Noe Valley.
Delicious Thai food, some very interesting and unusual dishes as well as the more common items. Lovely owners.
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Marnee Thai
1243 Lincoln Way
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Delicious Thai food, some very interesting and unusual dishes as well as the more common items. Lovely owners.
Excellent baked goods and pizzas in the hip Mission district.
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Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Ave
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Excellent baked goods and pizzas in the hip Mission district.
Delightful tapas restaurant with a great, varied menu and reasonable prices.
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Esperpento Restaurant
3295 22nd St
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Delightful tapas restaurant with a great, varied menu and reasonable prices.
It's a fun thing to do on a Sunday, and they have food stalls too.
Stonestown Farmers Market
501 Buckingham Way
It's a fun thing to do on a Sunday, and they have food stalls too.
Oldest farmer's market in the city - every Saturday.
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Alemany Farmers Market
100 Alemany Blvd
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Oldest farmer's market in the city - every Saturday.
Gorgeous restaurant, great vegetarian food, beautiful sunsets. Ride the 43 Masonic bus (bus stop across the street at Brentwood), go to the end of the line (45 minute ride), and enjoy Fort Mason and the Marina Green.
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Greens
2 Marina Blvd
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Gorgeous restaurant, great vegetarian food, beautiful sunsets. Ride the 43 Masonic bus (bus stop across the street at Brentwood), go to the end of the line (45 minute ride), and enjoy Fort Mason and the Marina Green.
Delicious kebabs and other Middle Eastern dishes. 15 minute walk from our house.
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Bursa Restaurant
60 W Portal Ave
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Delicious kebabs and other Middle Eastern dishes. 15 minute walk from our house.
Excellent Italian food, a 15 minute walk to West Portal, lovely owners and waiters and a lively atmosphere.
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Trattoria da Vittorio
150 W Portal Ave
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Excellent Italian food, a 15 minute walk to West Portal, lovely owners and waiters and a lively atmosphere.
Fresh and tasty Chinese cuisine, yummy dumplings, soups, nice people! Also walking distance, down at West Portal.
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Xiao Loong Restaurant
250 W Portal Ave
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Fresh and tasty Chinese cuisine, yummy dumplings, soups, nice people! Also walking distance, down at West Portal.
Great place for a quick slice of pizza; low on atmosphere though!
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Goat Hill Pizza
170 W Portal Ave
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Great place for a quick slice of pizza; low on atmosphere though!
In the nearby Glen Park neighborhood (near Bird & Beckett Books!), this is a lovely, quiet, welcoming restaurant with delicious food.
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Manzoni
2788 Diamond St
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In the nearby Glen Park neighborhood (near Bird & Beckett Books!), this is a lovely, quiet, welcoming restaurant with delicious food.
Have a Ramos Fizz and look at the beautiful view! It's a bit touristy but still a lot of fun.
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Cliff House
1090 Point Lobos Ave
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Have a Ramos Fizz and look at the beautiful view! It's a bit touristy but still a lot of fun.
Classic North Beach, old San Francisco atmosphere, yummy food, try the House Campari!
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Mario's Bohemian Cigar Store Cafe
566 Columbus Ave
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Classic North Beach, old San Francisco atmosphere, yummy food, try the House Campari!
Great food, classic SF Chinatown restaurant.
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House of Nanking
919 Kearny St
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Great food, classic SF Chinatown restaurant.
Beer!
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Anchor Brewing Company
1705 Mariposa St
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Beer!
Excellent Japanese food, beautiful atmosphere.
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Rintaro
82 14th St
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Excellent Japanese food, beautiful atmosphere.
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Pakwan Restaurant
1140 Ocean Ave
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Ocean Ale House
1314 Ocean Ave
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PPQ Dungeness Island - San Francisco
5821 Clement St
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Great pizza and other dishes, and a wonderful little gourmet market with prepared foods, etc.
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Little Original Joe's
393 West Portal Avenue
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Great pizza and other dishes, and a wonderful little gourmet market with prepared foods, etc.
Delicious sushi and grilled items; walking distance.
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Sakesan Sushi & Robata
1400 Ocean Ave
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Delicious sushi and grilled items; walking distance.
Excellent seafood, lovely and casual atmosphere. A quick train ride to the Castro!
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Anchor Oyster Bar
579 Castro St
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Excellent seafood, lovely and casual atmosphere. A quick train ride to the Castro!
Divine food, fun atmosphere, walk around Mission St. afterwards!
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Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission St
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Divine food, fun atmosphere, walk around Mission St. afterwards!

Drinks & Nightlife

After dinner at Zuni Café nothing beats a drink at Martuni's!
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Martuni's
4 Valencia Street
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After dinner at Zuni Café nothing beats a drink at Martuni's!
Great cocktails, fun location, take the 43 Masonic bus so you can drink!
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The Alembic
1725 Haight St
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Great cocktails, fun location, take the 43 Masonic bus so you can drink!
It's fun.
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Make-Out Room
3225 22nd St
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It's fun.
Classic North Beach bar.
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Vesuvio Cafe
255 Columbus Ave
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Classic North Beach bar.
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Tosca
242 Columbus Ave
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A taste of old San Francisco where you can sit outside by the Bay.
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The Ramp
855 Terry A Francois Blvd
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A taste of old San Francisco where you can sit outside by the Bay.
Sweet little wine bar with friendly owners and a lovely ambiance. Down the hill on West Portal.
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Que Syrah
230 W Portal Ave
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Sweet little wine bar with friendly owners and a lovely ambiance. Down the hill on West Portal.
Lively wine bar with great food!
Unwine'd
9 West Portal Avenue
Lively wine bar with great food!

Parks & Nature

It's a short bus ride from my house and one of my favorite places to go for a picnic, the DeYoung museum, Botanical Garden, Japanese Tea Garden, etc.
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Golden Gate -puisto
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It's a short bus ride from my house and one of my favorite places to go for a picnic, the DeYoung museum, Botanical Garden, Japanese Tea Garden, etc.
It's beautiful and you get a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
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Crissy Field
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It's beautiful and you get a great view of the Golden Gate Bridge.
You get gorgeous view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, and beyond.
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Marin Headlands
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You get gorgeous view of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, and beyond.
It's a 15-20 minute walk from my house, and is the highest point in the city. Beautiful views from up there!
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Mount Davidson
Myra Way
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It's a 15-20 minute walk from my house, and is the highest point in the city. Beautiful views from up there!
It's gorgeous, but remember to take a jacket; it can get chilly. Go to the Cliff House and have a Ramos Fizz!
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Ocean Beach
La Playa St
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It's gorgeous, but remember to take a jacket; it can get chilly. Go to the Cliff House and have a Ramos Fizz!
Wonderful trail in the city; great views of the Pacific Ocean.
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Lands Endin labyrintti
Lands End Trail
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Wonderful trail in the city; great views of the Pacific Ocean.
Beautiful beach and there are lots of good hiking trails all over.
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Baker Beach
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Beautiful beach and there are lots of good hiking trails all over.
Great neighborhood playground, about a 10-15 minute walk from our house. Swings, slides, tennis court, basketball, etc.
Sunnyside Playground
200 Melrose Ave
Great neighborhood playground, about a 10-15 minute walk from our house. Swings, slides, tennis court, basketball, etc.
Across the GG Bridge in Marin County; they rehabilitate marine mammals and it's an interesting place to see.
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The Marine Mammal Center
2000 Bunker Rd
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Across the GG Bridge in Marin County; they rehabilitate marine mammals and it's an interesting place to see.
Great for watching the ocean, lots of dogs there!
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Fort Funston
Fort Funston Road
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Great for watching the ocean, lots of dogs there!

Entertainment & Activities

Great street for strolling and shopping
It's a great independently owned neighborhood bookstore with fantastic live music and poetry readings.
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Bird & Beckett Books & Records
653 Chenery St
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It's a great independently owned neighborhood bookstore with fantastic live music and poetry readings.
It's a gorgeous renovated classic movie theatre, and a fun neighborhood to roam around in. Two Muni train stops from West Portal Station.
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
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It's a gorgeous renovated classic movie theatre, and a fun neighborhood to roam around in. Two Muni train stops from West Portal Station.
Fun place to see free music in the park. Check schedule; not year round.
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Stern Grove Festival
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Fun place to see free music in the park. Check schedule; not year round.
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San Franciscon eläintarha
Upper Great Highway
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In nearby Glen Park, this gem of a studio offers massage, acupuncture, and Chinese herbal medicine.
East-West Integrative Medicine Clinic
406 Cortland Ave
In nearby Glen Park, this gem of a studio offers massage, acupuncture, and Chinese herbal medicine.
Wonderful modern dance troupe.
Alonzo King Lines Ballet
26 7th St
Wonderful modern dance troupe.

Arts & Culture

Great place to hear jazz.
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SFJAZZ
201 Franklin St
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Great place to hear jazz.
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San Franciscon nykytaiteen museo
151 3rd St
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de Young -museo
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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Legion of Honor
100 34th Ave
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It's the best photography gallery in the city.
Fraenkel Gallery
49 Geary St
It's the best photography gallery in the city.