Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
We've loved this place for years. It's one of the best restaurants in SF you can still walk in to and get a seat (sometimes). We usually call ahead and ask if there are seats at the bar. If so, they'll hold them while we walk over.
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Blue Plate
3218 Mission StWe've loved this place for years. It's one of the best restaurants in SF you can still walk in to and get a seat (sometimes). We usually call ahead and ask if there are seats at the bar. If so, they'll hold them while we walk over.
We're both ex-New Yorkers and this is the best street-style slice either of us have had since leaving. I know it isn't really very NY of us but we go beyond cheese slices here. Our favorites are the cherry pepper pesto and pepperoni pineapple.
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The Pizza Shop
3104 24th StWe're both ex-New Yorkers and this is the best street-style slice either of us have had since leaving. I know it isn't really very NY of us but we go beyond cheese slices here. Our favorites are the cherry pepper pesto and pepperoni pineapple.
This is an outstanding wine bar: great by-the-glass list with unique and tasty food ranging from light apps to mains, enough to build a satisfying meal from. For our money, the best of the wines are Teutonic: Alsace, Germany, Austria. Behind the bar, Bodey and his staff are welcoming, knowledgeable, and play great records to set the mood. The flatware is silver, a classy touch.
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20 Spot
3565 20th StThis is an outstanding wine bar: great by-the-glass list with unique and tasty food ranging from light apps to mains, enough to build a satisfying meal from. For our money, the best of the wines are Teutonic: Alsace, Germany, Austria. Behind the bar, Bodey and his staff are welcoming, knowledgeable, and play great records to set the mood. The flatware is silver, a classy touch.
Pizza, pasta, and beer. Liberty, Blind Pig, and Death & Taxes are always on tap with a large selection of rotating choices. The best toppings are the outstanding bacon and roasted petters. If you're here on a Thursday night, ask if they have any leftover fettucini bolognese. It's the Wednesday special but even better the next day. Super friendly staff is a bonus.
They open at 3:14 pm for the πr² special: beer and a slice for $7.20. (It used to be $6.28 (r=√2) but inflation struck.)
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Pi Bar
1432 Valencia StPizza, pasta, and beer. Liberty, Blind Pig, and Death & Taxes are always on tap with a large selection of rotating choices. The best toppings are the outstanding bacon and roasted petters. If you're here on a Thursday night, ask if they have any leftover fettucini bolognese. It's the Wednesday special but even better the next day. Super friendly staff is a bonus.
They open at 3:14 pm for the πr² special: beer and a slice for $7.20. (It used to be $6.28 (r=√2) but inflation struck.)
Early (think 8am) on a weekday is your best bet for getting some of the better baked fare in SF. Deservedly famous for their croissants (unless you've been to Paris), morning buns, and bread pudding.
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero StEarly (think 8am) on a weekday is your best bet for getting some of the better baked fare in SF. Deservedly famous for their croissants (unless you've been to Paris), morning buns, and bread pudding.
Shopping
If you want groceries, there's a 90% chance this place will have it at a good price and high quality.
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Valencia Farmers Market
1299 Valencia StIf you want groceries, there's a 90% chance this place will have it at a good price and high quality.
Chrome Industries - The Mission
962 Valencia StHome-grown SF messenger bags and clothing.
From tiny skeletons to Japanese pruning shears to carnivorous plants to tillandsia, you never know quite what to expect at this place. A must-see.
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Paxton Gate
824 Valencia StFrom tiny skeletons to Japanese pruning shears to carnivorous plants to tillandsia, you never know quite what to expect at this place. A must-see.
Ground zero for Dave Egger's 826 Valencia project (a non-profit dedicated to helping children develop writing skills) hidden behind a pirate store, selling eye patches and the like. There's a cool aquarium with theater seating and an always-interesting diorama of a window display.
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826 Valencia Pirate Supply Store
826 Valencia StGround zero for Dave Egger's 826 Valencia project (a non-profit dedicated to helping children develop writing skills) hidden behind a pirate store, selling eye patches and the like. There's a cool aquarium with theater seating and an always-interesting diorama of a window display.
Gorgeous tiles, kitchenware, and textiles that are world-famous yet still chill and local.
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Heath Ceramics
2900 18th StGorgeous tiles, kitchenware, and textiles that are world-famous yet still chill and local.
Drinks & Nightlife
Beretta alum Ryan Fitzgerald opened this homage to agave. The bar snacks are great and enough to make a meal out of. Try to sit up front by the window and see if Cecily is working behind the bar.
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ABV
3174 16th StBeretta alum Ryan Fitzgerald opened this homage to agave. The bar snacks are great and enough to make a meal out of. Try to sit up front by the window and see if Cecily is working behind the bar.
Cafe and bar with free live music spilling out into the street almost every night.
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Revolution Cafe
3248 22nd StCafe and bar with free live music spilling out into the street almost every night.
Another pizza-and-beer spot with a very different approach: more focus on newer styles (like hazy IPAs and sours) and daily tap rotations. There’s a 25% discount on cans and bottles to go!
Beer Nerds
3331 24th StAnother pizza-and-beer spot with a very different approach: more focus on newer styles (like hazy IPAs and sours) and daily tap rotations. There’s a 25% discount on cans and bottles to go!
Arts & Culture
City Art
828 Valencia StLocal art gallery staffed by the artists themselves.
Incline Gallery
766 Valencia StEclectic, hidden gallery built on a ramp leading to the second floor of a building.
Parks & Nature
Great views of San Francisco and a fun hike through the surrounding neighborhood to get there. Aim to make some of the stairs-only streets part of the path. (Follow Valencia to Fair Ave to get started.)
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Bernal Heights Park
3400-3416 Folsom StGreat views of San Francisco and a fun hike through the surrounding neighborhood to get there. Aim to make some of the stairs-only streets part of the path. (Follow Valencia to Fair Ave to get started.)
If the day is even close to nice (hipsters can be suprisingly tolerant of questionable weather) this park is full of groups hanging out, playing ball, or playing music. The view from the top of the hill is priceless. If you have kids, the Hellen Diller Playground is a great place to play, too.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th StreetIf the day is even close to nice (hipsters can be suprisingly tolerant of questionable weather) this park is full of groups hanging out, playing ball, or playing music. The view from the top of the hill is priceless. If you have kids, the Hellen Diller Playground is a great place to play, too.
Food scene
Adjacent to Heath Ceramics and the boiler room gallery, this is a more complete restaurant than the original bakery, but you can get baked goods here as well, with much less of a wait.
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Tartine Manufactory
595 Alabama StAdjacent to Heath Ceramics and the boiler room gallery, this is a more complete restaurant than the original bakery, but you can get baked goods here as well, with much less of a wait.