Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Awesome ramen in Japantown!
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Tanpopo
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Awesome ramen in Japantown!
$3 Tuesdays, great craft beers.
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Magnolia Brewing - Haight
1398 Haight St
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$3 Tuesdays, great craft beers.
High end dining. Reservations recommended.
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Octavia
1701 Octavia St
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High end dining. Reservations recommended.
Quick Japanese take out/delivery spot.
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Kaka Udon Kitchen
1535 Franklin Street
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Quick Japanese take out/delivery spot.
Amazing Indian/Pakistani restaurant. Their tika masala and naan are wonderful.
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Shalimar Restaurant
532 Jones St
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Amazing Indian/Pakistani restaurant. Their tika masala and naan are wonderful.
Persian cuisine
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Alborz Restaurant
1245 Van Ness Ave
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Persian cuisine
Healthy rotisserie chicken options, salads, etc.
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Spinnerie
1401 Polk St
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Healthy rotisserie chicken options, salads, etc.
Quick spot for sandwiches, salads, breakfast food. To go and delivery too.
Sammy's Cafe
1416 Bush St
Quick spot for sandwiches, salads, breakfast food. To go and delivery too.
Simple, well prepared Peruvian/Spanish dishes. Neighborhood spot.
La Fina Estampa
1407 Bush St
Simple, well prepared Peruvian/Spanish dishes. Neighborhood spot.
Get here early or wait in a long line. Great seafood.
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Swan Oyster Depot
1517 Polk St
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Get here early or wait in a long line. Great seafood.
Closest outpost of the (in)famous Philz.
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Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
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Closest outpost of the (in)famous Philz.
Closest pizza.
Village Pizzeria
1 Clement St
Closest pizza.
Nearby pizza.
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Victor’s Pizzeria & Italian Restaurant
1411 Polk St
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Nearby pizza.
Sandwich shop.
Eleven O One
1101 Polk St
Sandwich shop.
Awesome place to get Italian cold cuts and sandwiches. Line gets long early.
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Molinari Delicatessen
373 Columbus Ave
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Awesome place to get Italian cold cuts and sandwiches. Line gets long early.
Great American comfort food and cocktails. Fun scene for dining and going out.
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Park Tavern
1652 Stockton St
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Great American comfort food and cocktails. Fun scene for dining and going out.
Little Italy gem - have an espresso and a cannoli.
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Caffe Roma
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Little Italy gem - have an espresso and a cannoli.
Awesome Latin American Tapas.
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Cha Cha Cha
1801 Haight St
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Awesome Latin American Tapas.
Indian in a chic setting.
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DOSA on Fillmore
1700 Fillmore St
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Indian in a chic setting.
City favorite. Walk-in allowed but long wait unless you get there early to add your name.
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State Bird Provisions
1529 Fillmore St
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City favorite. Walk-in allowed but long wait unless you get there early to add your name.
Bagels, the best of SF! Love the fish salad on a a toasted everything here.
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Wise Sons Bagel & Bakery
1520 Fillmore St
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Bagels, the best of SF! Love the fish salad on a a toasted everything here.
Comfort food and great drinks
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The Dorian
2001 Chestnut St
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Comfort food and great drinks
Afghan food
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De Afghanan Kabob House
321 Geary St
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Afghan food
Old school SF carnivore haven (great pastrami!) with a classic bar - cash only.
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Tommy's Joynt
1101 Geary Blvd
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Old school SF carnivore haven (great pastrami!) with a classic bar - cash only.
Late night food (5pm-4am) great burgers and breakfast in an old train car
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The Grubstake
1525 Pine St
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Late night food (5pm-4am) great burgers and breakfast in an old train car
Wine bar/cafe
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The Social Study
1795 Geary Blvd
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Wine bar/cafe
Great seafood - try the local SF dish of cioppino here
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Woodhouse Fish Co.
1914 Fillmore St
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Great seafood - try the local SF dish of cioppino here
Specialty Italian - Sardinian food and wine!
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La Ciccia
291 30th St
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Specialty Italian - Sardinian food and wine!
Fun cajun cuisine and drinks spot in Bernal
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The Front Porch
65 29th St
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Fun cajun cuisine and drinks spot in Bernal
My favorite spot for tacos.
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Taqueria Cancun
3211 Mission St
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My favorite spot for tacos.
Neighborhood Italian joint
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Vega
419 Cortland Ave
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Neighborhood Italian joint
A great place to try Salvadorean food and pupusas
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Balompié Cafe #3
3801 Mission St
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A great place to try Salvadorean food and pupusas
Amazing pizza!
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Gialina
2842 Diamond St
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Amazing pizza!
Martha Stewart loves the sushi here and so do we!
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ICHI Sushi
3369 Mission St
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Martha Stewart loves the sushi here and so do we!
This is one of our favorite brunch spots. Prepare to wait on a long line though if you don't go early.
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Radish
3465 19th Street
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This is one of our favorite brunch spots. Prepare to wait on a long line though if you don't go early.
Monte Cristo has THE best pupusas in the city and great Salvadorean food. This place is so local even Google or Yelp don't know it!
3723 Mission St
3723 Mission Street
Monte Cristo has THE best pupusas in the city and great Salvadorean food. This place is so local even Google or Yelp don't know it!
This is the best market to shop for specialty South American items.
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Evergreen Market
2539 Mission St
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This is the best market to shop for specialty South American items.
Great Peruvian-Latin American fusion restaurant if you find yourself in the Financial District.
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La Fusion
475 Pine St
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Great Peruvian-Latin American fusion restaurant if you find yourself in the Financial District.
Great spot to go for a business lunch of after work drinks. Solid fare and cocktails for a reasonable price in a restored historic space. I LOVE their Manhattan Project - customizable Manhattans!
Per Diem
43 Sutter St
Great spot to go for a business lunch of after work drinks. Solid fare and cocktails for a reasonable price in a restored historic space. I LOVE their Manhattan Project - customizable Manhattans!
The pizza man - pizza in any way you want it!
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Tony's Pizza Napoletana
1570 Stockton St
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The pizza man - pizza in any way you want it!
Catch the beginning of the cable car here with no crowds!
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Starbucks
2132 Chestnut St
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Catch the beginning of the cable car here with no crowds!
Great spot to grab a bite in Hayes Valley and get a glass of wine then dine in their backyard.
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Arlequin Cafe & Food To Go
384 Hayes Street
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Great spot to grab a bite in Hayes Valley and get a glass of wine then dine in their backyard.
The best spot to get charcuterie or nice cuts of meat.
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Fatted Calf
1 Fell St
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The best spot to get charcuterie or nice cuts of meat.
Best place to get sushi nearby but prepare to wait if it's busy.
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Wayo Sushi Restaurant
1407 Van Ness Ave
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Best place to get sushi nearby but prepare to wait if it's busy.
Great Thai food
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Lers Ros
730 Larkin St
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Great Thai food
Great spot for brunch
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Nob Hill Grille
969 Hyde Street
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Great spot for brunch
Southern / California cuisine. An icon of the Fillmore.
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1300 Fillmore St
1300 Fillmore Street
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Southern / California cuisine. An icon of the Fillmore.
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St
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Great baked goods
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b. patisserie
2821 California St
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Great baked goods
Great baked goods. Home of the cruffin.
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Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
1042 Larkin St
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Great baked goods. Home of the cruffin.
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Vinyl Coffee and Wine Bar
359 Divisadero St
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Casual spot to get great Israeli-style Middle Eastern food.
Sababa
329 Kearny St
Casual spot to get great Israeli-style Middle Eastern food.
Great ramen spot
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Waraku
1638 Post St
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Great ramen spot

Drinks & Nightlife

Beer Garden!
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Biergarten
424 Octavia St
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Beer Garden!
Great neighborhood dive. $2 Tuesdays on beer.
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Trax
1437 Haight St
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Great neighborhood dive. $2 Tuesdays on beer.
Tons of cider options.
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UPCIDER
1160 Polk St
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Tons of cider options.
You go for the kitch, the pomp, the show more than for the food. Definitely a bit of a tourist spot but fun.
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House of Prime Rib
1906 Van Ness Ave
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You go for the kitch, the pomp, the show more than for the food. Definitely a bit of a tourist spot but fun.
Nearby wine bar.
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The Pour House
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Nearby wine bar.
The famous Fillmore - catch a live show here where the Grateful Dead used to play.
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The Fillmore
1805 Geary Blvd
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The famous Fillmore - catch a live show here where the Grateful Dead used to play.
Cocktail bar
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Rye
688 Geary St
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Cocktail bar
Awesome spot for a cocktail and bar food. Check out their selection of different tater tot options.
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Teeth
2323 Mission St
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Awesome spot for a cocktail and bar food. Check out their selection of different tater tot options.
Great cocktail bar in the Castro when you want to do it up a bit before you go out dancing
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Blackbird
2124 Market St
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Great cocktail bar in the Castro when you want to do it up a bit before you go out dancing
Grungy but great beer garden.
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Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
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Grungy but great beer garden.
Best cocktail bar in Bernal Heights
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Holy Water
309 Cortland Ave
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Best cocktail bar in Bernal Heights
Love this place! Best experienced on a hot and sunny Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Hard French parties are great here. Dance the afternoon away in their backyard to some soul, funk and swing.
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El Rio
3158 Mission St
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Love this place! Best experienced on a hot and sunny Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Hard French parties are great here. Dance the afternoon away in their backyard to some soul, funk and swing.
The oldest lesbian bar in the city. Kookie backyard to have a beer in during the day.
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Wild Side West
424 Cortland Ave
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The oldest lesbian bar in the city. Kookie backyard to have a beer in during the day.
Gay dance venue.
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Beaux
2344 Market St
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Gay dance venue.
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Madrone Art Bar
500 Divisadero St
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Ethiopian, a full bar and music!
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Club Waziema
543 Divisadero St
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Ethiopian, a full bar and music!
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The Independent
628 Divisadero St
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Sightseeing

Classic Full House view. Victorians with downtown in the background.
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Alamo Square
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Classic Full House view. Victorians with downtown in the background.
the most charming Victorian homes are located on a small, nearly hidden walkway in Pacific Heights. This simple row of Victorian cottages is landmarked, and appropriately located on a pedestrian street and mini park called Cottage Row. They were built in the 1800s.
Cottage Row Mini Park
the most charming Victorian homes are located on a small, nearly hidden walkway in Pacific Heights. This simple row of Victorian cottages is landmarked, and appropriately located on a pedestrian street and mini park called Cottage Row. They were built in the 1800s.
To step inside the Haas-Lilienthal house is to get a glimpse of upper-middle-class life in 1886 San Francisco. The Haas family lived here with a small army of servants, and they meticulously maintained the home, its fixtures, and furniture through the generations.
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Haas - Lilienthal House
2007 Franklin St
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To step inside the Haas-Lilienthal house is to get a glimpse of upper-middle-class life in 1886 San Francisco. The Haas family lived here with a small army of servants, and they meticulously maintained the home, its fixtures, and furniture through the generations.
This is a sculpture that acts like an organ when played by the waves of the San Francisco Bay.
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Die Wellenorgel
83 Marina Green Dr
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This is a sculpture that acts like an organ when played by the waves of the San Francisco Bay.
The entrance to Chinatown
500 Bush St
500 Bush Street
The entrance to Chinatown
San Francisco Murals
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Balmy Alley
50 Balmy St
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San Francisco Murals

Essentials

Closest supermarket. High quality produce.
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Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
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Closest supermarket. High quality produce.
Liquor palooza. This place has a huge selection of beer, wine and spirits. Only 2 blocks away.
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BevMo!
3455 Geary Blvd
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Liquor palooza. This place has a huge selection of beer, wine and spirits. Only 2 blocks away.
Reasonably priced groceries near to us, usually open until 12am.
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Safeway
1335 Webster St
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Reasonably priced groceries near to us, usually open until 12am.
Japanese grocery market
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Nijiya Market
1737 Post St
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Japanese grocery market

Everything Else

Wine shop specializing in nothing but Italian wines.
Enoteca Vino Nostro/Italian Wine Shop
1455 Van Ness Ave
Wine shop specializing in nothing but Italian wines.
Ferry to Sausalito and other points (NOT Alcatraz). Great food & drink options. Saturday farmers market, Tues & Thur food trucks.
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Ferry Building Marketplace
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Ferry to Sausalito and other points (NOT Alcatraz). Great food & drink options. Saturday farmers market, Tues & Thur food trucks.
Closest dry cleaner to us.
Delux Cleaners
1412 Sutter St
Closest dry cleaner to us.
Nearest laundromat
Coin Laundry
1600 Bush St
Nearest laundromat
Closest convenience/corner store
A & M Liquor
1600 Sutter St
Closest convenience/corner store

Parks & Nature

Closest park to us to hang out and take in views/run/walk, a playground for kids and a dog park to play with doggies.
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Lafayette-Park
Washington Street
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Closest park to us to hang out and take in views/run/walk, a playground for kids and a dog park to play with doggies.
Beautiful old military fort with historic buildings is now a giant park with walking trails and killer views of the Golden Gate Bridge and coast line.
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Presidio
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Beautiful old military fort with historic buildings is now a giant park with walking trails and killer views of the Golden Gate Bridge and coast line.
This is the best place to experience San Francisco coast line. Rocky cliffs, pounding waves below, are we still really in a city!?
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Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
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This is the best place to experience San Francisco coast line. Rocky cliffs, pounding waves below, are we still really in a city!?
This is where the city hangs out on a sunny afternoon (pretty much any day of the week, but especially weekends). Bring a beverage, sit down and enjoy the view of downtown or the people watching.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
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This is where the city hangs out on a sunny afternoon (pretty much any day of the week, but especially weekends). Bring a beverage, sit down and enjoy the view of downtown or the people watching.
A real canyon in the city, wow! Get lost on the hiking trails here or take a stroll in the fragrant eucalyptus.
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Glen Canyon Park
Chenery Street
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A real canyon in the city, wow! Get lost on the hiking trails here or take a stroll in the fragrant eucalyptus.
Amazing hill. Looks bigger and harder to climb than it is. Killer views of the city from here. Dog friendly park.
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Bernal Heights Park
3400-3416 Folsom St
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Amazing hill. Looks bigger and harder to climb than it is. Killer views of the city from here. Dog friendly park.

Shopping

San Francisco's big mall.
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Westfield San Francisco Centre
865 Market St
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San Francisco's big mall.