- State Bird Provisions: Think american dishes on Dim Sum carts.
- The Social Study: Amazing ambiance. Great for a glass of wine, espresso or beer.
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Golden Gate Park / NOPA / Avenues
- Aziza, so worth the drive out there. Moroccan.
- Burma SuperStar: samusa soup, tea leaf salad are our favorites.
- Magnolia Pub & Brewery: great beers on tap
- NOPA: Big fans of the brunch menu, can’t go wrong with dinner either.
- Outerlands, Great brunch spot before hitting up the beach
Downtown / SOMA
- Boulette’s Larder: great for breakfast, brunch and lunch. In the ferry building.
- Boulevard: Classically prepared French cuisine, yummy.
- Ferry Building: Thursday and Saturday farmers market are great days to go. Our favorite way to spend a day.
- Out The Door: A quick version of Slanted Door. In the ferry building.
- Yank Sing: Best Dim Sum around
Hayes Valley
- Biergarten: outdoor beer garden.
Ferry Building
The San Francisco Ferry Building is an icon from the times when the city was a bustling seaport with many immigrants and travelers arriving. Now it houses one of the cities best collections of food and consumables, including weekly farmers markets and lots of delicious local fare. It is also a great place to stop for lunch and enjoy views of the Bay Bridge after a long walk down the embarcadero.
Mission / Bernal Heights
- Bar Tartine: Brunch / Dinner. Always delicious & interesting
- Bi-Rite Creamery: Some of the best ice cream around
- Bi-Rite Market: Take a sandwich from the deli to Dolores Park for a picnic.
- Blue Plate: Comfort food at it’s finest. One of our favorite neighborhood spots.
- Delfina: next door to the pizzeria, is also great – more formal, great wine list (Reservations Recommended)
- Foreign Cinema: Amazing food all while watching a movie on their outdoor screen (Reservations Recommended)
- Heirloom Café: Cafe specializing in californian cuisine
- Homestead: Our favorite old timey bar
- Humphrey Slowcomes: Favorite ice cream shop. Secret Breakfast: Whiskey and cornflake ice-cream
- Ichi: Sushi that focuses on the freshness of the fish.
- La Palma Mexicatessan: low key Mexican. Pitchers of margaritas.
- Limon Rotisserie: Rotisserie Chicken
- Little Star: spinach deep-dish “Little Star”.
- Locanda Oysteria and Bar: Fresh Fish, owned by the same people as Delfina
- Mission Beach Cafe: homemade english muffin egg sandwich + the best seasonal pies.
- Mission Bowling: Favorite place to bowl, grab and bite with a drink.
- Mission Cheese: The perfect little place for good cheese, beer, wine, and a chat with a friend.
- Mission Chinese Food: Our goto for Chinese Food
- Papalote: Burrito made with good ingredients
- Paulines Pizza: Pizza and Salads. Fresh ingredients directly from their farm.
- Philz Coffee: favorite coffe spot
- Pizzeria Delfina: Absolute favorite spot for dinner. If there is a wait get a bottle of wine and people watch on the sidewalk
- Rainbow Grocery: a whole foods playground. If you love to cook with whole foods – grains, flours, sweeteners, spices – you can’t pass up a visit here.
- Roosevelt’s Tamale Parlor: our favorite place to grab a low key sit down dinner in our neighborhood
- Shotwells: Huge tap selection.
- Southern Pacific.: Brewery with some decent bites.
- Tartine: Sweet Treats
- Udupi Palace: vegetarian southern indian food.
Castro / Noe Valley
- Café Flore: Great patio seating, perfect for a warm, sunny day.
- Contigo: beautiful small plates & Spanish wines.
- Firefly: Great neighborhood restaurant. The fried chicken on tuesdays is delicious
- Frances: Our favorite special occasion spot. Reservations a must. Farm to fork.
- Incanto: Whole pig approach
- Le Mederterraine: Great little spot for some mediterranean food.
- Noeteca: Great place to grab a glass of wine and a bite to eat
- Ristorante Bacco: Solid Italian food and offers a Gluten free pasta option
- Samovar Tea Lounge: super casual lunch spot, good for clean eating – simple rice bowls, tea
Alcatraz Island
No trip to San Francisco is complete without a trip to the famous Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz Island is located in the San Francisco Bay, 1.5 miles offshore from San Francisco. The facility was a federal prison until 1963 and housed very famous criminals like Al Capone, Robert Franklin Stroud (the birdman of Alcatraz), Machine Gun Kelly, Bumpy Johnson and Alvin “Creepy” Karpis who served more time at Alcatraz than any other prisoner. Now, the Island is managed by the National Park Service.
Lombard Street (the crookedest street in the world)
Lombard Street is best known for the one-way section on Russian Hill between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets, in which the roadway has eight short turns that have earned the street the distinction of being the crookedest (most winding) street in the world. The design was born out of necessity in order to reduce the hill’s natural 27% grade, which was too steep for most vehicles. The crooked part of the street, which is about ¼ of a mile long is reserved for one-way traffic traveling downhill and is paved with red bricks.
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park is a large urban pak, located in San Francisco, consisting of 1,017 acres of public grounds. It is 20% larger than Central Park in New York. With 13 million visitors annually, Golden Gate is the third most visited park in the United States after Central Park in New York and Lincoln Park in Chicago. The park is free to visit during the day, but some popular attractions charge admission. The park is filled with gardens, museums, art, flowers, trees, lakes, birds and wildlife.