SF
Guide

Curated by a local tour guide.
What I recommend on tour, collected in one place.

Neighborhoods

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Nob Hill

Nob Hill is a residential and hotel district at the summit of the hill.
SoMa

SoMa stands for South of Market.
The Richmond

The Richmond is the residential grid west of Arguello and north of Golden Gate Park, running out to…
Russian Hill

Russian Hill is a residential neighborhood on the hill north of Nob Hill, between Polk Street and the…

Where to Eat

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Marufuku Ramen

Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen in Japantown. So delicious.

Japantown Japanese

Flour + Water

Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.

The Mission District Italian, Pasta

La Taqueria

Voted Best Burrito in USA. James Beard America's Classics Award winner.

The Mission District Mexican

Swan Oyster Depot

Anthony Bourdain called this his favorite seafood spot in America on No Reservations.

Nob Hill Seafood

Things to Do

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Conservatory of Flowers

Victorian wood-and-glass greenhouse that opened in April 1879, the oldest wood-and-glass conservatory in North America still open to the public. James Lick bought the kit materials in 1876 from Lord & Burnham in New York. Five galleries of tropical and aquatic plants; 16,800 window panes. In Golden Gate Park; $12 adults, free first Tuesdays.

The RichmondParks & Outdoors

Shakespeare Garden

A small walled garden in Golden Gate Park planted only with species mentioned in Shakespeare's works, each bed labeled with the relevant passage. The bronze bust at the back was cast from a 17th-century original in Stratford-upon-Avon and donated by the mayor of Shakespeare's hometown. Free, dawn to dusk, near the California Academy of Sciences.

The RichmondParks & Outdoors

Japanese Tea Garden

Oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, built for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition. The Hagiwara family tended it from 1895 until they were forcibly removed during internment in 1942; Makoto Hagiwara is credited with introducing the American-style fortune cookie at the garden's tea house. Three acres in Golden Gate Park; free for SF residents with ID, and free for everyone Monday, Wednesday, and Friday before 10am.

The RichmondParks & Outdoors