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 the summit of grand hotels and cable car lines where the railroad barons built their…
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights is the hilltop of mansions and bay views above the Marina, with Fillmore Street shopping and…
The Sunset

The Sunset is San Francisco's largest neighborhood, a grid of pastel row houses south of Golden Gate Park…
Chinatown

Chinatown is the oldest Chinatown in North America: two dozen blocks of dim sum, temple-lined alleys, and herb…

Where to Eat

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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

Tony Gemignani is a 13-time World Pizza Champion and the first American to win the World Pizza Cup in Naples (2007).

North Beach Pizza

Liguria Bakery

Liguria Bakery makes one thing: focaccia bread since 1911.

North Beach Italian Bakery, Bakery

Sotto Mare

Great Italian seafood in North Beach. Known for their Cioppino.

North Beach Italian Seafood

Arsicault Bakery

Bon Appétit named it the Best New Bakery in America. Best Croissant in USA.

The Richmond Bakery

Things to Do

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Cable Car Museum

Working powerhouse for SF's cable car system since 1887, with a mezzanine that looks down on the 14-foot sheaves continuously hauling every cable that runs under the city streets. Free, takes about 30 to 45 minutes. 1201 Mason Street, with the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde lines stopping outside.
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Clarion Alley

A 560-foot Mission alley managed by the Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP), a volunteer collective founded in October 1992 by six Mission residents (Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92, Mary Gail Snyder, Aracely Soriano). More than 700 murals have cycled through since then. Free, 24 hours; runs between Mission and Valencia, just south of 17th.
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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.