SF
Guide

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

Neighborhoods

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Presidio

A 1,500-acre former Army post on San Francisco's northern tip, now national park land. It holds the south…
Financial District

The Financial District is built on the filled-in Yerba Buena Cove, with Gold Rush ships still buried beneath…
Japantown

Japantown is a small neighborhood in the Western Addition, centered on the Japan Center malls and the Peace…
The Richmond

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

Where to Eat

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Marufuku Ramen

Hakata-style tonkotsu ramen in Japantown. So delicious.

Japantown Japanese

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

From a 13-time World Pizza Champion. The wood-fired Margherita that won Naples is capped at 73 a day, so order it early.

North Beach Pizza

Scoma’s

Seafood goes from dock to kitchen with no middleman.

Fisherman's Wharf Seafood

Butter & Crumble

Great bakery in North Beach but very long lines.

North Beach Bakery

Things to Do

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Clarion Alley

A 560 foot alley in the Mission managed by the Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP), a volunteer organization founded in October 1992 by six Mission residents: Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92, Mary Gail Snyder, and Aracely Soriano. More than 700 murals have been completed. Free, open daily; between Mission and Valencia just south of 17th Street.

The Mission DistrictArts & Culture

Exploratorium

A hands on science museum founded in 1969 by physicist Frank Oppenheimer, moved to Pier 15 on the Embarcadero in April 2013. Around 600 exhibits on the floor, curated from more than 1,000 the museum has built itself. After Dark Thursdays are 18+ with cocktails. The Tactile Dome requires a separate reservation.

The EmbarcaderoMuseums

Musée Mécanique

More than 300 antique arcade machines in a private collection at Pier 45. Includes Laffing Sal (the laughing machine that stood at Playland at the Beach from 1928 to 1972). Ed Zelinsky started the collection as a child; his son Dan now runs it. Free. Machines cost $0.25–$1.00 per play. Bring quarters.

Fisherman’s WharfMuseums