SF
Guide

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

Neighborhoods

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The Castro

The Castro was farmland called Eureka Valley before becoming San Francisco's gay neighborhood in the late 1960s and…
The Sunset

The Sunset is the residential grid south of Golden Gate Park, running from Stanyan Street out to the…
The Mission District

The Mission is San Francisco's Latino cultural heart and sunniest neighborhood, known for taquerias, mural-lined alleys, and Mission…
Marina District

The Marina spreads along the northern waterfront.

Where to Eat

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Foreign Cinema

Films from the 1960s and 1970s projected on the courtyard wall.

The Mission District California-Mediterranean

Burma Superstar

Tea leaf salad mixed tableside is the dish the restaurant is best known for.

The Richmond Burmese, Asian

Jane the Bakery

Great small bakery that grows their own grain.

Japantown Bakery

b. patisserie

James Beard Outstanding Baker award winner

Pacific Heights Bakery

Things to Do

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Balmy Alley

Balmy Alley has held murals since 1972; the modern tradition took off in 1985, when Ray Patlan organized 27 murals honoring Central American indigenous heritage and protesting US intervention. About 30 murals line the alley between 24th and 25th Streets at any given time. Free, open around the clock, best visited in daylight.

The Mission DistrictArts & Culture

Dear San Francisco

Created by Shana Carroll and Gypsy Snider, two co-founders of Montreal's The 7 Fingers (Les 7 Doigts), as a tribute to their hometown. A 90-minute circus show that opened October 12, 2021 at Club Fugazi, the North Beach theater that hosted Beach Blanket Babylon from 1975 to 2019. On Green Street; tickets from around $59.

North BeachArts & Culture

Tunnel Tops

A 14-acre park built on top of the Presidio Parkway tunnels, with views of the Golden Gate Bridge, the bay, and the Marin Headlands. The Outpost Meadow expansion adds 1.5 acres, 19 picnic tables, BBQ grills, and seating for 240. Free entry, food trucks rotate through, and trails connect down to Crissy Field.

PresidioParks & Outdoors