SF
Guide

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

Neighborhoods

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Russian Hill

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

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

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

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

Where to Eat

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Liguria Bakery

Liguria Bakery makes one thing: focaccia bread since 1911.

North Beach Italian Bakery, Bakery

Foreign Cinema

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

The Mission District California-Mediterranean

Flour + Water

Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.

The Mission District Italian, Pasta

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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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

Wave Organ

A sound installation built in May 1986 by Peter Richards of the Exploratorium with master mason George Gonzales, made of 25 PVC pipes and stone salvaged from the demolished Laurel Hill Cemetery. Free, open around the clock, on the jetty past the St. Francis Yacht Club. The sound is stronger at high tide; check NOAA tide tables before you go.

Marina DistrictQuirky & Offbeat

San Francisco Botanical Garden

A 55 acre garden in Golden Gate Park, home to more than 9,000 plant species, with collections from climates comparable to San Francisco: Mediterranean, cloud forest, and tropical highland. Founded through a 1927 bequest from Helene Strybing, laid out by a WPA crew in 1937, and opened in May 1940. Free for San Francisco residents with ID; open daily 7:30am to 9:00pm. Free for everyone the second Tuesday of each month.

The RichmondParks & Outdoors