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What I recommend on tour, collected in one place.
Neighborhoods
All neighborhoods →Fisherman's Wharf runs along the northern waterfront from Pier 39 west to Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square.
The Tenderloin is one of the densest neighborhoods in San Francisco.
Japantown is a small neighborhood in the Western Addition, centered on the Japan Center malls and the Peace…
Hayes Valley is named for Thomas Hayes, who developed the area in the 1850s. Its current walkable form…
Where to Eat
All restaurants →Hon’s Wun-Tun House
Hong Kong-style wonton noodle soup with hand-wrapped wontons and clean broth. So Tasty!
Jane the Bakery
Great small bakery that grows their own grain.
Liguria Bakery
They close when the day's batch sells out, often by late morning. Go early.
Burma Superstar
Tea leaf salad mixed tableside is the dish the restaurant is best known for.
Things to Do
All activities →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.
Palace of Fine Arts
Free and open daily. Expect wedding photographers and picnickers on the lawn. Check the theater calendar for current shows.
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.
Best of San Francisco
All lists →Tours I Recommend
All tours →The Castro: Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Mile
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
The Mission: Murals, Missions, and Taquerías
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Fisherman’s Wharf to the Marina: The Working Waterfront
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Nob Hill: Bonanza Kings and the 1906 Fire Line
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Pacific Heights: Billionaires’ Row and Victorian Survivors
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
The Fillmore: Harlem of the West and Japantown
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Golden Gate Park: A Cross-Park Walk
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
SoMa and Yerba Buena: Industrial City to Museum Mile
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
The Embarcadero: Earthquake to Ferry Building
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
North Beach Walking Tour
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Walking the Haight: A Deep History Tour
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Chinatown Walking Tour
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Sunset Sail on San Francisco Bay
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Muir Woods Half-Day Tour
A walk through the heart of LGBTQ San Francisco, from Harvey Milk Plaza and the Pink Triangle memorial to Milk's camera shop…
Upcoming Events
All events →Corbyn Besson and Soulidified: The Pop’n Out Tour
Rival Consoles at 1015 Folsom
Daniel Caesar – Son Of Spergy Tour
Black Joe Lewis
Portraits of Past
G Flip
Really Funny Comedians (Who Happen to Be Women) w/ Heather Pasternak
Wille and the Bandits
A Tribute To Prince by Black Cat All Stars
BAILEN – SWIM!!! At Your Own Risk Tour
Tony Molina, Galore, Paper Jam, Monster Treasure at Bottom of the Hill
Rival Consoles Live A/V Tour at 1015 Folsom
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