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Neighborhoods

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Haight-Ashbury

Haight-Ashbury, the center of the 1967 Summer of Love, is eight blocks of Victorians, record stores, and vintage…

0 restaurants 16 things to do
Nob Hill

Nob Hill is the summit of grand hotels and cable car lines where the railroad barons built their…

2 restaurants 4 things to do
Hayes Valley

Hayes Valley is a walkable stretch of boutiques, wine bars, and well-known restaurants around Patricia's Green, where a…

0 restaurants 1 things to do
The Richmond

The Richmond is a foggy residential grid between Golden Gate Park and the Presidio, with Clement Street's restaurants…

2 restaurants 29 things to do
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Where to Eat

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R&G Lounge

Anthony Bourdain featured this Chinatown Cantonese restaurant on No Reservations.

$$$ Chinatown Chinese, Cantonese, Seafood

Hang Ah Tea Room

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States.

$ Chinatown Chinese, Dim Sum

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
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Things to Do

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Classic

Black Bird Bookstore & Cafe

Independent Outer Sunset bookstore from Kathryn Grantham, with small presses and underrepresented authors front and center. Handwritten staff picks, weekly storytime, monthly open mic. 4541 Irving; cafe opens at 7am, books at 9am.

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Brava Theater

A 300-seat theater on 24th Street in the Mission, founded in 1986 by Ellen Gavin, producing work by women, LGBTQ artists, and artists of color. Original plays, solo shows, dance, and community events with raked seating. Tickets $15 to $40, a few blocks from 24th Street BART.

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Relic Vintage

Vintage shop at 1475 Haight, on the corner of Haight and Ashbury, carrying clothing from the 1920s through the 1980s with deeper inventory in the 40s and 50s. Open daily.

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