SF
Guide

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

Neighborhoods

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Nob Hill

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

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

The Tenderloin is one of the densest neighborhoods in San Francisco.
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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Burma Superstar

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

The Richmond Burmese, Asian

R&G Lounge

Anthony Bourdain featured this Chinatown Cantonese restaurant on No Reservations.

Chinatown Chinese, Cantonese, Seafood

Liguria Bakery

Liguria Bakery makes one thing: focaccia bread since 1911.

North Beach Italian Bakery, Bakery

Flour + Water

Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.

The Mission District Italian, Pasta

Things to Do

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Transamerica Redwood Park

A half-acre redwood grove at the base of the Transamerica Pyramid. It's free too.

Financial DistrictParks & Outdoors

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

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.

PresidioParks & Outdoors