SF
Guide

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

Neighborhoods

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SoMa

SoMa stands for South of Market.
Fisherman’s Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf runs along the northern waterfront from Pier 39 west to Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square.
Marina District

The Marina spreads along the northern waterfront.
Russian Hill

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

Where to Eat

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Sotto Mare

Great Italian seafood in North Beach. Known for their Cioppino.

North Beach Italian Seafood

Tartine Bakery

Amazing bakery in the Mission Neighborhood

The Mission District Bakery

Foreign Cinema

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

The Mission District California-Mediterranean

Scoma’s

Seafood goes from dock to kitchen with no middleman.

Fisherman's Wharf 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

GLBT Historical Society Museum

America's first standalone LGBTQ history museum, in the Castro, about 1,600 square feet. Exhibits draw on more than 1,000 items from the GLBT Historical Society's collection; past displays included Harvey Milk's camera and artifacts from the 1966 Compton's Cafeteria riot. $10, free the first Wednesday of each month. An expansion on Market Street was approved by the Board of Supervisors in late 2024.

The CastroMuseums

Conservatory of Flowers

A Victorian wood and glass conservatory that opened in April 1879, the oldest still operating in North America. James Lick ordered the prefabricated parts from Lord & Burnham of New York in 1876. Five galleries of tropical and aquatic plants under 16,800 panes of glass. In Golden Gate Park. $12 adults, free the first Tuesday of each month.

The RichmondParks & Outdoors