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Neighborhoods
All neighborhoods →Japantown is a small neighborhood in the Western Addition, centered on the Japan Center malls and the Peace…
The Castro was farmland called Eureka Valley before becoming San Francisco's gay neighborhood in the late 1960s and…
The Embarcadero is the waterfront promenade along the eastern edge of San Francisco, running from Fisherman's Wharf to…
Pacific Heights developed as a wealthy residential district from the 1870s. Much of its early Victorian and Edwardian…
Where to Eat
All restaurants →Flour + Water
Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.
Sam’s Burgers
Anthony Bourdain ate here on The Layover and called it "top three in the world." plus It's great for late night food after the bar.
Burma Superstar
Tea leaf salad mixed tableside is the dish the restaurant is best known for.
Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
Join the Yelp waitlist before you walk over and order the Margherita first thing. It sells out early.
Things to Do
All activities →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.
Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Company
A Chinatown shop hand-folding fortune cookies on motorized griddles since August 1962. Owner Franklin Yee runs the place, designated a SF Legacy Business in 2016. Free to watch the workers slip paper fortunes onto warm discs before folding; $0.50 per photo, $17 a box of cookies, $10 a bag of flat unfolded ones.
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.
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
From the 1791 Mission Dolores through Dolores Park and the Women's Building to the mural alleys and the Calle 24 Latino corridor.…
Fisherman’s Wharf to the Marina: The Working Waterfront
A waterfront walk from the historic ships at Hyde Street Pier west past Ghirardelli, Fort Mason, and the Wave Organ to the…
Nob Hill: Bonanza Kings and the 1906 Fire Line
The hilltop of railroad and silver barons, from the working cable car powerhouse to Grace Cathedral. Six stops, under a mile, with…
Pacific Heights: Billionaires’ Row and Victorian Survivors
A walk along the city's wealthiest ridge, from a tourable 1886 Victorian and the Spreckels Mansion to the Mrs. Doubtfire house and…
The Fillmore: Harlem of the West and Japantown
The Black music history that the Haight's rock story overshadows, from Alamo Square up Fillmore Street to Japantown. Six stops, about a…
Golden Gate Park: A Cross-Park Walk
A three-and-a-half-mile east-to-west walk across Golden Gate Park, from the 1879 Conservatory of Flowers through the museums and gardens to the bison,…
SoMa and Yerba Buena: Industrial City to Museum Mile
How warehouses and rail yards became the city's cultural core, from SFMOMA and the Yerba Buena museums to the dot-com oval of…
The Embarcadero: Earthquake to Ferry Building
How a 1989 earthquake remade the waterfront. A flat walk from Cupid's Span and the Bay Bridge to the Ferry Building and…
North Beach Walking Tour
A free self-guided North Beach walking tour from a local SF guide. 10 stops through Beat Generation history and Italian North Beach:…
Walking the Haight: A Deep History Tour
A free self-guided Haight-Ashbury walking tour from a local SF guide. 17 stops from Buena Vista Park to Hippie Hill: the Grateful…
Chinatown Walking Tour
A free self-guided Chinatown walking tour from a local SF guide. 14 stops over 1.7 miles, from the Dragon Gate through the…
Sunset Sail on San Francisco Bay
Sail under the Golden Gate Bridge aboard a 55-foot catamaran. A 90-minute sunset run past Alcatraz, the Bay Bridge, and the city…
Muir Woods Half-Day Tour
A 4-hour guided trip from San Francisco to Muir Woods National Monument, with stops in Sausalito on the return. Hotel pickup included.
Upcoming Events
All events →Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park”: Irish Celebration
Lauren Sanderson: Come Say Sum Tour
Mary, Queen of Scots w/ San Francisco Opera
Sammy Obeid – 13+ with Parental Supervision
deca joins
LAUREN SANDERSON – COME SAY SUM TOUR
Seedhe Maut — SMX World Tour
Late Night Clubbing #077
Seedhe Maut — SMX World Tour
Sainte Vie Day Party Rooftop
Gunhild Carling
LOVE SUPREME Summer Day Party Series
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