Your SF Guide
Curated by a local tour guide. No ads, no fluff—just honest recommendations from someone who shows people around this city every day.
Neighborhoods
All 35 neighborhoods →Where to Eat
All restaurants →Taqueria Cancún
The carnitas super burrito is why people come here. Hit the green tomatillo salsa at the salsa bar. Less hectic than El Farolito if you want to actually sit and eat.
Sam Wo
Order the sampan congee and barbecue pork noodles. Late-night visits after 10 PM are the real Sam Wo experience. Cash is easiest.
Flour + Water
Book through Resy two to three weeks out. The pasta tasting menu is the move if you can swing it. Walk-ins should try bar seats right at 5:30 PM when they open.
Good Mong Kok Bakery
Get the char siu bao and egg tarts while they're hot. Bring cash and be ready to point at what you want. Best before 10 AM on weekdays when the cases are fully stocked.
Things to Do
All activities →Fort Miley Batteries
Bring a flashlight for the dark corridors. The gun emplacements are open to explore with ocean views from the clifftops. Near the VA Medical Center off Clement Street. Free, no hours, no staff.
Internet Archive Headquarters
Free tours available but check the website for schedules. The building is a former church with servers where the pews were. On Funston Avenue near Clement in the Inner Richmond. Quick visit, about 30 minutes.
Shakespeare Garden
Small, walled, and usually empty. Each bed labeled with the Shakespeare passage referencing the plant. Near the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. Free and open during park hours.
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I've been a San Francisco tour guide for years. These aren't hot takes from a travel writer who flew in for a weekend—they're the answers I give people every single day.
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