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 →Golden Boy Pizza
The clam and garlic slice is the one to get. Go after 10 PM when the bar crowd creates the best atmosphere. Bring cash. Grab slices to go and eat them walking down Green Street.
Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
Try the Margherita from the Napoletana menu and one from the New York coal-fired oven to compare. Walk-ins only for bar seats starting at 5 PM. The Cal Italia with seasonal toppings is the sleeper hit.
Hang Ah Tea Room
Go at lunch on a weekday when you can get a table without waiting. Order the har gow and pot stickers. Finding the alley entrance off Sacramento Street is part of the fun.
House of Nanking
Let them order for you. Tell them what you don't eat and trust the kitchen. If you want to pick, the sesame chicken and potstickers with peanut sauce are the safe bets. Weekday lunch has shorter lines. Cash only.
Things to Do
All activities →Tenderloin National Forest
Two minutes to walk through but a genuine surprise. Off Ellis Street between Leavenworth and Jones in the Tenderloin. Open during daylight hours. Combine it with a visit to the nearby Great American Music Hall.
Community Music Center
A Mission District music school offering classes and free community concerts. Recitals happen regularly and are open to the public. A good way to hear classical, jazz, and world music in an unpretentious setting.
San Francisco Columbarium
Free and open daily. The personalized niches are the real attraction, with Giants gear, whiskey bottles, and handwritten letters left for the dead. On Anza Street near Arguello in the Inner Richmond. Allow 30 minutes.
Written by someone who actually does this every day
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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