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Neighborhoods

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The Richmond

The Richmond is the residential grid west of Arguello and north of Golden Gate Park, running out to…
Japantown

Japantown is a small neighborhood in the Western Addition, centered on the Japan Center malls and the Peace…
The Mission District

The Mission is San Francisco's Latino cultural heart and sunniest neighborhood, known for taquerias, mural-lined alleys, and Mission…
SoMa

SoMa stands for South of Market.

Where to Eat

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Sotto Mare

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

North Beach Italian Seafood

Butter & Crumble

The Tuesday 9am pastry-box preorder window is how regulars skip the line.

North Beach Bakery

Foreign Cinema

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

The Mission District California-Mediterranean

Hon’s Wun-Tun House

Hong Kong-style wonton noodle soup with hand-wrapped wontons and clean broth. So Tasty!

Chinatown Chinese

Things to Do

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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

Palace of Fine Arts

Free and open daily. Expect wedding photographers and picnickers on the lawn. Check the theater calendar for current shows.

Marina DistrictIconic Landmarks

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.

ChinatownQuirky & Offbeat

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