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What I recommend on tour, collected in one place.
Neighborhoods
All neighborhoods →Fisherman's Wharf runs along the northern waterfront from Pier 39 west to Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square.
Russian Hill is a residential neighborhood on the hill north of Nob Hill, between Polk Street and the…
Nob Hill is a residential and hotel district at the summit of the hill.
The Richmond is the residential grid west of Arguello and north of Golden Gate Park, running out to…
Where to Eat
All restaurants →Hon’s Wun-Tun House
Hong Kong-style wonton noodle soup with hand-wrapped wontons and clean broth. So Tasty!
Flour + Water
Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.
La Taqueria
Voted Best Burrito in USA. James Beard America's Classics Award winner.
R&G Lounge
Anthony Bourdain featured this Chinatown Cantonese restaurant on No Reservations.
Things to Do
All activities →Clarion Alley
A 560 foot alley in the Mission managed by the Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP), a volunteer organization founded in October 1992 by six Mission residents: Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92, Mary Gail Snyder, and Aracely Soriano. More than 700 murals have been completed. Free, open daily; between Mission and Valencia just south of 17th Street.
Balmy Alley
Balmy Alley has held murals since 1972; the modern tradition took off in 1985, when Ray Patlan organized 27 murals honoring Central American indigenous heritage and protesting US intervention. About 30 murals line the alley between 24th and 25th Streets at any given time. Free, open around the clock, best visited in daylight.
Japanese Tea Garden
America's oldest public Japanese garden, established for the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. The Hagiwara family managed the garden from 1895 to 1942; Makoto Hagiwara is credited with introducing fortune cookies at the teahouse. Three acres in Golden Gate Park; free for SF residents with ID, free for everyone before 10:00 AM Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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 →Castro Night Market 2026 Finale
Lido Pimienta at Bimbo’s 365 Club
Artur Menezes
Daniel Avery Live
Christopher Titus
Citizen w/ Hotline TNT
The Exploited
The Growlers – 9/18
Lido Pimienta
Tom Reardon
BIIRD
Mild Minds – DJ Set (21+)
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