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Curated by a local tour guide.
What I recommend on tour, collected in one place.
Neighborhoods
All neighborhoods →Haight-Ashbury grew as a streetcar suburb in the 1880s and 1890s. Its Victorian flats and cheap postwar rents…
Pacific Heights developed as a wealthy residential district from the 1870s. Much of its early Victorian and Edwardian…
Hayes Valley is named for Thomas Hayes, who developed the area in the 1850s. Its current walkable form…
SoMa stands for South of Market.
Where to Eat
All restaurants →Liguria Bakery
Liguria Bakery hace una cosa: pan focaccia desde 1911.
R&G Lounge
Anthony Bourdain presentó este restaurante Cantonés de Chinatown en No Reservations.
Swan Oyster Depot
Anthony Bourdain llamó este su lugar de mariscos favorito en América en No Reservations.
Sotto Mare
Excelente marisco italiano en North Beach. Conocidos por su Cioppino.
Things to Do
All activities →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.
Conservatory of Flowers
Konstruksjon av viktoriansk tre og glass som åpnet i april 1879, den eldste fortsatt i drift i Nord-Amerika. James Lick bestilte prefabrikkerte deler fra Lord & Burnham i New York 1876. Fem utstillingsgallerier for tropiske og vannplanter, 16.800 glaspaneler. I Golden Gate Park. $12 per voksen, gratis adgang første tirsdag hver måned.
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.
Best of San Francisco
All lists →Upcoming Events
All events →Bank of America Museums On Us Free Museum Weekend
Golden Gate Park Band’s Symphony in the Park: All-American Program
Tiffany Day – 21+
Late Night Clubbing #073
Daft Disko at Audio SF
MyVeronica/TBA-06-3345-More Info
Blacklight Hotel, Peacock Picasso, Squid Saves The Planet
MyVeronica/TBA
Polkadot / MyVeronica / Buddy Junior
Borgeous at Audio SF
Golden Gate Park Band’s Free Labor Day Symphony in the Park
Labor Day Bonfire Night at SF’s Ocean Beach (2026)
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