SF
Guide

Curated by a local tour guide.
What I recommend on tour, collected in one place.

Neighborhoods

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Chinatown

San Francisco's Chinatown is the oldest in North America and one of the largest outside Asia.
The Castro

The Castro was farmland called Eureka Valley before becoming San Francisco's gay neighborhood in the late 1960s and…
Fisherman’s Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf runs along the northern waterfront from Pier 39 west to Aquatic Park and Ghirardelli Square.
Marina District

The Marina spreads along the northern waterfront.

Where to Eat

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Foreign Cinema

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

The Mission District California-Mediterranean

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

D'un champion du monde de pizza 13 fois. La Margherita au feu de bois qui a remporté le prix à Naples est limitée à 73 par jour, alors commandez-la tôt.

North Beach Pizza

Liguria Bakery

Liguria Bakery fait une seule chose : du pain focaccia depuis 1911.

North Beach Italian Bakery, Bakery

R&G Lounge

Anthony Bourdain featured this Chinatown Cantonese restaurant on No Reservations.

Chinatown Chinese, Cantonese, Seafood

Things to Do

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Musée Mécanique

Private collection of 300+ antique coin-operated arcade machines at Pier 45, including Laffing Sal, the automaton that originally laughed inside the funhouse at Playland at the Beach (1928-1972). Ed Zelinsky started collecting as a kid; his son Dan runs it now. Free entry; machines run $0.25 to $1.00. Bring quarters.

Fisherman’s WharfMuseums

Japanese Tea Garden

Oldest public Japanese garden in the United States, built for the 1894 California Midwinter International Exposition. The Hagiwara family tended it from 1895 until they were forcibly removed during internment in 1942; Makoto Hagiwara is credited with introducing the American-style fortune cookie at the garden's tea house. Three acres in Golden Gate Park; free for SF residents with ID, and free for everyone Monday, Wednesday, and Friday before 10am.

The RichmondParks & Outdoors

Palace of Fine Arts

The grounds are free and open daily, which is why it draws so many picnickers and wedding photographers around the lagoon; check the Theatre calendar for what's on.

Marina DistrictIconic Landmarks