SF
Guide

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

Neighborhoods

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The Castro

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

Russian Hill is a residential neighborhood on the hill north of Nob Hill, between Polk Street and the…
Chinatown

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

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

Where to Eat

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Sotto Mare

Flott italiensk sjømat i North Beach. Kjent for deres Cioppino.

North Beach Italian Seafood

Foreign Cinema

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

The Mission District California-Mediterranean

Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

Fra en 13-ganger verdensmester i pizza. Den ved ved brennende Margherita som vant Naples er begrenset til 73 per dag, så bestill den tidlig.

North Beach Pizza

Flour + Water

Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.

The Mission District Italian, Pasta

Things to Do

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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

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

Balmy Alley

A one-block residential alley in the Mission covered in murals since 1972, with the modern tradition kicked off in 1985 when Ray Patlan organized 27 murals on indigenous Central American heritage and protest against US intervention. About 30 murals at any given time, between 24th and 25th Streets. Free, open 24 hours, easier to read in daylight.

The Mission DistrictArts & Culture