Pacific Heights
About Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights sits on the ridge between the Marina to the north and the Western Addition to the south. The residential streets along the ridge have some of the highest real estate values in San Francisco.
What to See & Do
The architecture on the ridge includes Victorians that survived 1906, Edwardian apartment buildings, and modern construction. The Haas-Lilienthal House at 2007 Franklin Street is an 1886 Queen Anne Victorian operated as a house museum by San Francisco Heritage. It is open for public tours and is one of the few large 19th-century residences in the city accessible to the public.
Lafayette Park (bounded by Sacramento, Gough, Washington, and Laguna) and Alta Plaza (bounded by Jackson, Steiner, Clay, and Scott) are the two main public parks on the ridge. Both have views that extend from the Golden Gate to the Bay Bridge on clear days.
Where to Eat & Drink
Fillmore Street, between roughly Pacific and Bush, is the commercial spine. Browser Books at 2195 Fillmore is the neighborhood bookstore. Jane on Fillmore is a cafe with multiple locations in the area.
Spruce at 3640 Sacramento Street serves California cuisine in a converted auto barn. Sociale at 3665 Sacramento serves Italian. The Elite Cafe at 2049 Fillmore serves New Orleans-style food including gumbo, beignets, and BBQ shrimp; the brunch line forms before opening on weekends.
The Character
Pacific Heights is a residential neighborhood with more privately maintained landscaping than most parts of the city. The streets are generally quieter than in the adjacent neighborhoods.
Getting There
The California Street cable car runs along the southern edge of the neighborhood and connects to Chinatown and downtown. The 1 California bus and 22 Fillmore bus both serve the neighborhood.
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Things to Do
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Mrs. Doubtfire House
The Pacific Heights Victorian at 2640 Steiner used as the exterior of the Hillard family home in the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire" (interiors were shot in a converted candy warehouse in the Richmond). Private residence, viewable from the sidewalk. After Robin Williams died in 2014, flowers and notes covered the sidewalk for months.
Fillmore Farmers Market
Smaller Saturday market (20 to 25 vendors) at the Fillmore Center plaza, O'Farrell and Fillmore, year-round 9am to 1pm. Right next to the Fillmore Auditorium, the 1960s rock venue still booking shows. Easy 30-minute walkthrough.
