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Guide

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

Neighborhoods

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The Richmond

The Richmond is the residential grid west of Arguello and north of Golden Gate Park, running out to…
Financial District

The Financial District is built on the filled-in Yerba Buena Cove, with Gold Rush ships still buried beneath…
Japantown

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

Pacific Heights developed as a wealthy residential district from the 1870s. Much of its early Victorian and Edwardian…

Where to Eat

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Tony’s Pizza Napoletana

Van een 13-keer Wereldkampioen Pizza. De houtgestookte Margherita die Napels won is beperkt tot 73 per dag, dus bestel deze vroeg.

North Beach Pizza

R&G Lounge

Anthony Bourdain featured this Chinatown Cantonese restaurant on No Reservations.

Chinatown Chinese, Cantonese, Seafood

La Taqueria

Uitgeroepen tot beste burrito in de VS. James Beard America's Classics Award winnaar.

The Mission District Mexican

Flour + Water

Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.

The Mission District Italian, Pasta

Things to Do

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Wave Organ

Wave-activated sound sculpture built in May 1986 by Peter Richards (Exploratorium) and stone mason George Gonzales, with 25 PVC and concrete pipes set into rocks salvaged from the demolished Laurel Hill Cemetery. Free, open 24 hours, on a jetty next to the St. Francis Yacht Club. Loudest at high tide; check NOAA before you go.

Marina DistrictQuirky & Offbeat

Clarion Alley

A 560-foot Mission alley managed by the Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP), a volunteer collective founded in October 1992 by six Mission residents (Aaron Noble, Michael O'Connor, Sebastiana Pastor, Rigo 92, Mary Gail Snyder, Aracely Soriano). More than 700 murals have cycled through since then. Free, 24 hours; runs between Mission and Valencia, just south of 17th.

The Mission DistrictArts & Culture

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