SF
Guide

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

Neighborhoods

All neighborhoods →
Haight-Ashbury

Haight-Ashbury grew as a streetcar suburb in the 1880s and 1890s. Its Victorian flats and cheap postwar rents…
The Embarcadero

The Embarcadero is the waterfront promenade along the eastern edge of San Francisco, running from Fisherman's Wharf to…
The Richmond

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

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

Where to Eat

All restaurants →

La Taqueria

Pinili bilang Best Burrito sa USA. James Beard America's Classics Award winner.

Ang Mission District Mexican

R&G Lounge

Anthony Bourdain featured this Chinatown Cantonese restaurant on No Reservations.

Chinatown Chinese, Cantonese, Seafood

Flour + Water

Seven-course pasta tasting menu around $90.

Ang Mission District Italian, Pasta

Sotto Mare

Napakagandang Italian seafood sa North Beach. Kilala sa kanilang Cioppino.

North Beach Italian Seafood

Things to Do

All activities →

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

Cable Car Museum

Working powerhouse for SF's cable car system since 1887, with a mezzanine that looks down on the 14-foot sheaves continuously hauling every cable that runs under the city streets. Free, takes about 30 to 45 minutes, with the Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde lines stopping outside.

Nob HillMuseums