Guidebook for San Francisco

David
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Besides having yummy pies, both desert and savory dinner pies, this is also a fine place to get your morning coffee. Live music on Fridays.
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Mission Pie
2901 Mission St
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Besides having yummy pies, both desert and savory dinner pies, this is also a fine place to get your morning coffee. Live music on Fridays.
They make only one pizza, a different pizza every day. It is excellent! They are also a bakery and make fresh-baked bread. Be careful: they close at 7:00 PM on weekdays, 6:00 PM on weekends.
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Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Ave
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They make only one pizza, a different pizza every day. It is excellent! They are also a bakery and make fresh-baked bread. Be careful: they close at 7:00 PM on weekdays, 6:00 PM on weekends.
Simply amazing Middle Eastern food. There can be a line to get in.
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Old Jerusalem
2966 Mission Street
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Simply amazing Middle Eastern food. There can be a line to get in.
Rated the best Burritos in the world. http://53eig.ht/2weO7vU
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La Taqueria
2889 Mission St
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Rated the best Burritos in the world. http://53eig.ht/2weO7vU
This is my favorite Taqueria. I recommend the Cabeza burrito and Melon juice. No lines.
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Taqueria San Jose
615 4th St
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This is my favorite Taqueria. I recommend the Cabeza burrito and Melon juice. No lines.
Fine cappuccino and chill hangout. Julie thinks they have the best coffee.
Coffee Mission
3325 24th St
Fine cappuccino and chill hangout. Julie thinks they have the best coffee.
San Francisco is not Brooklyn, but if you are craving traditional Jewish food, this is the place to go.
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Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen
3150 24th St
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San Francisco is not Brooklyn, but if you are craving traditional Jewish food, this is the place to go.
They make only one food: Pierogies, but they are delicious. Good beers on tap.
Stuffed
2788 Mission St
They make only one food: Pierogies, but they are delicious. Good beers on tap.
This restaurant serves the traditional food of the Chomorros, the indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific island of Guam. The chef has taken this food and made it into a unique modern wonder. I had a magical evening there enjoying the tasting menu.
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Prubechu
2224 Mission Street
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This restaurant serves the traditional food of the Chomorros, the indigenous inhabitants of the Pacific island of Guam. The chef has taken this food and made it into a unique modern wonder. I had a magical evening there enjoying the tasting menu.
This is the original Philz, now grown to a Bay Area coffee chain. A centerpiece of the San Francisco cafe scene
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Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
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This is the original Philz, now grown to a Bay Area coffee chain. A centerpiece of the San Francisco cafe scene
Amazing ice cream. Be prepared to wait on line, but worth it.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
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Amazing ice cream. Be prepared to wait on line, but worth it.
Best bakery in the neighborhood. Their croissants are excellent to bring home for a continental breakfast.
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Dianda's Italian American Pastry
2883 Mission St
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Best bakery in the neighborhood. Their croissants are excellent to bring home for a continental breakfast.
One of my favorite restaurants in the neighborhood. There serve high cuisine from Venezuela
Francisca's
3047 Mission St
One of my favorite restaurants in the neighborhood. There serve high cuisine from Venezuela
This famous ice cream place is a center of the Bernal Heights neighborhood with unique Peruvian flavors
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Mitchell's Ice Cream
688 San Jose Avenue
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This famous ice cream place is a center of the Bernal Heights neighborhood with unique Peruvian flavors
Excellent ice cream. I recommend the Saffron
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Xanath Ice Cream
951 Valencia St
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Excellent ice cream. I recommend the Saffron
This is imo the highest quality Mexican food in the neighborhood. A step up in quality and formality from the Taquerias, with interesting flavors.
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Papalote Mexican Grill
1777 Fulton St
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This is imo the highest quality Mexican food in the neighborhood. A step up in quality and formality from the Taquerias, with interesting flavors.

Getting Around

This BART station and its attendant bus stations are the transit center of the neighborhood. There is often a band playing and a small flea market on Saturdays. You can take BART directly to SFO. If you are traveling to the South Bay, take BART to Milbrae and transfer to Caltrain.
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24th St Mission station
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This BART station and its attendant bus stations are the transit center of the neighborhood. There is often a band playing and a small flea market on Saturdays. You can take BART directly to SFO. If you are traveling to the South Bay, take BART to Milbrae and transfer to Caltrain.

Parks & Nature

There is always a party there. Best people watching. Bring a picnic and watch the city.
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Парк Миссион Долорес
19th Street
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There is always a party there. Best people watching. Bring a picnic and watch the city.
One of the best playgrounds in San Francisco. A great place to bring kids
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Helen Diller Playground
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One of the best playgrounds in San Francisco. A great place to bring kids
This is my kids' favorite activity in San Francisco. This amazing playground is built by the kids. When you go, they will hand you a hammer or saw or paint, and you create the playground and play in it. Amazing Bay views as well. BART on the Richmond line to N Berkeley and then take Lyft.
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Adventure Playground
160 University Ave
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This is my kids' favorite activity in San Francisco. This amazing playground is built by the kids. When you go, they will hand you a hammer or saw or paint, and you create the playground and play in it. Amazing Bay views as well. BART on the Richmond line to N Berkeley and then take Lyft.
This state park is a great place to go camping without having to rent a car. Only accessible by ferry, it is quite wild, yet in the heart of San Francisco Bay. Like most State Parks, you will need to make a reservation before going. You can rent equipment at Last Minute Gear.
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Angel Island Café
Main Street
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This state park is a great place to go camping without having to rent a car. Only accessible by ferry, it is quite wild, yet in the heart of San Francisco Bay. Like most State Parks, you will need to make a reservation before going. You can rent equipment at Last Minute Gear.

Drinks & Nightlife

Quirky small gigs in a cozy atmosphere. Live music every night. I like Classical Jam on alternate Mondays and Balkan Dance Party on alternate Sundays. They also serve some food.
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Revolution Cafe
3248 22nd St
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Quirky small gigs in a cozy atmosphere. Live music every night. I like Classical Jam on alternate Mondays and Balkan Dance Party on alternate Sundays. They also serve some food.
Great eclectic bands come in. Always good art.
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Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom St
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Great eclectic bands come in. Always good art.
Dancing every night, Salsa lessons on Wednesdays, Samba lessons on Thursdays.
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El Valenciano
1153 Valencia St
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Dancing every night, Salsa lessons on Wednesdays, Samba lessons on Thursdays.
This Senegalese restaurant and club has great dancing and is quite popular. Julie's and my favorite place to go out dancing. Amazing food too.
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Little Baobab SF
2243 19th St
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This Senegalese restaurant and club has great dancing and is quite popular. Julie's and my favorite place to go out dancing. Amazing food too.

Entertainment & Activities

Film festivals, revivals, cooperative art house theater.
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Roxie Cinema
3117 16th St
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Film festivals, revivals, cooperative art house theater.
First run movie theater serving food and drinks.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
2550 Mission St
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First run movie theater serving food and drinks.
A beautiful miniature golf course, each hole lovingly crafted. Kid friendly during the day when they do not serve drinks. Adult-oriented in the evening.
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Urban Putt
1096 S Van Ness Ave
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A beautiful miniature golf course, each hole lovingly crafted. Kid friendly during the day when they do not serve drinks. Adult-oriented in the evening.
A heart of the Latino mission. They offer inexpensive walk-in classes in peruvian drumming, brazilian dancing, and a bewildering array of other artistic forms. Thought provoking Latino movies on Wednesday nights. Performances. A great way to immerse yourself in the culture of The Mission.
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Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts
2868 Mission St
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A heart of the Latino mission. They offer inexpensive walk-in classes in peruvian drumming, brazilian dancing, and a bewildering array of other artistic forms. Thought provoking Latino movies on Wednesday nights. Performances. A great way to immerse yourself in the culture of The Mission.

Shopping

"We don’t really want to get too into us right now. We run a pirate store. The less you know about us the better. Understand? Let’s just say that none of us are named “Petey,” none of us like the cut of anybody’s jib, and none of us has any fingerprints. Actually, many of us don’t have all of our fingers and one of us is missing an eye. We are a ragtag group of miscreants who sell pirate supplies in order to benefit the free programming that happens at our writing-tutoring center at 826 Valencia, and in classrooms all over San Francisco—and that’s all you need to know."
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826 Valencia St
826 Valencia Street
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"We don’t really want to get too into us right now. We run a pirate store. The less you know about us the better. Understand? Let’s just say that none of us are named “Petey,” none of us like the cut of anybody’s jib, and none of us has any fingerprints. Actually, many of us don’t have all of our fingers and one of us is missing an eye. We are a ragtag group of miscreants who sell pirate supplies in order to benefit the free programming that happens at our writing-tutoring center at 826 Valencia, and in classrooms all over San Francisco—and that’s all you need to know."
Used bookstore and live music.
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Adobe Books & Arts Cooperative
3130 24th St
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Used bookstore and live music.
New bookstore with amazing San Francisco section
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Alley Cat Books
3036 24th St
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New bookstore with amazing San Francisco section
This place rents camping equipment. You can grab a tent or snowshoes just one hour in advance. Great for travelers.
Last Minute Gear
563 Sutter Street
This place rents camping equipment. You can grab a tent or snowshoes just one hour in advance. Great for travelers.
All vinyl well curated music store
pyramid records
3174 24th St
All vinyl well curated music store
Easy place to get everything. A short BART ride away. Higher end than the cheap stuff at discount city.
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Target
2675 Geary Blvd
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Easy place to get everything. A short BART ride away. Higher end than the cheap stuff at discount city.
Premier shopping district for the Bay area. Take BART to Montgomery street, you can exit directly into the Mall or go North to Union Square for the flagship department stores.
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Торговый центр Westfield San Francisco
865 Market St
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Premier shopping district for the Bay area. Take BART to Montgomery street, you can exit directly into the Mall or go North to Union Square for the flagship department stores.

Essentials

Inexpensive supermarket
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Grocery Outlet
401 Marin St
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Inexpensive supermarket
Organic twist on a traditional Mexican bodega.
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Casa Guadalupe Supermarket 3
2999 Mission St
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Organic twist on a traditional Mexican bodega.
Traditional Mexican bodega. I like their hand-made ceviche.
2949 Mission St
2949 Mission Street
Traditional Mexican bodega. I like their hand-made ceviche.
Closest laundromat.
3376 25th St
3376 25th Street
Closest laundromat.
Surprisingly good place for all foods Middle Eastern. Excellent olives, pita, hummus.
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Samiramis Imports
2990 Mission St
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Surprisingly good place for all foods Middle Eastern. Excellent olives, pita, hummus.
Excellent men's grooming salon with San Francisco stylings
The Refinery Grooming Club
2589 Mission St
Excellent men's grooming salon with San Francisco stylings