Guidebook for San Francisco

Robert & Janice
Robert & Janice
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

One of our favorite dinner spots in the city. Everything we've tried on the menu, we've enjoyed. Request seating in the back terrace. Food style is American/Californian.
35 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Isa Restaurant
3324 Steiner St
35 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
One of our favorite dinner spots in the city. Everything we've tried on the menu, we've enjoyed. Request seating in the back terrace. Food style is American/Californian.
Great brunch/coffee spot. Sit down or to go. Delicious croissants. Same company as the one we recommend on Union street.
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
La Boulange
2300 Polk Street
30 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great brunch/coffee spot. Sit down or to go. Delicious croissants. Same company as the one we recommend on Union street.
Great brunch/coffee spot. Sit down or to go. Delicious croissants. Same company as the one we recommend on Polk street.
50 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Perry's on Union
1944 Union St
50 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great brunch/coffee spot. Sit down or to go. Delicious croissants. Same company as the one we recommend on Polk street.
Our favorite Vietnamese spot in the area!
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Aux Delices
2327 Polk St
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our favorite Vietnamese spot in the area!
Hate it or love it, we had to include this Starbucks (it's also newly renovated!)
512 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Starbucks
2132 Chestnut St
512 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hate it or love it, we had to include this Starbucks (it's also newly renovated!)
Hipster new coffee place that offers cold brew coffee (not often found elsewhere). Offers a really laid back and cool vibe. Check out upstairs seating.
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Saint Frank Coffee
2340 Polk St
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hipster new coffee place that offers cold brew coffee (not often found elsewhere). Offers a really laid back and cool vibe. Check out upstairs seating.
A bit more hole in the wall, shabby-chic, but great for a quick coffee or tea, and they have great wraps and sandwiches.
Notes From Underground
2399 Van Ness Ave
A bit more hole in the wall, shabby-chic, but great for a quick coffee or tea, and they have great wraps and sandwiches.
Dependable Thai cuisine that's reasonably priced.
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lemongrass Thai Cuisine
2348 Polk St
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Dependable Thai cuisine that's reasonably priced.
Great Italian cuisine
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Capannina
1809 Union St
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great Italian cuisine
Slightly overpriced for Thai food, but a fun modern vibe.
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Osha Thai Restaurant
2033 Union Street
9 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Slightly overpriced for Thai food, but a fun modern vibe.
Great burger joint.
43 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Umami Burger Marina
2184 Union St
43 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great burger joint.
A favorite burger joint of ours. Good for a quick burger.
156 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Roam Artisan Burgers
1785 Union St
156 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A favorite burger joint of ours. Good for a quick burger.
Great taco place. On Tuesday they are only $2 each. Always order them Nick's Way!
86 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Nick's Crispy Tacos
3200 Broadway
86 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great taco place. On Tuesday they are only $2 each. Always order them Nick's Way!
Hands down best burritos in the city. Great post-drinks spot to prevent a hangover for the next day, but be prepared to wait in a long line.
169 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Taquería El Farolito
2779 Mission St
169 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Hands down best burritos in the city. Great post-drinks spot to prevent a hangover for the next day, but be prepared to wait in a long line.
Our favorite Thai spot in the city. One (and perhaps the only) redeeming thing about the Tenderloin is that it is full of amazing food. Get the pork belly and 5 spice duck!
90 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lers Ros
730 Larkin St
90 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our favorite Thai spot in the city. One (and perhaps the only) redeeming thing about the Tenderloin is that it is full of amazing food. Get the pork belly and 5 spice duck!
Quick and cheap banh mi sandwiches.
52 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Saigon Sandwich
560 Larkin St
52 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Quick and cheap banh mi sandwiches.
One of the best Indian places in the city. Cheap, but no quick - relatively slow service, but it's BYOB so bring a 6 pack and enjoy some great Indian food.
23 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lahore Karahi
612 O'Farrell St
23 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
One of the best Indian places in the city. Cheap, but no quick - relatively slow service, but it's BYOB so bring a 6 pack and enjoy some great Indian food.
Great ramen in the city. Small and long lines, but worth it in our opinion.
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ramen Underground
356 Kearny St
14 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great ramen in the city. Small and long lines, but worth it in our opinion.
More ramen in the city. If the line is long, ask if you can sit downstairs, which has plenty of seating, but isn't always open.
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Katana Ya
422 Geary St
16 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
More ramen in the city. If the line is long, ask if you can sit downstairs, which has plenty of seating, but isn't always open.
Great Italian with great wine. Intimate ambience.
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ottimista Restaurant & Bar
1838 Union Street
22 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great Italian with great wine. Intimate ambience.
A great Japanese restaurant - not to be mistaken by the similarly named Umami Burger next door!
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Umami
2909 Webster Street
33 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A great Japanese restaurant - not to be mistaken by the similarly named Umami Burger next door!
Really good and surprisingly affordable sushi in the Marina. Ambience leaves much to be desired, but the food makes up for it.
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Zushi Puzzle
1910 Lombard St
38 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Really good and surprisingly affordable sushi in the Marina. Ambience leaves much to be desired, but the food makes up for it.
Great tapas place.
Alegrias
2018 Webster St
Great tapas place.
Amazing sushi, but be prepared to wait. Make a reservation!
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Elephant Sushi
1916 Hyde St
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Amazing sushi, but be prepared to wait. Make a reservation!
Great Mexican - tacos and seafood here.
111 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Pacific Catch
1200 9th Ave
111 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great Mexican - tacos and seafood here.
Slightly overpriced, but great tacos.
360 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tacolicious
741 Valencia St
360 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Slightly overpriced, but great tacos.
Great donut shop. Ask for whatever's hot!
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bob's Donuts and Pastries
1621 Polk St
71 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great donut shop. Ask for whatever's hot!
Great coffee shop on Polk.
41 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
It's A Grind Coffee House
1800 Polk St
41 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great coffee shop on Polk.
Great German food.
60 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Leopold's
2400 Polk St
60 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great German food.

Drinks & Nightlife

Lots of dive bars line this street from Union all the way down to Sutter. Staying out late and hungry? Try to find the infamous SF bacon wrapped hot dogs being sold on the street after hours!
61 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Polk Street
Polk Street
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Lots of dive bars line this street from Union all the way down to Sutter. Staying out late and hungry? Try to find the infamous SF bacon wrapped hot dogs being sold on the street after hours!
Spacious bar/restaurant in the area.
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
The Brick Yard
1787 Union St
24 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Spacious bar/restaurant in the area.
Come here for a drink and watch whatever game might be playing tonight.
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Greens Sports Bar
2239 Polk St
25 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Come here for a drink and watch whatever game might be playing tonight.
Great pirate themed bar - grab a table and get their famous group drink - the Volcano, which is set on fire!
100 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Smuggler's Cove
650 Gough St
100 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great pirate themed bar - grab a table and get their famous group drink - the Volcano, which is set on fire!
Great whisky bar - ask to go to the library for a more relaxed ambience to sip your drink.
161 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bourbon & Branch
501 Jones St
161 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great whisky bar - ask to go to the library for a more relaxed ambience to sip your drink.
Low key bar with a lounge area. Great for groups.
66 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Rye
688 Geary St
66 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Low key bar with a lounge area. Great for groups.
Fun Hawaiian themed bar. There's a basketball shooting game in the back which is a lot of fun.
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Mauna Loa Club
3009 Fillmore St
8 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fun Hawaiian themed bar. There's a basketball shooting game in the back which is a lot of fun.
A favorite of people who live in the Marina - lots of bros playing beer pong if that's your scene.
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar None
1980 Union St
13 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A favorite of people who live in the Marina - lots of bros playing beer pong if that's your scene.
Bar with some finger foods. Get the totchos...disgustingly good
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bullitt
2209 Polk St
20 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Bar with some finger foods. Get the totchos...disgustingly good
Club that people either love or hate. Music and clientele heavily varied depending on the night.
37 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Ruby Skye
420 Mason Street
37 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Club that people either love or hate. Music and clientele heavily varied depending on the night.

Everything Else

A staple of SF's tourist attractions. We recommend not driving on Lombard to get here, instead take Larkin to avoid the crazy lines that last all day.
345 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Calle Lombard
Lombard Street
345 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A staple of SF's tourist attractions. We recommend not driving on Lombard to get here, instead take Larkin to avoid the crazy lines that last all day.
Play tennis or basketball with a beautiful view of the city. It's a small but very steep walk to the top, but well worth the views
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Alice Marble Tennis Courts
1200 Greenwich St
17 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Play tennis or basketball with a beautiful view of the city. It's a small but very steep walk to the top, but well worth the views
Historical event center in SF. On Friday's in the summer they have tons of food trucks here, a weekly event called Off the Grid. There's a great farmer's market on Sundays.
161 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fort Mason
2 Marina Blvd
161 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Historical event center in SF. On Friday's in the summer they have tons of food trucks here, a weekly event called Off the Grid. There's a great farmer's market on Sundays.

Sightseeing

Great open grassy area that is perfect for a morning run.
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Triángulo Verde de Marina
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great open grassy area that is perfect for a morning run.
Huge open field with plenty of space to throw frisbees, have a football game, or picnic.
426 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Crissy Field
426 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Huge open field with plenty of space to throw frisbees, have a football game, or picnic.
A super touristy area that has lots of souvenirs and overpriced restaurants.
713 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Fishermans Wharf
2801 Leavenworth St
713 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
A super touristy area that has lots of souvenirs and overpriced restaurants.
You won't believe that you are in San Francisco when you come across this picturesque dome. Bring a picnic and get ready for a serene setting. Worth coming back at night because it glows red!
463 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Palacio de Bellas Artes
3601 Lyon St
463 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
You won't believe that you are in San Francisco when you come across this picturesque dome. Bring a picnic and get ready for a serene setting. Worth coming back at night because it glows red!
Take an elevator to the top of Coit Tower for a beautiful view of the city.
545 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Coit Tower
545 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Take an elevator to the top of Coit Tower for a beautiful view of the city.
Come take a few pictures with the buildings that Full House made famous.
300 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Las damas pintadas
Hayes Street
300 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Come take a few pictures with the buildings that Full House made famous.
Do not leave SF without coming to take a few pictures here. Bike or walk across to soak it all in.
1321 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Puente Golden Gate
Golden Gate Bridge
1321 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Do not leave SF without coming to take a few pictures here. Bike or walk across to soak it all in.
Great views of the bridge here. Huge swaths of tourists though. We recommend going to the Alexander exit and turning onto Battery. There are a few stops on the hill. Very different, but awesome view.
15 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Vista Point
15 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great views of the bridge here. Huge swaths of tourists though. We recommend going to the Alexander exit and turning onto Battery. There are a few stops on the hill. Very different, but awesome view.
Great hike if you don't want to leave SF. Reserve about 3-4 hours.
694 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
694 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Great hike if you don't want to leave SF. Reserve about 3-4 hours.
George R. Moscone Recreation Center
1800 Chestnut St
Small playground
Cute park that you can walk through during daytime hours.
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Allyne Park
2609 Gough St
7 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Cute park that you can walk through during daytime hours.

Arts & Culture

Our favorite karaoke spot in the city. It's private room style, so bring a group of friends and get ready to sing your heart out. The ground level is also a sushi bar, but we've only been for karaoke.
YamaSho
1161 Post St
Our favorite karaoke spot in the city. It's private room style, so bring a group of friends and get ready to sing your heart out. The ground level is also a sushi bar, but we've only been for karaoke.

Shopping

Our local laundry place! What time zone is it in? GREENWICH CLEAN TIME!
6 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Greenwich Clean Time
1720 Greenwich St
6 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Our local laundry place! What time zone is it in? GREENWICH CLEAN TIME!

Essentials

Closest whole foods to us
905 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Closest whole foods to us
Nearby market with liquor and other snacks
Sherman Market
1598 Union St
Nearby market with liquor and other snacks
Nearby market with liquor, small groceries, and other snacks.
Rutily's Market
1700 Filbert St
Nearby market with liquor, small groceries, and other snacks.
Closest major supermarket to us. Also known as "Singles Safeway".
103 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Safeway
15 Marina Blvd
103 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Closest major supermarket to us. Also known as "Singles Safeway".