Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Great Oaxacan food, and very close to the house. Lots of vegetarian options. Open for dinner during the week, and for lunch and dinner Fri - Sun.
11 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Tacorgasmico
2337 Market StGreat Oaxacan food, and very close to the house. Lots of vegetarian options. Open for dinner during the week, and for lunch and dinner Fri - Sun.
Quiet, affordable restaurant with a wide variety of dishes, all delicious, and all in huge quantities. Seriously - split an entree with someone. Friendly service and a good wine list.
Cafe Mystique
464 Castro StQuiet, affordable restaurant with a wide variety of dishes, all delicious, and all in huge quantities. Seriously - split an entree with someone. Friendly service and a good wine list.
Delicious Thai/Burmese food. Everything on the menu is $7 or less; no alcohol served or allowed. Tiny, hole-in-the-wall run by fast-talking Asian ladies. Service is not all that friendly, but the food is worth it. The chicken noodle soup is addictive - made with coconut milk and fish sauce. The tea salad is crunchy and satisfying, and their tofu is fried perfectly. Avoid lunch and dinner hour, as you'll never get a seat.
75 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Yamo
3406 18th StDelicious Thai/Burmese food. Everything on the menu is $7 or less; no alcohol served or allowed. Tiny, hole-in-the-wall run by fast-talking Asian ladies. Service is not all that friendly, but the food is worth it. The chicken noodle soup is addictive - made with coconut milk and fish sauce. The tea salad is crunchy and satisfying, and their tofu is fried perfectly. Avoid lunch and dinner hour, as you'll never get a seat.
Our go-to Mexican restaurant. Family-run, friendly staff, stiff margaritas, and a solid menu of typical Mexican restaurant dishes. Make sure you tip the Mariachis. A dollar is sufficient. Sunday brunch here is always satisfying, though they don't open until 11am.
69 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Puerto Alegre
546 Valencia StOur go-to Mexican restaurant. Family-run, friendly staff, stiff margaritas, and a solid menu of typical Mexican restaurant dishes. Make sure you tip the Mariachis. A dollar is sufficient. Sunday brunch here is always satisfying, though they don't open until 11am.
Drinks & Nightlife
Punk dive bar where the locals hang out with their dogs. Huge beer selection and decent prices on pints. Good place to catch a ballgame if you want to avoid big screens and bigger crowds. Free popcorn, and an outdoor smoking patio.
58 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Lucky 13
1301 Park StPunk dive bar where the locals hang out with their dogs. Huge beer selection and decent prices on pints. Good place to catch a ballgame if you want to avoid big screens and bigger crowds. Free popcorn, and an outdoor smoking patio.
Essentials
They have everything you need here, but you'll have to walk through a gauntlet of homeless people, panhandlers, and petition peddlers to get there. It's not dangerous; just unpleasant. The store itself is clean and well-stocked.
416 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Safeway
2020 Market StThey have everything you need here, but you'll have to walk through a gauntlet of homeless people, panhandlers, and petition peddlers to get there. It's not dangerous; just unpleasant. The store itself is clean and well-stocked.
You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Walgreens in San Francisco. This in our neighborhood Walgreens, where you can buy health/beauty products, snacks and sodas, cleaning supplies, and limited school/office supplies. But you can't buy cigarettes or alcohol here.
263 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Walgreens
1363 Divisadero StYou can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Walgreens in San Francisco. This in our neighborhood Walgreens, where you can buy health/beauty products, snacks and sodas, cleaning supplies, and limited school/office supplies. But you can't buy cigarettes or alcohol here.
Good produce, decent prices. Friendly staff, and some good ethnic items.
32 personas del lugar lo recomiendan
Golden Produce
172 Church StGood produce, decent prices. Friendly staff, and some good ethnic items.