Guidebook for San Francisco
Essentials
Great local boutique gourmet market!
Excellent butcher/seafood options & they make excellent sandwiches if you are headed out sailing, to wine country or just taking a picnic to the park.
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Mollie Stone's Markets
Great local boutique gourmet market!
Excellent butcher/seafood options & they make excellent sandwiches if you are headed out sailing, to wine country or just taking a picnic to the park.
A typical big-box grocery store, they have everything and lots of brands to choose from, just as you'd expect
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Safeway
A typical big-box grocery store, they have everything and lots of brands to choose from, just as you'd expect
For those who love Trader Joe's, and their prepared meals, this one is the closest.
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Trader Joe's
For those who love Trader Joe's, and their prepared meals, this one is the closest.
Fantastic selection of champagnes & bubbles, as well as higher end wines & liquors
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D&M Wines and Liquors
Fantastic selection of champagnes & bubbles, as well as higher end wines & liquors
Closest pharmacy/drugstore, photo lab & the spot to pick up your SF Muni Clipper Card (ask at the photo counter).
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Walgreens Pharmacy
Closest pharmacy/drugstore, photo lab & the spot to pick up your SF Muni Clipper Card (ask at the photo counter).
Kiehl's
High-end beauty products
Beauty products. Great place if you need to get your eyebrows done while you're here.
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Benefit Cosmetics Boutique & BrowBar
Beauty products. Great place if you need to get your eyebrows done while you're here.
MAC Cosmetics
Cosmetics.
An especially helpful local stop if the airlines lost your baggage!
Chase Bank
Closest Chase ATM
Wells Fargo Bank
No ATMs, but a branch.
YogaWorks San Francisco
LOTS of yoga classes!
UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
Leading Hospital & Cancer specialists
UCSF Women's Health Center, Mount Zion
Focus on women's medicine.
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center
Closest Kaiser facility
United States Postal Service
Our closest post office. Walk, there's nowhere to park.
A fantastic, little traditional Japanese spa. They have days that are men-only, ladies-only, but there's only one day a week when you can go together for a steam/soak/plunge.
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Kabuki Springs & Spa
A fantastic, little traditional Japanese spa. They have days that are men-only, ladies-only, but there's only one day a week when you can go together for a steam/soak/plunge.
Imperial Spa
They always deliver a nice massage!
Pacific Heights Health Club
Closest gym!
The oldest, private (members-only) tennis club west of the Mississippi. Part of the Centenary Tennis Clubs Assoc. If you're a member, you can play!
www.centenarytennisclubs.org/
California Tennis Club
The oldest, private (members-only) tennis club west of the Mississippi. Part of the Centenary Tennis Clubs Assoc. If you're a member, you can play!
www.centenarytennisclubs.org/
CPMC Radiation Oncology, Pacific Campus | 2333 Buchanan Street
Closest hospital emergency room
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Great gym!
Food Scene
Great trendy Italian (Rome) restaurant, excellent Italian wine list, with some great options by the glass. Sister restaurant to A16 in the Marina (also yummy!)
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SPQR
Great trendy Italian (Rome) restaurant, excellent Italian wine list, with some great options by the glass. Sister restaurant to A16 in the Marina (also yummy!)
Chef Charles Phan (famous chef) of The Slanted Door (Ferry Building dtwn). He lives a block away in the apt above sister restaurant, OTD. I especially LOVE Vietnamese breakfast & their wines on tap.
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OTD
Chef Charles Phan (famous chef) of The Slanted Door (Ferry Building dtwn). He lives a block away in the apt above sister restaurant, OTD. I especially LOVE Vietnamese breakfast & their wines on tap.
Casual & fun. I love their fresh & local seafood specials - and I often CRAVE their famous traditional Maine Lobster Roll & fries, with a glass of chardonnay or a bottle of bubbles!
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Woodhouse Fish Co.
Casual & fun. I love their fresh & local seafood specials - and I often CRAVE their famous traditional Maine Lobster Roll & fries, with a glass of chardonnay or a bottle of bubbles!
Bun Mee
Super quick & casual Vietnamese sandwiches (& salads).
A very famous casual gourmet pizza spot. It's almost ALWAYS packed, with a long wait. Instead, call in an order and bring it back to my place to enjoy, that's what we usually do.
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Pizzeria Delfina - Mission
A very famous casual gourmet pizza spot. It's almost ALWAYS packed, with a long wait. Instead, call in an order and bring it back to my place to enjoy, that's what we usually do.
Super casual, traditional pizza. You can just grab a slice, or order a whole pie.
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Extreme Pizza
Super casual, traditional pizza. You can just grab a slice, or order a whole pie.
Yummy food, cute small bar, recommend reservation. They've got 2 cute tables in their front windows, if you like to watch the crowd walk by - make sure to special request one. 2 tables outside too.
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Florio Bar & Cafe
Yummy food, cute small bar, recommend reservation. They've got 2 cute tables in their front windows, if you like to watch the crowd walk by - make sure to special request one. 2 tables outside too.
One of the oldest restaurants (& bars) in the neighborhood. Great cocktails. Super fun to sit at a table outside. Make a reservation!
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The Elite Cafe
One of the oldest restaurants (& bars) in the neighborhood. Great cocktails. Super fun to sit at a table outside. Make a reservation!
Casual & super close breakfast spot. Absolutely packed on weekends after 9am, we usually walk down to put our names on the list, before hopping in the shower so we don't have to wait so long.
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Sweet Maple
Casual & super close breakfast spot. Absolutely packed on weekends after 9am, we usually walk down to put our names on the list, before hopping in the shower so we don't have to wait so long.
This is my go-to super close & casual Thai restaurant. While it's cute inside, I often call to place an order on my drive home from work & I just stop to pick it up on my way.
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Sweet Lime Thai Cuisine
This is my go-to super close & casual Thai restaurant. While it's cute inside, I often call to place an order on my drive home from work & I just stop to pick it up on my way.
Super casual restaurant, with a bar. A couple tables outside. The kids LOVE to "build their own" hamburgers (or bison, or veggie burgers) + truffle or sweet potato fries.
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Roam Artisan Burgers
Super casual restaurant, with a bar. A couple tables outside. The kids LOVE to "build their own" hamburgers (or bison, or veggie burgers) + truffle or sweet potato fries.
Great little local bakery, whether you want a macaroon, savory pastry, quiche or a fresh baguette - or even a quick little french lunch sandwich to go.
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La Boulangerie de San Francisco, Cole Valley
Great little local bakery, whether you want a macaroon, savory pastry, quiche or a fresh baguette - or even a quick little french lunch sandwich to go.
Sift Dessert Bar
Bakery - especially for sweet things!
Smitten Ice Cream
Made-to-order ice cream, using liquid nitrogen!
Jane on Fillmore
Great breakfast & lunch spot!
Peet's Coffee
Seriously good coffee & tea
This one has a couple of parking spaces if you want to grab coffee and you're on your way out in a car.
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Starbucks
This one has a couple of parking spaces if you want to grab coffee and you're on your way out in a car.
Fresca Fillmore
Peruvian. If you want to try some new ethnic flavors.
Sometimes you just NEED a bagel.
NOTE: Starbucks is directly across the street. In case you want to stop there first.
Noah's Bagels
Sometimes you just NEED a bagel.
NOTE: Starbucks is directly across the street. In case you want to stop there first.
Fantastic Southern Indian cuisine (including seafood) & trendy cocktails. Make a reservation, they're always packed for lunch & dinner. Directly across the street form the Sundance Kabuki theatre.
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DOSA on Fillmore
Fantastic Southern Indian cuisine (including seafood) & trendy cocktails. Make a reservation, they're always packed for lunch & dinner. Directly across the street form the Sundance Kabuki theatre.
Killer Southern restaurant - try the fried chicken!
Great cocktail seating area too, often there's a band playing there at night.
Known for their Gospel Brunch!
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1300 Fillmore St, San Francisco, CA 94115美国
Killer Southern restaurant - try the fried chicken!
Great cocktail seating area too, often there's a band playing there at night.
Known for their Gospel Brunch!
Do you love it when Japanese food is cooked on the grill right in front of you? If so, this is for you! Great place for a larger party (6-8). Make a reservation.
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Benihana
Do you love it when Japanese food is cooked on the grill right in front of you? If so, this is for you! Great place for a larger party (6-8). Make a reservation.
Eliza's
Best Chinese in the 'hood!
Super casual, blue collar restaurant - but they have very authentic Phillie Cheese Steaks if you feel a craving coming on.
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The Cheese Steak Shop
Super casual, blue collar restaurant - but they have very authentic Phillie Cheese Steaks if you feel a craving coming on.
James Beard's:
Best Chef of the West - 2015!
Best New Restaurant - 2013!
Make a reservation or get in line early (at 4:30pm) before they open!
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State Bird Provisions
James Beard's:
Best Chef of the West - 2015!
Best New Restaurant - 2013!
Make a reservation or get in line early (at 4:30pm) before they open!
Chouquet's
Adorable little French restaurant, with a cute outside patio.
My favorite little casual sushi joint, maybe eight seats at the bar, & 10 tables. No reservations.
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Godzila Sushi
My favorite little casual sushi joint, maybe eight seats at the bar, & 10 tables. No reservations.
Spectacularly fresh seafood & sushi. Super tiny. I recommend making reservations far in advance.
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Kiss Seafood
Spectacularly fresh seafood & sushi. Super tiny. I recommend making reservations far in advance.
Super casual breakfast/coffee & lunch spot. There's a handful of tables outside too.
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The Grove - Fillmore
Super casual breakfast/coffee & lunch spot. There's a handful of tables outside too.
The most authentic NY bagels in SF. Just opened (March 2016), so expect a line. I take a travel mug of coffee with me while I wait!
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Wise Sons Jewish Deli 24th Street
The most authentic NY bagels in SF. Just opened (March 2016), so expect a line. I take a travel mug of coffee with me while I wait!
Sister restaurant to the famous State Bird Provisions & right next store too, seriously good food!
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The Progress
Sister restaurant to the famous State Bird Provisions & right next store too, seriously good food!
Shopping
菲尔莫尔区
Shopping extroidinaire!
All sorts of stores & restaurants in this multi-block complex, as well as across the street.
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日本街
All sorts of stores & restaurants in this multi-block complex, as well as across the street.
prAna San Francisco
Really fun casual and stylish clothing, with a yoga feel to it
Design Within Reach
Super fun, modern furnishings & lighting store.
A consignment chain, if you have the patience to look, you can often pick up some slightly used designer bargains here!
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Crossroads Trading
A consignment chain, if you have the patience to look, you can often pick up some slightly used designer bargains here!
Ralph Lauren
Fantastic high-end boutique
MIO
Funky ladies clothing & accessories
rag & bone
GREAT boutique, very LA.
Cotelac
Fun boutique, with a Euro clothing vibe.
Browser Books
Our local, "Indie", book store.
Toujours Lingerie
High-end lingerie. Great place to stop if you need something sexy!
Marc Jacobs
Another fun/funky high-end clothing boutique.
alice + olivia
Another fun & funky ladies boutique!
Check out the athletic clothing store from The Gap, Inc. This is their first/flagship store.
Great stop if you forgot your running clothes or yoga gear!
Athleta
Check out the athletic clothing store from The Gap, Inc. This is their first/flagship store.
Great stop if you forgot your running clothes or yoga gear!
Ladies Boutique.
I remember seeing Hillary Clinton in an outfit from Margaret O'Leary's when she was our First Lady.
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Margaret O'Leary
Ladies Boutique.
I remember seeing Hillary Clinton in an outfit from Margaret O'Leary's when she was our First Lady.
Kinokuniya Bookstore - San Francisco
Japanese book store
I absolutely adore this tiny Japanese stationary/gift store: beautiful papers, fine-point pens, pencils, kids erasers in the shape of animals, gifts. Great place for unique kids gifts, adults too.
Maido Fine Stationery & Gifts - San Francisco
I absolutely adore this tiny Japanese stationary/gift store: beautiful papers, fine-point pens, pencils, kids erasers in the shape of animals, gifts. Great place for unique kids gifts, adults too.
Paper Source
Super fun place for all of your gift & wrapping needs!
Song Tea & Ceramics
They specialize in imported teas, and ceramics used with tea
Entertainment & Activities
The Fillmore
World famous and intimately small concert venue
Fantastic movie threatre complex - you can pre-reserve your exact seat, and a number of the theatres inside allow you to bring in alcohol from their bar.
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AMC Kabuki 8
Fantastic movie threatre complex - you can pre-reserve your exact seat, and a number of the theatres inside allow you to bring in alcohol from their bar.
Landmark's Clay Theatre
Our local "indie" movie theatre
Tennis courts, basketball & newly redone kids' playground. Set on the top of our local SF peak, so a beautiful 360 degree view too!
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阿尔塔广场公园
Tennis courts, basketball & newly redone kids' playground. Set on the top of our local SF peak, so a beautiful 360 degree view too!
Everything Else
St Dom's is our local & very beautiful old catholic church, built before the 1906 earthquake.
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圣道明堂
St Dom's is our local & very beautiful old catholic church, built before the 1906 earthquake.
Congregation Sherith Israel
Our local Hebrew temple.
City Church San Francisco
Many of my 20-30 something friends go here. Lots of singing!
City Park.
Newly refinished lighted tennis courts & basketball + indoor pool.
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Hamilton Recreation Center
City Park.
Newly refinished lighted tennis courts & basketball + indoor pool.
Drinks & Nightlife
LOTS of TVs, if you want to catch a sports game and have a beer (or wine/cocktail). Their Bar Menu is pretty good too.
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Harry's Bar
LOTS of TVs, if you want to catch a sports game and have a beer (or wine/cocktail). Their Bar Menu is pretty good too.
I have seen more visiting LA celebrities here in this dark bar/club then anywhere else in SF (except maybe the Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel). And it's easy to walk home from here!
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Lion Pub
I have seen more visiting LA celebrities here in this dark bar/club then anywhere else in SF (except maybe the Redwood Room at the Clift Hotel). And it's easy to walk home from here!
A small, funky little wine bar, with some limited bar food options.
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Fat Angel Food & Libation
A small, funky little wine bar, with some limited bar food options.
The Social Study
A cool little bar, often has a DJ playing.
Wine Jar
Not my favorite, but definitely the closest wine bar.
If you are between 20 & 30, this is the bar you'll most likely head to when you want to watch sports in my neighborhood.
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The San Francisco Athletic Club
If you are between 20 & 30, this is the bar you'll most likely head to when you want to watch sports in my neighborhood.
Palmer's Tavern
Super spot for cocktails!
Across the street from The Fillmore, often bands playing at the Fillmore can be found drinking at the bar before their shows (sometimes afterwards too). The Boom Boom Room has their own live music lineup too, lots of R&B, and Funk.
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Boom Boom Room
Across the street from The Fillmore, often bands playing at the Fillmore can be found drinking at the bar before their shows (sometimes afterwards too). The Boom Boom Room has their own live music lineup too, lots of R&B, and Funk.
Sightseeing
Walk ~10 blocks south to the park to see the much-photographed "Painted Ladies" (Beautiful row of colorfully painted Victorians, with the SF city skyline behind them). Take pics just before sunset.
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六姊妹
Walk ~10 blocks south to the park to see the much-photographed "Painted Ladies" (Beautiful row of colorfully painted Victorians, with the SF city skyline behind them). Take pics just before sunset.