Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Arts & Culture

Modern arts. Public access to the tower- (great view over SF/ GGBridge/ Marin Headlands) and to beautiful cafe inside- yummi- Friday nights free concerts, nice crowd, check calendar!
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de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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Modern arts. Public access to the tower- (great view over SF/ GGBridge/ Marin Headlands) and to beautiful cafe inside- yummi- Friday nights free concerts, nice crowd, check calendar!
If you love fine arts, you must visit this place: Impressive Rodin collection (including the "Thinker"), Cezanne, Rembrandt, Degas, El Greco, Rubens....surrounded by a beautiful park (golf course)
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Legion of Honor
100 34th Ave
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If you love fine arts, you must visit this place: Impressive Rodin collection (including the "Thinker"), Cezanne, Rembrandt, Degas, El Greco, Rubens....surrounded by a beautiful park (golf course)

Food Scene

Beautiful Japanese Garden- Cherry blossom March to April- No better place to endulge a cup of green tea in this very peaceful place. Check website for free admission times
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Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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Beautiful Japanese Garden- Cherry blossom March to April- No better place to endulge a cup of green tea in this very peaceful place. Check website for free admission times
Great coffee & breakfast place. Granola, bagels, eggs, sandwiches, the full spiel!
Cafe Muse
785 8th Avenue
Great coffee & breakfast place. Granola, bagels, eggs, sandwiches, the full spiel!
SF institution! Love this place- bicycles- students and so close to the GG Park Great coffee and sandwiches, but also beer and wine in the evening.
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Velo Rouge Cafe
798 Arguello Blvd
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SF institution! Love this place- bicycles- students and so close to the GG Park Great coffee and sandwiches, but also beer and wine in the evening.
European bakery - European bread, large assortment of cakes and cookies. Soups, piroshki, Russian crepes, pies and other entrees. One of our favorites.
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Cinderella Bakery & Cafe
436 Balboa St
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European bakery - European bread, large assortment of cakes and cookies. Soups, piroshki, Russian crepes, pies and other entrees. One of our favorites.
classic- more upscale restaurant- love it “Refined American eatery & wine bar” Classic - more upscale restaurant - love it. Small menu, but really good food from local farmers.
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The Richmond
615 Balboa St
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classic- more upscale restaurant- love it “Refined American eatery & wine bar” Classic - more upscale restaurant - love it. Small menu, but really good food from local farmers.
pork-bun $1 croissants... not so nice to sit - but quality is good- food to go
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Cherry Blossom Bakery
844 Clement St
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pork-bun $1 croissants... not so nice to sit - but quality is good- food to go
Very unique scenery....cross-over between sports bar and living room atmosphere. Fantastic Brasilian inspired pizzas. Definitively not the usual pizzaria
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Pizza Orgasmica & Brewing Co.
823 Clement Street
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Very unique scenery....cross-over between sports bar and living room atmosphere. Fantastic Brasilian inspired pizzas. Definitively not the usual pizzaria
Breakfast- very popular- close to Farmers market on Sunday morning
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Eats
50 Clement St
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Breakfast- very popular- close to Farmers market on Sunday morning
japanese
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Yuubi Japanese Restaurant
501 Balboa St
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japanese
korea
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Muguboka Restaurant
401 Balboa St
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korea
Sandwich
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Chomp N' Swig
5601 Geary Blvd
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Sandwich
Vietnamese
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Le Soleil
133 Clement St
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Vietnamese
A very unusual ice creamery and more....you don't want to miss this place.
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Toy Boat Dessert Cafe
401 Clement St
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A very unusual ice creamery and more....you don't want to miss this place.
Worker-owned bakery "Make loaf not war"
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Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Ave
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Worker-owned bakery "Make loaf not war"
"Surfer Cafe" Cool hangout... Great place to start for a coffee and then... surf?
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Java Beach Café
1396 La Playa St
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"Surfer Cafe" Cool hangout... Great place to start for a coffee and then... surf?
Family-owned for 75 years. Open at 6:30. Take the Muni bus down Geary Blvd and enjoy a fantastic breakfast with breathtaking views of the Pacific. Then walk to the beach or around Lands End...
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Louis'
902 Point Lobos Ave
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Family-owned for 75 years. Open at 6:30. Take the Muni bus down Geary Blvd and enjoy a fantastic breakfast with breathtaking views of the Pacific. Then walk to the beach or around Lands End...
Upper-scale restaurant with breathtaking views of the Pacific and the birds on Seal Rocks. A great place for a special occasion
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Cliff House
1090 Point Lobos Ave
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Upper-scale restaurant with breathtaking views of the Pacific and the birds on Seal Rocks. A great place for a special occasion
Two restaurants in one! Set in the GG Park visitor center with 1930ies frescos. Upstairs with ocean views (reservation for sunset times!), ground floor towards the park, with garden-party atmosphere
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Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant
1000 Great Hwy
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Two restaurants in one! Set in the GG Park visitor center with 1930ies frescos. Upstairs with ocean views (reservation for sunset times!), ground floor towards the park, with garden-party atmosphere
If you desire fast food from a chain....
Jack in the Box
4649 Geary Blvd
If you desire fast food from a chain....
French Bakery
Grain D'Or
236 Clement St
French Bakery
nice place
Cumaica
1398 Mission St
nice place
Pretty Please Bakeshop
Pretty! Bakery
Offers a wide variety of repair servers ranging from a quick Bike Tune-Up to a Full Service
3038 Fulton St
3038 Fulton Street
Offers a wide variety of repair servers ranging from a quick Bike Tune-Up to a Full Service
Great Pastrys
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La Boulange de Sunset
1266 9th Avenue
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Great Pastrys
We Love the buritos!!!!
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Gordo Taqueria
1239 9th Ave
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We Love the buritos!!!!
great japanese food
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Ebisu Restaurant
1283 9th Ave
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great japanese food

Entertainment & Activities

Science Museum and more! Great treat for kids and their parents... Earthquake simulations Planetarium Huge aquarium Glass dome rainforest w/ spiral stairs up to the top! Africa hall
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California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Dr
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Science Museum and more! Great treat for kids and their parents... Earthquake simulations Planetarium Huge aquarium Glass dome rainforest w/ spiral stairs up to the top! Africa hall

Drinks & Nightlife

German Beer!
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STEINS
731 Clement St
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German Beer!
the name says it all...
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Bitter End
441 Clement St
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the name says it all...
British
19 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Pig and Whistle S.F.
2801 Geary Blvd
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British
If you don't want to walk further. Good service, darts & pool.
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Hearth
3985 17th St
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If you don't want to walk further. Good service, darts & pool.

Shopping

SF institution. Independent Bookstore- new and lots of used- LOVE it...but be warned...you might spend the whole day inside....
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Green Apple Books
506 Clement St
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SF institution. Independent Bookstore- new and lots of used- LOVE it...but be warned...you might spend the whole day inside....
because we need the stuff....
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Walgreens
300 Gough St
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because we need the stuff....
Fashion for women
8 lokalinvånare rekommenderar
Seedstore
212 Clement St
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Fashion for women
Kisha Studio
210 Clement St
Store
hip -- Books / Tshirts
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Park Life
220 Clement St
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hip -- Books / Tshirts

Essentials

Ingredients for life......large enough, but not fancy.....
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Safeway
735 7th Ave
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Ingredients for life......large enough, but not fancy.....
Get the healthy Californian picnic here and head over to the meadows of the Golden Gate Park.
690 Stanyan St
690 Stanyan Street
Get the healthy Californian picnic here and head over to the meadows of the Golden Gate Park.

Sightseeing

Beautiful meadow! Large playground to the south with old restored carousel. Hippie Hill on the north, on sunny days filled with post-flower childrens, playing drums, dancing, smoking....
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Robin Williams Meadow
320 Bowling Green Dr
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Beautiful meadow! Large playground to the south with old restored carousel. Hippie Hill on the north, on sunny days filled with post-flower childrens, playing drums, dancing, smoking....
Greenhouse and Botanical Garden from 1878 and the oldest municipal wooden conservatory remaining in the US. Surrounded by green meadows with every-changing flower beds. Great place to take photos
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Blomsterkonservatoriet
100 John F Kennedy Dr
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Greenhouse and Botanical Garden from 1878 and the oldest municipal wooden conservatory remaining in the US. Surrounded by green meadows with every-changing flower beds. Great place to take photos
Beautiful lake, walk, sit, picnic, or rent a boat. Climb up the island hill for views, explore the Chinese Pagoda. Blue Herons nest on island trees....
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Stow Lake
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Beautiful lake, walk, sit, picnic, or rent a boat. Climb up the island hill for views, explore the Chinese Pagoda. Blue Herons nest on island trees....
Original Dutch windmill used to pump water into the park. Restored surrounded by a beautiful tulip gardem.
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Dutch Windmill
1691 John F Kennedy Dr
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Original Dutch windmill used to pump water into the park. Restored surrounded by a beautiful tulip gardem.
Botanical Garden within the GG Park. Mediterranean, mild-temperate climate and montane tropic sections. Great (medical) herb garden. 4th largest magnolia collection etc. Library & bookstore.
Arboretum South Bathroom
Botanical Garden within the GG Park. Mediterranean, mild-temperate climate and montane tropic sections. Great (medical) herb garden. 4th largest magnolia collection etc. Library & bookstore.
Walk along the 3.5 mile long Ocean Beach. Watch the surfers, search for shells and sand dollars. Relax in the sand dunes. On warm weekend evening bonfires lights.
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Ocean Beach
La Playa St
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Walk along the 3.5 mile long Ocean Beach. Watch the surfers, search for shells and sand dollars. Relax in the sand dunes. On warm weekend evening bonfires lights.
Lots to do & see in the Haight: Walk down Haight Str, shop, eat or have a coffee. Search for the home of Janis Joplin & Jefferson Airplane. Enjoy the cluster of Victorian houses.
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Haight-Ashbury
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Lots to do & see in the Haight: Walk down Haight Str, shop, eat or have a coffee. Search for the home of Janis Joplin & Jefferson Airplane. Enjoy the cluster of Victorian houses.
Great Beach with best GG Bridge views!
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Baker Beach
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Great Beach with best GG Bridge views!