Guidebook for San Francisco

Jason
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Modern American Cuisine
47 recommandé par les habitants
Fable
558 Castro St
47 recommandé par les habitants
Modern American Cuisine
A greasy spoon diner that's been around for decades.
42 recommandé par les habitants
Orphan Andy's
3991 17th St
42 recommandé par les habitants
A greasy spoon diner that's been around for decades.
Arguably the best seafood restaurant in the Castro.
37 recommandé par les habitants
Catch
2362 Market St
37 recommandé par les habitants
Arguably the best seafood restaurant in the Castro.
When a a Chinese chef and a Beer afficionado marry, you get Mama Ji's. Delicious Chinese dim sum and entrees, with a great beer selection.
88 recommandé par les habitants
Mama Ji's
4416 18th St
88 recommandé par les habitants
When a a Chinese chef and a Beer afficionado marry, you get Mama Ji's. Delicious Chinese dim sum and entrees, with a great beer selection.
You haven't been to SF until you've enjoyed a scoop or three from locally made Bi-Rite Creamery. Grab your cone or cup and take a stroll around Dolores Park.
478 recommandé par les habitants
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
478 recommandé par les habitants
You haven't been to SF until you've enjoyed a scoop or three from locally made Bi-Rite Creamery. Grab your cone or cup and take a stroll around Dolores Park.
Local coffee shop, a Castro Street institution.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Castro Coffee Company
427 Castro St
9 recommandé par les habitants
Local coffee shop, a Castro Street institution.
Gay-friendly sports bar with excellent food. It's not often you can find a grilled ahi tuna burger at a sports bar.
54 recommandé par les habitants
Hi Tops
2247 Market St
54 recommandé par les habitants
Gay-friendly sports bar with excellent food. It's not often you can find a grilled ahi tuna burger at a sports bar.
Some of the most delicious baked goods in SF. Reviewed by The New York Times. Their cookbooks are on best sellers lists. Expect a bit of a wait to get in the door, but well worth it!
768 recommandé par les habitants
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
768 recommandé par les habitants
Some of the most delicious baked goods in SF. Reviewed by The New York Times. Their cookbooks are on best sellers lists. Expect a bit of a wait to get in the door, but well worth it!
A great spot for burgers, salads, cocktails, and people watching. Grab a drink at Harvey's and toast to Harvey Milk, a champion for gay rights and the unofficial "Mayor of Castro Street.
46 recommandé par les habitants
Pauline's Pizza
260 Valencia St
46 recommandé par les habitants
A great spot for burgers, salads, cocktails, and people watching. Grab a drink at Harvey's and toast to Harvey Milk, a champion for gay rights and the unofficial "Mayor of Castro Street.
Delicious seafood with a Pan-Asian flair. A great lunch spot when visiting Golden Gate Park.
111 recommandé par les habitants
Pacific Catch
1200 9th Ave
111 recommandé par les habitants
Delicious seafood with a Pan-Asian flair. A great lunch spot when visiting Golden Gate Park.
One of the best seafood and Italian restaurants in SF.
29 recommandé par les habitants
Scoma's Restaurant
1965 Al Scoma Way
29 recommandé par les habitants
One of the best seafood and Italian restaurants in SF.
Great Italian & seafood restaurant with stunning views. If you go up to Muir Woods, Napa or Sonoma, this is a great spot for lunch or dinner.
27 recommandé par les habitants
Scoma's of Sausalito
588 Bridgeway
27 recommandé par les habitants
Great Italian & seafood restaurant with stunning views. If you go up to Muir Woods, Napa or Sonoma, this is a great spot for lunch or dinner.
A local spot best known for their incredible breads, but everything here is delicious. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We highly recommend the fried brussel sprouts, hangar steak, and the shrimp & grits.
259 recommandé par les habitants
Outerlands
4001 Judah St
259 recommandé par les habitants
A local spot best known for their incredible breads, but everything here is delicious. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We highly recommend the fried brussel sprouts, hangar steak, and the shrimp & grits.
California comfort food, open for brunch, lunch or dinner.
135 recommandé par les habitants
Starbelly
3583 16th St
135 recommandé par les habitants
California comfort food, open for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Get your sugar fix here. Since it's the Castro, one of the options is to buy a phallic-inspired cookie.
36 recommandé par les habitants
Hot Cookie
1817 Castro St
36 recommandé par les habitants
Get your sugar fix here. Since it's the Castro, one of the options is to buy a phallic-inspired cookie.
Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. All of the omelettes are amazing, and you haven't had bacon until you've had their millionaire's bacon.
133 recommandé par les habitants
Kitchen Story
3499 16th St
133 recommandé par les habitants
Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. All of the omelettes are amazing, and you haven't had bacon until you've had their millionaire's bacon.
Great little spot in Cole Valley to visit after seeing Twin Peaks or before reaching Golden Gate Park. Petite French bistro. Great for brunch, lunch or dinner.
286 recommandé par les habitants
Zazie
941 Cole St
286 recommandé par les habitants
Great little spot in Cole Valley to visit after seeing Twin Peaks or before reaching Golden Gate Park. Petite French bistro. Great for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Great little spot near the Marina for a cost effective poke bowl.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Poki Time
549 Irving St
12 recommandé par les habitants
Great little spot near the Marina for a cost effective poke bowl.
Classic Italian restaurant. The oldest Italian restaurant in San Francisco.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Fior d'Italia
2237 Mason St
7 recommandé par les habitants
Classic Italian restaurant. The oldest Italian restaurant in San Francisco.
Delicious Szechuan Chinese Restaurant
28 recommandé par les habitants
Z & Y Restaurant
655 Jackson St
28 recommandé par les habitants
Delicious Szechuan Chinese Restaurant
One of the best local chocolate shops in town.
152 recommandé par les habitants
Dandelion Chocolate
740 Valencia St
152 recommandé par les habitants
One of the best local chocolate shops in town.

Parks & Nature

Across the street, about one block away. Great place for a little stroll before dinner.
48 recommandé par les habitants
Kite Hill Open Space
48 recommandé par les habitants
Across the street, about one block away. Great place for a little stroll before dinner.
beautiful park, hidden in Golden Gate Park. It's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
152 recommandé par les habitants
Stow Lake
152 recommandé par les habitants
beautiful park, hidden in Golden Gate Park. It's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
The bald hill, visible from our home. This park is a mile from our home and a great spot to see the Golden Gate Bridge, and take great photos of the SF skyline.
180 recommandé par les habitants
Corona Heights Park
Museum Way
180 recommandé par les habitants
The bald hill, visible from our home. This park is a mile from our home and a great spot to see the Golden Gate Bridge, and take great photos of the SF skyline.
1244 recommandé par les habitants
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 recommandé par les habitants
Beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge.
383 recommandé par les habitants
Presidio of San Francisco
383 recommandé par les habitants
Beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge.

Arts & Culture

One of the most amazing tea gardens on the continent.
348 recommandé par les habitants
Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
348 recommandé par les habitants
One of the most amazing tea gardens on the continent.
813 recommandé par les habitants
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
813 recommandé par les habitants
Great place to get an understanding of our LGBT movement in SF.
23 recommandé par les habitants
GLBT Historical Society Museum
4127 18th St
23 recommandé par les habitants
Great place to get an understanding of our LGBT movement in SF.

Essentials

905 recommandé par les habitants
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 recommandé par les habitants
277 recommandé par les habitants
Mollie Stone's Markets
2435 California St
277 recommandé par les habitants
416 recommandé par les habitants
Safeway
2020 Market St
416 recommandé par les habitants
203 recommandé par les habitants
Trader Joe's
3 Masonic Ave
203 recommandé par les habitants
19 recommandé par les habitants
Fitness SF Castro
2301 Market St
19 recommandé par les habitants
24-hours pharmacy.
293 recommandé par les habitants
Walgreens
1333 Castro St
293 recommandé par les habitants
24-hours pharmacy.

Sightseeing

Did you know there were wild parrots living in SF? Do you want to see them? Then you should go here. Most folks visiting SF never make it here.
23 recommandé par les habitants
Filbert Steps
23 recommandé par les habitants
Did you know there were wild parrots living in SF? Do you want to see them? Then you should go here. Most folks visiting SF never make it here.
Beautiful vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, the SF city skyline, and much more!
545 recommandé par les habitants
Coit Tower
545 recommandé par les habitants
Beautiful vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, the SF city skyline, and much more!
A great spot to take photos of the Golden Gate Bridge and the SF city skyline. Bike across the bridge or go by car.
15 recommandé par les habitants
Vista Point
15 recommandé par les habitants
A great spot to take photos of the Golden Gate Bridge and the SF city skyline. Bike across the bridge or go by car.
This is the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge, in my humble opinion.
194 recommandé par les habitants
Marin Headlands
194 recommandé par les habitants
This is the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge, in my humble opinion.
It's the largest rainbow flag in the country. You can't not want to take a picture in front of it! :-)
Pink Triangle Memorial
2454 Market St
It's the largest rainbow flag in the country. You can't not want to take a picture in front of it! :-)
The Pemberton Steps are how locals get to the top of Twin Peaks every day. Too steep for a street, they built a stairwell instead. According to Bonnie Wach at the SF Chronicle, "The Pemberton steps begin at the curve of Clayton Street right before you cross Corbett. Climb 20 feet up the brick stairway and you leave urban angst behind. Car noise fades into the leafy overgrowth, and by the time you reach the first cross street (Villa Terrace) you find yourself wondering if this hilly perch has always been here, or if it magically appears like Brigadoon whenever the planets align just right."
Pemberton Place
Pemberton Place
The Pemberton Steps are how locals get to the top of Twin Peaks every day. Too steep for a street, they built a stairwell instead. According to Bonnie Wach at the SF Chronicle, "The Pemberton steps begin at the curve of Clayton Street right before you cross Corbett. Climb 20 feet up the brick stairway and you leave urban angst behind. Car noise fades into the leafy overgrowth, and by the time you reach the first cross street (Villa Terrace) you find yourself wondering if this hilly perch has always been here, or if it magically appears like Brigadoon whenever the planets align just right."
Best view of SF!
727 recommandé par les habitants
Twin Peaks
727 recommandé par les habitants
Best view of SF!

Drinks & Nightlife

Neighborhood bar know for craft beer and craft cocktails with things you've never heard of before.
119 recommandé par les habitants
Blackbird
2124 Market St
119 recommandé par les habitants
Neighborhood bar know for craft beer and craft cocktails with things you've never heard of before.
Just your neighborhood gay bar. A great place for happy hour drinks or later in the evening. Just don't come here expecting an impressive wine list or an award-winning cocktail.
21 recommandé par les habitants
Toad Hall
4146 18th St
21 recommandé par les habitants
Just your neighborhood gay bar. A great place for happy hour drinks or later in the evening. Just don't come here expecting an impressive wine list or an award-winning cocktail.
The best nightclub in the Castro if you like to dance.
20 recommandé par les habitants
The Cafe
2369 Market St
20 recommandé par les habitants
The best nightclub in the Castro if you like to dance.
If a Cal-Asian restaurant and a drag bar were to have a baby. Enjoy delicious food (like filet mignon and ahi tuna burgers) and a dinner show presented by the incredible ladies of AsiaSF. This is a unique San Francisco experience.
33 recommandé par les habitants
AsiaSF
201 9th St
33 recommandé par les habitants
If a Cal-Asian restaurant and a drag bar were to have a baby. Enjoy delicious food (like filet mignon and ahi tuna burgers) and a dinner show presented by the incredible ladies of AsiaSF. This is a unique San Francisco experience.
A great place for a glass of wine (or three!) and a charcuterie plate. Occasionally local musicians will perform live during happy hour.
27 recommandé par les habitants
Blush! Wine Bar
476 Castro St
27 recommandé par les habitants
A great place for a glass of wine (or three!) and a charcuterie plate. Occasionally local musicians will perform live during happy hour.
One of the iconic gay nightclubs in the Castro. Grab a cocktail and head to the outdoor deck to people watch and take in beautiful views of the city.
49 recommandé par les habitants
Lookout
3600 16th St
49 recommandé par les habitants
One of the iconic gay nightclubs in the Castro. Grab a cocktail and head to the outdoor deck to people watch and take in beautiful views of the city.
2nd best nightclub for dancing.
20 recommandé par les habitants
Beaux
2344 Market St
20 recommandé par les habitants
2nd best nightclub for dancing.
A little piece of history. "Twin Peaks Tavern, which first opened in 1935 but was purchased by Cunha and Forster in 1971, is believed to be the first gay bar in the nation to feature full-length, open plate glass windows that let its patrons look out, and more importantly, the public look in. The lesbian friends, known to most regulars as "the girls," opened the bar to the world at a time when many gays still feared losing their jobs or being socially ostracized if their sexual orientation was revealed. It has now survived for 40 years as one of the Castro district's most memorable and welcoming establishments." - SF Chronicle
32 recommandé par les habitants
Twin Peaks Tavern
401 Castro St
32 recommandé par les habitants
A little piece of history. "Twin Peaks Tavern, which first opened in 1935 but was purchased by Cunha and Forster in 1971, is believed to be the first gay bar in the nation to feature full-length, open plate glass windows that let its patrons look out, and more importantly, the public look in. The lesbian friends, known to most regulars as "the girls," opened the bar to the world at a time when many gays still feared losing their jobs or being socially ostracized if their sexual orientation was revealed. It has now survived for 40 years as one of the Castro district's most memorable and welcoming establishments." - SF Chronicle
Great Napa winery.
12 recommandé par les habitants
Del Dotto Estate Winery & Caves
1445 St Helena Hwy
12 recommandé par les habitants
Great Napa winery.
Great Napa winery
12 recommandé par les habitants
Trefethen Vineyards
1160 Oak Knoll Ave
12 recommandé par les habitants
Great Napa winery
Great Napa winery.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Clos Pegase Winery
1060 Dunaweal Ln
7 recommandé par les habitants
Great Napa winery.
Great Napa winery.
31 recommandé par les habitants
Domaine Chandon
1 California Dr
31 recommandé par les habitants
Great Napa winery.
Great Napa winery.
150 recommandé par les habitants
Castello di Amorosa
4045 St Helena Hwy
150 recommandé par les habitants
Great Napa winery.
Amazing winery with great views of rolling vineyards. Best known for their complex pinot noirs and buttery chardonnays.
25 recommandé par les habitants
La Crema Estate at Saralee's Vineyard
3575 Slusser Rd
25 recommandé par les habitants
Amazing winery with great views of rolling vineyards. Best known for their complex pinot noirs and buttery chardonnays.
Fantastic Sonoma County winery with delicious pinot noirs and chardonnays. Do your tasting indoors or outside.
11 recommandé par les habitants
Sonoma - Cutrer Vineyards Inc
4401 Slusser Rd
11 recommandé par les habitants
Fantastic Sonoma County winery with delicious pinot noirs and chardonnays. Do your tasting indoors or outside.
This is a terrific small production, family-owned winery where your tasting will feel much different than some of these larger corporate-run facilities. Great spot of pinot noirs and chardonnays.
28 recommandé par les habitants
Moshin Vineyards
10295 Westside Rd
28 recommandé par les habitants
This is a terrific small production, family-owned winery where your tasting will feel much different than some of these larger corporate-run facilities. Great spot of pinot noirs and chardonnays.
Great Sonoma County winery. Reservations recommended.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Williams Selyem Winery
7227 Westside Rd
9 recommandé par les habitants
Great Sonoma County winery. Reservations recommended.
Drag Bar with great entertainment.
20 recommandé par les habitants
Oasis
298 11th St
20 recommandé par les habitants
Drag Bar with great entertainment.