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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

$$ Great bite to eat, coffee, and hanging out. They serve all meals 7 days a week. Super kid friendly. A real neighborhood spot.
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Precita Park Cafe & Grill
500 Precita Avenue
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$$ Great bite to eat, coffee, and hanging out. They serve all meals 7 days a week. Super kid friendly. A real neighborhood spot.
$ Hands down the best tacos in town (don't get burritos here!). Known as "LT" for "La Taqueria" to the locals. Get tacos and horchata, a mexican rice beverage with sugar and cinnamon. Amazing.
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La Taqueria
2889 Mission St
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$ Hands down the best tacos in town (don't get burritos here!). Known as "LT" for "La Taqueria" to the locals. Get tacos and horchata, a mexican rice beverage with sugar and cinnamon. Amazing.
$ Amazing sweet and savory pies, also a cafe. You can get a whole pie and savor it over several days, or buy it by the slice. Yum. $8 take-out dinners from 6-8pm.
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Mission Pie
2901 Mission St
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$ Amazing sweet and savory pies, also a cafe. You can get a whole pie and savor it over several days, or buy it by the slice. Yum. $8 take-out dinners from 6-8pm.
$ For your not average mission style burrito try the salmon. Top quality and grilled to order. Baby burrito is pretty big, regular is huge.
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La Corneta Taqueria
2834 Diamond St
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$ For your not average mission style burrito try the salmon. Top quality and grilled to order. Baby burrito is pretty big, regular is huge.
$$ Best thin crust pizza in SF. They also have wonderful appetizers, salads and deserts. The clam pie is succulent. Definitely worth a trip to try out the best of what SF has to offer in pizza.
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Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
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$$ Best thin crust pizza in SF. They also have wonderful appetizers, salads and deserts. The clam pie is succulent. Definitely worth a trip to try out the best of what SF has to offer in pizza.
My favorite chocolate chip cookie in the world.
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The Mill
736 Divisadero St
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My favorite chocolate chip cookie in the world.
$$$ Our favorite SF restaurant. Reserve months out or go at 5pm and get a spot at the bar where you can order dinner starting at 6pm.
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St
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$$$ Our favorite SF restaurant. Reserve months out or go at 5pm and get a spot at the bar where you can order dinner starting at 6pm.
$$$ Incredible little bistro that serves up an every changing menu, in our top favorites. Reserve 3 months out or walk in just before they open for a bar seat (2-3 people max).
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Frances
3870 17th St
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$$$ Incredible little bistro that serves up an every changing menu, in our top favorites. Reserve 3 months out or walk in just before they open for a bar seat (2-3 people max).
$$ Great deli sandwiches and good brunch too. Walking distance from our house.
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Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen
3150 24th St
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$$ Great deli sandwiches and good brunch too. Walking distance from our house.
$$ - $$$ Great hand made pasta. A really wonderful restaurant. Call ahead or show up at opening for a community table.
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Flour + Water
2401 Harrison St
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$$ - $$$ Great hand made pasta. A really wonderful restaurant. Call ahead or show up at opening for a community table.
$$ Great food and usually not too long of a wait except on the weekends. They also do a killer brunch.
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Universal Cafe
2814 19th St
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$$ Great food and usually not too long of a wait except on the weekends. They also do a killer brunch.
$ Good burritos, amazing salsa. Take some salsa home to savor (they sell it by the bottle).
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Papalote Mexican Grill
1777 Fulton St
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$ Good burritos, amazing salsa. Take some salsa home to savor (they sell it by the bottle).
Small cafe with the best almond pastry in town. Try the pan chocolate, cheese twist, and empanadas as well. A good stop during urban hike out to Glen Canyon.
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Destination Baking Company
598 Chenery St
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Small cafe with the best almond pastry in town. Try the pan chocolate, cheese twist, and empanadas as well. A good stop during urban hike out to Glen Canyon.
Good pizza, bread, bakery. Coop run and true to the heart and soul. Get a whole pizza and bring it home for left overs. Yum!
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Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th Ave
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Good pizza, bread, bakery. Coop run and true to the heart and soul. Get a whole pizza and bring it home for left overs. Yum!
Fresh and fun. Chef here takes it to new levels with forming foods in to works of art. Worth booking ahead or try your luck at an early or late walk-in.
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Commonwealth
2224 Mission St
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Fresh and fun. Chef here takes it to new levels with forming foods in to works of art. Worth booking ahead or try your luck at an early or late walk-in.
A true gem of a restaurant. One of our favorites in the city. Decor that speaks to the beach, a menu that will leave you wanting to come back again and again. This is SF comfort food. Great bread.
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Outerlands
4001 Judah St
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A true gem of a restaurant. One of our favorites in the city. Decor that speaks to the beach, a menu that will leave you wanting to come back again and again. This is SF comfort food. Great bread.
$$ If you are out in the Richmond, check out this quaint pizza joint. Only like 5 tables, they turn out handmade pizza with an ever changing menu. Pretty authentic.
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Pizzetta 211
211 23rd Ave
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$$ If you are out in the Richmond, check out this quaint pizza joint. Only like 5 tables, they turn out handmade pizza with an ever changing menu. Pretty authentic.
$$-$$$ What a fun place. Close to the apartment, authentic, and yum. Simple decor, nice people, good food. Sit at the bar and watch the chef's in action. Get the black cod, totally worth it.
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ICHI Sushi
3369 Mission St
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$$-$$$ What a fun place. Close to the apartment, authentic, and yum. Simple decor, nice people, good food. Sit at the bar and watch the chef's in action. Get the black cod, totally worth it.
$$-$$$ Nice restaurant close to the apartment. Traditional foods done SF style. Nice wine list, good desserts. Don't usually need a reservation.
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Hillside Supper Club
300 Precita Ave
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$$-$$$ Nice restaurant close to the apartment. Traditional foods done SF style. Nice wine list, good desserts. Don't usually need a reservation.
$$ Good Asian fusion food, some street food influence. Open kitchen is lots of fun to watch. A big restaurant, so reservations are rarely needed, and there is a nice bar for waiting.
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Betelnut
2030 Union Street
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$$ Good Asian fusion food, some street food influence. Open kitchen is lots of fun to watch. A big restaurant, so reservations are rarely needed, and there is a nice bar for waiting.
$$ Charles Phan's more street food oriented restaurant in lower Pac Heights is as tasty as his highly acclaimed Slanted Door. Fun wines on tap.
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OTD
2232 Bush St
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$$ Charles Phan's more street food oriented restaurant in lower Pac Heights is as tasty as his highly acclaimed Slanted Door. Fun wines on tap.
$$$ - The best vegetarian food you will ever have and you'll never even remember it was vegetarian! The view is spectacular. Book a reservation near sunset, ask for a seat by the window. Special.
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Greens
2 Marina Blvd
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$$$ - The best vegetarian food you will ever have and you'll never even remember it was vegetarian! The view is spectacular. Book a reservation near sunset, ask for a seat by the window. Special.
$ Get sausage to go and eat it in the park during the day, or at Toronado's at night. Highlight of lower Haight.
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Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission St
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$ Get sausage to go and eat it in the park during the day, or at Toronado's at night. Highlight of lower Haight.
$ Straight from 215 to the 415! Philly born BBQ right at the end of our block. Good vibe with big tables, can get a bit rowdy on game nights.
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Baby Blues BBQ
3149 Mission St
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$ Straight from 215 to the 415! Philly born BBQ right at the end of our block. Good vibe with big tables, can get a bit rowdy on game nights.
$$ Good southern comfort food with an SF twist. Most dishes aren't as heavy as your traditional southern fare, but some are. Nice inviting decor. Super close to the house.
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Blue Plate
3218 Mission St
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$$ Good southern comfort food with an SF twist. Most dishes aren't as heavy as your traditional southern fare, but some are. Nice inviting decor. Super close to the house.
$$$ Amazing authentic Italian food 15 min walk from the apartment. Small and intimate. Will need to call ahead for reservations or come early/late on a weeknight.
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La Ciccia
291 30th St
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$$$ Amazing authentic Italian food 15 min walk from the apartment. Small and intimate. Will need to call ahead for reservations or come early/late on a weeknight.
$$ New Italian fare by the folks at La Ciccia (1/2 block away) that is less expensive, bigger, and more casual. Getting great reviews. Just opened in Dec 2013.
1781 Church St
1781 Church Street
$$ New Italian fare by the folks at La Ciccia (1/2 block away) that is less expensive, bigger, and more casual. Getting great reviews. Just opened in Dec 2013.

Essentials

$$ Great little neighborhood grocery. They have anything you'll need during your stay. Super friendly, always willing to help you find stuff. Not cheap groceries, but super cheap produce!
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Harvest Hills Market
3216 Folsom St
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$$ Great little neighborhood grocery. They have anything you'll need during your stay. Super friendly, always willing to help you find stuff. Not cheap groceries, but super cheap produce!
$ Big grocery for more selection. Mostly conventional, very little organic. But most economical.
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Safeway
3350 Mission St
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$ Big grocery for more selection. Mostly conventional, very little organic. But most economical.
A true foodies grocery store. Go with the flow and squeeze through this tight space with all the other hipsters as you load up for a trip to Dolores Park.
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Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
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A true foodies grocery store. Go with the flow and squeeze through this tight space with all the other hipsters as you load up for a trip to Dolores Park.
Birite new location. Much more open and less crowded, but same foodie bent. The nicest staff you'll ever meet in a grocery store.
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Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
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Birite new location. Much more open and less crowded, but same foodie bent. The nicest staff you'll ever meet in a grocery store.
A great neighborhood grocery with a good deli. I love their baguettes. Pick up a sandwich and go explore Glen Canyon.
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Canyon Market
2815 Diamond St
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A great neighborhood grocery with a good deli. I love their baguettes. Pick up a sandwich and go explore Glen Canyon.

Everything Else

$$ Best bread in the world. Also amazing pastries, sandwiches, coffee. An SF must.
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
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$$ Best bread in the world. Also amazing pastries, sandwiches, coffee. An SF must.
Best damn cookie on Valencia. Don't stop at just one or two... Get a dozen! You know you want to!
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Anthony's Cookies
1417 Valencia St
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Best damn cookie on Valencia. Don't stop at just one or two... Get a dozen! You know you want to!
1/2 block from the house is a Hertz 24/7 rental. Entirely online booking, there are 2 cars that can be rented hourly or by the day. www.hertz247.com
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3115 Mission St.
3115 Mission St
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1/2 block from the house is a Hertz 24/7 rental. Entirely online booking, there are 2 cars that can be rented hourly or by the day. www.hertz247.com
$ An incredible selection of sausage. Location is bigger, with tables, more bar feel. Outdoor seating for warm night. Great beer selection (not as good as Toronado's, but still great).
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Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission St
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$ An incredible selection of sausage. Location is bigger, with tables, more bar feel. Outdoor seating for warm night. Great beer selection (not as good as Toronado's, but still great).
Website has prices for long term rentals ($125 for a few weeks or $250 for a few months). You can also buy one and talk about "buy back" at the end of your trip. Thebikehut dot org.
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The Bike Hut
40 Pier
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Website has prices for long term rentals ($125 for a few weeks or $250 for a few months). You can also buy one and talk about "buy back" at the end of your trip. Thebikehut dot org.
Closest laundry to our apartment. About 3 minutes walk.
J & W Laundromat
3157 Mission Street
Closest laundry to our apartment. About 3 minutes walk.
Nice view of the park, about 5 minute walk from apartment. Do laundry, sit in park, do grocery shopping at Harvest Hills 1/2 block away. Farther, but chiller than laundry on Mission St.
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Precita Clean Laundromat
3210 Folsom St
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Nice view of the park, about 5 minute walk from apartment. Do laundry, sit in park, do grocery shopping at Harvest Hills 1/2 block away. Farther, but chiller than laundry on Mission St.

Sightseeing

Cool hiking area right in middle of SF. See hawks, owls, coyotes. A good long hike from the apartment goes through some wonderful neighborhoods and past many good eateries.
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Glen Canyon Park
Chenery Street
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Cool hiking area right in middle of SF. See hawks, owls, coyotes. A good long hike from the apartment goes through some wonderful neighborhoods and past many good eateries.
Want to get high? Way up above it all, a great hike (can leave right out the apartment door) and see Golden Gate, Marin headlands, Mount Diablo, downtown SF, and much of the bay. Worth the sweat.
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Bernal Heights
56 Ellsworth St
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Want to get high? Way up above it all, a great hike (can leave right out the apartment door) and see Golden Gate, Marin headlands, Mount Diablo, downtown SF, and much of the bay. Worth the sweat.
Amazing views, a good hike, some steep sections. Come on a sunny day and enjoy the best SF has to offer.
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Lands End Trail
Lands End Trail
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Amazing views, a good hike, some steep sections. Come on a sunny day and enjoy the best SF has to offer.

Entertainment & Activities

Newly renovated along the waterfront. This SF staple has been getting kids (and adults) excited about science for 40 + years.
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मूसी मेकैनिक
Fishermans Wharf
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Newly renovated along the waterfront. This SF staple has been getting kids (and adults) excited about science for 40 + years.

Shopping

The most amazing farmer's market in Northern California. Great food at every turn, the best fruit you can find anywhere nearby. Try cheeses, smoked fish, meats, and watch the people. Bring cash.
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Sausalito Southern Marin County Terminal station
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The most amazing farmer's market in Northern California. Great food at every turn, the best fruit you can find anywhere nearby. Try cheeses, smoked fish, meats, and watch the people. Bring cash.
The downtown of Bernal Heights. Cute shops, restaurants, cafes. A nice destination after hiking over Bernal Hill from the apartment.
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Cortland Avenue
Cortland Avenue
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The downtown of Bernal Heights. Cute shops, restaurants, cafes. A nice destination after hiking over Bernal Hill from the apartment.
A meat market with great fish and local meats. They make sandwiches as well as pre-prepared dinners to go. A really old school flare at this establishment.
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Avedano's Meats
235 Cortland Ave
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A meat market with great fish and local meats. They make sandwiches as well as pre-prepared dinners to go. A really old school flare at this establishment.
Hipster shopping, upscale Mission style. Small boutiques, fashionable antiques, and oddities that seem for sale, but maybe not? This street is part shopping, part art gallery, always a surprise.
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Valencia Street
Valencia Street
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Hipster shopping, upscale Mission style. Small boutiques, fashionable antiques, and oddities that seem for sale, but maybe not? This street is part shopping, part art gallery, always a surprise.
Very nice shopping area along Hayes St, great SF fashion. Many small boutiques, clothes, shoes, furnishings. Spend a morning or afternoon. Lots to eat or have a drink. One of our favorites!
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Hayes Valley
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Very nice shopping area along Hayes St, great SF fashion. Many small boutiques, clothes, shoes, furnishings. Spend a morning or afternoon. Lots to eat or have a drink. One of our favorites!
Towards the end of the line of the Judah trolley car, you will find a sleepy beach village that seems like it is not a part of the city. Several shops and cafes, restaurants. No nightlife, relax!
Judah St & 46th Ave station
Towards the end of the line of the Judah trolley car, you will find a sleepy beach village that seems like it is not a part of the city. Several shops and cafes, restaurants. No nightlife, relax!
16th St to 24th St on Mission. Tiendras, taquerias, second hand stores, fish markets, $1 stores. You will find and see everything here. Not for the faint of heart, this is a city-urban adventure.
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24th St Mission station
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16th St to 24th St on Mission. Tiendras, taquerias, second hand stores, fish markets, $1 stores. You will find and see everything here. Not for the faint of heart, this is a city-urban adventure.
The shopping district for Pacific Heights, one of the more upscale neighborhoods, is Union Street. Between Gough and Divisidero is where you will find most of the best shopping and restaurants.
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Union Street
Union Street
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The shopping district for Pacific Heights, one of the more upscale neighborhoods, is Union Street. Between Gough and Divisidero is where you will find most of the best shopping and restaurants.

Drinks & Nightlife

$$-$$$ Very nice wine bar with good food. Walking distance from the house.
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St. Vincent Tavern and Wine Merchant
1270 Valencia Street
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$$-$$$ Very nice wine bar with good food. Walking distance from the house.
$$ Mezcal bar that is always packed. For good reason. Check it out if you dare.
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Mosto
741 Valencia St
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$$ Mezcal bar that is always packed. For good reason. Check it out if you dare.
$$ Great beer selection. Decent food, better if you are drinking! One of the only places you'll find Pliny the Younger on Tap during SF Beer Week.
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The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th Street
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$$ Great beer selection. Decent food, better if you are drinking! One of the only places you'll find Pliny the Younger on Tap during SF Beer Week.
$ An SF Beer-hounds tradition. Wanna be true local... Get a sausage from Rosamude's, 1/2 block down, and take it to Toronado's to enjoy with one of 30+ beers on tap. Doesn't get better than this!
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Toronado
547 Haight St
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$ An SF Beer-hounds tradition. Wanna be true local... Get a sausage from Rosamude's, 1/2 block down, and take it to Toronado's to enjoy with one of 30+ beers on tap. Doesn't get better than this!