Guidebook for San Francisco

Steve
Guidebook for San Francisco

Essentials

The closest market to the house, this small cute shop has all the food basics including fruit, veg, good bread, flowers, and good/small/cheap sandwiched to pack to the park. CASH ONLY
26 locals recommend
Courtney's Produce
101 Castro St
26 locals recommend
The closest market to the house, this small cute shop has all the food basics including fruit, veg, good bread, flowers, and good/small/cheap sandwiched to pack to the park. CASH ONLY
A larger market with GREAT produce, more selection, and great deli salads. No butcher, but a great selection of quality foods.
15 locals recommend
Harvest Ranch Market
2285 Market Street
15 locals recommend
A larger market with GREAT produce, more selection, and great deli salads. No butcher, but a great selection of quality foods.
One of the best selections of bottled beers in the city. They also have good wines, liquors, hummus, cheese, and ice cream.
37 locals recommend
Healthy Spirits
300 Valencia St
37 locals recommend
One of the best selections of bottled beers in the city. They also have good wines, liquors, hummus, cheese, and ice cream.
Huge chain grocery store. I wouldn't recommend it but if you need a 1 stop shop, this is it.
416 locals recommend
Safeway
2020 Market St
416 locals recommend
Huge chain grocery store. I wouldn't recommend it but if you need a 1 stop shop, this is it.
The best local butcher. Not a lot of other choices really... just Safeway
Lo-Cost Meat Market
498 Haight St
The best local butcher. Not a lot of other choices really... just Safeway

Food Scene

Cheap and delicious Vienamese sandwich shop (bahn-mi). Small selection, but it's GOOD and FAST.
53 locals recommend
Dinosaurs
50 Eureka Dr
53 locals recommend
Cheap and delicious Vienamese sandwich shop (bahn-mi). Small selection, but it's GOOD and FAST.
Delicious local mexican restaurant popular with the hipsters. Great food, reasonable prices, and it's open til 11pm. Try the plantain burrito!
187 locals recommend
The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero St
187 locals recommend
Delicious local mexican restaurant popular with the hipsters. Great food, reasonable prices, and it's open til 11pm. Try the plantain burrito!
GREAT restaurant with a small selection of pastas, pizzas, meat, fish etc. Mains from $9-$15.
96 locals recommend
Chow Food Bar
215 Church St
96 locals recommend
GREAT restaurant with a small selection of pastas, pizzas, meat, fish etc. Mains from $9-$15.
Very popular restaurant with small but creative dishes and a great wine selection. Seriously good food. Mains from $15-$20, and you're gonna need some appetizers.
135 locals recommend
Starbelly
3583 16th St
135 locals recommend
Very popular restaurant with small but creative dishes and a great wine selection. Seriously good food. Mains from $15-$20, and you're gonna need some appetizers.
Good savory and sweet crepes, hot sandwiches, breakfast, and outdoor seating. Delicious.
43 locals recommend
Squat & Gobble Cafe
3600 16th St
43 locals recommend
Good savory and sweet crepes, hot sandwiches, breakfast, and outdoor seating. Delicious.
Popular outdoor cafe that's great for brunch, or drinks all day.
69 locals recommend
Flore on Market
2298 Market St
69 locals recommend
Popular outdoor cafe that's great for brunch, or drinks all day.
Best burgers in the city.
48 locals recommend
BurgerMeister
86 Carl St
48 locals recommend
Best burgers in the city.
Has a small selection of fresh creme brules on hand, open most nights.
Chevron
2399 Market St
Has a small selection of fresh creme brules on hand, open most nights.
Tiny cookie shop selling fresh hot cookies, cold milk, and sexy underwear. Hey, it's the Castro
36 locals recommend
Hot Cookie
1817 Castro St
36 locals recommend
Tiny cookie shop selling fresh hot cookies, cold milk, and sexy underwear. Hey, it's the Castro
Tasty gluten-free Argentinian sandwiches. Think stewed meats + avocado between sweet corn pancakes.
34 locals recommend
Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
401 Valencia St
34 locals recommend
Tasty gluten-free Argentinian sandwiches. Think stewed meats + avocado between sweet corn pancakes.
Awesome ice cream, always with a huge line. It's right across the street from a super popular park... so that's why.
476 locals recommend
Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
476 locals recommend
Awesome ice cream, always with a huge line. It's right across the street from a super popular park... so that's why.
Good coffee, good location.
913 locals recommend
Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
913 locals recommend
Good coffee, good location.
Super good coffee!!!
373 locals recommend
Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
373 locals recommend
Super good coffee!!!
Some of the best coffee in the city.
295 locals recommend
Ritual Coffee Roasters
1026 Valencia St
295 locals recommend
Some of the best coffee in the city.
Popular restaurant that screens some movies too.
343 locals recommend
Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission St
343 locals recommend
Popular restaurant that screens some movies too.

Drinks & Nightlife

Small and loud straight bar. It's ok.
89 locals recommend
Churchill
198 Church St
89 locals recommend
Small and loud straight bar. It's ok.
Great small bar with beers on tap and a pool table. CASH ONLY
99 locals recommend
The Page
298 Divisadero St
99 locals recommend
Great small bar with beers on tap and a pool table. CASH ONLY
Popular and crowded gay bar
49 locals recommend
Lookout
3600 16th St
49 locals recommend
Popular and crowded gay bar
Currently one of the most popular gay bars in the Castro. Good music and an energetic vibe.
21 locals recommend
Toad Hall
4146 18th St
21 locals recommend
Currently one of the most popular gay bars in the Castro. Good music and an energetic vibe.
Downstairs there's a bar with live music every night of the week. See who'd playing at http://www.cafedunord.com/
38 locals recommend
Cafe Du Nord
2174 Market St
38 locals recommend
Downstairs there's a bar with live music every night of the week. See who'd playing at http://www.cafedunord.com/
Fun lounge atmosphere. Drink like a local. Tons of great bars near 16th and Valencia.
24 locals recommend
Casanova Lounge
527 Valencia St
24 locals recommend
Fun lounge atmosphere. Drink like a local. Tons of great bars near 16th and Valencia.
Great beer selection and classy to boot!
177 locals recommend
The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th Street
177 locals recommend
Great beer selection and classy to boot!
Good little bar, sometimes has live music without a cover
55 locals recommend
Bond Bar
3079 16th St
55 locals recommend
Good little bar, sometimes has live music without a cover
Big LOUD bar, young vibe, often has live music with a cover
89 locals recommend
The Valencia Room
647 Valencia St
89 locals recommend
Big LOUD bar, young vibe, often has live music with a cover
A local legend, this grungy hangout has lots of outdoor seating and the best bloody marys in town.
222 locals recommend
Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
222 locals recommend
A local legend, this grungy hangout has lots of outdoor seating and the best bloody marys in town.
A nice little wine bar
43 locals recommend
Vinyl Coffee and Wine Bar
359 Divisadero St
43 locals recommend
A nice little wine bar
Nothing too special, but worth a peek if you're going by.
64 locals recommend
Fly
762 Divisadero St
64 locals recommend
Nothing too special, but worth a peek if you're going by.

Shopping

Fun little shop for the ladies full of locally designed clothing, jewelry, and custom painted furniture.
Swankety Swank
289 Divisadero Street
Fun little shop for the ladies full of locally designed clothing, jewelry, and custom painted furniture.
Quality used clothing consignment shop. Definitely worth a peek, if only at the shoe selection. This is not the salvation army... they only sell good stuff here.
34 locals recommend
Crossroads Trading
1901 Fillmore St
34 locals recommend
Quality used clothing consignment shop. Definitely worth a peek, if only at the shoe selection. This is not the salvation army... they only sell good stuff here.
Walgreens has medecine, toiletries, and basic makeup.
95 locals recommend
Walgreens
4645 Mission St
95 locals recommend
Walgreens has medecine, toiletries, and basic makeup.

Sightseeing

Small park with an awesome view of the city. There's a secret path to the peak right behind the tennis courts.
180 locals recommend
Corona Heights Park
Museum Way
180 locals recommend
Small park with an awesome view of the city. There's a secret path to the peak right behind the tennis courts.
The brightly painted victorian houses that everyone's gotta go see.
300 locals recommend
Painted Ladies
Hayes Street
300 locals recommend
The brightly painted victorian houses that everyone's gotta go see.
Haight Street has lots of bars, clothing shops, tourist junk, and subpar restaurants. If you want to buy weed, just ask any of the 'street kids' here... the cops won't bother you, or so I've heard ;)
379 locals recommend
Haight-Ashbury
379 locals recommend
Haight Street has lots of bars, clothing shops, tourist junk, and subpar restaurants. If you want to buy weed, just ask any of the 'street kids' here... the cops won't bother you, or so I've heard ;)

Everything Else

It's a bank. They have ATMs.
62 locals recommend
Chase Bank
3998 24th St
62 locals recommend
It's a bank. They have ATMs.
It's a bank. They have ATMs.
7 locals recommend
Bank of America Financial Center
501 Castro St
7 locals recommend
It's a bank. They have ATMs.
This is the closest one to my house
262 Noe St
262 Noe Street
This is the closest one to my house
One of the great SF theaters. Make reservations online.
190 locals recommend
AMC Kabuki 8
1881 Post St
190 locals recommend
One of the great SF theaters. Make reservations online.
A local landmark and featuring a great mix of old and new stuff. Check out the schedule! http://www.castrotheatre.com/calendar.htm
332 locals recommend
Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
332 locals recommend
A local landmark and featuring a great mix of old and new stuff. Check out the schedule! http://www.castrotheatre.com/calendar.htm