SAN FRANCISCO
It’s hard to know where to start in SF. It’s a city that has changed dramatically in the decade that I’ve really gotten to know it. The architecture, landscape, food and culture is like no other and each neighborhood deserves its own deep dive, if not a book. What you’ll find below are some of the highlights from recent visits and a few recommendations from friends who live there.
Neighborhoods:
Noe Valley
The Mission
Outer Sunset
Hayes Valley
Haight-Ashbury
Pacific Heights
North Beach
Cow Hollow
Marina
Restaurants:
Lazy Bear
AL’s Place
La Taqueria
Tartine Manufactory
Bi-Rite
The Progress
a Mano
Mission Chinese
Outerlands
Zazie
Pizzetta 211
Hook Fish Co.
Che Fico
Saison
Sightglass Coffee
Shops:
Aesthetic Union
Amoeba Music
City Lights Booksellers
Rare Device
Heath Ceramics
Isalis
Needles and Pens
Browser Books
Case for Making
General Store
Taylor Stitch
Amoeba Records
Gravel and Gold
Mollusk Surf Shop
1-2-3-4 Go! Records
Museums and Parks:
Golden Gate Park
Mission Dolores Park
Presidio
Land’s End Trail
Alamo Square
SFMOMA
DeYoung Museum of Fine Arts