Restaurants
- Wildseed (all vegan) – Marina
- Blackwood (asian fusion) – Marina
- Ben Thai Cafe – Nob Hill
- Burma Superstar – Inner Richmond
- Volcano Curry (Japanese curry) – Inner Richmond
- Shizen (vegan sushi) – NoPa
- Beretta Pizza – NoPa
- Mangrove Kitchen – NoPa
- Tacorea (Korean Mexican fusion) – FiDi
- Taqueria Cancun – Mission
- Hawker Fare – Mission
- Joyride Pizza – Mission
- Pakwan (Indian, affordable, BYOB) – Mission
- Marufuku (ramen) – NoPa
- Tony’s Pizza – North Beach
- Chubby noodle – North Beach
Breakfast musts
- Arsicault (best croissants ever, long line on weekends (~30 min), chocolate almond croissant + kouign amann = must) – Inner Richmond
- Wise Sons (egg bagels) – Hayes Valley
- Devil’s Teeth (breakfast sandwich biscuits) – Richmond
- Cafe Isabella (breakfast burritos, Mexican burrito) – Nob Hill
- Jane on Fillmore – Pac Heights (try the crazy cookie)
- Bob’s Donuts – Nob Hill or NoPa
- The Mill (fancy expensive toast and good coffee) – NoPa
Daytime activities
- Walk around and explore Golden Gate Park (hippie hill drum circle on Sundays, De Young Museum, planetarium at Academy of Sciences, botanical gardens, renting a peddle boat at Stow Lake)
- Grab coffee, walk through Presidio park and across GG bridge
- Thrift thrift thrift
- Valencia St (Mission) – Community Thrift Store, Afterlife Collective, Double Down
- Haight St (Haight) – Dolma, Held Over, Love of Ganesha, Tibetan Store, Goodwill, Indigo Vintage – go to Coffee to the People afterward and get their coffee cake warmed up (best i’ve ever had) with a white mocha latte
- Get a burrito, picnic, people watch and buy drugs at Mission Dolores park
- Drag brunch at Beaux in the Castro
- Check out the painted ladies (Victorian houses) in Alamo Square (beautiful park)
- Hike through Lands End (free parking) for fantastic views of GG bridge; visit the Sutro Baths (burned down bath house)
- Baker Beach (nude beach with views of GG bridge)
- China Beach (small intimate beach with amazing views of GG bridge). Explore the tide pools at low tide!
- Explore Noe Valley (cute bookshops and stores, great sushi place called Saru)
- SF zoo is too lit
- Ride bikes to Sausalito, grab beers at Bocci brewery
- Hikes
- Point Reyes National Park
- Muir Woods National Park
- Mt Tam State Park
- Marin headlands (beautiful hikes, views of GG bridge)
- Ferry building farmers market
- SF MOMA
- Bolinas – small hippy surf town ~1 hr from SF
- Cross the Bay Bridge and visit Berkeley! UC Berkeley campus is stunning (go Bears!) and has a fantastic art & film museum called BAMPFA. Good food (Cheeseboard pizza, Toss) and fun vibes. Also check out the Berkeley fire trails if you are looking to hike & get active (my personal favorite is in Strawberry Canyon).
- Take a yoga class at Haum in the Mission! This is my favorite studio of all time, beautiful views, fantastic teachers, 1.5 hrs of all levels & types of yoga.
Night life (can’t go wrong, I would choose a neighborhood you wanna go out in and then bop around there to avoid tons of Ubers, my faves are North Beach, NoPa and Mission)
- 1015 Folsom (DJs, techno) – SoMa
- Tupelo (favorite bar in SF, live music every night, don’t leave your purse anywhere and watch your phone) – North Beach
- Grant & Green (live music) – North Beach
- Bus Stop – Marina
- White Rabbit – Marina
- For the Record (retro chill vibe) – Marina
- Make Out Room (divy but good time, dance on platforms typa place) – Mission
- Blondie’s (spacious, social bar) – Mission
- El Techo (rooftop Mexican bar) – Mission
- Emporium (arcade bar with music, fun bc of games but not a cool crowd) – NoPa
- Madrone Art Bar (live music, $10 cover usually, super fun hot spot) – NoPa
- Mini Bar (chill pregame place with cute art, good drinks, private back room) – NoPa
- The Page (wine and beer bar) – NoPa
- Horsefeather (grab fancy cocktails pregame type of plate) – NoPa
- Harper & Rye (great drinks, chill social vibes at night, get the Peacekeeper, fave cocktail ever) – Nob Hill
- Kozy Kar (only in SF, porn blaring on TV bar) – Nob Hill
- Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar (tiki bar) – Chinatown
- Smuggler’s Cove (tiki bar) – Hayes Valley
- Phonobar (cocktail bar) – Hayes Valley
- Sugar lounge (cocktail bar with good mezcal drinks) – Hayes Valley
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