Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Friendly new coffee shop, on the way to Kite Hill open space and the Seward Slides.
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Neighbor's Corner
499 Douglass St
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Friendly new coffee shop, on the way to Kite Hill open space and the Seward Slides.
SF's favorite coffee chain, with an outlet two tiny blocks away from our house.
4298 24th St
4298 24th Street
SF's favorite coffee chain, with an outlet two tiny blocks away from our house.
Fantastic, tiny, and friendly. But they don't take reservations. Put in your name and number and wait for a call at the Cask House across the street. Update: Cask House has closed. Go for a nice walk instead? Saru is worth the wait.
101 helybéli ajánlásával
Saru Sushi Bar
3856 24th St
101 helybéli ajánlásával
Fantastic, tiny, and friendly. But they don't take reservations. Put in your name and number and wait for a call at the Cask House across the street. Update: Cask House has closed. Go for a nice walk instead? Saru is worth the wait.
Small Italian restaurant. Super friendly, romantic, great food.
45 helybéli ajánlásával
Lupa Trattoria
4109 24th St
45 helybéli ajánlásával
Small Italian restaurant. Super friendly, romantic, great food.
Old-school SF coffee shop. Dark and cozy, if the sunny and spacious Starbucks across the street is not what you're looking for.
37 helybéli ajánlásával
Bernie's
3966 24th St
37 helybéli ajánlásával
Old-school SF coffee shop. Dark and cozy, if the sunny and spacious Starbucks across the street is not what you're looking for.
French bistro food. When I have to expense a lunch in the neighborhood, this is where I go.
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Le Zinc
4063 24th Street
21 helybéli ajánlásával
French bistro food. When I have to expense a lunch in the neighborhood, this is where I go.
Gringo-friendly Mexican food. Reliable, close-by. Good selection of salsas.
187 helybéli ajánlásával
The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero St
187 helybéli ajánlásával
Gringo-friendly Mexican food. Reliable, close-by. Good selection of salsas.
Old-school burrito and taco joint in the middle of 24th. Chicken Mole is outstanding.
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Mexican House Restaurant
3917 24th Street
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Old-school burrito and taco joint in the middle of 24th. Chicken Mole is outstanding.
Good but expensive Thai food. Great for take-out -- call ahead. Extremely close.
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Rin's Thai
4301 24th St
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Good but expensive Thai food. Great for take-out -- call ahead. Extremely close.
Noe Valley's serious restaurant. Very good. Make reservations.
120 helybéli ajánlásával
Firefly
4288 24th Street
120 helybéli ajánlásával
Noe Valley's serious restaurant. Very good. Make reservations.
Basic coffee and sandwich shop, nearby.
15 helybéli ajánlásával
Diamond Cafe
751 Diamond St
15 helybéli ajánlásával
Basic coffee and sandwich shop, nearby.
Get your Noe Saturday started right with a nice walk to the super-friendly local Farmers Market. Fresh produce, some food stalls for breakfast snacking, often corny live music, too. Only open from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. (Decent coffee across the street at La Boulangerie.)
58 helybéli ajánlásával
Noe Valley Farmers Market
3861 24th St
58 helybéli ajánlásával
Get your Noe Saturday started right with a nice walk to the super-friendly local Farmers Market. Fresh produce, some food stalls for breakfast snacking, often corny live music, too. Only open from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. (Decent coffee across the street at La Boulangerie.)

Essentials

Local drug store, they have All The Things.
1333 Castro St
1333 Castro Street
Local drug store, they have All The Things.
Luxurious take-out food and wine, and some groceries.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Pasta Gina
741 Diamond Street
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Luxurious take-out food and wine, and some groceries.
Cheap, fast, yummy, hand-held savory pies.
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Peasant Pies Cafe & Catering, Inner Sunset
1039 Irving St
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Cheap, fast, yummy, hand-held savory pies.
Food porn!
905 helybéli ajánlásával
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 helybéli ajánlásával
Food porn!

Sightseeing

Mini-park carved into a hill. Has two steep concrete slides. BYO cardboard. Slides open during daylight hours only.
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Seward Mini Park
70 Corwin St
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Mini-park carved into a hill. Has two steep concrete slides. BYO cardboard. Slides open during daylight hours only.
Great views of the eastern part of San Francisco.
48 helybéli ajánlásával
Kite Hill Open Space
48 helybéli ajánlásával
Great views of the eastern part of San Francisco.
A righteous hike from our house. Bring a phone with a map app for the route -- it winds around.
727 helybéli ajánlásával
Twin Peaks
727 helybéli ajánlásával
A righteous hike from our house. Bring a phone with a map app for the route -- it winds around.
Also near Lombard st, North Beach, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf
545 helybéli ajánlásával
Coit Tower
545 helybéli ajánlásával
Also near Lombard st, North Beach, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf

Drinks & Nightlife

Local, low-key, nice bar. Can get crowded on game nights.
44 helybéli ajánlásával
Valley Tavern
4054 24th St
44 helybéli ajánlásával
Local, low-key, nice bar. Can get crowded on game nights.
The diviest bar in fancy Noe Valley. In other words, not very. Really just a friendly neighborhood place.
9 helybéli ajánlásával
The Peaks
1316 Castro St
9 helybéli ajánlásával
The diviest bar in fancy Noe Valley. In other words, not very. Really just a friendly neighborhood place.

Everything Else

Fast and careful laundry / dry-cleaners.
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Danny's Cleaners
746 Douglass St
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Fast and careful laundry / dry-cleaners.
Streetcars head downtown from here. Transfer to 24 or 35 bus to get back to the house.
76 helybéli ajánlásával
Castro Station
76 helybéli ajánlásával
Streetcars head downtown from here. Transfer to 24 or 35 bus to get back to the house.
Closest BART station. Trains to downtown, East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley), and airports. The #48 MUNI bus goes to the house from here.
227 helybéli ajánlásával
24th St Mission station
227 helybéli ajánlásával
Closest BART station. Trains to downtown, East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley), and airports. The #48 MUNI bus goes to the house from here.

Parks & Nature

1244 helybéli ajánlásával
Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
1244 helybéli ajánlásával

Arts & Culture

Newly renovated, I haven't been myself but hope to!
813 helybéli ajánlásával
San Francisco-i Modern Művészeti Múzeum
151 3rd St
813 helybéli ajánlásával
Newly renovated, I haven't been myself but hope to!