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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.
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Neighbor's Corner
499 Douglass St
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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 personas locales recomiendan
Saru Sushi Bar
3856 24th St
101 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Lupa Trattoria
4109 24th St
45 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Bernie's
3966 24th St
37 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Le Zinc
4063 24th Street
21 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero St
187 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Mexican House Restaurant
3917 24th Street
12 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Rin's Thai
4301 24th St
33 personas locales recomiendan
Good but expensive Thai food. Great for take-out -- call ahead. Extremely close.
Noe Valley's serious restaurant. Very good. Make reservations.
120 personas locales recomiendan
Firefly
4288 24th Street
120 personas locales recomiendan
Noe Valley's serious restaurant. Very good. Make reservations.
Basic coffee and sandwich shop, nearby.
15 personas locales recomiendan
Diamond Cafe
751 Diamond St
15 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Noe Valley Farmers Market
3861 24th St
58 personas locales recomiendan
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.
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Pasta Gina
741 Diamond Street
7 personas locales recomiendan
Luxurious take-out food and wine, and some groceries.
Cheap, fast, yummy, hand-held savory pies.
11 personas locales recomiendan
Peasant Pies Cafe & Catering, Inner Sunset
1039 Irving St
11 personas locales recomiendan
Cheap, fast, yummy, hand-held savory pies.
Food porn!
905 personas locales recomiendan
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
905 personas locales recomiendan
Food porn!

Sightseeing

Mini-park carved into a hill. Has two steep concrete slides. BYO cardboard. Slides open during daylight hours only.
25 personas locales recomiendan
Seward Mini Park
70 Corwin St
25 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Kite Hill Open Space
48 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Twin Peaks
727 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Coit Tower
545 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Valley Tavern
4054 24th St
44 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
The Peaks
1316 Castro St
9 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Danny's Cleaners
746 Douglass St
11 personas locales recomiendan
Fast and careful laundry / dry-cleaners.
Streetcars head downtown from here. Transfer to 24 or 35 bus to get back to the house.
76 personas locales recomiendan
Castro Station
76 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
24th St Mission station
227 personas locales recomiendan
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 personas locales recomiendan
Parque Mission Dolores
19th Street
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Arts & Culture

Newly renovated, I haven't been myself but hope to!
813 personas locales recomiendan
Museo de Arte Moderno de San Francisco
151 3rd St
813 personas locales recomiendan
Newly renovated, I haven't been myself but hope to!