Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Sightseeing

A part of North Beach's and San Francisco's history, it was built to beautify SF. The murals inside are an interesting depiction of San Francisco in the early 20th century.
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Coit Tower
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A part of North Beach's and San Francisco's history, it was built to beautify SF. The murals inside are an interesting depiction of San Francisco in the early 20th century.
Lots of locals hang out in this green park doing everything from sunbathing to frisbee to soccer to juggling.
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Mama's On Washington Square
1701 Stockton St
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Lots of locals hang out in this green park doing everything from sunbathing to frisbee to soccer to juggling.
Iconic image of San Francisco.
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Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery St
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Iconic image of San Francisco.
You can't experience SF once without checking out the variety of seafood restaurants in the famous Fisherman's Wharf. While it is a bit touristy there's plenty of fun to discover.
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Muelle de los Pescadores
2801 Leavenworth St
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You can't experience SF once without checking out the variety of seafood restaurants in the famous Fisherman's Wharf. While it is a bit touristy there's plenty of fun to discover.
A San Francisco landmark and a great place to have lunch and shop for interesting food items. And they have a great farmers market: http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php
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Ferry Building Marketplace
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A San Francisco landmark and a great place to have lunch and shop for interesting food items. And they have a great farmers market: http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php
Here you can actually see old ladies really folding fortune cookies and pick up a pack of chocolate or adult themed cookies to impress your friends. :)
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Golden Gate Fortune Cookies Co
56 Ross Alley
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Here you can actually see old ladies really folding fortune cookies and pick up a pack of chocolate or adult themed cookies to impress your friends. :)
Famous bookstore owned by the beatniks of the 60s and 70s.
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City Lights Booksellers
261 Columbus Ave
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Famous bookstore owned by the beatniks of the 60s and 70s.

Arts & Culture

An old-style arcade with 25 cent games ranging from the original pacman to self-playing pianos to mechanized peep shows. It'll be the best $4 you ever spend.
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Musée Mécanique
Fishermans Wharf
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An old-style arcade with 25 cent games ranging from the original pacman to self-playing pianos to mechanized peep shows. It'll be the best $4 you ever spend.

Shopping

Walgreens has all kinds of household items and snacks and medicine that you might need.
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Walgreens
1333 Castro St
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Walgreens has all kinds of household items and snacks and medicine that you might need.
The friendliest, best deal on amazing flower arrangements in San Francisco, in case you need it, haha. Mercedes is a sweetheart and you can tell her Ian sent you to get a discount.
Patricia's Gift & Flower's
571 Columbus Ave
The friendliest, best deal on amazing flower arrangements in San Francisco, in case you need it, haha. Mercedes is a sweetheart and you can tell her Ian sent you to get a discount.
Just a friendly place to buy your booze and smokes.
Coit Liquors
1657 Powell St
Just a friendly place to buy your booze and smokes.
A true Italian deli that'll make you a delicious sandwich on the spot.
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Molinari Delicatessen
373 Columbus Ave
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A true Italian deli that'll make you a delicious sandwich on the spot.

Essentials

Chain grocery store
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Safeway
350 Bay St
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Chain grocery store
Fresh food chain grocery store
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Trader Joe's
401 Bay St
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Fresh food chain grocery store
Great local grocery store just around the corner with super and fresh cheap vegetables. No meat though!
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Union Street Produce Co
801 Union St
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Great local grocery store just around the corner with super and fresh cheap vegetables. No meat though!
Small, organic grocery store with great smoothies.
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The Nature Stop
1336 Grant Ave
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Small, organic grocery store with great smoothies.

Food Scene

Just in case Starbucks is your favorite, there's one here.
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Starbucks
2132 Chestnut St
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Just in case Starbucks is your favorite, there's one here.
Amazing Italian restaurant across the street from the apartment. The food is fresh and the menu is written each day. Definitely try the gnocchi appetizer!
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Da Flora
701 Columbus Ave
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Amazing Italian restaurant across the street from the apartment. The food is fresh and the menu is written each day. Definitely try the gnocchi appetizer!
Mama's is one of those places people line up 3 hours for just to have breakfast. But if you live here, come on a weekday to get in quick and try their delicious benedicts!
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Mama's On Washington Square
1701 Stockton St
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Mama's is one of those places people line up 3 hours for just to have breakfast. But if you live here, come on a weekday to get in quick and try their delicious benedicts!
Hands-down the *best* pizza in San Francisco. Many many to choose from and available for pickup and delivery. My favorite is the spicy Picante!
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Tony's Pizza Napoletana
1570 Stockton St
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Hands-down the *best* pizza in San Francisco. Many many to choose from and available for pickup and delivery. My favorite is the spicy Picante!
If you want a simple slice of American pizza, you can show up here even at 12am and get a fresh slice of happiness.
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North Beach Pizza
800 Stanyan St
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If you want a simple slice of American pizza, you can show up here even at 12am and get a fresh slice of happiness.
Fantastic espresso, simple sandwiches and delicious home-made desserts. This place stands out among the many Italian coffee shops in the area.
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Cavalli Cafe
1441 Stockton St
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Fantastic espresso, simple sandwiches and delicious home-made desserts. This place stands out among the many Italian coffee shops in the area.
Upscale and swanky, the food and drinks cost a little more, but the taste makes it worth it. Truffle fries and speciality cocktails are great.
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Park Tavern
1652 Stockton St
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Upscale and swanky, the food and drinks cost a little more, but the taste makes it worth it. Truffle fries and speciality cocktails are great.
My favorite restaurant in North Beach. It's actually asian fusion instead of Italian and the rib-eye steak mouthwateringly delicious. They always have a variety of fresh, top quality specials.
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The House
1230 Grant Ave
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My favorite restaurant in North Beach. It's actually asian fusion instead of Italian and the rib-eye steak mouthwateringly delicious. They always have a variety of fresh, top quality specials.
This coffee shop also serves great paninis, but mostly I love to spend a morning or afternoon working there and drinking a Zebra Mocha. Free wifi.
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This coffee shop also serves great paninis, but mostly I love to spend a morning or afternoon working there and drinking a Zebra Mocha. Free wifi.
A more touristy coffee shop and a little expensive for the quality, but the people watching is great.
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Caffe Greco
423 Columbus Ave
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A more touristy coffee shop and a little expensive for the quality, but the people watching is great.
Amazing selection of beer and delicious appetizers to boot.
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La Trappe
800 Greenwich St
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Amazing selection of beer and delicious appetizers to boot.
Walk in, get your boba, gelato and frozen yogurt fixes all in one place, open late!
Tuttimelon
601 Broadway
Walk in, get your boba, gelato and frozen yogurt fixes all in one place, open late!
Great Indian food really close by, and they deliver late!
Tandoori Mahal Indian Restaurant
Great Indian food really close by, and they deliver late!
Really close, kitschy little dive bar with tasty SF dive bar food. Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather, has been known to eat here.
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15 Romolo Pl
15 Romolo Place
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Really close, kitschy little dive bar with tasty SF dive bar food. Francis Ford Coppola, director of The Godfather, has been known to eat here.
This place is an institution in North Beach. They serve the worst-for-you-but-tastes-great-cheap-burger. Everyone from businessman to strippers pass through here.
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Sam’s Pizza & Burgers
618 Broadway
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This place is an institution in North Beach. They serve the worst-for-you-but-tastes-great-cheap-burger. Everyone from businessman to strippers pass through here.
Open late. BBQ chicken w/imperial rolls are awesome late night fare.
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Vietnam Restaurant
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Open late. BBQ chicken w/imperial rolls are awesome late night fare.
If you want great Pho and imperial rolls, they got it.
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Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant
11 Walter U Lum Pl
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If you want great Pho and imperial rolls, they got it.
A block away from "tourist" Chinatown, this dimsum place serves great, decently priced small dishes from early morning to early afternoon, after many other places stop.
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City View Restaurant
33 Commercial St
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A block away from "tourist" Chinatown, this dimsum place serves great, decently priced small dishes from early morning to early afternoon, after many other places stop.
This brand new gastropub features a clean atmosphere, great drinks, great desserts and an up-and-coming yet feel good menu.
Bottle Cap Restaurant
1707 Powell Street
This brand new gastropub features a clean atmosphere, great drinks, great desserts and an up-and-coming yet feel good menu.
Heard of Tyler Florence? This is his restaurant... but skip the mains and order *all* the apps, and a drink or two. :)
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Wayfare Tavern
558 Sacramento St
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Heard of Tyler Florence? This is his restaurant... but skip the mains and order *all* the apps, and a drink or two. :)
Open late, cheesesteak, garlic fries, 8 kinds of cheese, 8 kinds of sauce - it's a perfect way to finish your night before you pass out, so you can actually wake up the next day.
Buster's Cheese Steak
366 Columbus Ave
Open late, cheesesteak, garlic fries, 8 kinds of cheese, 8 kinds of sauce - it's a perfect way to finish your night before you pass out, so you can actually wake up the next day.
This Chinatown classic has the most famous Egg Tarts in all of North America, and you'll probably see a line near the end of the day that proves it.
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Golden Gate Bakery
1029 Grant Ave
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This Chinatown classic has the most famous Egg Tarts in all of North America, and you'll probably see a line near the end of the day that proves it.
If you're looking for THE steak place in under a 15 minute walk, 5A5 has you covered. Great bar scene, classy through-and-through.
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5A5 Steak Lounge
139 Jackson St
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If you're looking for THE steak place in under a 15 minute walk, 5A5 has you covered. Great bar scene, classy through-and-through.
Decent coffee and pastries just across the street!
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Victoria Pastry
700 Filbert St
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Decent coffee and pastries just across the street!
This tiny sandwich shop is run by a super friendly Korean lady who makes fresh delicious sandwiches.
Petite Deli & Picnic
752 Columbus Ave
This tiny sandwich shop is run by a super friendly Korean lady who makes fresh delicious sandwiches.
Great sports bar that makes a really tasty sandwich with french fries in it!
Giordano Bros.
303 Columbus Avenue
Great sports bar that makes a really tasty sandwich with french fries in it!
Simple Thai food prepared quickly.
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Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe
659 Union Street
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Simple Thai food prepared quickly.

Everything Else

It's here in case you need to mail something during your trip.
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United States Postal Service
3245 Geary Blvd
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It's here in case you need to mail something during your trip.

Drinks & Nightlife

Small, cheap bar that also features bacon-wrapped tater tots!
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The Boardroom
1600 Powell St
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Small, cheap bar that also features bacon-wrapped tater tots!
Local bar that also happens to have a great rotating beer selection.
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Rogue Ales Public House
673 Union Street
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Local bar that also happens to have a great rotating beer selection.
This is a very small, local bar with an air of quality and tasty drinks.
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Tony Nik's
1534 Stockton St
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This is a very small, local bar with an air of quality and tasty drinks.
Another great, local beer bar.
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Church Key
1402 Grant Ave
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Another great, local beer bar.
This little dive is famous for its patronage by Jack Kerouac.
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Vesuvio Cafe
255 Columbus Ave
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This little dive is famous for its patronage by Jack Kerouac.
My new favorite bar in SF! It's big, clean, not out of control and has decently priced drinks and an AMAZING burger!
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Tupelo
1337 Grant Ave
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My new favorite bar in SF! It's big, clean, not out of control and has decently priced drinks and an AMAZING burger!