Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Modern American Cuisine
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Fable
558 Castro St
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Modern American Cuisine
A greasy spoon diner that's been around for decades.
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Orphan Andy's
3991 17th St
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A greasy spoon diner that's been around for decades.
Arguably the best seafood restaurant in the Castro.
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Catch
2362 Market St
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Arguably the best seafood restaurant in the Castro.
When a a Chinese chef and a Beer afficionado marry, you get Mama Ji's. Delicious Chinese dim sum and entrees, with a great beer selection.
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Mama Ji's
4416 18th St
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When a a Chinese chef and a Beer afficionado marry, you get Mama Ji's. Delicious Chinese dim sum and entrees, with a great beer selection.
You haven't been to SF until you've enjoyed a scoop or three from locally made Bi-Rite Creamery. Grab your cone or cup and take a stroll around Dolores Park.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
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You haven't been to SF until you've enjoyed a scoop or three from locally made Bi-Rite Creamery. Grab your cone or cup and take a stroll around Dolores Park.
Local coffee shop, a Castro Street institution.
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Castro Coffee Company
427 Castro St
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Local coffee shop, a Castro Street institution.
Gay-friendly sports bar with excellent food. It's not often you can find a grilled ahi tuna burger at a sports bar.
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Hi Tops
2247 Market St
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Gay-friendly sports bar with excellent food. It's not often you can find a grilled ahi tuna burger at a sports bar.
Some of the most delicious baked goods in SF. Reviewed by The New York Times. Their cookbooks are on best sellers lists. Expect a bit of a wait to get in the door, but well worth it!
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero St
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Some of the most delicious baked goods in SF. Reviewed by The New York Times. Their cookbooks are on best sellers lists. Expect a bit of a wait to get in the door, but well worth it!
A great spot for burgers, salads, cocktails, and people watching. Grab a drink at Harvey's and toast to Harvey Milk, a champion for gay rights and the unofficial "Mayor of Castro Street.
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Pauline's Pizza
260 Valencia St
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A great spot for burgers, salads, cocktails, and people watching. Grab a drink at Harvey's and toast to Harvey Milk, a champion for gay rights and the unofficial "Mayor of Castro Street.
Delicious seafood with a Pan-Asian flair. A great lunch spot when visiting Golden Gate Park.
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Pacific Catch
1200 9th Ave
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Delicious seafood with a Pan-Asian flair. A great lunch spot when visiting Golden Gate Park.
One of the best seafood and Italian restaurants in SF.
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Scoma's Restaurant
1965 Al Scoma Way
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One of the best seafood and Italian restaurants in SF.
Great Italian & seafood restaurant with stunning views. If you go up to Muir Woods, Napa or Sonoma, this is a great spot for lunch or dinner.
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Scoma's of Sausalito
588 Bridgeway
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Great Italian & seafood restaurant with stunning views. If you go up to Muir Woods, Napa or Sonoma, this is a great spot for lunch or dinner.
A local spot best known for their incredible breads, but everything here is delicious. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We highly recommend the fried brussel sprouts, hangar steak, and the shrimp & grits.
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Outerlands
4001 Judah St
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A local spot best known for their incredible breads, but everything here is delicious. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We highly recommend the fried brussel sprouts, hangar steak, and the shrimp & grits.
California comfort food, open for brunch, lunch or dinner.
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Starbelly
3583 16th St
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California comfort food, open for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Get your sugar fix here. Since it's the Castro, one of the options is to buy a phallic-inspired cookie.
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Hot Cookie
1817 Castro St
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Get your sugar fix here. Since it's the Castro, one of the options is to buy a phallic-inspired cookie.
Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. All of the omelettes are amazing, and you haven't had bacon until you've had their millionaire's bacon.
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Kitchen Story
3499 16th St
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Open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. All of the omelettes are amazing, and you haven't had bacon until you've had their millionaire's bacon.
Great little spot in Cole Valley to visit after seeing Twin Peaks or before reaching Golden Gate Park. Petite French bistro. Great for brunch, lunch or dinner.
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Zazie
941 Cole St
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Great little spot in Cole Valley to visit after seeing Twin Peaks or before reaching Golden Gate Park. Petite French bistro. Great for brunch, lunch or dinner.
Great little spot near the Marina for a cost effective poke bowl.
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Poki Time
549 Irving St
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Great little spot near the Marina for a cost effective poke bowl.
Classic Italian restaurant. The oldest Italian restaurant in San Francisco.
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Fior d'Italia
2237 Mason St
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Classic Italian restaurant. The oldest Italian restaurant in San Francisco.
Delicious Szechuan Chinese Restaurant
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Z & Y Restaurant
655 Jackson St
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Delicious Szechuan Chinese Restaurant
One of the best local chocolate shops in town.
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Dandelion Chocolate
740 Valencia St
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One of the best local chocolate shops in town.

Parks & Nature

Across the street, about one block away. Great place for a little stroll before dinner.
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Kite Hill Open Space
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Across the street, about one block away. Great place for a little stroll before dinner.
beautiful park, hidden in Golden Gate Park. It's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
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Stow Lake
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beautiful park, hidden in Golden Gate Park. It's easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
The bald hill, visible from our home. This park is a mile from our home and a great spot to see the Golden Gate Bridge, and take great photos of the SF skyline.
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Parque Corona Heights
Museum Way
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The bald hill, visible from our home. This park is a mile from our home and a great spot to see the Golden Gate Bridge, and take great photos of the SF skyline.
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Parque Mission Dolores
19th Street
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Beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge.
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Presidio of San Francisco
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Beautiful views of Golden Gate Bridge.

Arts & Culture

One of the most amazing tea gardens on the continent.
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Japanese Tea Garden
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr
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One of the most amazing tea gardens on the continent.
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Museo de Arte Moderno de San Francisco
151 3rd St
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Great place to get an understanding of our LGBT movement in SF.
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GLBT Historical Society Museum
4127 18th St
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Great place to get an understanding of our LGBT movement in SF.

Essentials

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Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
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Mollie Stone's Markets
2435 California St
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Safeway
2020 Market St
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Trader Joe's
3 Masonic Ave
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Fitness SF Castro
2301 Market St
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24-hours pharmacy.
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Walgreens
1333 Castro St
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24-hours pharmacy.

Sightseeing

Did you know there were wild parrots living in SF? Do you want to see them? Then you should go here. Most folks visiting SF never make it here.
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Filbert Steps
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Did you know there were wild parrots living in SF? Do you want to see them? Then you should go here. Most folks visiting SF never make it here.
Beautiful vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, the SF city skyline, and much more!
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Coit Tower
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Beautiful vistas of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, San Francisco Bay, the SF city skyline, and much more!
A great spot to take photos of the Golden Gate Bridge and the SF city skyline. Bike across the bridge or go by car.
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Vista Point
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A great spot to take photos of the Golden Gate Bridge and the SF city skyline. Bike across the bridge or go by car.
This is the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge, in my humble opinion.
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Marin Headlands
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This is the best view of the Golden Gate Bridge, in my humble opinion.
It's the largest rainbow flag in the country. You can't not want to take a picture in front of it! :-)
Pink Triangle Memorial
2454 Market St
It's the largest rainbow flag in the country. You can't not want to take a picture in front of it! :-)
The Pemberton Steps are how locals get to the top of Twin Peaks every day. Too steep for a street, they built a stairwell instead. According to Bonnie Wach at the SF Chronicle, "The Pemberton steps begin at the curve of Clayton Street right before you cross Corbett. Climb 20 feet up the brick stairway and you leave urban angst behind. Car noise fades into the leafy overgrowth, and by the time you reach the first cross street (Villa Terrace) you find yourself wondering if this hilly perch has always been here, or if it magically appears like Brigadoon whenever the planets align just right."
Pemberton Place
Pemberton Place
The Pemberton Steps are how locals get to the top of Twin Peaks every day. Too steep for a street, they built a stairwell instead. According to Bonnie Wach at the SF Chronicle, "The Pemberton steps begin at the curve of Clayton Street right before you cross Corbett. Climb 20 feet up the brick stairway and you leave urban angst behind. Car noise fades into the leafy overgrowth, and by the time you reach the first cross street (Villa Terrace) you find yourself wondering if this hilly perch has always been here, or if it magically appears like Brigadoon whenever the planets align just right."
Best view of SF!
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Twin Peaks
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Best view of SF!

Drinks & Nightlife

Neighborhood bar know for craft beer and craft cocktails with things you've never heard of before.
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Blackbird
2124 Market St
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Neighborhood bar know for craft beer and craft cocktails with things you've never heard of before.
Just your neighborhood gay bar. A great place for happy hour drinks or later in the evening. Just don't come here expecting an impressive wine list or an award-winning cocktail.
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Toad Hall
4146 18th St
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Just your neighborhood gay bar. A great place for happy hour drinks or later in the evening. Just don't come here expecting an impressive wine list or an award-winning cocktail.
The best nightclub in the Castro if you like to dance.
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The Cafe
2369 Market St
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The best nightclub in the Castro if you like to dance.
If a Cal-Asian restaurant and a drag bar were to have a baby. Enjoy delicious food (like filet mignon and ahi tuna burgers) and a dinner show presented by the incredible ladies of AsiaSF. This is a unique San Francisco experience.
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AsiaSF
201 9th St
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If a Cal-Asian restaurant and a drag bar were to have a baby. Enjoy delicious food (like filet mignon and ahi tuna burgers) and a dinner show presented by the incredible ladies of AsiaSF. This is a unique San Francisco experience.
A great place for a glass of wine (or three!) and a charcuterie plate. Occasionally local musicians will perform live during happy hour.
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Blush! Wine Bar
476 Castro St
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A great place for a glass of wine (or three!) and a charcuterie plate. Occasionally local musicians will perform live during happy hour.
One of the iconic gay nightclubs in the Castro. Grab a cocktail and head to the outdoor deck to people watch and take in beautiful views of the city.
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Lookout
3600 16th St
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One of the iconic gay nightclubs in the Castro. Grab a cocktail and head to the outdoor deck to people watch and take in beautiful views of the city.
2nd best nightclub for dancing.
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Beaux
2344 Market St
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2nd best nightclub for dancing.
A little piece of history. "Twin Peaks Tavern, which first opened in 1935 but was purchased by Cunha and Forster in 1971, is believed to be the first gay bar in the nation to feature full-length, open plate glass windows that let its patrons look out, and more importantly, the public look in. The lesbian friends, known to most regulars as "the girls," opened the bar to the world at a time when many gays still feared losing their jobs or being socially ostracized if their sexual orientation was revealed. It has now survived for 40 years as one of the Castro district's most memorable and welcoming establishments." - SF Chronicle
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Twin Peaks Tavern
401 Castro St
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A little piece of history. "Twin Peaks Tavern, which first opened in 1935 but was purchased by Cunha and Forster in 1971, is believed to be the first gay bar in the nation to feature full-length, open plate glass windows that let its patrons look out, and more importantly, the public look in. The lesbian friends, known to most regulars as "the girls," opened the bar to the world at a time when many gays still feared losing their jobs or being socially ostracized if their sexual orientation was revealed. It has now survived for 40 years as one of the Castro district's most memorable and welcoming establishments." - SF Chronicle
Great Napa winery.
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Del Dotto Estate Winery & Caves
1445 St Helena Hwy
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Great Napa winery.
Great Napa winery
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Trefethen Vineyards
1160 Oak Knoll Ave
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Great Napa winery
Great Napa winery.
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Clos Pegase Winery
1060 Dunaweal Ln
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Great Napa winery.
Great Napa winery.
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Domaine Chandon
1 California Dr
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Great Napa winery.
Great Napa winery.
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Castello di Amorosa
4045 St Helena Hwy
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Great Napa winery.
Amazing winery with great views of rolling vineyards. Best known for their complex pinot noirs and buttery chardonnays.
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La Crema Estate at Saralee's Vineyard
3575 Slusser Rd
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Amazing winery with great views of rolling vineyards. Best known for their complex pinot noirs and buttery chardonnays.
Fantastic Sonoma County winery with delicious pinot noirs and chardonnays. Do your tasting indoors or outside.
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Sonoma - Cutrer Vineyards Inc
4401 Slusser Rd
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Fantastic Sonoma County winery with delicious pinot noirs and chardonnays. Do your tasting indoors or outside.
This is a terrific small production, family-owned winery where your tasting will feel much different than some of these larger corporate-run facilities. Great spot of pinot noirs and chardonnays.
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Moshin Vineyards
10295 Westside Rd
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This is a terrific small production, family-owned winery where your tasting will feel much different than some of these larger corporate-run facilities. Great spot of pinot noirs and chardonnays.
Great Sonoma County winery. Reservations recommended.
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Williams Selyem Winery
7227 Westside Rd
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Great Sonoma County winery. Reservations recommended.
Drag Bar with great entertainment.
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Oasis
298 11th St
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Drag Bar with great entertainment.