Guidebook for San Francisco

Steve
Guidebook for San Francisco

Essentials

The closest market to the house, this small cute shop has all the food basics including fruit, veg, good bread, flowers, and good/small/cheap sandwiched to pack to the park. CASH ONLY
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Courtney's Produce
101 Castro St
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The closest market to the house, this small cute shop has all the food basics including fruit, veg, good bread, flowers, and good/small/cheap sandwiched to pack to the park. CASH ONLY
A larger market with GREAT produce, more selection, and great deli salads. No butcher, but a great selection of quality foods.
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Harvest Ranch Market
2285 Market Street
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A larger market with GREAT produce, more selection, and great deli salads. No butcher, but a great selection of quality foods.
One of the best selections of bottled beers in the city. They also have good wines, liquors, hummus, cheese, and ice cream.
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Healthy Spirits
300 Valencia St
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One of the best selections of bottled beers in the city. They also have good wines, liquors, hummus, cheese, and ice cream.
Huge chain grocery store. I wouldn't recommend it but if you need a 1 stop shop, this is it.
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Safeway
2020 Market St
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Huge chain grocery store. I wouldn't recommend it but if you need a 1 stop shop, this is it.
The best local butcher. Not a lot of other choices really... just Safeway
Lo-Cost Meat Market
498 Haight St
The best local butcher. Not a lot of other choices really... just Safeway

Food Scene

Cheap and delicious Vienamese sandwich shop (bahn-mi). Small selection, but it's GOOD and FAST.
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Dinosaurs
50 Eureka Dr
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Cheap and delicious Vienamese sandwich shop (bahn-mi). Small selection, but it's GOOD and FAST.
Delicious local mexican restaurant popular with the hipsters. Great food, reasonable prices, and it's open til 11pm. Try the plantain burrito!
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The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero St
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Delicious local mexican restaurant popular with the hipsters. Great food, reasonable prices, and it's open til 11pm. Try the plantain burrito!
GREAT restaurant with a small selection of pastas, pizzas, meat, fish etc. Mains from $9-$15.
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Chow Food Bar
215 Church St
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GREAT restaurant with a small selection of pastas, pizzas, meat, fish etc. Mains from $9-$15.
Very popular restaurant with small but creative dishes and a great wine selection. Seriously good food. Mains from $15-$20, and you're gonna need some appetizers.
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Starbelly
3583 16th St
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Very popular restaurant with small but creative dishes and a great wine selection. Seriously good food. Mains from $15-$20, and you're gonna need some appetizers.
Good savory and sweet crepes, hot sandwiches, breakfast, and outdoor seating. Delicious.
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Squat & Gobble Cafe
3600 16th St
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Good savory and sweet crepes, hot sandwiches, breakfast, and outdoor seating. Delicious.
Popular outdoor cafe that's great for brunch, or drinks all day.
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Flore on Market
2298 Market St
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Popular outdoor cafe that's great for brunch, or drinks all day.
Best burgers in the city.
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BurgerMeister
86 Carl St
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Best burgers in the city.
Has a small selection of fresh creme brules on hand, open most nights.
Chevron
2399 Market St
Has a small selection of fresh creme brules on hand, open most nights.
Tiny cookie shop selling fresh hot cookies, cold milk, and sexy underwear. Hey, it's the Castro
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Hot Cookie
1817 Castro St
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Tiny cookie shop selling fresh hot cookies, cold milk, and sexy underwear. Hey, it's the Castro
Tasty gluten-free Argentinian sandwiches. Think stewed meats + avocado between sweet corn pancakes.
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Pica Pica Arepa Kitchen
401 Valencia St
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Tasty gluten-free Argentinian sandwiches. Think stewed meats + avocado between sweet corn pancakes.
Awesome ice cream, always with a huge line. It's right across the street from a super popular park... so that's why.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
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Awesome ice cream, always with a huge line. It's right across the street from a super popular park... so that's why.
Good coffee, good location.
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Philz Coffee
3101 24th St
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Good coffee, good location.
Super good coffee!!!
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Blue Bottle Coffee
315 Linden St
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Super good coffee!!!
Some of the best coffee in the city.
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Ritual Coffee Roasters
1026 Valencia St
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Some of the best coffee in the city.
Popular restaurant that screens some movies too.
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Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission St
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Popular restaurant that screens some movies too.

Drinks & Nightlife

Small and loud straight bar. It's ok.
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Churchill
198 Church St
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Small and loud straight bar. It's ok.
Great small bar with beers on tap and a pool table. CASH ONLY
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The Page
298 Divisadero St
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Great small bar with beers on tap and a pool table. CASH ONLY
Popular and crowded gay bar
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Lookout
3600 16th St
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Popular and crowded gay bar
Currently one of the most popular gay bars in the Castro. Good music and an energetic vibe.
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Toad Hall
4146 18th St
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Currently one of the most popular gay bars in the Castro. Good music and an energetic vibe.
Downstairs there's a bar with live music every night of the week. See who'd playing at http://www.cafedunord.com/
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Cafe Du Nord
2174 Market St
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Downstairs there's a bar with live music every night of the week. See who'd playing at http://www.cafedunord.com/
Fun lounge atmosphere. Drink like a local. Tons of great bars near 16th and Valencia.
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Casanova Lounge
527 Valencia St
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Fun lounge atmosphere. Drink like a local. Tons of great bars near 16th and Valencia.
Great beer selection and classy to boot!
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The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th Street
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Great beer selection and classy to boot!
Good little bar, sometimes has live music without a cover
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Bond Bar
3079 16th St
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Good little bar, sometimes has live music without a cover
Big LOUD bar, young vibe, often has live music with a cover
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The Valencia Room
647 Valencia St
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Big LOUD bar, young vibe, often has live music with a cover
A local legend, this grungy hangout has lots of outdoor seating and the best bloody marys in town.
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Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
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A local legend, this grungy hangout has lots of outdoor seating and the best bloody marys in town.
A nice little wine bar
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Vinyl Coffee and Wine Bar
359 Divisadero St
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A nice little wine bar
Nothing too special, but worth a peek if you're going by.
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Fly
762 Divisadero St
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Nothing too special, but worth a peek if you're going by.

Shopping

Fun little shop for the ladies full of locally designed clothing, jewelry, and custom painted furniture.
Swankety Swank
289 Divisadero Street
Fun little shop for the ladies full of locally designed clothing, jewelry, and custom painted furniture.
Quality used clothing consignment shop. Definitely worth a peek, if only at the shoe selection. This is not the salvation army... they only sell good stuff here.
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Crossroads Trading
1901 Fillmore St
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Quality used clothing consignment shop. Definitely worth a peek, if only at the shoe selection. This is not the salvation army... they only sell good stuff here.
Walgreens has medecine, toiletries, and basic makeup.
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Walgreens
4645 Mission St
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Walgreens has medecine, toiletries, and basic makeup.

Sightseeing

Small park with an awesome view of the city. There's a secret path to the peak right behind the tennis courts.
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Corona Heights Park
Museum Way
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Small park with an awesome view of the city. There's a secret path to the peak right behind the tennis courts.
The brightly painted victorian houses that everyone's gotta go see.
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Painted Ladies
Hayes Street
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The brightly painted victorian houses that everyone's gotta go see.
Haight Street has lots of bars, clothing shops, tourist junk, and subpar restaurants. If you want to buy weed, just ask any of the 'street kids' here... the cops won't bother you, or so I've heard ;)
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Haight-Ashbury
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Haight Street has lots of bars, clothing shops, tourist junk, and subpar restaurants. If you want to buy weed, just ask any of the 'street kids' here... the cops won't bother you, or so I've heard ;)

Everything Else

It's a bank. They have ATMs.
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Chase Bank
3998 24th St
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It's a bank. They have ATMs.
It's a bank. They have ATMs.
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Bank of America Financial Center
501 Castro St
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It's a bank. They have ATMs.
This is the closest one to my house
262 Noe St
262 Noe Street
This is the closest one to my house
One of the great SF theaters. Make reservations online.
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AMC Kabuki 8
1881 Post St
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One of the great SF theaters. Make reservations online.
A local landmark and featuring a great mix of old and new stuff. Check out the schedule! http://www.castrotheatre.com/calendar.htm
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Castro Theatre
429 Castro St
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A local landmark and featuring a great mix of old and new stuff. Check out the schedule! http://www.castrotheatre.com/calendar.htm