Guide To San Francisco
for friends of Andy who might be visiting or whatever :)
Event Listing:
Breakfast / Brunch
Coffee
- Coffee to the People - Masonic @ Haight - http://www.yelp.com/biz/HZThElQfFLIqGc8ZVdRh7g
- Decent coffee place, good music, decent wifi.
- Farley's - 18th Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz_details?biz_id=V9TPclud0QQp9tqxdg2tTpl3yFVOJugN
- Up on Portero Hill, generally sunny even if the city is gloomy, quiet neighboorhood. The store is fairly small but they have a good magazine collection.
- Canvas Gallery - 9th Ave - http://www.yelp.com/biz_details?biz_id=5SqNRi6kUEomnp5Mm6DNFw
- In the Inner Sunset, nice community, coffee and food nothing exciting though, has art around and good music, near Golden Gate Park which is a very nice walk. Has the four horsemen of the acoffeelypse: coffee, booze, food, and wifi.
- Blue Bottle Coffee - Hayes Valley - http://www.yelp.com/biz/EFefgQdk_19WxQXvVtwEog
- Not much for atmosphere (it's run out of a kind of garage storefront), but some of the best coffee around. In the shopping-friendly and recently gentrified Hayes Valley.
- Ritual Roasters - http://www.yelp.com/biz/VOoHZDC-dgDUzTSsmgESOQ
- Heavy with laptoppers due to usually reliable wifi. Bright and roomy.
Lunch
Dinner
- Cha Cha Cha's - Haight Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz_details?biz_id=ALVzWOCT9cikLeXddeDqbZF-bxhY9qmr
- Best Sangria in town, spanish food, tasty tapas.
- Medjool - Mission Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz_details?biz_id=FHdeKfwd8Twp4Y3bW-hEgNOI3CT7uAYS
- Recently rated one of the best bars in the world, gets busy at night for the drinks crowd, good food, posh atmostphere.
- Range - Valencia - http://www.yelp.com/biz/TKeKl13cwzIb_3d0o0GNig
- Tasty food, hip atmosphere, somewhat exotic cocktails.
- Azie - Folsom @ 5th - http://www.yelp.com/biz/8zdytKLJJhMcegsWv-f6Ag
- Upscale feeling, has excellent steak.
- Oola - Folsom @ 5th - http://www.yelp.com/biz/OjcvsEndfv1rFNrgMnrmFy8XCw8EWyXF
- Also upscale feeling, good burgers, wine selection, cocktails. Cozy.
- Park Chow - 9th Avenue - http://www.yelp.com/biz_details?biz_id=Azb8CqYqP_7ofy-yItTijSD4cAqhR8RC
- Food that makes you feel like your at home (if you grew up in the U.S.). Consistently tasty. Also near the park.
- Little Star Pizza - Divisadero - http://www.yelp.com/biz/__I9HmtBMV4dDkEgT22V4g
- Tasty pizza, lots of types, great jukebox.
- Pizzetta 211 (above)
Drinks
- Persian Aub Zam Zam - Haight Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz/xJ_eHIaiHuqOurnkuM55V1fg7Vr51Wft
- Tasty cocktails, small place, nice area of town, lots of other things nearby.
- Bar 821 - Divisadero - http://www.yelp.com/biz/oGJGphVqSxypg4P6C6-gYA?src_adid=IiX7lGoQQE3T4wg_1cx8Og&flow=search
- Beer, Wine or Champagne. It is a "locals" bar, and has very friendly service. They close rather early, but there is a Sushi place around the corner they will direct you to to keep drinking.
- House of Shields - New Montgomery Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz/QCDrCSOCvsqxCVuLGgrIfw
- Where all the tech crowd hangs out (they know the owner).
- Zeitgeist - Valencia Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz/UXru0FThfONxJQ95oPnaBw
- Biker bar turned Bicicle Bar. The staff is mean, the seating is outdoors, and there is a lady there who sells tamales from time to time. Classic, classic, classic.
- Madrone Lounge - Divisadero - http://www.yelp.com/biz/h7277Zjd676myyn7n3EOjw
- Generally relaxed, has some hip-hop-esque nights, sometimes jazz, has excellent infused vodkas, dark atmosphere
- Medjool (above)
- Range (above)
- Toronado - Haight Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz/hRx9n9PJ7FLmoi9GwoFg3g
- A beer bar, lots of beers from all the important places.
- Amnesia - Valencia - http://www.yelp.com/biz/wm5_P-pfEwYwwehjpLQyVA
- A beer bar (and soju, but don't touch the stuff). Another great selection of beer from belgium.
- 111 Minna - Minna Street (SOMA) - http://www.yelp.com/biz/xsG1SSVsm0YdL6-PaoKV_A
- Usually some pretty good art on the walls, lots of the SF crew is known to wind up there drunk after tech parties.
- Beauty Bar - Misson Street - http://www.yelp.com/biz/mNkn5Aoe6-R5LKMGiFlKEg
- Sort of trashy, sort of fashiony, sort of hip, sort of unhip. Has a good gimmick.
Underage Drinking Guide -- New!
- Persian Aub Zam Zam - (above) - have never seen them card at the door, walk in with a few people and sit at one of the corner tables in the back in the dark, let other people buy your cocktails at the bar
- Toronado - (abbove) - they rarely card at the door, if you don't look underage and sit with people at one of the further tables from the bar you have a pretty good chance of having them be able to buy beers for you
- Rye - http://www.yelp.com/biz/GIm5jbvmymBNo_e7Y84efw - this is the other side of town a bit, but they don't card at the door and people should be able to buy you all the basil gimlets your heart could desire
Food after Drinks
Culture