Guidebook for San Francisco
Food Scene
Yummy modern bakery with good teas and coffee. Their pastries are works of art. Serves quiches, sandwiches and salads for lunch. Cult favorite is their Rebel Within bacon and cheese muffin with a soft boiled egg inside. The runny yolk when you cut open the muffin is total food porn.
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Craftsman and Wolves
746 Valencia StYummy modern bakery with good teas and coffee. Their pastries are works of art. Serves quiches, sandwiches and salads for lunch. Cult favorite is their Rebel Within bacon and cheese muffin with a soft boiled egg inside. The runny yolk when you cut open the muffin is total food porn.
One of the best bakeries in SF. The breads are so good as are their pastries and sandwiches. Have their own cook book. Once caveat...lines but moves ok.
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Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero StOne of the best bakeries in SF. The breads are so good as are their pastries and sandwiches. Have their own cook book. Once caveat...lines but moves ok.
Good and close French bakery for breakfast and lunch
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La Boulangerie de San Francisco
1000 Cole StGood and close French bakery for breakfast and lunch
In addition to breads and pastries, their daily pizza is what you want. Their gluten free carrot muffin is a fav.
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Arizmendi Bakery
1331 9th AveIn addition to breads and pastries, their daily pizza is what you want. Their gluten free carrot muffin is a fav.
Good artisan coffee. Load of people camp out with their laptops and work here during the day.
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Ritual Coffee Roasters
1026 Valencia StGood artisan coffee. Load of people camp out with their laptops and work here during the day.
Samovar Teahouse Cafe
411 Valencia StTea! and some easy food items like avocado toast.
Martha & Brothers Coffee Company
3868 24th StSolid coffee that's fast and close.
Not in the 'hood but known for their pricey toasts. Good breads. Their adventure bread made with nuts and seeds is keto and paleo friendly.
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The Mill
736 Divisadero StNot in the 'hood but known for their pricey toasts. Good breads. Their adventure bread made with nuts and seeds is keto and paleo friendly.
Not in the 'hood but cult fav for their donuts and pastries. Think they invented the croissant-muffin.
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Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
1042 Larkin StNot in the 'hood but cult fav for their donuts and pastries. Think they invented the croissant-muffin.
Hipster donut window. Fun flavors like spiced chocolate, maple bacon apple and chocolate star anise. Gluten free donuts also available. A welcomed treat to bring for breakfast meetings.
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Dynamo Donut and Coffee
2760 24th StHipster donut window. Fun flavors like spiced chocolate, maple bacon apple and chocolate star anise. Gluten free donuts also available. A welcomed treat to bring for breakfast meetings.
Tea not coffee. It's good but basically dessert disguised as tea. I still like it. There is often a line.
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Boba Guys Mission
3491 19th StTea not coffee. It's good but basically dessert disguised as tea. I still like it. There is often a line.
Fast casual greek food. Good healthy salads for and the soft serve isn't bad.
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Souvla
517 Hayes StFast casual greek food. Good healthy salads for and the soft serve isn't bad.
Noe Bagel
3933 24th StCome here for the bagel. Go to Martha & Bros for the coffee.
Good bagels and nosh (salmon, latkes, white fish salad, pastrami) for breakfast and lunch. They serve dinner too though I've never been.
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Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen
3150 24th StGood bagels and nosh (salmon, latkes, white fish salad, pastrami) for breakfast and lunch. They serve dinner too though I've never been.
Good neighborhood bakery perfect for bread when you don't want to deal with the lines at Tartine.
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Noe Valley Bakery
4073 24th StGood neighborhood bakery perfect for bread when you don't want to deal with the lines at Tartine.
Also serves some food...oatmeal, smoothie bowl and GF waffles. I like their smoothie bowl.
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Project Juice
790 Valencia StAlso serves some food...oatmeal, smoothie bowl and GF waffles. I like their smoothie bowl.
Sidewalk Juice
3287 21st StSmall juice window off Valencia
Total hippy juice bar with golden milk, smoothie bowl and everything for your adaptogenic needs. You are loved.
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Beloved Natural Cafe & Organic Juicery
3338 24th StTotal hippy juice bar with golden milk, smoothie bowl and everything for your adaptogenic needs. You are loved.
Urban Remedy
3870 24th StHealth food restaurant and juice bar. Better for take out.
Pressed
3901 24th StGreat juice and cleanse option but not organic.
Awesome ice cream. Salted caramel and malted vanilla. Yummmmm
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th StAwesome ice cream. Salted caramel and malted vanilla. Yummmmm
My favorite ice cream shop. Exotic Hawaiian flavors and dairy free option (coconut milk). LOVE
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Garden Creamery
3566 20th StMy favorite ice cream shop. Exotic Hawaiian flavors and dairy free option (coconut milk). LOVE
Dandelion Chocolate
740 Valencia StChocolate heaven. Stop by for a bar or eat in the cafe.
Ice cream shop known for quirky flavors like Secret Breakfast which contains corn flakes and bourbon.
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Humphry Slocombe
Ice cream shop known for quirky flavors like Secret Breakfast which contains corn flakes and bourbon.
Fiore Caffe
3599 24th StEasy cafe close by with good croissant sandwiches.
Precita Park Cafe & Grill
500 Precita AvenueEasy park side cafe for a meeting or coffee.
Cal Mex with bar. Serves Brunch. Tuna tacon and Taco Tropical are favs.
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Loló
974 Valencia StCal Mex with bar. Serves Brunch. Tuna tacon and Taco Tropical are favs.
Beretta
1199 Valencia StCasual Italian (Pizza) with a good bar.
DOSA on Valencia
995 Valencia StUpscale Indian
Casual Cal- Mex. Open all day with bar. Good outdoor area. Has Mosto bar right next door. Tacos and tuna tostada are yum. I also like their Marina Girl Salad with Chicken.
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Tacolicious
741 Valencia StCasual Cal- Mex. Open all day with bar. Good outdoor area. Has Mosto bar right next door. Tacos and tuna tostada are yum. I also like their Marina Girl Salad with Chicken.
Orenchi Beyond
174 Valencia StRamen!
Foreign Cinema
2534 Mission StAmerican. Mission staple. Has a bar. Great for Brunch
Casual neighborhood Italian.Open for lunch and dinner. Good pastas. GF pasta option.
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Barzotto
1270 Valencia StCasual neighborhood Italian.Open for lunch and dinner. Good pastas. GF pasta option.
Commissary
59 9th StHome of the Korean taco. Yummy kimchi fried rice.
Californian. Relaxed michelin star restaurant with loads of veggie options
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AL's Place
1499 Valencia StreetCalifornian. Relaxed michelin star restaurant with loads of veggie options
Aster
1001 Guerrero StCalifornian. Nice neighborhood michelin star resto
Burma Love
211 Valencia StTea leaf salad *love*
Tawla
206 Valencia StreetEastern Mediterranean. Lots of good veg choices
Open for lunch. Supposed to be really good but have not been yet.
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Saru Sushi Bar
3856 24th StOpen for lunch. Supposed to be really good but have not been yet.
Sasaki
2400 Harrison StUpscale sushi. Omakase. Love chef Sasaki. He's meticulous and a michelin starred chef.
ICHI Sushi
3369 Mission StSmall sushi bar. I love their omakase. My casual sushi bar.
KUSAKABE
584 Washington StNot in the 'hood but one of my favorite omakase sushi places.
Upscale Californian with Mex Influence. Michelin Star.
Love this place. Set menu.
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Californios
355 11th StreetUpscale Californian with Mex Influence. Michelin Star.
Love this place. Set menu.
Californian. Michelin Star. One of the best restaurants in town. Uses a ticket system so no reservations or drop-in's. Craigslist is a good place to look for tickets last minute.
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Lazy Bear
3416 19th StCalifornian. Michelin Star. One of the best restaurants in town. Uses a ticket system so no reservations or drop-in's. Craigslist is a good place to look for tickets last minute.
Not in the 'hood but it's really good. Was named best restaurant of the year by either Food & Wine or Saveur Magazine.
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State Bird Provisions
1529 Fillmore StNot in the 'hood but it's really good. Was named best restaurant of the year by either Food & Wine or Saveur Magazine.
20 Spot
3565 20th StLounge-y wine bar with good food
Healthy Mexican. Fast casual. Great salsa. Open for lunch.
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Papalote Mexican Grill
1777 Fulton StHealthy Mexican. Fast casual. Great salsa. Open for lunch.
Casual sausage and burger joint that serves the yummy vegan Beyond sausage and burger. My fav is the hot italian sausage with hot peppers *yum*
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Rosamunde Sausage Grill
2832 Mission StCasual sausage and burger joint that serves the yummy vegan Beyond sausage and burger. My fav is the hot italian sausage with hot peppers *yum*
Fast casual Vietnamese. My go to for pho. Open for lunch & dinner. Closed Mondays.
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Mau
180 Valencia StFast casual Vietnamese. My go to for pho. Open for lunch & dinner. Closed Mondays.
Limón Rotisserie
524 Valencia StPeruvian. Good ceviche, roast chicken and lomo saltado.
Nouveau dive Chinese food. Old favorites with a new spin.
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Mission Chinese Food
2234 Mission StNouveau dive Chinese food. Old favorites with a new spin.
Gracias Madre
2211 Mission StVegan Mexican. Open for lunch & dinner.
Lotus SF Indian Cuisine
2434 Mission StreetOrganic Indian. GF naan option.
Indochine Vegan
508 Valencia StVegan Vietnamese.
Shizen Vegan Sushi Bar and Izakaya
370 14th StreetDelicious vegan sushi/Japanese.
Cha-Ya
762 Valencia StVegan Japanese.
Drinks & Nightlife
ABV
3174 16th StMixologist bar with food
Trick Dog
3010 20th StMixologist Bar. Good drinks. Serves food upstairs.
Amnesia
853 Valencia StCraft beer & nightly music
Lone Palm
3394 22nd StOld school bar
Parks & Nature
Setting up a picnic here on the weekends or a sunny day is a thing. Cute dogs too.
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Mission Dolores Park
19th StreetSetting up a picnic here on the weekends or a sunny day is a thing. Cute dogs too.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
3950 24th StClosest corner store with all the basics and a pretty good alcohol selection.
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Mama's Market
3500 22nd StClosest corner store with all the basics and a pretty good alcohol selection.
Hipster next level corner store. Great for grabbing supplies for an afternoon at Dolores Park. Curated selection of alcohol, juices and snacks.
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Dolores Outpost
698 Guerrero StHipster next level corner store. Great for grabbing supplies for an afternoon at Dolores Park. Curated selection of alcohol, juices and snacks.
The end all be all local market in the Mission. Awesome cooked food section, fresh produce, premium alcohol, house made ice cream...most of your grocery needs really. A bit pricey but it's a love.
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Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th StThe end all be all local market in the Mission. Awesome cooked food section, fresh produce, premium alcohol, house made ice cream...most of your grocery needs really. A bit pricey but it's a love.
Not a bad market for produce and basic needs. They have fresh squeezed orange juice.
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Valencia Farmers Market
1299 Valencia StNot a bad market for produce and basic needs. They have fresh squeezed orange juice.
Closest cleaner to our place. Use this for convenience. I have yet to use it but reviews on Yelp are not bad.
Ming's Dry Cleaner
Closest cleaner to our place. Use this for convenience. I have yet to use it but reviews on Yelp are not bad.
My cleaner of choice. Super sweet couple run this place. They do a great job with cleaning and alterations.
Central Cleaners
1101 Guerrero StMy cleaner of choice. Super sweet couple run this place. They do a great job with cleaning and alterations.
Walgreens
1333 Castro StDrugstore with photo and pharmacy.
Walgreens Pharmacy
4129 18th StDrugstore with photo and pharmacy.
Walgreens Pharmacy
4129 18th St24 hour pharmacy
United States Postal Service
4083 24th StEntertainment & Activities
Neighborhood movie theatre with table service for food and booze. Assigned seating. Also has a separate bar for pre or post movie drinks.
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
2550 Mission StNeighborhood movie theatre with table service for food and booze. Assigned seating. Also has a separate bar for pre or post movie drinks.
Small bowling alley with 3 lanes with pretty good restaurant and bar.
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Mission Bowling Club
3176 17th StSmall bowling alley with 3 lanes with pretty good restaurant and bar.
If you like mini golf, we have an indoor one in the 'hood with restaurant and bar. I wouldn't specifically go here for the food and drinks but it's serviceable if you are golfing.
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Urban Putt
1096 S Van Ness AveIf you like mini golf, we have an indoor one in the 'hood with restaurant and bar. I wouldn't specifically go here for the food and drinks but it's serviceable if you are golfing.
Getting Around
24th St Mission station
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