Guidebook for San Francisco

Ian
Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

The unagi appetizer, the steak and papaya appetizer and the ribeye steak are killer. Desserts are great. So much awesome packed into such a small and local place. :)
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The House
1230 Grant Ave
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The unagi appetizer, the steak and papaya appetizer and the ribeye steak are killer. Desserts are great. So much awesome packed into such a small and local place. :)
If you're looking for THE steak place in under a 7 minute walk, 5A5 has you covered. 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 7 minute walk, 5A5 has you covered. Classy through-and-through.
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.
Best real Italian coffee shop in North Beach, tell Santos that Ian sent you.
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Cavalli Cafe
1441 Stockton St
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Best real Italian coffee shop in North Beach, tell Santos that Ian sent you.
Mama's is that breakfast place everyone wants to go to on Sundays and the line is always out the door. If you make it in, order benedicts, or order to-go on weekdays only.
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Mama's On Washington Square
1701 Stockton St
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Mama's is that breakfast place everyone wants to go to on Sundays and the line is always out the door. If you make it in, order benedicts, or order to-go on weekdays only.
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.
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. :)
Owned by Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather. Need I say more?
Cafe Zoetrope
916 Kearny St
Owned by Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather. Need I say more?
This brand new gastropub features a clean atmosphere, great drinks, great desserts and an up-and-coming yet feel good menu.
Russian Hill
This brand new gastropub features a clean atmosphere, great drinks, great desserts and an up-and-coming yet feel good menu.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
15 Romolo Pl
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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.
Good Thai food, close by and they deliver late. :)
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Tuk Tuk Thai Cafe
659 Union Street
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Good Thai food, close by and they deliver 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!
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!
I hear it's badass.
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The Slanted Door
Ferry Building
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I hear it's badass.

Drinks & Nightlife

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.

Sightseeing

From the top of Coit Tower you can see all of SF, and inside of Coit Tower you can see silly murals of the city from half a century ago. Look for the man getting run over by a wagon.
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Coit Tower
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From the top of Coit Tower you can see all of SF, and inside of Coit Tower you can see silly murals of the city from half a century ago. Look for the man getting run over by a wagon.
All kinds of people hang out here, from stretching grandmas to hoolahooping hipsters. It's nice to stretch out on during a sunny day and sometimes they play movies in the evenings.
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Mama's On Washington Square
1701 Stockton St
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All kinds of people hang out here, from stretching grandmas to hoolahooping hipsters. It's nice to stretch out on during a sunny day and sometimes they play movies in the evenings.
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. :)
It's one of those things in SF, shopping, walking, eating by the water.
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Embarcadero Center
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It's one of those things in SF, shopping, walking, eating by the water.
They have a great farmers market: http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php
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Ferry Building Marketplace
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They have a great farmers market: http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php

Essentials

Small, organic grocery store with great smoothies.
Ruby Dolls
381 Bush St
Small, organic grocery store with great smoothies.
If you don't know Trader Joe's just try it.
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Trader Joe's
401 Bay St
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If you don't know Trader Joe's just try it.
Close to fisherman's wharf.
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Safeway
350 Bay St
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Close to fisherman's wharf.

Everything Else

This is closest laundromat, in case you need it, quarter-operated, about a block away.
Grant Ave
1399 Grant Avenue
This is closest laundromat, in case you need it, quarter-operated, about a block away.

Shopping

It's the sweetest spot in North Beach, and comes with free samples of salt water taffy.
Z. Cioccolato
474 Columbus Ave
It's the sweetest spot in North Beach, and comes with free samples of salt water taffy.