San Francisco

A curation of my favorite places in San Francisco, where I've lived for eight years and counting. I've roughly sorted the places by neighborhood clusters for each category. You can also check out my favorite places in New York City.

Restaurants

• Zuni Cafe | Quintessentially San Franciscan | Civic Center
• Rich Table | American | Hayes Valley
• Domo | Sushi | Hayes Valley
• A Mano | Italian | Hayes Valley
• Robin | Sushi | Hayes Valley
• Nopa | American | NoPA
• Ragaza | Italian | NoPA
• Kinjo | Sushi | Russian Hill
• Kokkari | Mediterranean | Jackson Square
• Cotogna | Italian | Jackson Square
• Boulettes Larder | American/Mediterranean | Embarcadero
• Wayfare Tavern | American | FiDi
• Seven Hills | Italian | Nob Hill
• Sons and Daughters | American | Lower Nob Hill
• Ryoko's | Late-night Sushi | Lower Nob Hill
• Mourad | American | SoMA
• Heirloom Cafe | American | Mission
• Foreign Cinema | American | Mission
• Flour + Water | Italian | Mission
• Monk's Kettle | Gastropub | Mission
• Salumeria | Lunch | Mission
• Izakaya Rintaro | Japanese | Mission
• Al's Place | Vegetarian | Mission
• Tartine Manufactory | American Bakery | Mission
• Universal Cafe | Brunch | Mission
• Eiji | Sushi | Castro
• Terzo | Italian/Mediterranean | Pac Heights
• The Progress | American | Pac Heights
• Octavia | American | Lower Pac Heights
• Outerlands | American | Sunset
• Pizetta 211 | Pizza | Richmond
• Pearl | American | Richmond
• Umi | Sushi | Potrero
• Plow | Brunch | Potrero
• Piccino | American | Dogpatch
• Moshi Moshi | Sushi | Dogpatch

Cafe/Coffee/Tea/Bakery

• Wrecking Ball Roasters | Coffee | Cow Hollow
• B Patisserie | Bakery | Pacific Heights
• Song Tea | Tea | Pacific Heights
• Neighbor Bakehouse | Bakery | Dogpatch
• Provender | Coffee | Potrero
• Farley's* | Coffee | Potrero
• Dandelion Chocolate* | Chocolatier | Mission
• Sightglass* | Coffee | Mission
• Laundre* | Coffee | Mission
• Atlas Cafe* | Cafe | Mission
• Dynamo Donuts* | Bakery | Mission
• Sightglass* | Coffee | NoPA
• The Mill* | Coffee/Bakery | NoPA
• Matching Half* | Coffee | NoPA
• Crossroads Cafe* | Cafe | SoMA
• Blue Bottle* (in South Park) | Coffee | SoMA
• Sightglass* (in the MOMA) | Coffee | SoMA
• Ritual | Coffee | Hayes
• Mercury Cafe* | Cafe | Hayes
• 20th Century Cafe | Cafe | Hayes
• The Center* | Tea | Hayes Valley
• Reveille* | Coffee | Haight
• Ritual | Coffee | Haight
• Reveille | Coffee | North Beach
• St Franks | Coffee | Nob Hill
• Bazaar Cafe* | Cafe | Richmond
• Andytown* | Coffee | Outer Sunset
• Trouble Coffee | Coffee | Outer Sunset
• Hollow | Coffee | Inner Sunset

* Good atmosphere for working.

Wine/Bar

• Hogshead Reserve | Speakeasy | FiDi
• Coqueta | Restaurant, prefer drinks | Embarcadero
• Trou Normand | Bar | SoMA
• Terroir | Wine Bar | SoMA
• Cold Drinks | Bar | Chinatown
• Proper Hotel | Bar | Civic Center
• Hotel Biron | Wine Bar | Civic Center
• 98 Turk | Bar | Tenderloin
• Zombie Village | Tiki Bar | Tenderloin
• Linden Room | Bar | Hayes Valley
• Birba | Wine Bar | Hayes Valley
• The Riddler | Champagne Bar | Hayes Valley
• Social Study | Bar/Cafe | Japantown
• 20 Spot | Wine Bar | Mission
• True Laurel | Bar | Mission
• Asiento | Bar | Mission
• El Rio | Bar | Mission

Arts, Parks & Entertainment

• City Lights Books | Bookstore | North Beach
• Green Apple Books | Bookstore | Richmond
• SF MOMA | Modern Art Museum | SoMA
• Manny's | Political Cafe | Mission
• Alamo Square Park | NoPA
• Alamo Drafthouse | Movie Theater | Mission