Guidebook for San Francisco

Melanie
Guidebook for San Francisco

Essentials

Awesome, all-vegetarian grocery store that is run by the workers. Yummy beer and wine and produce and the best bulk section in town!
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Rainbow Grocery
1745 Folsom St
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Awesome, all-vegetarian grocery store that is run by the workers. Yummy beer and wine and produce and the best bulk section in town!
Big, giant, soulless grocery store.
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Safeway
2020 Market St
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Big, giant, soulless grocery store.
Mom and Pops produce stand. Go here. Also, check out Golden Naturals down the street for meat, fish, and packaged fare.
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Golden Produce
172 Church St
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Mom and Pops produce stand. Go here. Also, check out Golden Naturals down the street for meat, fish, and packaged fare.
The best local, sustainable, expensive, delicious grocery store in all the land. Go to here.
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Bi-Rite Market
3639 18th St
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The best local, sustainable, expensive, delicious grocery store in all the land. Go to here.

Food Scene

Yep, this is one of "those" San Francisco coffee shops. You know, the kind of amazing coffee that people are always raving about. Go. There.
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Four Barrel Coffee
375 Valencia St
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Yep, this is one of "those" San Francisco coffee shops. You know, the kind of amazing coffee that people are always raving about. Go. There.
People line up and wait for hours for the weekend brunch here. And by "people" I mean "hipsters." Very yummy food.
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Mission Beach Cafe
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People line up and wait for hours for the weekend brunch here. And by "people" I mean "hipsters." Very yummy food.
Someone told me these guys started the whole boutique pizza thing in SF. I believe it. BUT AVOID THE WINE BAR!
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Pauline's Pizza
260 Valencia St
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Someone told me these guys started the whole boutique pizza thing in SF. I believe it. BUT AVOID THE WINE BAR!
The best ice cream in all of the land.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
3692 18th St
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The best ice cream in all of the land.
The best designer pizza in all the land.
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Pizzeria Delfina
3621 18th St
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The best designer pizza in all the land.
Cheap. Greasy. Vietnamese. Sometimes it just hits the spot.
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Sunflower
3111 16th St
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Cheap. Greasy. Vietnamese. Sometimes it just hits the spot.
Upscale, fancy and had great cocktails. Make someone rich take you here.
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Range
842 Valencia Street
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Upscale, fancy and had great cocktails. Make someone rich take you here.
So. Many. Beers. And soft pretzls. And yum yum time burgers. But make a reservation!
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The Monk's Kettle
3141 16th Street
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So. Many. Beers. And soft pretzls. And yum yum time burgers. But make a reservation!
Casual, homey, SF-style amazing. Wear a dress or jeans, just make sure the waist can be loosened!
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Bar Jules
609 Hayes Street
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Casual, homey, SF-style amazing. Wear a dress or jeans, just make sure the waist can be loosened!

Drinks & Nightlife

It's got angry bikers and hipsters galore. And a beer garden. And the tamale lady. Basically, it's a San Francisco institution. Def give the Bloody Mary a try!
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Zeitgeist
199 Valencia St
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It's got angry bikers and hipsters galore. And a beer garden. And the tamale lady. Basically, it's a San Francisco institution. Def give the Bloody Mary a try!
This is my favorite neighborhood dive bar - good beer, good drinks and a photo booth. Who could ask for anything more?
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Thieves Tavern
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This is my favorite neighborhood dive bar - good beer, good drinks and a photo booth. Who could ask for anything more?
On weekends, this dive bar opens up a backroom called "The Hideout" with the best dang cocktails for miles. For real.
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The Hideout
3121 16th St
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On weekends, this dive bar opens up a backroom called "The Hideout" with the best dang cocktails for miles. For real.

Everything Else

This is my gym. It's technically in The Castro and it's gay enough that the dudes don't stare at my butt in spandex, but not so gay that the showers are gross (or so my straight man friends say).
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24 Hour Fitness
350 Bay St
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This is my gym. It's technically in The Castro and it's gay enough that the dudes don't stare at my butt in spandex, but not so gay that the showers are gross (or so my straight man friends say).
Cash money.
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Bank of America ATM
433 Cortland Ave
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Cash money.

Shopping

This is THE Pirate Store. You know, Dave Eggers runs it and there is a workspace for underprivileged kids who want to be writers in the back and fake legs and pirate equipment in the front? Go there.
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The Pirate Store
826 Valencia Street
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This is THE Pirate Store. You know, Dave Eggers runs it and there is a workspace for underprivileged kids who want to be writers in the back and fake legs and pirate equipment in the front? Go there.
Super cute, Mission boutique. If you walk here from my house, you'll pass a million cute stores. So, you should do that.
Density
593 Valencia Street
Super cute, Mission boutique. If you walk here from my house, you'll pass a million cute stores. So, you should do that.
Custom-made bikinis that are so cute. And they tailor them for your body! Best bikini store ever.
Zoë Bikini
429 State Street
Custom-made bikinis that are so cute. And they tailor them for your body! Best bikini store ever.