Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Food Scene

Friendly new coffee shop, on the way to Kite Hill open space and the Seward Slides.
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Neighbor's Corner
499 Douglass St
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Friendly new coffee shop, on the way to Kite Hill open space and the Seward Slides.
SF's favorite coffee chain, with an outlet two tiny blocks away from our house.
4298 24th St
4298 24th Street
SF's favorite coffee chain, with an outlet two tiny blocks away from our house.
Fantastic, tiny, and friendly. But they don't take reservations. Put in your name and number and wait for a call at the Cask House across the street. Update: Cask House has closed. Go for a nice walk instead? Saru is worth the wait.
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Saru Sushi Bar
3856 24th St
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Fantastic, tiny, and friendly. But they don't take reservations. Put in your name and number and wait for a call at the Cask House across the street. Update: Cask House has closed. Go for a nice walk instead? Saru is worth the wait.
Small Italian restaurant. Super friendly, romantic, great food.
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Lupa Trattoria
4109 24th St
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Small Italian restaurant. Super friendly, romantic, great food.
Old-school SF coffee shop. Dark and cozy, if the sunny and spacious Starbucks across the street is not what you're looking for.
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Bernie's
3966 24th St
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Old-school SF coffee shop. Dark and cozy, if the sunny and spacious Starbucks across the street is not what you're looking for.
French bistro food. When I have to expense a lunch in the neighborhood, this is where I go.
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Le Zinc
4063 24th Street
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French bistro food. When I have to expense a lunch in the neighborhood, this is where I go.
Gringo-friendly Mexican food. Reliable, close-by. Good selection of salsas.
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The Little Chihuahua
292 Divisadero St
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Gringo-friendly Mexican food. Reliable, close-by. Good selection of salsas.
Old-school burrito and taco joint in the middle of 24th. Chicken Mole is outstanding.
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Mexican House Restaurant
3917 24th Street
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Old-school burrito and taco joint in the middle of 24th. Chicken Mole is outstanding.
Good but expensive Thai food. Great for take-out -- call ahead. Extremely close.
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Rin's Thai
4301 24th St
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Good but expensive Thai food. Great for take-out -- call ahead. Extremely close.
Noe Valley's serious restaurant. Very good. Make reservations.
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Firefly
4288 24th Street
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Noe Valley's serious restaurant. Very good. Make reservations.
Basic coffee and sandwich shop, nearby.
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Diamond Cafe
751 Diamond St
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Basic coffee and sandwich shop, nearby.
Get your Noe Saturday started right with a nice walk to the super-friendly local Farmers Market. Fresh produce, some food stalls for breakfast snacking, often corny live music, too. Only open from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. (Decent coffee across the street at La Boulangerie.)
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Noe Valley Farmers Market
3861 24th St
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Get your Noe Saturday started right with a nice walk to the super-friendly local Farmers Market. Fresh produce, some food stalls for breakfast snacking, often corny live music, too. Only open from 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. (Decent coffee across the street at La Boulangerie.)

Essentials

Local drug store, they have All The Things.
1333 Castro St
1333 Castro Street
Local drug store, they have All The Things.
Luxurious take-out food and wine, and some groceries.
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Pasta Gina
741 Diamond Street
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Luxurious take-out food and wine, and some groceries.
Cheap, fast, yummy, hand-held savory pies.
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Peasant Pies Cafe & Catering, Inner Sunset
1039 Irving St
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Cheap, fast, yummy, hand-held savory pies.
Food porn!
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Whole Foods Market
3950 24th St
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Food porn!

Sightseeing

Mini-park carved into a hill. Has two steep concrete slides. BYO cardboard. Slides open during daylight hours only.
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Seward Mini Park
70 Corwin St
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Mini-park carved into a hill. Has two steep concrete slides. BYO cardboard. Slides open during daylight hours only.
Great views of the eastern part of San Francisco.
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Kite Hill Open Space
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Great views of the eastern part of San Francisco.
A righteous hike from our house. Bring a phone with a map app for the route -- it winds around.
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Twin Peaks
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A righteous hike from our house. Bring a phone with a map app for the route -- it winds around.
Also near Lombard st, North Beach, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf
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Coit Tower
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Also near Lombard st, North Beach, Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf

Drinks & Nightlife

Local, low-key, nice bar. Can get crowded on game nights.
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Valley Tavern
4054 24th St
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Local, low-key, nice bar. Can get crowded on game nights.
The diviest bar in fancy Noe Valley. In other words, not very. Really just a friendly neighborhood place.
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The Peaks
1316 Castro St
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The diviest bar in fancy Noe Valley. In other words, not very. Really just a friendly neighborhood place.

Everything Else

Fast and careful laundry / dry-cleaners.
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Danny's Cleaners
746 Douglass St
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Fast and careful laundry / dry-cleaners.
Streetcars head downtown from here. Transfer to 24 or 35 bus to get back to the house.
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Castro Station
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Streetcars head downtown from here. Transfer to 24 or 35 bus to get back to the house.
Closest BART station. Trains to downtown, East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley), and airports. The #48 MUNI bus goes to the house from here.
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24th St Mission station
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Closest BART station. Trains to downtown, East Bay (Oakland, Berkeley), and airports. The #48 MUNI bus goes to the house from here.

Parks & Nature

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Mission Dolores Park
19th Street
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Arts & Culture

Newly renovated, I haven't been myself but hope to!
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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
151 3rd St
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Newly renovated, I haven't been myself but hope to!