Guidebook for San Francisco

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Guidebook for San Francisco

Neighborhood places to eat and drink

Cozy neighborhood Italian. Excellent thin-crust pizza, gnocchi, pastas, and wine.
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Vega
419 Cortland Ave
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Cozy neighborhood Italian. Excellent thin-crust pizza, gnocchi, pastas, and wine.
Strong coffee, good bagels, and just about any kind of baked goods you might be craving. They also have grab-and-go salads and sandwiches.
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Martha & Bros. Coffee Co.
745 Cortland Ave
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Strong coffee, good bagels, and just about any kind of baked goods you might be craving. They also have grab-and-go salads and sandwiches.
Hip, beautiful. In my opinion, the best coffee and espresso available on Cortland--we go several times a week. Small selection of really nice baked goods. No wi-fi.
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Pinhole Coffee
231 Cortland Ave
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Hip, beautiful. In my opinion, the best coffee and espresso available on Cortland--we go several times a week. Small selection of really nice baked goods. No wi-fi.
Good salads, hot sandwiches, bagels, ice cream, coffee and tea, some Morroccan dishes. Cozy inside with fireplace, peaceful outdoor garden. Free wi-fi.
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Progressive Grounds Coffee shop and Eatery
400 Cortland Ave
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Good salads, hot sandwiches, bagels, ice cream, coffee and tea, some Morroccan dishes. Cozy inside with fireplace, peaceful outdoor garden. Free wi-fi.
Great food, kid friendly, with enough variety (like fish and chips or Ribs) to please everyone.
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Moki's Sushi & Pacific Grill
615 Cortland Ave
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Great food, kid friendly, with enough variety (like fish and chips or Ribs) to please everyone.
Amazing food, great wine. A bit spendy but worth it.
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3rd Cousin
919 Cortland Ave
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Amazing food, great wine. A bit spendy but worth it.
Really good salsa. Mexican home cooking, great flavors, very kid-friendly.
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Taco Los Altos
737 Cortland Ave
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Really good salsa. Mexican home cooking, great flavors, very kid-friendly.
When you just need a good basic pizza, delivered, for a reasonable price.
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Pizza Express
813 Cortland Ave
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When you just need a good basic pizza, delivered, for a reasonable price.
The oldest Farmers Market in CA. Giant, bustling! Take the staircase at the top of Bradford down to the market. Eggs, veg, fruit, breads, pizza, honey, olives, fish and oysters! Saturdays 6am-3pm.
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Alemany Farmers Market
100 Alemany Blvd
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The oldest Farmers Market in CA. Giant, bustling! Take the staircase at the top of Bradford down to the market. Eggs, veg, fruit, breads, pizza, honey, olives, fish and oysters! Saturdays 6am-3pm.
Lovely small wine bar with excellent light menu. Delicious cheeses, meats, pastas, salads. Outdoor seating available.
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VinoRosso
629 Cortland Ave
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Lovely small wine bar with excellent light menu. Delicious cheeses, meats, pastas, salads. Outdoor seating available.
The fried chicken sandwich is amazing! They have a patio in back; great place to have brunch on a sunny day.
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Bernal Star
410 Cortland Ave
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The fried chicken sandwich is amazing! They have a patio in back; great place to have brunch on a sunny day.
Amazing egg and bacon biscuit sandwiches. Right next to the beach. Worth a trip for the baked goods alone!
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Devil's Teeth Baking Company
3876 Noriega St
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Amazing egg and bacon biscuit sandwiches. Right next to the beach. Worth a trip for the baked goods alone!
Incredible chicken tacos. Life-changingly good. Crowded, but you won't care.
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La Taqueria
2889 Mission St
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Incredible chicken tacos. Life-changingly good. Crowded, but you won't care.
I had the BEST home fries of my life here. And lemon-ricotta pancakes. Seriously, this was some of the best food we've ever eaten. There's always a wait, but we've never regretted it. Put your name on the list, grab a coffee from Farley's up the block, and sit on a bench and peoplewatch till it's your turn.
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Plow
1299 18th St
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I had the BEST home fries of my life here. And lemon-ricotta pancakes. Seriously, this was some of the best food we've ever eaten. There's always a wait, but we've never regretted it. Put your name on the list, grab a coffee from Farley's up the block, and sit on a bench and peoplewatch till it's your turn.
Some of the best Japanese food I've had in SF. Flavors and clean and fresh. Not your average rolls-and-teriyaki joint.
Shokudou
Some of the best Japanese food I've had in SF. Flavors and clean and fresh. Not your average rolls-and-teriyaki joint.
Spankingly fresh baked goods. There's a line for a reason. Very good coffee, too.
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Black Jet Baking Co.
833 Cortland Ave
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Spankingly fresh baked goods. There's a line for a reason. Very good coffee, too.

Drinks & Nightlife

A neighborhood fixture since 1962. Pool table, patio, and eclectic beer garden. Rustic and very Bernal Heights. LBGT friendly.
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Wild Side West
424 Cortland Ave
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A neighborhood fixture since 1962. Pool table, patio, and eclectic beer garden. Rustic and very Bernal Heights. LBGT friendly.
Excellent cocktails, great beers on tap, comfortable hip atmosphere.
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Holy Water
309 Cortland Ave
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Excellent cocktails, great beers on tap, comfortable hip atmosphere.
Comfortable, relaxed neighborhood watering hole with an old-fashioned horseshoe-shaped bar. Solid cocktails and great selection of beers on tap. Bluegrass jam on Sunday afternoons.
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The Lucky Horseshoe
453 Cortland Ave
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Comfortable, relaxed neighborhood watering hole with an old-fashioned horseshoe-shaped bar. Solid cocktails and great selection of beers on tap. Bluegrass jam on Sunday afternoons.
Fantastic tap room and brewery! Really delicious, fresh beer, usually a food truck out front, board games, and plenty of tables to sit and chat over a pint or two. Open midafternoons to mid-evenings. Dogs and kids welcome.
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Barebottle Brewing Company
1525 Cortland Ave
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Fantastic tap room and brewery! Really delicious, fresh beer, usually a food truck out front, board games, and plenty of tables to sit and chat over a pint or two. Open midafternoons to mid-evenings. Dogs and kids welcome.

Shopping

Impossible to leave without a bottle of some amazing wine or spirits; gorgeous cheese selection; chocolates, sauces, delicious things. Sandwiches daily, too.
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The Epicurean Trader
401 Cortland Ave
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Impossible to leave without a bottle of some amazing wine or spirits; gorgeous cheese selection; chocolates, sauces, delicious things. Sandwiches daily, too.
Locally-owned, with an amazing variety of books.
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Christopher's Books
1400 18th St
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Locally-owned, with an amazing variety of books.

Groceries and essentials

Locally-owned butcher shop. Free range meats, personal attention, sandwiches and things to go.
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Avedano's Meats
235 Cortland Ave
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Locally-owned butcher shop. Free range meats, personal attention, sandwiches and things to go.
Lots of whole food products, great variety. Walkable. Locally owned. A lot of deli choices; sushi, meats, salads. Wide selection of wines, beers, and fresh breads.
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The Good Life Grocery
448 Cortland Ave
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Lots of whole food products, great variety. Walkable. Locally owned. A lot of deli choices; sushi, meats, salads. Wide selection of wines, beers, and fresh breads.
Great big chain supermarket; will have almost anything you need. Often crowded with long lines, though. Open 24hrs a day, which is really helpful sometimes :)
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Safeway
3350 Mission St
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Great big chain supermarket; will have almost anything you need. Often crowded with long lines, though. Open 24hrs a day, which is really helpful sometimes :)
Open early and late, and with a huge selection of snacks, drinks and basics.
Andi's Market
Open early and late, and with a huge selection of snacks, drinks and basics.

Entertainment & Activities

Free wi-fi, quiet reading spot. Beautiful building, with a nice playground behind it.
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Bernal Heights Branch Library
500 Cortland Ave
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Free wi-fi, quiet reading spot. Beautiful building, with a nice playground behind it.
It's just amazing. The roof is a living garden, there's a huge rainforest biosphere, a planetarium, and an albino alligator named Claude.
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Akademya ng Agham ng California
55 Music Concourse Dr
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It's just amazing. The roof is a living garden, there's a huge rainforest biosphere, a planetarium, and an albino alligator named Claude.

Parks & Nature

Hilltop open-space park with a 360-degree view of the Bay, downtown, Twin Peaks, and a bit of the Golden Gate Bridge on a clear day. Popular dog-walking spot.
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Bernal Heights Park
3400-3416 Folsom St
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Hilltop open-space park with a 360-degree view of the Bay, downtown, Twin Peaks, and a bit of the Golden Gate Bridge on a clear day. Popular dog-walking spot.
Right in the center of Golden Gate Park; just beyond the museums, so parking is usually much easier. You can walk around the lake (it's about a mile), rent a paddleboat, or rent bikes. A good base for exploring the rest of the park.
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Stow Lake
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Right in the center of Golden Gate Park; just beyond the museums, so parking is usually much easier. You can walk around the lake (it's about a mile), rent a paddleboat, or rent bikes. A good base for exploring the rest of the park.
It's glorious. Anywhere you enter the park, you're instantly in another world. The entrance near 9th Avenue and Lincoln is a good place to start--walk in and you're immediately near the Arboretum and the museums.
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Golden Gate Park
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It's glorious. Anywhere you enter the park, you're instantly in another world. The entrance near 9th Avenue and Lincoln is a good place to start--walk in and you're immediately near the Arboretum and the museums.
Great place for a picnic. Shops and cafes nearby. Spread out a blanket and watch the kids and dogs play.
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Precita Park
3200 Folsom St
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Great place for a picnic. Shops and cafes nearby. Spread out a blanket and watch the kids and dogs play.

Sightseeing

Great for a bit of exercise--Start out in North Beach and climb the hill up to the tower. Gives you amazing 360-degree views of the Bay and the City. There are also amazing murals up at the top, painted during the 30s.
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Coit Tower
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Great for a bit of exercise--Start out in North Beach and climb the hill up to the tower. Gives you amazing 360-degree views of the Bay and the City. There are also amazing murals up at the top, painted during the 30s.
Farmer's Market on Saturdays, great gourmet shopping and eating every day of the week. Smashing views of the Embarcadero waterfront and the Bay Bridge. Hop a ferry here to Alcatraz, Angel Island, or across to Sausalito.
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Ferry Building Marketplace
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Farmer's Market on Saturdays, great gourmet shopping and eating every day of the week. Smashing views of the Embarcadero waterfront and the Bay Bridge. Hop a ferry here to Alcatraz, Angel Island, or across to Sausalito.