Lemon ricotta pancakes are soo light, fluffy, and zesty! Get coffee..yummy Equator coffee, easily have about 5 refills. Come on a weekday for better chances @ a table.
A modernistic, chill, cafe that is a must to try. Try the Winter Spice Latte if it's available!
Kouign Amann's FTW!!! The most amazing ones you can ever find in the City. Plus, a James Beard Award winner.
Tourist trap if you're on the road down so it's better to just be at the bottom and get pics from there.
You can't go wrong with omakase, and I love their sake steamed clams. The servers are great at making recommendations, so ask away!
Very good, very fresh sushi but very limited seating. Get here early or plan to wait at least an hour. When you get seated, order everything, especially the sexy mama, fiesta roll and jalapeño hamachi
Try the eggs Benedict with salmon. They'll blow your mind. It's worth the hour or so of waiting
Classic neighborhood Italian. Some of the best SF has to offer. Great food, wine and ambience
Good selection of wine, tasty food, good variety of cheese... Friendly & competent staff. It's one of the very few places that has decent bresaola!
My favorite place to get work done in North Beach. Great coffee, great vibes, good crowd.
The best ice cream in town. Splurge for the sundae or chocolate dip. It's worth is. Sticky chewy chocolate is my everything
Holy Gelato is doing dairy teetotalers right by giving out options, because one vegan choice is just tokenism. That said, who needs so many to choose from when Thai tea is on the menu? Read more.
One of the staple, classic dessert items at Zuni Cafe is the espresso granita, which will come as a parfait with whipped cream if you don't ask for it without, but stands excellently well on its own. Read more.
Enter the building at 23 Geary Street and take the elevator to the 11th floor. A 2,500-square-foot penthouse park with manicured bushes, benches and downtown views awaits. Read more.
Decidedly modern with minimalist metal chairs, black granite floors, sculptures and a trickling fountain, this space feels more like a museum than a FiDi hideout. Read more.
Peer upward through the sculpture’s oculus, where the color of the sky changes depending on the time of day and the shifting LED lights in the domed space. Read more.
The wondrous ground-floor garden boasts a serene bamboo pond and olive trees, plus a huge black granite sculpture cheekily nicknamed “The Banker’s Heart.” Read more.
Enjoy the view from the deck. There is also clean bathrooms (out on the deck to the left as you're facing the water).
Did you know the Wave Organ is an Exploratorium exhibit? Completed by two artists in 1986, it includes 25 organ pipes! Come at high tide when the Wave Organ sounds best. Read more below for more info. Read more.
Let there be light: The solar-power system in this cathedral was designed, financed, and installed by SolarCity (#38 on Fast Company's 2011 list of Most Innovative Companies)
Any of those thin crusted pizzas are delicious. They really know what they're doing. Top 3 on my Pizza list in the US.
Really fun place to draw inspiration for your outdoor and indoor gardens alike. Grab a coffee from the on-site Ritual Coffee and stroll the grounds.
Spacious and nicely designed shop, serving Sightglass coffee and lots of pastries and small bites!
Always go to the pour over bar. Four Barrel has the best pour overs. Also, sit in the back and watch the magic happen as they roast their coffee.
Friendly service, fancy bike gear, awesome loft and outdoor workspace, free wifi and one of tastiest lattes in the marina.
Fabulous ambiance, bar tenders, coffee -- plus super interesting people
Really great pour overs, tasty food, good environment. Patio with plant canopy is lovely, but all the seating can fill up fast. Get the chia bowl or avocado + egg toast. 👌
Great coffee and they have actual food (including tasty pastries, brunch items, and sandwiches). Sit outside on a warm morning, if you have a chance.
relaxing, friendly, and complementary charging cords. Great cortado, and atmosphere.
Excellent espresso with almond milk available. Avocado toast comes on tasty, crunchy country bread. The almond butter toast with bananas drizzled with honey is pretty epic.
Cioppino is an Italian fish stew created by fisherman who resided in North Beach. There are several excellent places to score cioppino in the city, but Woodhouse is a little off the beaten path. Read more.
For $32 per person ($22 if you want an all-veggie menu), Shabu House will deliver unlimited shabu-shabu to your table, which is pretty fucking fantastic. Read more.
Come hungry and order the pieces you want after the omakase (incl. supplements and unagi, salmon belly). $25 corkage.
