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A Week in San Francisco

1. Beretta

9.1
1199 Valencia St (at 23rd St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Mission District · 487 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: San Francisco has a consistent style of Italian food among it's many great Italian restaurants but Beretta is probably my favorite. I like the cocktails, meatballs and spicy Italian sausage pizza.

2. Padrecito

901 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Cole Valley · 122 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: One of my favorite places for tacos and a great place to have dinner after exploring this corner of the city.

3. Taqueria El Farolito

9.2
2779 Mission St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mission District · 391 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: If you find yourself drunk and stumbling around the Mission, this is a necessary place to stop.

4. Bourbon & Branch

8.8
501 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Speakeasy · Tenderloin · 318 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: A San Francisco staple. Make sure you get here once and book ahead.

5. Trouble Coffee

4033 Judah St (at 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Outer Sunset · 209 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: Their cinnamon toast is the perfect reward for the bike ride out to Ocean Beach. Don't be put off by the price, just try it and you'll understand.

6. Mission Dolores Park

9.4
Dolores & Church St (btwn 18th & 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Mission Dolores · 505 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: The perfect representation of modern San Francisco. A clash of hippies, hipsters, gays, Hispanics and plenty of white tech workers enjoying a rare sunny day and zero enforcement of booze and weed.

7. The Independent

9.3
628 Divisadero St (btwn Hayes & Grove St), San Francisco, CA
Rock Club · Alamo Square · 107 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: The Independent is one of San Francisco's treasures. You get to see great bands before they're big, the venue is the perfect size and you won't find any screaming teens.

Heath Ceramics is one of A Week in San Francisco.

8. Heath Ceramics

9.4
2900 18th St (btwn Florida & Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Mission District · 33 tips and reviews
Twin Peaks Summit is one of A Week in San Francisco.

9. Twin Peaks Summit

9.5
100 Christmas Tree Point Rd (at Twin Peaks Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Hill · 275 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: If you have a car, be sure to head up to Twin Peaks Summit on a sunny day for panorama views of the city. And the drive up is just as enjoyable as the view.

10. Bar Bocce

9.0
1250 Bridgeway (at Humboldt St), Sausalito, CA
Pizzeria · 136 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: Ride your bike across the bridge to Sausalito and then come here to sit outside, drink beer and eat amazing wood oven pizzas (the fennel sausage is my fav). Then just catch the ferry back home.

11. Streets of San Francisco Bike Tours

8.1
385 Linden Street (at Octavia), San Francisco, CA
Bike Rental · Hayes Valley · 16 tips and reviews

Barton S.Barton Smith: The simplest, friendliest and hippest bike rental spot in SF.

Universal Cafe is one of A Week in San Francisco.

12. Universal Cafe

2814 19th St (at Florida St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Mission District · 129 tips and reviews
Tradition is one of A Week in San Francisco.

13. Tradition

441 Jones St (at O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Tenderloin · 91 tips and reviews
Maven is one of A Week in San Francisco.

14. Maven

598 Haight St (at Steiner St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Lower Haight · 119 tips and reviews
Hotel Zetta San Francisco is one of A Week in San Francisco.

15. Hotel Zetta San Francisco

7.5
55 5th St (btwn Mission & Market St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · SoMa · 65 tips and reviews
Tataki is one of A Week in San Francisco.

16. Tataki

8.1
2827 California St (Divisadero), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Pacific Heights · 77 tips and reviews
Bernal Heights Park is one of A Week in San Francisco.

17. Bernal Heights Park

9.5
10 Bernal Heights Blvd (at Anderson St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Bernal Heights · 88 tips and reviews
Alcatraz Island is one of A Week in San Francisco.

18. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews
Nopa is one of A Week in San Francisco.

19. Nopa

9.2
560 Divisadero St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Alamo Square · 557 tips and reviews
Pizzeria Delfina is one of A Week in San Francisco.

20. Pizzeria Delfina

9.0
3611 18th St (btwn Guerrero St & Oakwood St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 265 tips and reviews
Ocean Beach is one of A Week in San Francisco.

21. Ocean Beach

9.4
Point Lobos Ave (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Outer Sunset · 267 tips and reviews
Ferry Building Marketplace is one of A Week in San Francisco.

22. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews
Smuggler's Cove is one of A Week in San Francisco.

23. Smuggler's Cove

8.8
650 Gough St (at McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Civic Center · 328 tips and reviews
Outerlands is one of A Week in San Francisco.

24. Outerlands

8.7
4001 Judah St (at 45th Ave), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 259 tips and reviews
General Store is one of A Week in San Francisco.

25. General Store

8.1
4035 Judah St (btw 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Miscellaneous Store · Outer Sunset · 20 tips and reviews