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Best of the Bay
Orson Restaurant, Bar & Lounge is one of Best of the Bay.

1. Orson Restaurant, Bar & Lounge

508 4th St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · SoMa · 36 tips and reviews
Tartine Bakery is one of Best of the Bay.

2. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: Get in line early: Baker Chad Robertson (and co-owner Elisabeth Prueitt) take the bread out of the oven around 5:00PM, Wed-Sun. Can't get to the bakery? Pick up their amazing new book, Tartine Bread. Read more.

SPQR is one of Best of the Bay.

3. SPQR

8.2
1911 Fillmore St (btwn Bush & Pine St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Lower Pacific Heights · 172 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Bridge is one of Best of the Bay.

4. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of Best of the Bay.

5. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

9.4
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 242 tips and reviews

Valentine's Day MovieValentine's Day Movie: Head straight for the rooftop garden, stopping for some Blue Bottle coffee on the 5th floor. Admittance to the MOMA is free on the first Tuesday of every month. #vday

Philz Coffee is one of Best of the Bay.

6. Philz Coffee

8.8
201 Berry St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission Bay · 305 tips and reviews

Valentine's Day MovieValentine's Day Movie: Whatever you do, don’t order a latte. At this strictly coffee-only establishment, order your date what the locals love: the Iced Mint Mojito or the Tesora. #vday

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Best of the Bay.

7. Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Plaza (at Jessie St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 736 tips and reviews

Valentine's Day MovieValentine's Day Movie: Try the Gibraltar, #28 on 7x7’s San Francisco list of 100 Things to Try Before You Die. #vday

Ferry Building Marketplace is one of Best of the Bay.

8. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews

Valentine's Day MovieValentine's Day Movie: Must have: Blue Bottle Coffee. Visit the Farmer's Market on a Saturday morning to sample local produce and grab fresh flowers or chocolates from Recchiuti Confections for your sweetheart. #vday

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is one of Best of the Bay.

9. San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge

Interstate 80, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · Yerba Buena Island · 325 tips and reviews

Valentine's Day MovieValentine's Day Movie: Take the exit for Treasure Island for amazing views of San Francisco, Alcatraz and the East Bay. Also a great place to take photographs. #vday

Golden Gate Park is one of Best of the Bay.

10. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews

Valentine's Day MovieValentine's Day Movie: Rent a boat and paddle to the top of the island in the middle of Stow lake, a popular spot for couples to picnic. #vday

The St. Regis San Francisco is one of Best of the Bay.

11. The St. Regis San Francisco

9.1
125 3rd St (at Minna St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · SoMa · 107 tips and reviews
Redwood Room is one of Best of the Bay.

12. Redwood Room

8.1
495 Geary St (at Taylor), San Francisco, CA
Hotel Bar · Tenderloin · 93 tips and reviews
Otis is one of Best of the Bay.

13. Otis

25 Maiden Ln (btwn Grant and Kearny), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 52 tips and reviews
Rickhouse is one of Best of the Bay.

14. Rickhouse

8.3
246 Kearny St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 250 tips and reviews
Benu is one of Best of the Bay.

15. Benu

8.1
22 Hawthorne St (at Howard St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 93 tips and reviews

Bon Appetit MagazineBon Appetit Magazine: After eight years at The French Laundry, Corey Lee finally gets the spotlight. At his SOMA-district jewel box, everything is well sourced—from the porcelain to the $160 tasting menu. Read more.

Slanted Door is one of Best of the Bay.

16. Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas is one of Best of the Bay.

17. Sundance Kabuki Cinemas

1881 Post St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Movie Theater · Japantown · 242 tips and reviews

Valentine's Day MovieValentine's Day Movie: If you can, see a movie in Auditorium #1 and sit in the balcony. It's 21+ and you have direct access to the balcony bar. Plus, the seats are perfect for getting cozy. #vday

Gitane is one of Best of the Bay.

18. Gitane

6 Claude Ln (btwn Bush & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
Mediterranean Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 86 tips and reviews
Isobune Sushi is one of Best of the Bay.

19. Isobune Sushi

1737 Post St (btwn Buchanan St & Webster St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Japantown · 61 tips and reviews
The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus is one of Best of the Bay.

20. The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus

7.9
150 Stockton St (at Geary St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 51 tips and reviews
Union Square is one of Best of the Bay.

21. Union Square

8.3
333 Post St (btwn Powell & Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Pedestrian Plaza · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 433 tips and reviews
Coffee Bar is one of Best of the Bay.

22. Coffee Bar

1890 Bryant St (btwn Mariposa St. & Florida St.), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Mission District · 260 tips and reviews

alicetiaraalicetiara: This place has an enormous amount of outlets and is really well-designed for working on laptops.