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Best of SF

Best of SF

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Created by Julie Candelon • Updated On: November 23, 2013
The Ark Toy Company is one of Best of SF.

1. The Ark Toy Company

3325 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA
Toy Store · Presidio Heights · 2 tips and reviews
Capannina is one of Best of SF.

2. Capannina

1809 Union St (at Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Union Street · 33 tips and reviews
Cliff House is one of Best of SF.

3. Cliff House

1090 Point Lobos (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · 140 tips and reviews
The View is one of Best of SF.

4. The View

8.1
55 4th St (btwn Market & Mission), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · SoMa · 173 tips and reviews
Amnesia is one of Best of SF.

5. Amnesia

8.1
853 Valencia St (at 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · Mission District · 42 tips and reviews
Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall is one of Best of SF.

6. Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall

9.4
201 Van Ness Ave (btwn Grove & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Concert Hall · Civic Center · 83 tips and reviews
El Valenciano is one of Best of SF.

7. El Valenciano

5.6
1153 Valencia St (btwn 22nd & 23rd), San Francisco, CA
Spanish Restaurant · Mission District · 8 tips and reviews
Saru Sushi Bar is one of Best of SF.

8. Saru Sushi Bar

8.7
3856 24th St (at Vicksburg St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Noe Valley · 126 tips and reviews
Casanova Cocktail Lounge is one of Best of SF.

9. Casanova Cocktail Lounge

6.6
527 Valencia St (btwn 16th & 17th St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 51 tips and reviews
Adel's Wine Cellar is one of Best of SF.

10. Adel's Wine Cellar

7.7
1400 Cole St (at 17th Street), San Francisco, CA
Wine Bar · 5 tips and reviews
Park Chalet is one of Best of SF.

11. Park Chalet

7.5
1000 Great Hwy (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Golden Gate Park · 74 tips and reviews
Mystic Room + Tavern is one of Best of SF.

12. Mystic Room + Tavern

417 Stockton St (btwn Bush St & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 127 tips and reviews
ODC Dance Commons is one of Best of SF.

13. ODC Dance Commons

9.4
351 Shotwell St (btwn 17th St & 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Dance Studio · Mission District · 39 tips and reviews
Salito's Crab House & Prime Rib is one of Best of SF.

14. Salito's Crab House & Prime Rib

8.3
1200 Bridgeway (at Turney St), Sausalito, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 103 tips and reviews
Paladar Café Cubano is one of Best of SF.

15. Paladar Café Cubano

329 Kearny St (Btw Bush And Pine), San Francisco, CA
Cuban Restaurant · Financial District · 29 tips and reviews
The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain is one of Best of SF.

16. The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain

9.1
815 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Cole Valley · 205 tips and reviews
Nopalito is one of Best of SF.

17. Nopalito

1224 9th Ave (Irving St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Inner Sunset · 139 tips and reviews
The Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco is one of Best of SF.

18. The Clift Royal Sonesta San Francisco

7.6
495 Geary St (at Taylor St), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · Tenderloin · 158 tips and reviews
Alchemist Bar & Lounge is one of Best of SF.

19. Alchemist Bar & Lounge

7.4
679 3rd St (Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 53 tips and reviews
Café de la Presse is one of Best of SF.

20. Café de la Presse

7.1
352 Grant Ave (at Bush Street), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 184 tips and reviews
Sakesan Sushi & Bistro is one of Best of SF.

21. Sakesan Sushi & Bistro

7.5
626 Clement St (btwn 7th & 8th), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 25 tips and reviews
46 Minna is one of Best of SF.

22. 46 Minna

46 Minna St, San Francisco, CA
Bar · SoMa · No tips or reviews
Twenty Five Lusk is one of Best of SF.

23. Twenty Five Lusk

7.8
25 Lusk St (off Townsend St, btwn 3rd & 4th St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · SoMa · 152 tips and reviews
Harlot is one of Best of SF.

24. Harlot

5.7
46 Minna St, San Francisco, CA
Night Club · SoMa · 31 tips and reviews

25. The Art Of Aesthetics

211 Church St Set C (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Health and Beauty Service · Mission Dolores · 1 tip
757 Beach is one of Best of SF.

26. 757 Beach

757 Beach, San Francisco, CA
Beach · No tips or reviews
La Mar is one of Best of SF.

27. La Mar

8.8
Pier 1½ (at Washington St), San Francisco, CA
Peruvian Restaurant · Northern Waterfront · 233 tips and reviews
The Iron Cactus is one of Best of SF.

28. The Iron Cactus

5.3
683 4th St (at Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · SoMa · 63 tips and reviews
Waterbar is one of Best of SF.

29. Waterbar

8.8
399 The Embarcadero (btwn Folsom & Harrison St), San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · Rincon Hill · 199 tips and reviews
Roe Nightclub & Lounge is one of Best of SF.

30. Roe Nightclub & Lounge

651 Howard St (at Hawthorne St), San Francisco, CA
Lounge · SoMa · 26 tips and reviews
Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar is one of Best of SF.

31. Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar

7.3
950 Mason St, San Francisco, CA
Tiki Bar · Nob Hill · 179 tips and reviews
Fringale is one of Best of SF.

32. Fringale

570 4th St (btw Brannan & Bryant), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · SoMa · 24 tips and reviews
Amber India is one of Best of SF.

33. Amber India

7.8
25 Yerba Buena Ln (at Market St) (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
North Indian Restaurant · SoMa · 198 tips and reviews
Villa Taverna is one of Best of SF.

34. Villa Taverna

7.4
27 Hotaling Pl (at Washington St.), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Jackson Square · 2 tips and reviews
Zero Zero is one of Best of SF.

35. Zero Zero

826 Folsom St (btwn 4th St & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 434 tips and reviews
Slanted Door is one of Best of SF.

36. Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building #3 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · Financial District · 451 tips and reviews
Royal Oak is one of Best of SF.

37. Royal Oak

5.8
2201 Polk St, San Francisco, CA
Lounge · Polk Gulch · 31 tips and reviews
Ozone Thai is one of Best of SF.

38. Ozone Thai

598 2nd St (at Brannan St.), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · South Park · 62 tips and reviews
Sloat Garden Center is one of Best of SF.

39. Sloat Garden Center

7.7
3237 Pierce St (Chestnut), San Francisco, CA
Garden Center · Marina District · 2 tips and reviews
H.D. Buttercup is one of Best of SF.

40. H.D. Buttercup

7.6
290 Townsend St (at 4th St.), San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · SoMa · 10 tips and reviews
Paragon is one of Best of SF.

41. Paragon

701 2nd St (at Townsend St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · South Beach · 87 tips and reviews
McCormick & Kuleto's is one of Best of SF.

42. McCormick & Kuleto's

7.1
900 N Point St, San Francisco, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 85 tips and reviews
La Folie is one of Best of SF.

43. La Folie

2316 Polk St (near Green St.), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 65 tips and reviews
Bix is one of Best of SF.

44. Bix

9.0
56 Gold St (btw Montgomery & Sansome), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Jackson Square · 111 tips and reviews
The Bubble Lounge is one of Best of SF.

45. The Bubble Lounge

714 Montgomery St (at Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Champagne Bar · Jackson Square · 22 tips and reviews
Say Cheese is one of Best of SF.

46. Say Cheese

9.0
856 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Cheese Store · Cole Valley · 32 tips and reviews
Zazie is one of Best of SF.

47. Zazie

9.0
941 Cole St (btwn Parnassus Ave & Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Cole Valley · 358 tips and reviews
Lands End is one of Best of SF.

48. Lands End

9.6
El Camino Del Mar (at Point Lobos Ave), San Francisco, CA
Park · Sea Cliff · 134 tips and reviews