Tom’s Liked Places
St. Francis Fountain is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

1. St. Francis Fountain

8.2
2801 24th St (at York St), San Francisco, CA
Diner · Mission District · 157 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: An absolute breakfast classic in the 24th Street corridor. Great stylish old fashioned diner with a huge menu and capacity to make great milkshakes and malts

de Young Museum is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

2. de Young Museum

9.1
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · Golden Gate Park · 279 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: Absolutely stunning space with a number of different collections. Best to visit when there’s a particular exhibition though as they can be more interesting than their core stuff.

Dumpling Time is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

3. Dumpling Time

8.7
11 Division St (at De Haro St), San Francisco, CA
Dumpling Restaurant · Showplace Square · 86 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: The seafood gyoza are amazing. The Tom yum XLB are also particularly good. The pan seared dumplings are great, as are the beans. Personally I think the King Dum is just a gimmick and not worth it.

ArcLight Culver City is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

4. ArcLight Culver City

9500 Culver Boulevard, Culver City, CA
Movie Theater · Downtown Culver City · 18 tips and reviews
Sightglass Coffee is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

5. Sightglass Coffee

9.1
270 7th St (btwn Howard & Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 600 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: Big fan of the Cascara spritz which is the new big thing in coffee shops

AltSchool Yerba Buena is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

6. AltSchool Yerba Buena

300 4th St, San Francisco, CA
Education · SoMa · No tips or reviews
The UPS Store is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

7. The UPS Store

6.8
2370 Market St, Suite 103 (at Castro St), San Francisco, CA
Shipping, Freight, and Material Transportation Service · Duboce Triangle · 4 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: The people behind the counter are often wandering off places. Not super busy though and there’s some nice coffee nearby.

Mollie Stone's Markets is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

8. Mollie Stone's Markets

7.9
4201 18th St (at Collingwood St), San Francisco, CA
Supermarket · Castro · 20 tips and reviews
Superba Food + Bread is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

9. Superba Food + Bread

9.3
1900 Lincoln Blvd (at Marco Pl), Venice, CA
New American Restaurant · 144 tips and reviews
Whole Foods Market is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

10. Whole Foods Market

8.7
2001 Market Street (at Dolores St), San Francisco, CA
Grocery Store · Mission Dolores · 66 tips and reviews
The Eames House (Case Study House #8) is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

11. The Eames House (Case Study House #8)

9.1
203 Chautauqua Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Pacific Palisades · 14 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: It’s a strange experience this one. You get to see the home and it is beautiful and interesting. But you can’t go inside it and you can’t take pictures of the interior.

Primo Passo Coffee Co. is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

12. Primo Passo Coffee Co.

8.7
702 Montana Ave (at 7th St), Santa Monica, CA
Coffee Shop · Wilshire-Montana · 49 tips and reviews
Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

13. Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea

9.1
1331 Abbot Kinney Blvd (at Andalusia Ave.), Venice, CA
Coffee Shop · 414 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: The iced matcha latte and matcha croissant were very good. Nice place to hang out and think and work.

Warby Parker is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

14. Warby Parker

1422 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
Eyecare Store · Venice · 2 tips and reviews
Venice Beach is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

15. Venice Beach

9.1
Pacific Ave (Speedway), Venice, CA
Beach · 615 tips and reviews
Venice Canals is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

16. Venice Canals

9.4
Dell Ave (at Howland Canal), Venice, CA
Canal · 120 tips and reviews
Siamese Garden is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

17. Siamese Garden

7.1
301 Washington Blvd (at Sanborn Ave.), Marina del Rey, CA
Thai Restaurant · 15 tips and reviews
Salt & Straw is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

18. Salt & Straw

9.4
1357 Abbot Kinney Blvd (at California Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Venice · 153 tips and reviews
The Rose Venice is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

19. The Rose Venice

8.9
220 Rose Ave, Venice, CA
American Restaurant · Los Angeles · 183 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: Beautiful pastries and a wonderful outdoors area. Just a lovely place. Not cheap though.

Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

20. Blue Bottle Coffee

9.0
1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd (Westminster), Venice, CA
Coffee Shop · 76 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: The cascara fizz is a lovely non-coffee based drink. The ginger and molasses cookies are awesome too.

Amoeba San Francisco is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

21. Amoeba San Francisco

9.2
1855 Haight St (at Stanyan St), San Francisco, CA
Record Store · Haight Ashbury · 117 tips and reviews
Bar Agricole is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

22. Bar Agricole

355 11th St (at Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · SoMa · 213 tips and reviews
Healthy Spirits is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

23. Healthy Spirits

7.4
300 Valencia St (Valencia), San Francisco, CA
Beer Store · Mission Dolores · 5 tips and reviews
Zeitgeist is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

24. Zeitgeist

8.7
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Ben's Flat is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

25. Ben's Flat

San Francisco, CA
Home (private) · Mission Dolores · 10 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: The cheese selection is normal great and there’s an amazing selection of board and card games.

Flying Goat Coffee is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

26. Flying Goat Coffee

10 4th St (at Wilson St), Santa Rosa, CA
Coffee Shop · Historic Railroad Square · 53 tips and reviews
Acre Coffee is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

27. Acre Coffee

6.9
621 4th St, Santa Rosa, CA
Coffee Shop · 4 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: Wi-Fi is Acre Public and the password is acreguest

Apple Santa Rosa Plaza is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

28. Apple Santa Rosa Plaza

7.1
1071 Santa Rosa Plaza (B St at 4th St), Santa Rosa, CA
Mobile Phone Store · 19 tips and reviews
Nando's is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

29. Nando's

6.1
227-229 Kentish Town Rd, London, Greater London
Portuguese Restaurant · Kentish Town · 13 tips and reviews

Tom C.Tom Coates: Nando’s are almost universally decent, nice, tasty food. Their little pasteis de nata are not the best in London but they are quite decent, and the chicken is tasty and cheap.

UNIQLO is one of Tom’s Liked Places.

30. UNIQLO

84-86 Regent St, London, Greater London
Clothing Store · Soho · 23 tips and reviews