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Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood

Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood

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Created by Cathryn Hrudicka • Updated On: June 24, 2014

I lived in the Haight & Richmond Districts of San Francisco for 30+ yrs., and in my beloved Fulton Street apt. (across from Golden Gate Park) for 28 yrs.—before tragically losing it to the Ellis Act.

Arguello Market is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

1. Arguello Market

8.3
782 Arguello Blvd (between Cabrillo St & Golden Gate Ave), San Francisco, CA
Deli · Lone Mountain · 45 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Park is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

2. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews
The Panhandle is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

3. The Panhandle

9.1
Fell & Oak St (btwn Baker & Stanyan St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Panhandle · 51 tips and reviews
Conservatory of Flowers is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

4. Conservatory of Flowers

9.2
100 J F Kennedy Dr (at Conservatory Dr W), San Francisco, CA
Garden · Golden Gate Park · 78 tips and reviews
Ocean Beach is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

5. Ocean Beach

9.4
Point Lobos Ave (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Outer Sunset · 267 tips and reviews
Ocean Beach Trail is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

6. Ocean Beach Trail

9.3
Great Hwy (btwn Pacheco St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Hiking Trail · Outer Sunset · 7 tips and reviews
Sacred Grounds Cafe is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

7. Sacred Grounds Cafe

5.7
2095 Hayes St (at Cole St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Panhandle · 19 tips and reviews
Music Concourse is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

8. Music Concourse

9.0
Concourse Dr (Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Plaza · Golden Gate Park · 13 tips and reviews
Children's Play Area is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

9. Children's Play Area

7.7
Fulton St (btwn 9th & 10th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Golden Gate Park · 3 tips and reviews
de Young Museum is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

10. 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
de Young Café is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

11. de Young Café

6.9
50 Tea Garden Dr (at the de Young), San Francisco, CA
Café · Golden Gate Park · 30 tips and reviews
de Young Garden of Enchantment is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

12. de Young Garden of Enchantment

8.2
San Francisco, CA
Garden · Golden Gate Park · 3 tips and reviews
Japanese Tea Garden is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

13. Japanese Tea Garden

8.5
75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (btwn John F Kennedy Dr & Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Garden · Golden Gate Park · 189 tips and reviews
Koi Pond is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

14. Koi Pond

Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Lake · Golden Gate Park · 2 tips and reviews
Japanese Tea Garden Gift Shop is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

15. Japanese Tea Garden Gift Shop

6.2
Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · Golden Gate Park · 6 tips and reviews
Blue Heron Lake is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

16. Blue Heron Lake

9.2
Stow Lake Dr (btwn John F Kennedy Dr & Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Lake · Golden Gate Park · 47 tips and reviews
Stow Lake Boat House is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

17. Stow Lake Boat House

50 Stow Lake Dr E, San Francisco, CA
Harbor or Marina · Golden Gate Park · 18 tips and reviews
Legion of Honor is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

18. Legion of Honor

9.2
100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · 114 tips and reviews
Legion of Honor Café is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

19. Legion of Honor Café

6.8
100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Café · 6 tips and reviews
Lands End is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

20. Lands End

9.6
El Camino Del Mar (at Point Lobos Ave), San Francisco, CA
Park · Sea Cliff · 134 tips and reviews
Lands End Lookout is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

21. Lands End Lookout

9.6
22 Merrie Way (at Point Lobos Ave), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · 43 tips and reviews
Lands End Visitor Center is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

22. Lands End Visitor Center

8.9
680 Point Lobos Ave, San Francisco, CA
Tourist Information and Service · 6 tips and reviews
Presidio is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

23. Presidio

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 8 tips and reviews
Presidio Pond is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

24. Presidio Pond

9.1
Gorgas Ave, San Francisco, CA
Park · Presidio National Park · 4 tips and reviews
Rossi Swimming Pool is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

25. Rossi Swimming Pool

7.3
600 Arguello Blvd (Anza St.), San Francisco, CA
Swimming Pool · Lone Mountain · 4 tips and reviews
Angelo J. Rossi Park is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

26. Angelo J. Rossi Park

7.9
Arguello and Anza (at Anza St), San Francisco, CA
Field · Lone Mountain · 11 tips and reviews
Lone Mountain is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

27. Lone Mountain

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 2 tips and reviews
USF - Lone Mountain Campus is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

28. USF - Lone Mountain Campus

2800 Turk Blvd, San Francisco, CA
College Academic Building · Lone Mountain · 10 tips and reviews
USF - Lone Mountain Stairs is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

29. USF - Lone Mountain Stairs

7.2
2800 Turk Blvd (at Chabot Terrace), San Francisco, CA
Outdoor Sculpture · Lone Mountain · 4 tips and reviews
Saint Ignatius Church is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

30. Saint Ignatius Church

650 Parker Ave (at Fulton St), San Francisco, CA
Church · Lone Mountain · 7 tips and reviews
Dutch Windmill is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

31. Dutch Windmill

8.8
John F Kennedy Dr (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Windmill · Golden Gate Park · 10 tips and reviews
Murphy Windmill is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

32. Murphy Windmill

7.7
Martin Luther King Jr Dr, San Francisco, CA
Windmill · Golden Gate Park · 7 tips and reviews
Temple Emanu-El is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

33. Temple Emanu-El

2 Lake St (at Arguello Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Synagogue · 4 tips and reviews
Twilight Cafe is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

34. Twilight Cafe

6.9
2600 McAllister St (Stanyan), San Francisco, CA
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Lone Mountain · 6 tips and reviews
Hall Of Flowers is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

35. Hall Of Flowers

San Francisco, CA
Uncategorized · Golden Gate Park · No tips or reviews
Strybing Arboretum is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

36. Strybing Arboretum

San Francisco, CA
Garden · Golden Gate Park · 2 tips and reviews
Spreckels Lake is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

37. Spreckels Lake

Spreckels Lake (Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Lake · Golden Gate Park · 12 tips and reviews
Spreckels Temple of Music is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

38. Spreckels Temple of Music

8.8
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr (Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Music Venue · Golden Gate Park · 4 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Park Dog Run is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

39. Golden Gate Park Dog Run

6.7
400 Lincoln Way (5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Dog Park · Golden Gate Park · 1 tip
Dahlia Garden is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

40. Dahlia Garden

8.9
Pompei Circle (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
Garden · Golden Gate Park · 6 tips and reviews
Fuchsia Dell is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

41. Fuchsia Dell

7.5
Conservatory Dr (hayes), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 3 tips and reviews
California Academy of Sciences is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

42. California Academy of Sciences

9.4
55 Music Concourse Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Golden Gate Park · 510 tips and reviews
Burma Superstar is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

43. Burma Superstar

8.8
309 Clement St (btwn 4th & 5th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Burmese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 370 tips and reviews
San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

44. San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home

One Loraine Ct (at Anza St), San Francisco, CA
Cemetery · Lone Mountain · 7 tips and reviews
San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

45. San Francisco Columbarium & Funeral Home

One Loraine Ct (at Anza St), San Francisco, CA
Cemetery · Lone Mountain · 7 tips and reviews

I Wanna Go ThereI Wanna Go There: This gorgeous and small Columbarium is one of the few ones that survived the massive exportation of SF's dead for the importance of the people whose remains are held there. Read more.

Sutro Heights Park is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

46. Sutro Heights Park

9.5
48th Ave (btwn Point Lobos Ave & Anza St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Sutro Heights, San Francisco, CA · 20 tips and reviews
Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

47. Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve

9.3
UCSF (at Medical Center Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Parnassus Heights · 20 tips and reviews
Sutro Baths is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

48. Sutro Baths

9.3
Point Lobos Ave. (at Merrie Way), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 80 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Bridge is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

49. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 812 tips and reviews
Seal Rock Inn is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

50. Seal Rock Inn

6.9
545 Point Lobos Ave (at 48th Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Motel · 10 tips and reviews
Seal Rocks is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

51. Seal Rocks

8.3
2431-2599 El Camino Del Mar (seal rock drive), San Francisco, CA
Beach · 4 tips and reviews
Louis' Restaurant is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

52. Louis' Restaurant

902 Point Lobos Ave (By Sutro Baths), San Francisco, CA
Diner · Ocean Beach · 51 tips and reviews
Eats is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

53. Eats

8.4
50 Clement St (at 2nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Breakfast Spot · Inner Richmond · 76 tips and reviews
Cinderella Bakery & Café is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

54. Cinderella Bakery & Café

8.8
436 Balboa St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Inner Richmond · 102 tips and reviews
Cliff House is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

55. Cliff House

1090 Point Lobos (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · 140 tips and reviews
Camera Obscura & Holograph Gallery is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

56. Camera Obscura & Holograph Gallery

7.4
1096 Point Lobos Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · 9 tips and reviews
Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

57. Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant

7.1
1000 Great Hwy (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Golden Gate Park · 115 tips and reviews
Beach Chalet Soccer Fields is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

58. Beach Chalet Soccer Fields

1500 John F. Kennedy Dr., San Francisco, CA
Field · Golden Gate Park · 3 tips and reviews
Robin Williams Meadow is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

59. Robin Williams Meadow

8.5
Kezar Dr (Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 13 tips and reviews
Florence Gould Theatre is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

60. Florence Gould Theatre

100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA
Theater · No tips or reviews
Lincoln Park Golf Course is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

61. Lincoln Park Golf Course

7.3
300 34th Ave (at Clement St), San Francisco, CA
Golf Course · 14 tips and reviews
Baker Beach is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

62. Baker Beach

9.4
1504 Pershing Dr (at Lincoln Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Presidio National Park · 139 tips and reviews
China Beach is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

63. China Beach

8.9
Sea Cliff Ave (at El Camino Del Mar), San Francisco, CA
Beach · 33 tips and reviews
Shakespeare Garden is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

64. Shakespeare Garden

8.4
Martin Luther King Junior Dr (in Golden Gate Park), San Francisco, CA
Garden · Golden Gate Park · 19 tips and reviews
Seacliff is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

65. Seacliff

8.7
San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 3 tips and reviews
El Camino del Mar & Sea Cliff is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

66. El Camino del Mar & Sea Cliff

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · No tips or reviews
Richmond District is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

67. Richmond District

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 3 tips and reviews
Inner Richmond is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

68. Inner Richmond

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 8 tips and reviews
Lake Street is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

69. Lake Street

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 1 tip
Mountain Lake Park is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

70. Mountain Lake Park

8.7
Mountain Lake Park (off Lake St), San Francisco, CA
Park · 22 tips and reviews
Mountain Lake Dog Park is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

71. Mountain Lake Dog Park

7.9
San Francisco, CA
Dog Park · 4 tips and reviews
Mountain Lake Trail is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

72. Mountain Lake Trail

7.9
San Francisco, CA
Hiking Trail · Presidio National Park · 1 tip
NOPA is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

73. NOPA

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 3 tips and reviews
Panhandle Dog Run is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

74. Panhandle Dog Run

5.9
417-421 Central Ave (at Masonic), San Francisco, CA
Dog Park · Panhandle · 2 tips and reviews
Haight-Ashbury Music Center is one of Favorite Places in My Long-Time SF Neighborhood.

75. Haight-Ashbury Music Center

8.2
1540 Haight St (btwn Clayton & Ashbury St), San Francisco, CA
Music Store · Haight Ashbury · 6 tips and reviews