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Bay Area Best
Golden Gate Park is one of Bay Area Best.

1. Golden Gate Park

9.6
501 Stanyan St (btwn Fulton St & Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 358 tips and reviews
Patxi's Pizza is one of Bay Area Best.

2. Patxi's Pizza

3318 Fillmore St (at Lombard), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Marina District · 57 tips and reviews
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay is one of Bay Area Best.

3. The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

9.1
1 Miramontes Point Rd, Half Moon Bay, CA
Resort · 123 tips and reviews
The Dipsea Cafe is one of Bay Area Best.

4. The Dipsea Cafe

200 Shoreline Hwy, Mill Valley, CA
American Restaurant · 33 tips and reviews
Marin Headlands is one of Bay Area Best.

5. Marin Headlands

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sausalito, CA
Park · 63 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Bridge is one of Bay Area Best.

6. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews
Java Beach Cafe is one of Bay Area Best.

7. Java Beach Cafe

8.3
1396 LA Playa St (at Judah St), San Francisco, CA
Café · Outer Sunset · 90 tips and reviews
Mona Lisa Restaurant is one of Bay Area Best.

8. Mona Lisa Restaurant

7.3
353 Columbus Ave (Vallejo St.), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · North Beach · 51 tips and reviews
Presidio of San Francisco is one of Bay Area Best.

9. Presidio of San Francisco

9.5
Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, CA
National Park · Presidio National Park · 70 tips and reviews
Dynamo Donut & Coffee Kiosk is one of Bay Area Best.

10. Dynamo Donut & Coffee Kiosk

8.4
110 Yacht Rd (btwn Marina Blvd & Yacht Rd), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Marina District · 15 tips and reviews
Marina Green is one of Bay Area Best.

11. Marina Green

9.3
Marina Green (at Marina Green Dr), San Francisco, CA
Park · Marina District · 46 tips and reviews
Patxi's Pizza is one of Bay Area Best.

12. Patxi's Pizza

822 Irving St (Btw 9th & 10th), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Inner Sunset · 40 tips and reviews
Greens Restaurant is one of Bay Area Best.

13. Greens Restaurant

8.6
2 Marina Blvd. (Fort Mason, Building A) (Fort Mason Center), San Francisco, CA
Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurant · 115 tips and reviews

SFGateSFGate: Sunday brunch is excellent, but early evenings are best for watching the sun set behind the Golden Gate Bridge from the floor-to-ceiling windows. Read more.

Crissy Field is one of Bay Area Best.

14. Crissy Field

9.4
Golden Gate Promenade (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Presidio National Park · 143 tips and reviews
Zanze's Cheesecake is one of Bay Area Best.

15. Zanze's Cheesecake

2405 Ocean Ave, San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Ingleside Terraces · 19 tips and reviews
Tamalpais Valley is one of Bay Area Best.

16. Tamalpais Valley

Mill Valley, CA
Neighborhood · 3 tips and reviews
Sift Dessert Bar is one of Bay Area Best.

17. Sift Dessert Bar

2411 California St (at Fillmore), San Francisco, CA
Cupcake Shop · Lower Pacific Heights · 44 tips and reviews
Pacific Heights is one of Bay Area Best.

18. Pacific Heights

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 4 tips and reviews
Baker Beach is one of Bay Area Best.

19. Baker Beach

9.4
1504 Pershing Dr (at Lincoln Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Presidio National Park · 140 tips and reviews
Marx Meadow is one of Bay Area Best.

20. Marx Meadow

7.8
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
Park · Golden Gate Park · 6 tips and reviews
Pizzetta 211 is one of Bay Area Best.

21. Pizzetta 211

9.2
211 23rd Ave (at California St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Outer Richmond · 95 tips and reviews
Park Chalet is one of Bay Area Best.

22. Park Chalet

7.5
1000 Great Hwy (at John F Kennedy Dr), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Golden Gate Park · 74 tips and reviews
Ocean Beach is one of Bay Area Best.

23. Ocean Beach

9.4
Point Lobos Ave (at Great Hwy), San Francisco, CA
Beach · Outer Sunset · 267 tips and reviews
City of Mill Valley is one of Bay Area Best.

24. City of Mill Valley

California
City · 11 tips and reviews
Acquerello is one of Bay Area Best.

25. Acquerello

7.9
1722 Sacramento St (btwn Polk & Van Ness Ave), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 45 tips and reviews
Acquerello is one of Bay Area Best.

26. Acquerello

7.9
1722 Sacramento St (btwn Polk & Van Ness Ave), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Polk Gulch · 45 tips and reviews

VineCrowdVineCrowd: Winemaker's choice: "... if I simply want to sit down, not make any decisions, get a terrific wine education, have wonderful food, and be taken care I go to Aquerello." Tyler Thomas

Hollow is one of Bay Area Best.

27. Hollow

1435 Irving St (btwn 15th & 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Inner Sunset · 105 tips and reviews
China Beach is one of Bay Area Best.

28. China Beach

8.9
Sea Cliff Ave (at El Camino Del Mar), San Francisco, CA
Beach · 33 tips and reviews
Lands End is one of Bay Area Best.

29. Lands End

9.6
El Camino Del Mar (at Point Lobos Ave), San Francisco, CA
Park · Sea Cliff · 134 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Bay Area Best.

30. Blue Bottle Coffee

9.2
315 Linden St (btwn Gough & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Hayes Valley · 245 tips and reviews
Chez Maman is one of Bay Area Best.

31. Chez Maman

8.7
401 Gough St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
French Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 126 tips and reviews
Aziza is one of Bay Area Best.

32. Aziza

8.2
5800 Geary Blvd (at 22nd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Moroccan Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 106 tips and reviews
Giorgio's Pizzeria is one of Bay Area Best.

33. Giorgio's Pizzeria

8.4
151 Clement St (3rd Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Inner Richmond · 48 tips and reviews
Bouchon Bakery is one of Bay Area Best.

34. Bouchon Bakery

9.0
6528 Washington St, Yountville, CA
Bakery · 224 tips and reviews
Fiorella Clement is one of Bay Area Best.

35. Fiorella Clement

8.9
2339 Clement St, San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 35 tips and reviews