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Japantown is one of SF Places.

1. Japantown

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 62 tips and reviews

nessanessa: Pretty obvious, but don't forget to stop at Kinokuniya Bookstore!

Hotel Kabuki is one of SF Places.

2. Hotel Kabuki

7.8
1625 Post St (btwn Buchanan & Laguna), San Francisco, CA
Hotel · Japantown · 59 tips and reviews

JohnJohn: Self parking is through the mall parking. Enter on Geary and go to the end.

Japan Center is one of SF Places.

3. Japan Center

8.7
1737 Post St (at Webster St), San Francisco, CA
Shopping Mall · Japantown · 21 tips and reviews

Michael M.Michael Morris: Try the traditional Japanese sweets called Taiyaki at May's coffee shop.

BABY, The Stars Shine Bright is one of SF Places.

4. BABY, The Stars Shine Bright

7.4
1746 Post St Fl 2, San Francisco, CA
Clothing Store · Japantown · 4 tips and reviews

The Bold ItalicThe Bold Italic: This shop specializes in the subset of Sweet Lolita fashion, a style noted for over-the-top child fantasy themes and a pastel palette. Read more.

Kinokuniya Bookstore is one of SF Places.

5. Kinokuniya Bookstore

9.2
1581 Webster St #163, San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Japantown · 40 tips and reviews

doubledigitmigitdoubledigitmigit: Great place if you're looking for manga. The whole bottom floor is manga books, half of the store is english and the other half is japanese.

New People is one of SF Places.

6. New People

7.0
1746 Post St (btwn Webster & Buchanan St), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · Japantown · 30 tips and reviews
Angelic Pretty is one of SF Places.

7. Angelic Pretty

7.6
15 Kearny St (geary), San Francisco, CA
Women's Store · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 1 tip

8. Exploratorium

9.2
Pier 15 (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Northern Waterfront · 335 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Founded in 1969 by the noted physicist Dr. Frank Oppenheimer, the Exploratorium offers visitors exhibits, webcasts, websites and events to explore & understand the world around them.

9. City Lights Bookstore

9.2
261 Columbus Ave (at Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Chinatown · 129 tips and reviews

Matthew G.Matthew Gidley: City Lights isn't so much 'stocked' as 'curated'. For its size this has to be the best independent bookshop in the world. When you're finished buying go next door to Vesuvio and get drunk.

Fisherman's Wharf is one of SF Places.

10. Fisherman's Wharf

2801 Leavenworth St (at Bay St), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 337 tips and reviews

Heath E.Heath Edwards: Go see the seals on Pier 39, eat sourdough bread at Boudins, eat clam chowder or crab from a vendor, take pictures by the bay.

11. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews
Ghirardelli Square is one of SF Places.

12. Ghirardelli Square

8.7
900 N Point St (btwn Polk & Larkin St), San Francisco, CA
Shopping Plaza · 256 tips and reviews

Paul N.Paul Narsavage: For some chocolate, ice cream, coffee, or hot cocoa... skip the long line at the front ice cream shop, and head to the back to the Ghirardelli Chocolate Shop & Caffe.

21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant is one of SF Places.

13. 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant

8.6
563 2nd St (at De Boom St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · South Beach · 373 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST MICROBREWMonk's Blood: a spicy, bracing special-occasion ale crafted by Nico Freccia and Shaun O'Sullivan of SOMA's 21st Amendment Brewery… Read more.

Anchor Brewing Company is one of SF Places.

14. Anchor Brewing Company

1705 Mariposa St (at De Haro St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · Potrero Hill · 83 tips and reviews

SF WeeklySF Weekly: SF Weekly’s Best Of 2012 Winner – Editorial Pick – Best Daytime Drinking Option. For anyone whose first exposure to the inside of a brewery was a mammoth Budweiser plant and a sample of fizzy... Read more.

Juban Yakiniku House is one of SF Places.

15. Juban Yakiniku House

1581 Webster St (btwn Geary & Post), San Francisco, CA
Japanese Restaurant · Japantown · 11 tips and reviews