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Guide to San Francisco's best spots

Guide to San Francisco's best spots

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Created by Gus Durden • Updated On: May 22, 2016
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

1. Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Plaza (at Jessie St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 736 tips and reviews
Ritual Coffee Roasters is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

2. Ritual Coffee Roasters

8.7
1026 Valencia St (btwn 21st & Hill St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Dolores Heights · 315 tips and reviews

Gus D.Gus Durden: One more great Coffee shop!

The Summit is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

3. The Summit

780 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th), San Francisco, CA
Café · Mission Dolores · 80 tips and reviews

Gus D.Gus Durden: Great to drink a lot of coffee and work hard!

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

4. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

9.4
151 3rd St (btwn Mission & Howard St), San Francisco, CA
Art Museum · SoMa · 242 tips and reviews

Meaghan F.Meaghan Fitzgerald: One of the best museums in the world, let alone in SF!

La Boulange de Cole is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

5. La Boulange de Cole

1000 Cole St (at Parnassus St.), San Francisco, CA
Café · 52 tips and reviews

Gus D.Gus Durden: Very, very french, delicious!

Loló Cevicheria is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

6. Loló Cevicheria

3230 22nd St (btwn Mission and Bartlett), San Francisco, CA
Peruvian Restaurant · Mission District · 92 tips and reviews

Marisette P.Marisette Pomales: Must try ceviche (huge portion), mexiterrean cheese Fondue (arrives sizzling&gets better as it cooks), carnitas (melt in your mouth) and taco tropical (to DIE for)

Starbucks is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

7. Starbucks

7.0
2222 Fillmore St (btwn Sacramento & Clay), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Pacific Heights · 21 tips and reviews
Apple Union Square is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

8. Apple Union Square

8.6
300 Post St (at Stockton St), San Francisco, CA
Electronics Store · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 417 tips and reviews

Gus D.Gus Durden: Apple Store, it´s it!

Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

9. Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen

8.5
3150 24th St (at Shotwell St), San Francisco, CA
Jewish Restaurant · Mission District · 130 tips and reviews
Mr. Pollo is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

10. Mr. Pollo

8.8
2823 Mission St (btwn 24th & 25th St), San Francisco, CA
South American Restaurant · Mission District · 37 tips and reviews
Pizzeria Delfina is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

11. Pizzeria Delfina

9.0
3611 18th St (btwn Guerrero St & Oakwood St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission Dolores · 265 tips and reviews
Boccalone Salumeria is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

12. Boccalone Salumeria

1 Ferry Building, #21 (The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Butcher · Financial District · 85 tips and reviews
Brioche Bakery & Cafe is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

13. Brioche Bakery & Cafe

7.5
210 Columbus Ave (at Pacific), San Francisco, CA
Café · North Beach · 43 tips and reviews
Cafe Zoetrope is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

14. Cafe Zoetrope

7.3
916 Kearny St (at Columbus Ave), San Francisco, CA
Café · North Beach · 61 tips and reviews
City Lights Bookstore is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

15. City Lights Bookstore

9.2
261 Columbus Ave (at Broadway), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Chinatown · 129 tips and reviews
Molinari Delicatessen is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

16. Molinari Delicatessen

9.2
373 Columbus Ave (at Vallejo St), San Francisco, CA
Deli · North Beach · 101 tips and reviews
Stella Pastry and Cafe is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

17. Stella Pastry and Cafe

8.3
446 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA
Bakery · North Beach · 72 tips and reviews
Al's Attire is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

18. Al's Attire

8.6
1300 Grant Ave (at Vallejo St), San Francisco, CA
Clothing Store · North Beach · 9 tips and reviews
Cykel is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

19. Cykel

548 Union St (Jasper street), San Francisco, CA
Bicycle Store · North Beach · 1 tip
Tartine Bakery is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

20. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 768 tips and reviews
City Beer Store is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

21. City Beer Store

1168 Folsom St (btwn 8th & Rausch), San Francisco, CA
Beer Store · SoMa · 113 tips and reviews
Patxi's Pizza is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

22. Patxi's Pizza

7.5
511 Hayes St (btwn Octavia St & Laguna St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Hayes Valley · 128 tips and reviews
Flight 001 is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

23. Flight 001

525 Hayes St (at Octavia St.), San Francisco, CA
Miscellaneous Store · Hayes Valley · 7 tips and reviews
Hayes Valley is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

24. Hayes Valley

San Francisco, CA
Neighborhood · 18 tips and reviews
Ritual Coffee Roasters is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

25. Ritual Coffee Roasters

9.1
432B Octavia St (at Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Hayes Valley · 115 tips and reviews
Smitten Ice Cream is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

26. Smitten Ice Cream

432 Octavia St #1A (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Hayes Valley · 344 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

27. Blue Bottle Coffee

9.2
315 Linden St (btwn Gough & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · Hayes Valley · 245 tips and reviews
Arinell Pizza is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

28. Arinell Pizza

509 Valencia St (at 16th St.), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · Mission District · 93 tips and reviews
Let's Be Frank is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

29. Let's Be Frank

6.6
Linden Alley, California
Hot Dog Joint · Hayes Valley · 3 tips and reviews
Cask is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

30. Cask

8.6
17 3rd St (at Market St.), San Francisco, CA
Liquor Store · SoMa · 45 tips and reviews
Arizmendi Bakery Panaderia & Pizzeria is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

31. Arizmendi Bakery Panaderia & Pizzeria

9.3
1268 Valencia St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission District · 143 tips and reviews
Cheese Board Pizza is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

32. Cheese Board Pizza

9.3
1512 Shattuck Ave (at Vine St), Berkeley, CA
Pizzeria · Gourmet Ghetto · 157 tips and reviews
Purist is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

33. Purist

3647 23rd St (at Fair Oaks St), San Francisco, CA
Clothing Store · Dolores Heights · 1 tip
SoMa StrEat Food Park is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

34. SoMa StrEat Food Park

8.4
428 11th St (at Division St), San Francisco, CA
Street Food Gathering · SoMa · 142 tips and reviews
Citizen's Band is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

35. Citizen's Band

1198 Folsom St (at 8th St.), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 123 tips and reviews
The Mill is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

36. The Mill

9.1
736 Divisadero St (btwn Grove St & Fulton St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Alamo Square · 378 tips and reviews
The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

37. The American Grilled Cheese Kitchen

7.6
1 South Park Ave. # 103a (at 2nd St), San Francisco, CA
Sandwich Spot · South Park · 207 tips and reviews
Park Life is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

38. Park Life

8.7
220 Clement St (at 3rd Ave), San Francisco, CA
Art Gallery · Inner Richmond · 16 tips and reviews
Rapha Cycle Club is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

39. Rapha Cycle Club

9.1
2198 Filbert St (Fillmore Street), San Francisco, CA
Bicycle Store · Union Street · 39 tips and reviews
Basil Canteen is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

40. Basil Canteen

8.2
1489 Folsom St (at 11th), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · SoMa · 88 tips and reviews
Box Kitchen is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

41. Box Kitchen

8.7
431 Natoma St (at Mary St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · SoMa · 83 tips and reviews
Zero Zero is one of Guide to San Francisco's best spots.

42. Zero Zero

826 Folsom St (btwn 4th St & 5th St), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · SoMa · 434 tips and reviews