SF to do

1. Outerlands

8.7

4001 Judah St (at 45th Ave), San Francisco, CA

American Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 259 tips and reviews

Gold Cane Cocktail Lounge is one of SF to do.

2. Gold Cane Cocktail Lounge

6.9

1569 Haight St (btwn Ashbury & Clayton), San Francisco, CA

Dive Bar · Haight Ashbury · 23 tips and reviews

3. Hobson's Choice

7.1

1601 Haight St (at Clayton), San Francisco, CA

Bar · Haight Ashbury · 66 tips and reviews

Katherine M.: The Bold Italic says to read in the lofted lounge.

The Hotel Utah Saloon is one of SF to do.

4. The Hotel Utah Saloon

7.6

500 4th St (at Bryant St), San Francisco, CA

Rock Club · SoMa · 83 tips and reviews

Katherine M.: The Bold Italic says to read in the window seats. Everyone else says to go to open mic on Mondays and to listen to live music.

5. The Little Shamrock

8.0

807 Lincoln Way (9th Ave), San Francisco, CA

Irish Pub · Inner Sunset · 44 tips and reviews

Angela A: Head to the back of the bar for comfy and chill seating on their well-broken-in sofas, and play one of the board games on the shelves there. This place is my living room, really.

6. Vesuvio Cafe

8.7

255 Columbus Ave (btwn Broadway and Pacific), San Francisco, CA

Dive Bar · North Beach · 130 tips and reviews

SFGate Manager: Open since 1948, it's where the Beats convened to quench their thirst. The upstairs nook might be the most perfect people-watching in North Beach.

22nd Street Jungle Stairs is one of SF to do.

7. 22nd Street Jungle Stairs

8.2

22nd St (btwn Diamond & Collingwood St), San Francisco, CA

Hiking Trail · Eureka Valley · 1 tip

8. Musical Stairs

Pier 39, San Francisco, CA

Public Art · Fishermans Wharf · 2 tips and reviews

USF - Lone Mountain Stairs is one of SF to do.

9. USF - Lone Mountain Stairs

7.4

2800 Turk Blvd (at Chabot Terrace), San Francisco, CA

Outdoor Sculpture · Lone Mountain · 4 tips and reviews

Johnny Foley's Irish House is one of SF to do.

10. Johnny Foley's Irish House

7.6

243 Ofarrell St (at Cyril Magnin St.), San Francisco, CA

Irish Pub · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 194 tips and reviews

Peter Brewer: Great live music after 9.30 pm. Grab a seat and a Guiness and enjoy a great night out!

Seward Street Slides is one of SF to do.

11. Seward Street Slides

7.4

Seward St (at Douglass), San Francisco, CA

Playground · Eureka Valley · 38 tips and reviews

12. Namu Gaji

499 Dolores St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA

Korean Restaurant · Mission Dolores · 182 tips and reviews

Eternal Springs Cafe is one of SF to do.

13. Eternal Springs Cafe

750 Clement St (btw 8th & 9th), San Francisco, CA

Vietnamese Restaurant · Inner Richmond · 10 tips and reviews

14. Daigo Sushi

2450 Clement St (26th Avenue), San Francisco, CA

Sushi Restaurant · Outer Richmond · 20 tips and reviews

15. Rye

8.3

688 Geary St (at Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA

Cocktail Bar · Lower Nob Hill · 140 tips and reviews

16. Jai Yun

5.9

680 Clay St (btw Montgomery St & Kearny St), San Francisco, CA

Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 7 tips and reviews

Katherine M.: "Tell the chef how much you want to spend [per person] and he'll provide you a selection of small plates of his choice, based on the ingredients he has purchased for the day." -David Chang's Top 10 Read more.