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Best of Bay Area

Best of Bay Area

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Created by Lena Kidd • Updated On: December 24, 2015
Kalinka is one of Best of Bay Area.

1. Kalinka

6.8
5025 Almaden Expy (at Cherry Ave), San Jose, CA
Grocery Store · 5 tips and reviews
Red Rock Coffee is one of Best of Bay Area.

2. Red Rock Coffee

8.4
201 Castro St (at Villa St), Mountain View, CA
Coffee Shop · Downtown Mountain View · 247 tips and reviews
Sutro Baths is one of Best of Bay Area.

3. Sutro Baths

9.3
Point Lobos Ave. (at Merrie Way), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 80 tips and reviews
Fisherman's Wharf is one of Best of Bay Area.

4. Fisherman's Wharf

2801 Leavenworth St (at Bay St), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 337 tips and reviews
Alcatraz Island is one of Best of Bay Area.

5. Alcatraz Island

9.4
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (San Francisco Bay), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · 502 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Bridge is one of Best of Bay Area.

6. Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Brg S, San Francisco, CA
Bridge · 813 tips and reviews
City of Half Moon Bay is one of Best of Bay Area.

7. City of Half Moon Bay

California
City · 20 tips and reviews
Googleplex is one of Best of Bay Area.

8. Googleplex

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway (at Charleston Rd), Mountain View, CA
Office · 147 tips and reviews
Mountain View Farmers' Market is one of Best of Bay Area.

9. Mountain View Farmers' Market

8.9
600 W Evelyn Ave (at View St), Mountain View, CA
Farmers Market · Old Mountain View · 53 tips and reviews
Sam's Chowder House is one of Best of Bay Area.

10. Sam's Chowder House

8.5
4210 Cabrillo Hwy N, Half Moon Bay, CA
Seafood Restaurant · 228 tips and reviews
Painted Ladies is one of Best of Bay Area.

11. Painted Ladies

8.9
Steiner St (btwn Grove & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Alamo Square · 149 tips and reviews
Twin Peaks Summit is one of Best of Bay Area.

12. Twin Peaks Summit

9.5
100 Christmas Tree Point Rd (at Twin Peaks Blvd), San Francisco, CA
Hill · 274 tips and reviews
Crissy Field is one of Best of Bay Area.

13. Crissy Field

9.4
Golden Gate Promenade (at Mason St), San Francisco, CA
Park · Presidio National Park · 143 tips and reviews
Pier 39 is one of Best of Bay Area.

14. Pier 39

2 Beach St (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Pier · Fishermans Wharf · 388 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Heights Mosaic Stairway is one of Best of Bay Area.

15. Golden Gate Heights Mosaic Stairway

9.3
Moraga St (btwn 15th & 16th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Golden Gate Heights · 50 tips and reviews
ToToRo Korean Tofu is one of Best of Bay Area.

16. ToToRo Korean Tofu

841 Villa St (at Castro St), Mountain View, CA
Korean Restaurant · Downtown Mountain View · 12 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Park is one of Best of Bay Area.

17. Golden Gate Park

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

18. 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
Lombard Street is one of Best of Bay Area.

19. Lombard Street

8.7
Lombard St (btwn Hyde & Leavenworth St), San Francisco, CA
Road · Russian Hill · 309 tips and reviews
de Young Museum is one of Best of Bay Area.

20. 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
San Francisco City Hall is one of Best of Bay Area.

21. San Francisco City Hall

1 Carlton B Goodlett Pl (btwn Grove & McAllister St), San Francisco, CA
City Hall · 79 tips and reviews
Blue Bottle Coffee is one of Best of Bay Area.

22. Blue Bottle Coffee

66 Mint Plaza (at Jessie St), San Francisco, CA
Coffee Shop · SoMa · 736 tips and reviews
Meta HQ is one of Best of Bay Area.

23. Meta HQ

1 Hacker Way (at Bayfront Expy), Menlo Park, CA
Office · 100 tips and reviews
San Jose Municipal Rose Garden is one of Best of Bay Area.

24. San Jose Municipal Rose Garden

9.3
Naglee Ave. (at Dana Ave.), San Jose, CA
Garden · Rose Garden · 28 tips and reviews
CREAM of Palo Alto is one of Best of Bay Area.

25. CREAM of Palo Alto

440 University Ave (at Kipling Ave), Palo Alto, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · University South · 62 tips and reviews
Stanford University is one of Best of Bay Area.

26. Stanford University

450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA
University · 105 tips and reviews
Steve Jobs House is one of Best of Bay Area.

27. Steve Jobs House

Palo Alto, CA
Home (private) · 21 tips and reviews
Computer History Museum is one of Best of Bay Area.

28. Computer History Museum

9.1
1401 N Shoreline Blvd (btwn Pear & La Avenida), Mountain View, CA
Science Museum · 148 tips and reviews
Mom's Tofu House is one of Best of Bay Area.

29. Mom's Tofu House

217 Grand Ave, South San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Downtown South San Francisco · 20 tips and reviews
Philz Coffee is one of Best of Bay Area.

30. Philz Coffee

8.6
3191 Middlefield Rd (at Loma Verde Ave), Palo Alto, CA
Coffee Shop · Midtown Palo Alto · 216 tips and reviews
Rancho San Antonio County Park is one of Best of Bay Area.

31. Rancho San Antonio County Park

9.2
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve, Los Altos, CA
Park · 60 tips and reviews
Rodin Sculpture Garden is one of Best of Bay Area.

32. Rodin Sculpture Garden

9.0
Lomita Dr (at Roth Way), Stanford, CA
Sculpture Garden · 14 tips and reviews
The Stanford Oval is one of Best of Bay Area.

33. The Stanford Oval

Palm Dr (at Serra Mall), Stanford, CA
College Quad · 5 tips and reviews
Jordan Hall is one of Best of Bay Area.

34. Jordan Hall

450 Serra Mall Bldg 420 (450 Serra Mall), Stanford, CA
College Academic Building · 7 tips and reviews
Hoover Tower is one of Best of Bay Area.

35. Hoover Tower

9.0
434 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA
Monument · 15 tips and reviews
Baker Beach is one of Best of Bay Area.

36. Baker Beach

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

37. Mission Peak (top)

9.1
2000 Stanford Ave, Fremont, CA
Mountain · 26 tips and reviews
Golden Gate Overlook is one of Best of Bay Area.

38. Golden Gate Overlook

9.5
Lincoln Blvd & Merchant Rd (Presidio of San Francisco), San Francisco, CA
Scenic Lookout · Presidio National Park · 99 tips and reviews
Sushi Tomi is one of Best of Bay Area.

39. Sushi Tomi

8.4
635 W Dana St (btwn Hope & View St), Mountain View, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Old Mountain View · 128 tips and reviews
Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant & Bar is one of Best of Bay Area.

40. Coconuts Caribbean Restaurant & Bar

8.0
642 Ramona St (at Hamilton), Palo Alto, CA
Caribbean Restaurant · University South · 101 tips and reviews
Craftsman and Wolves is one of Best of Bay Area.

41. Craftsman and Wolves

8.7
746 Valencia St (btwn 18th & 19th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 295 tips and reviews
Seward Street Slides is one of Best of Bay Area.

42. Seward Street Slides

7.4
Seward St (at Douglass), San Francisco, CA
Playground · Eureka Valley · 38 tips and reviews
Cordon Bleu is one of Best of Bay Area.

43. Cordon Bleu

8.1
1574 California St (at Polk St), San Francisco, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · 80 tips and reviews
Mason Street Cable Car is one of Best of Bay Area.

44. Mason Street Cable Car

Powell & Market to Mason & Bay (btwn Washington ST & Bay ST), San Francisco, CA
Cable Car · Nob Hill · 17 tips and reviews
Ba Le Sandwich Shop is one of Best of Bay Area.

45. Ba Le Sandwich Shop

9.0
1909 International Blvd (19th Ave.), Oakland, CA
Vietnamese Restaurant · San Antonio · 29 tips and reviews
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse is one of Best of Bay Area.

46. Mr. Holmes Bakehouse

1042 Larkin St (at Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Lower Nob Hill · 159 tips and reviews
Cheese Board Pizza is one of Best of Bay Area.

47. Cheese Board Pizza

9.3
1512 Shattuck Ave (at Vine St), Berkeley, CA
Pizzeria · Gourmet Ghetto · 157 tips and reviews
Stanford Theatre is one of Best of Bay Area.

48. Stanford Theatre

8.7
221 University Ave (at Emerson St.), Palo Alto, CA
Movie Theater · 40 tips and reviews
Intel Museum is one of Best of Bay Area.

49. Intel Museum

7.6
2200 Mission College Blvd (at Montague Expy), Santa Clara, CA
Science Museum · 20 tips and reviews
Japanese Friendship Garden is one of Best of Bay Area.

50. Japanese Friendship Garden

8.9
1300 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA
Park · Central San Jose · 26 tips and reviews
Palace of Fine Arts is one of Best of Bay Area.

51. Palace of Fine Arts

9.5
3301 Lyon St (btwn Bay & Jefferson St), San Francisco, CA
Historic and Protected Site · Marina District · 206 tips and reviews
Muir Woods National Monument is one of Best of Bay Area.

52. Muir Woods National Monument

9.2
1 Muir Woods Rd, Mill Valley, CA
National Park · 244 tips and reviews
Golden Boy Pizza is one of Best of Bay Area.

53. Golden Boy Pizza

9.0
542 Green St (at Grant), San Francisco, CA
Pizzeria · North Beach · 245 tips and reviews
Ferry Building Marketplace is one of Best of Bay Area.

54. Ferry Building Marketplace

9.3
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Market · Financial District · 468 tips and reviews