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Bay Area Newbie List

Bay Area Newbie List

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Created by Nick Collins • Updated On: July 26, 2015

As a new bay area local, I need suggestions for local bars, restaurants and otherwise fun stuff to do to keep me out of trouble. So bay area natives, suggest away !

21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

1. 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant

8.6
563 2nd St (at De Boom St), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · South Beach · 373 tips and reviews
Churchill is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

2. Churchill

8.1
198 Church St (at Market St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 115 tips and reviews
Rickhouse is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

3. Rickhouse

8.3
246 Kearny St (at Bush St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 250 tips and reviews
The Tipsy Pig is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

4. The Tipsy Pig

8.3
2231 Chestnut St (btwn Scott & Pierce St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Marina District · 219 tips and reviews
Rogue Ales Public House is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

5. Rogue Ales Public House

673 Union St (at Powell St), San Francisco, CA
Beer Bar · North Beach · 148 tips and reviews
Blackthorn Tavern is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

6. Blackthorn Tavern

834 Irving St (btwn 9th & 10th St), San Francisco, CA
Pub · Inner Sunset · 50 tips and reviews
Bullitt is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

7. Bullitt

2209 Polk St (btwn Vallejo & Bonita), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Polk Gulch · 122 tips and reviews
Toronado is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

8. Toronado

8.7
547 Haight St (btwn Steiner St & Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Dive Bar · Lower Haight · 292 tips and reviews
ThirstyBear Brewing Company is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

9. ThirstyBear Brewing Company

661 Howard St (btwn 2nd & 3rd), San Francisco, CA
Brewery · SoMa · 223 tips and reviews
The Sycamore is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

10. The Sycamore

8.9
2140 Mission St (at Sycamore St), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Mission District · 186 tips and reviews
Zeitgeist is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

11. Zeitgeist

8.9
199 Valencia St (at Duboce Ave), San Francisco, CA
Beer Garden · SoMa · 387 tips and reviews
Fat Angel Food & Libation is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

12. Fat Angel Food & Libation

1740 Ofarrell St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Fillmore District · 117 tips and reviews
Comstock Saloon is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

13. Comstock Saloon

9.0
155 Columbus Ave (at Pacific Ave), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Chinatown · 217 tips and reviews
Levi's Store is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

14. Levi's Store

7.2
815 Market St (at 4th St), San Francisco, CA
Clothing Store · SoMa · 51 tips and reviews
Atmosphere is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

15. Atmosphere

5.5
447 Broadway, San Francisco, CA
Night Club · Jackson Square · 14 tips and reviews
Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

16. Magnolia Gastropub & Brewery

1398 Haight St (at Masonic Ave), San Francisco, CA
Gastropub · Haight Ashbury · 313 tips and reviews
The Bitter End is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

17. The Bitter End

7.4
441 Clement St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Pub · Inner Richmond · 30 tips and reviews
Metro Caffe is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

18. Metro Caffe

6.1
247 Fillmore St (at Laussat St), San Francisco, CA
Burger Joint · Lower Haight · 21 tips and reviews
Andronico's is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

19. Andronico's

7.8
1200 Irving St (at Funston Ave), San Francisco, CA
Grocery Store · Inner Sunset · 48 tips and reviews
California Academy of Sciences is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

20. California Academy of Sciences

9.4
55 Music Concourse Dr (at Martin Luther King Jr Dr), San Francisco, CA
Science Museum · Golden Gate Park · 510 tips and reviews
Padrecito is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

21. Padrecito

901 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Cole Valley · 122 tips and reviews
Fireside Bar is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

22. Fireside Bar

7.3
603 Irving St (at 7th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bar · Inner Sunset · 35 tips and reviews
Cha Cha Cha is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

23. Cha Cha Cha

8.4
1801 Haight St (at Shrader St), San Francisco, CA
Tapas Restaurant · Haight Ashbury · 151 tips and reviews
California/Arizona State Border is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

24. California/Arizona State Border

Interstate 10 (at Interstate 10), Blythe, CA
Border Crossing · 18 tips and reviews
Underdogs Tres is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

25. Underdogs Tres

1824 Irving St (at 19th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Taco Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 153 tips and reviews
House of Nanking is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

26. House of Nanking

7.5
919 Kearny St (btwn Jackson St. & Pacific Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Jiangsu Restaurant · North Beach · 209 tips and reviews
La Urbana is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

27. La Urbana

661 Divisadero St (Grove), San Francisco, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Panhandle · 67 tips and reviews
Blue Plate is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

28. Blue Plate

8.7
3218 Mission St (at Valencia St), San Francisco, CA
American Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 90 tips and reviews
Tower Car Wash is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

29. Tower Car Wash

7.1
1601 Mission St (at S Van Ness Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Car Wash and Detail · SoMa · 32 tips and reviews
Shell is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

30. Shell

6.9
3035 Geary Blvd (at Cook St), San Francisco, CA
Fuel Station · Lone Mountain · 6 tips and reviews
Holy Water is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

31. Holy Water

9.2
309 Cortland Ave (btwn Bocana & Bennington St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Bernal Heights · 59 tips and reviews
Third Rail is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

32. Third Rail

8.9
628 20th St (at 3rd St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Dogpatch · 44 tips and reviews
DICK'S Sporting Goods is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

33. DICK'S Sporting Goods

7.2
64 Serramonte Ctr, Daly City, CA
Sporting Goods Retail · Serramonte · 15 tips and reviews
Wayfare Tavern is one of Bay Area Newbie List.

34. Wayfare Tavern

9.1
558 Sacramento St (at Leidesdorff St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Financial District · 321 tips and reviews