Pancake Boy is a cozy and beloved breakfast spot in the heart of the Noe Valley neighborhood of San Francisco. Known for its warm atmosphere and delicious, fluffy pancakes, this eatery is a must-visit for anyone who enjoys starting their day with a sweet and satisfying meal. The pancakes here are made from scratch with a secret recipe that has been perfected over the years, ensuring every bite is a delightful experience.
The Presidio of San Francisco is one of America’s most famous national park sites, with more than 700 structures, a 300-acre historic forest, and 300 bird species. Located at the Golden Gate, it’s a place to escape in nature and explore key moments in history. The park features San Francisco’s best hiking and biking trails, scenic overlooks, picnic sites, beaches, a golf course, and other top attractions. The Presidio is also home to one of the nation's finest collections of fortifications, landscapes, buildings, structures, and artifacts related to military history.
Breadbelly is a bakery and cafe in the Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco serving Asian-inspired contemporary Californian bakery and sandwiches. They aim to deliver a comfortable, approachable, refined cafe dining experience.
Opened in 1895, the de Young is home to American art from the 17th century through today, textile arts and costumes, African art, Oceanic art, arts of the Americas, and international contemporary art. The museum showcases many permanent collections of art and rotating special exhibits.
The museum opened in 1924 to honor the 3,600 Californians who perished in World War I. Located in Lincoln Park in San Francisco, the Legion of Honor has provided access to priceless art to its guests. Today, it houses European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts; ancient art; graphic arts; contemporary art; and one of the largest collections of prints and drawings in the country.
Ben Thai Cafe serves traditional Thai and inventive Thai fusion with Chinese and Indonesian influences food in the vibrant and lively Polk Gulch corridor in San Francisco. The restaurant features a solid selection of Thai favorites and a few unique dishes like the Chinese-influenced Pork Palo and special Khao Soi from northern Thailand.
Zazie is a French bistro that opened in Cole Valley in 1992 and is a famous brunch institution in San Francisco. They are also famous for giving “real job” employee benefits, including revenue share, paid family leaves, fully funded health & dental insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k).
The Asian Art Museum is home to one of the world’s finest collections of Asian art, boasting more than 19,000 awe-inspiring artworks ranging from ancient jades and ceramics to contemporary video installations. Dynamic special exhibitions, cultural celebrations, and public programs for all ages provide rich art experiences that unlock the past and spark questions about the future. A vibrant hub for discovering the magnificent artistic achievements and intriguing history of the world’s most populous continent, the Asian Art Museum continues to bridge cultures, engage the imagination, and inspire new ways of thinking.
Jane on Fillmore has been serving top-quality coffee, pastries, breakfast, and lunch since February 2011. They serve healthy food with an emphasis on flavor and quality of ingredients. Everything is made fresh daily from scratch. Amanda's career in food and hospitality spans decades, and she has spent many years cooking and baking in various restaurants.
Yerba Buena Gardens is the perfect place to relax, explore, play, dine or shop in the heart of San Francisco’s downtown. The park will enlighten every mood, celebrate diversity, and find green relief while discovering unique features, renowned museums, cafes, memorials, and theaters—all cradled by landscaped lawns, public art, and award-winning architecture.
The aquarium of the bay, a Smithsonian Affiliate accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), exhibits more than 24,000 local marine animals. Visitors can get up close and personal and discover the beauty and diversity of Northern California aquatic life. The Aquarium is home to many marine animals, including sleek sharks and rays, secretive octopuses, hypnotic jellyfish, sparkling anchovies, frolicking river otters, and many more. Nature enthusiasts can learn about the most important environmental challenges of the day, like climate change, ocean plastic pollution, and habitat loss.
Painted Ladies, aka “Postcard row,” are the most iconic and photographed pastel-colored houses on Steiner Street right next to each other. These houses symbolize the California Gold Rush. A lot of money came into the city, and people wanted to show their wealth with these beautiful extravagant homes.
Shizen is a fully vegan sushi bar and izakaya which combines classic shojin and sushi techniques with local, seasonal ingredients to create healthy and flavorful dishes with a light carbon footprint.
Eight AM offers healthy and indulgent brunch classics with modern flair near Fishermans Wharf. The locals and visitors enjoy the beautifully presented delicious dishes before venturing out for work or sightseeing in the neighborhood.
Angel Island State Park, the largest natural island in San Francisco Bay, offers some of the best views of the surrounding Bay Area. Angel Island is a hidden gem in the urban Bay Area, with excellent hiking trails and many other recreational opportunities readily available. From 1910 to 1940, the U.S. Immigration Station (now a museum) processed hundreds of thousands of immigrants, the majority from China.
Surisan, named after a mountain in Korea, is a savory Asian-inspired American comfort breakfast and brunch place with a modern interior and spacious outdoor dining deck and bar. The visitors enjoy watching the cable cars go by and the sights and sounds of the Wharf as they eat from the spacious outdoor dining deck. Young creative chefs, top-quality, locally-sourced organic ingredients, and relaxed indoor and outdoor dining spaces create a memorable experience for the diners.
Sausalito is a picturesque seaside town and a popular tourist destination just a few miles from San Francisco. It was once a fishing village converted into a shipyard during world war II. A bit warmer and sunny compared to San Francisco, with European vacation resort vibes, Sausalito has beautiful boutiques, seafood, art galleries, fancy cafes, gourmet restaurants, a scenic waterfront boardwalk, a marina, houseboats, museums, and much more.
Located in the world-famous San Francisco’s Fisherman's Wharf, The Codmother is a permanently parked popular food truck serving British-style fish and chips, tacos, and other seafood items. The original owner Suzanne opened this because there were no good traditional "chippies" around in the Bay Area.
Sweet Maple is a laid-back and unpretentious neighborhood restaurant, coffeehouse, and meeting place located in the Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. Serving a classic American breakfast and brunch menu with a touch of Asian influence, our team of chefs adds innovative twists to familiar favorites creating something for everyone. Founded in 2010, Sweet Maple is now the go-to brunch destination for San Francisco locals and knowledgeable food tourists.
Lands End is a wild and windy trail with stunning views at every turn at the northwestern corner of San Francisco. Along the way are hillsides of cypress and wildflowers, views of old shipwrecks, rocky cliffs above the ocean, access to the epic ruins of Sutro Baths in the Sutro Historic District, pocket beaches, spectacular views of the shore, headlands, and Golden Gate, and a new Lookout Visitor Center.
Tartine Manufactory opened in August 2016 as an off-shoot of the ever-famous Tartine Bakery in Mission at 18th & Guerrero Steet, covering a massive 5000 square ft space, open kitchen, plenty of windows, large baking ovens, and many serving stations.
The Conservatory of Flowers, a national, state, and local landmark, is a place to escape the chill of San Francisco, the stress of everyday life or travel, or as a resource on rare and unusual plants. Built in 1879, the Conservatory was the first formal structure erected in Golden Gate Park and remains an internationally renowned icon at the entrance of the world-renowned Golden Gate Park.
An Urban Oasis, Mount Sutro is home to a vibrant, 61-acre open space reserve in the city's center. It is named after San Francisco Mayor (1894-1896) and real estate investor Adolph Sutro. The forest is heavily shaded under the tall Eucalyptus trees and has its own micro-climate. The forest remains cool and wet even when it is hot and dry in the surrounding. Forty-five species of birds, raccoons, skunks, squirrels, skinks, lizards, coyotes, possibly foxes, and other animals call home to this beautiful forest.
Vibrant Mission Dolores park is a nearly 16-acre city park in the heart of its equally vibrant, culturally diverse mission district neighborhood. Lush green lawns shaded by tall palm trees, a soccer field, six tennis courts, one basketball field court, a multi-use court, a play ground, and two off-lease dog play areas adorn this beautiful park. Many festivals, performances, and other cultural events occur in the park. People flock to the park to play, picnic, lounge, walk their dogs, and enjoy spectacular views of the San Francisco skyline on sunny days.
Piccolo Forno (“Little Oven” in English) is famous for homemade pizzas, pasta, and other Italian dishes. Owned by Italian, the food is cooked in a style similar to Capri, Italy.
Established in 2007, Brenda’s French Soul Food is a New Orleans-style restaurant serving authentic Creole-inspired dishes and southern food in San Francisco. Numerous media outlets have featured this place as one of the best places to have brunch, lunch, or dinner.
The Walt Disney Family Museum showcases the remarkable life story of Walt Disney, the man who raised animation into art, tirelessly pursued innovation, and created a distinctly American legacy that transformed the entertainment world. The museum features contemporary, interactive galleries with state-of-the-art exhibits narrated in Walt’s own voice alongside early drawings, cartoons, films, music, a spectacular model of Disneyland, and more. Visitors will leave with inspiration, admiration, and great appreciation of Walt Disney's achievements via animation and written and displayed artifacts.
Located in the heart of the Castro district, Kitchen Story is a California Cuisine with Asian influences serving breakfast and brunch. The KItchen story has an amazing selection of breakfast dishes like Benedict, Omelets, Scrambles, Burgers, and sandwiches.
A former military airfield, Crissy Field transformed into a beloved national park site in 2001. This recreational paradise welcomes visitors and locals with its breathtaking San Francisco Bay views, easy hiking, beaches and picnic areas, and wild open spaces. Locals and visitors run, stroll, and cycle along the Bay Trail to the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. And the former airplane hangars and warehouses are home to recreational uses, from a rock climbing gym to a trampoline house. History buffs are served up a fascinating story from the past at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center.
The famous mission murals are street art spread all over the mission district neighborhood showcasing immigrant experience, gentrification, and political landscape. Mission District murals tell a story that is very specific to San Francisco. Murals are in great shape; a few from the 1970s are fading or peeling away due to age.
Muir Woods National Monument is part of California’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area. It is famous for its towering redwood trees. There are short and long-distance trails to walk among the redwoods. Federally protected since 1908, this ancient forest is a refuge and laboratory, revealing our relationship with the living landscape. Park also has a gift shop and cafe.
Opened in 2001, PPQ Dungeness Island is a Vietnamese Cuisine known for serving the highest quality of meat and seafood especially the freshest crab in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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