San Francisco

I’ve been keeping a list! Here are some of my favorite places in San Francisco:





Chinatown walking tour:
http://www.chinatownwalk.com/page1/page1.html but sign-up at www.goldstar.com and you can get the tickets half off. My friends just went on this and said it was fascinating.

Restaurants:
The Tipsy Pig-the mac and cheese is to die for! (North Beach)
http://www.thetipsypigsf.com/

The Irish House (Union Square)-Guiness Beef stew! Stay for the entertainment-never know what you’ll see! It’s in Union Square where there is lots of shopping, bars, restaurants.
http://www.johnnyfoleys.com/aboutus.html

Rose’s Café-Great food, eat outside. Breakfast/Lunch-go in off hours Lot’s of locals. On Union St-great shopping in smaller shops, other bars and restaurants nearby.
http://www.rosescafesf.com/

Hotel Griffon (Financial District)
http://www.hotelgriffon.com/hotel.php

The Ferry Building is across the street. The Cable Car museum is a block away. Waterfront is right there. It would be a nice central place to stay. Easy to take public transportation to the ballpark from here.

The Ferry Building-brunch at restaurant outside, Market Bar http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/marketbar.php

Perry’s (Financial District) -We had a great lunch here. It’s right on the Embarcadero near the Bay Bridge and next to the Hotel Griffon which looked like a great place to stay
http://www.perryssf.com/directions_embarcadero.htm

Mark Hopkins Hotel-Great views, grand old hotel, but expensive, probably $250 and up. But it’s near everything. Close to Chinatown. Had friends that stayed there and they loved it. The views are phenomenal.
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/intercontinental/en/gb/locations/overview/sfoha


Tommy’s Tequila Bar-Hole in the wall. Been there for years. Any kind of tequila you can imagine. Did you know there was sipping tequila? Best Mexican food I’ve ever had and I’ve had a lot! Or maybe it was the best tequila I’ve ever had. http://www.tommystequila.com/

Kuletos: Love this restaurant. Need reservations for dinner. We went there for lunch at an off hour and walked right in. Fantastic food and atmosphere.
http://www.kuletos.com/index.shtml

Villa Florence Hotel- Next to Kuletos Restaurant. Looked very elegant, very old and very San Francisco. Prices about $200+ a night.
http://larkspurhotels.com/collection/villa-florence

ATT Park-Giants Baseball- tacos, bring your lunch, garlic chicken sandwiches, hot fudge sundaes!, pastrami sandwiches

Lands End-hiking

Aquatic Park and Maritime Museum

SFMOMA- make sure to go all the way to the roof top café, the restaurant on the main floor is great for a snack or lunch too.

Teatro Zinzanni-expensive but worth it. Food ok, show is extraordinary, funny, and changes all the time

http://www.sfcablecar.com/Buy a pass for the day or weekend

http://lifeisagrainofsand.blogspot.com/2009/02/in-search-of-sea-glass-aquatic-park-san.html This is me!

Golden Gate Bridge-Fort Point underneath it. Very cool to walk through-free.
Great hot dogs at stand outside state park visitor center. Visitor center has a great collection of local tourist areas, walks, books, etc.

District-Wine bar with small plates. Excellent place to have dinner and a really good bottle of wine before yo go to the ballpark.