Go exploring!

⁃ Dolores Park, Golden Gate Park, Alamo park

⁃ A hike near Land’s End, or across the bridge in Tennessee Valley

⁃ Rent a bike to ride across the Golden Gate bridge, and take the ferry back from Sausalito

⁃ Drive across the Golden Gate bridge through Marin County

⁃ Walk though a neat district like Hayes Valley, Marina District, or North Beach

The tried-and-true touristy stuff:

⁃ Seafood, shopping, and sea lions at Fisherman’s Wharf Pier 39

⁃ a tour of Alcatraz (gotta book in advance)

⁃ Book a Big Red Bus tour - Great way to see and get around the entire city quickly

⁃ Catch a SF Giants game???

⁃ shopping in Union Square

- thrifting on haight and ashbury

See who’s playing at a local music venue:

⁃ The Warfield

⁃ The Fillmore

⁃ Great American Music Hall

⁃ The Masonic

⁃ PianoFight

⁃ August Hall

Food and Drinks

Ramen (think Japantown)

⁃ Ramen Yamadaya (Japantown, or go anywhere in Japantown really)

⁃ Mensho Tokyo SF (Nearby in Nob Hill)

⁃ The Public Izakaya (Nearby in Nob Hill)

Italian (think North Beach)

⁃ Golden Boy Pizza (best thick-crust by the slice)

⁃ Tony’s Pizza (best thin-crust by the slice)

⁃ Il Casaro (Sit-down italian in the center of North Beach)

⁃ Piccolo Forno (Sit-down italian in the center of North Beach)

Seafood (think North Beach/Marina)

⁃ California Fish Market (sit-down in North Beach)

⁃ Sotto Mare (sit-down in North Beach)

Mexian food (think Mission)

⁃ Literally any taqueria in the Mission

⁃ Tacorea (nearby, messy and yummy)

⁃ Matador (nearby, Margs look good)

Dim Sum (AKA small Chinese dishes)

⁃ Dumpling Home (Hayes Valley)

⁃ Osmanthus Dim Sum Lounge (North Beach)

⁃ Dumpling Union (Marina)

Walkable Pub Food

⁃ Golden Gate Tap Room (nearby and big, has sports on)

⁃ Last Drop Tavern (I don’t know but it’s nearby)

⁃ Aliment (I don’t know but it’s nearby)

Favorite Bars

⁃ Northstar Cafe (Bills Backers Bar in North Beach)

⁃ Maggie McGarrys (Irish Pub with live music in North Beach)

⁃ Anina (indoor/outdoor cocktails/beer/wine in Hayes Valley)

⁃ Del Mar (dancing in Marina)

⁃ Westwood (clubbing in Marina)