Golden Gate & Presidio
5 mi · ~half day · Presidio · 5 stops
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Crissy Field
- Presidio Tunnel Tops
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Baker Beach
96 places · Michelin, 50 Best, Time Out, Google Top-5 and TikTok virals · 5 routes · transit
Tap a route and it gets drawn on the map, stop by stop.
Tap a pin to see photos, rating and how to get there by metro. Turn on a route to follow the numbered path.
This interactive map of San Francisco (United States) brings together 96 hand-picked places: 34 attractions, 29 restaurants, 16 cafés and 17 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
· Curated by the HOLASIM team · How we make the maps
Tap a route to see it drawn on the map, stop by stop.
5 mi · ~half day · Presidio · 5 stops
2.5 mi · ~half day · Mission · 6 stops
2 mi · ~half day · Center · 6 stops
3 mi · ~half day · Waterfront · 5 stops
3 mi · ~half day · Westside · 5 stops
Golden Gate Bridge · Presidio
The world's most photographed bridge: 1.7 miles of orange steel over fog and bay.
Tip: Walk it early: before 10am the fog lifts and the wind is gentler.
🚇 Muni 28 — Golden Gate Bridge Plaza
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU · Time Out SF
Show on mapCrissy Field · Presidio
Beach and marsh with the perfect bridge postcard; ideal for picnics and bikes.
Tip: Rent a bike and ride the waterfront path all the way to the bridge.
🚇 Muni 30 — Broderick & Jefferson
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapPresidio Tunnel Tops · Presidio
New park built over the tunnels with lawns, campfires and straight-on bridge views.
Tip: Picnic Place food trucks run Thursday–Sunday around lunchtime.
🚇 PresidiGo Shuttle — Presidio Transit Center
Featured in: Time Out SF · SF Chronicle
Show on mapPalace of Fine Arts · Marina
1915 Greco-Roman rotunda beside a swan lagoon: pure romance on camera.
Tip: Go at dusk: the lit dome reflects perfectly in the lagoon.
🚇 Muni 30 — Jefferson & Broderick
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapBaker Beach · Presidio
The beach with the most cinematic Golden Gate view, framed by cliffs.
Tip: The north end has the best bridge shot; bring a jacket, it's always windy.
🚇 Muni 29 — Bowley St & Lincoln Blvd
Featured in: TikTok viral · Time Out SF
Show on mapLands End · Outer Richmond
Cliffside trails with cypress trees, shipwreck remains and distant bridge views.
Tip: Detour to the Lands End Labyrinth: the stone maze is pure Instagram.
🚇 Muni 38R — 48th Ave & Point Lobos
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapSutro Baths · Outer Richmond
Ruins of the world's largest Victorian swimming baths, pounded by the Pacific.
Tip: Sunset at low tide lets you walk the ruins out to the sea cave.
🚇 Muni 38R — 48th Ave & Point Lobos
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapLegion of Honor · Lincoln Park
Fine arts museum with Rodin and Monet in a palace overlooking the bridge.
Tip: Rodin's Thinker in the courtyard is free to see, no ticket needed.
🚇 Muni 18 — Legion of Honor
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapJapanese Tea Garden · Golden Gate Park
America's oldest public Japanese garden: pagodas, koi ponds and a drum bridge.
Tip: Mon, Wed or Fri before 10am: entry is free for everyone.
🚇 Muni N — Judah & 9th Ave
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapde Young Museum · Golden Gate Park
American and global art under a copper tower with a free 360° observation deck.
Tip: Ride up Hamon Tower without a ticket: the park view is free.
🚇 Muni 5R — Fulton & 8th Ave
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapCalifornia Academy of Sciences · Golden Gate Park
Aquarium, planetarium and a 4-story rainforest under a living roof: wow factor.
Tip: Thursday NightLife (21+): the museum after dark with DJs and bars, cheaper too.
🚇 Muni N — Judah & 9th Ave
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapPainted Ladies · Alamo Square
The postcard Victorians with the skyline behind: the photo everyone takes home.
Tip: Climb the Alamo Square hill at golden hour when the houses light up.
🚇 Muni 21 — Hayes & Steiner
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapTwin Peaks · Twin Peaks
The city's famous 360° lookout: all of SF, the bay and the bridge at your feet.
Tip: Magical at night but 15°F colder: bring a real jacket.
🚇 Muni 37 — Crestline & Burnett
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapDolores Park · Mission
SF's social park: sloping lawns, skyline views and endless sunny picnics.
Tip: Grab Bi-Rite Creamery ice cream on 18th St and claim the upper corner.
🚇 Muni J — Church & 18th St
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapMission Dolores · Mission
The city's oldest building (1776), the origin and namesake of San Francisco.
Tip: The back cemetery starred in Hitchcock's Vertigo: ask to see it.
🚇 Muni J — Church & 16th St
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapClarion Alley · Mission
An alley-gallery of ever-changing activist murals painted since 1992.
Tip: Pair it with Balmy Alley on 24th St for the full mural crawl.
🚇 BART — 16th St Mission
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapCastro Theatre · Castro
A 1922 movie palace at the heart of the world's most famous rainbow district.
Tip: Cross to the rainbow crosswalk at Castro & 18th for the classic shot.
🚇 Muni Castro Station — K/L/M
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapAlcatraz · Bahía de San Francisco
The world's most famous prison: a chilling audio tour with stunning bay views.
Tip: Tickets sell out fast: book on alcatrazcruises.com weeks ahead.
🚇 Ferry Alcatraz — Pier 33
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapPier 39 · Fisherman's Wharf
Barking sea lions, fried calamari and a carousel: the city's busiest pier.
Tip: The sea lions are free to watch at K-Dock, back left of the pier.
🚇 Muni F — The Embarcadero & Stockton
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapFisherman's Wharf · Wharf
Clam chowder in sourdough bowls and fishing boats: the classic waterfront.
Tip: Try Boudin's chowder: the sourdough recipe dates to 1849.
🚇 Cable Car Powell-Hyde — Hyde & Beach
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapGhirardelli Square · Wharf
The 1893 chocolate factory turned plaza of shops and oversized sundaes.
Tip: Order the original hot fudge sundae and watch the chocolate line run.
🚇 Cable Car Powell-Hyde — Hyde & Beach
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapLombard Street · Russian Hill
The world's crookedest street: eight switchbacks lined with hydrangeas.
Tip: Walk down the side steps: better photos and no car queue.
🚇 Cable Car Powell-Hyde — Hyde & Lombard
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapCoit Tower · Telegraph Hill
Art deco tower with 1934 murals and one of the best bay panoramas in town.
Tip: Descend the Filbert Steps through gardens and wild parrots to the Embarcadero.
🚇 Muni 39 — Coit Tower
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapDragon Gate · Chinatown
Gateway to the oldest Chinatown in the Americas: lanterns and dim sum ahead.
Tip: Stroll Grant Ave but eat on Stockton St, where locals actually shop.
🚇 Muni Central Subway — Chinatown-Rose Pak
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapGolden Gate Fortune Cookie · Chinatown
A 1962 alley factory where fortune cookies are still folded by hand.
Tip: Buy a bag fresh off the press: they hand them to you still warm.
🚇 Muni Central Subway — Chinatown-Rose Pak
Featured in: TikTok viral · Time Out SF
Show on mapFerry Building · Embarcadero
Gourmet marketplace under the 1898 clock tower: oysters, cheese and bay views.
Tip: Saturday morning: the outdoor farmers market is the best free show in town.
🚇 Embarcadero — BART/Muni
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapExploratorium · Embarcadero
The interactive science museum that invented the genre: 600 hands-on exhibits.
Tip: Thursday After Dark nights (18+) add bars and drop the crowds.
🚇 Muni F — The Embarcadero & Green
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapSFMOMA · SoMa
Seven floors of modern art, a living wall and that Instagram-red stairwell.
Tip: The first two floors are free, Richard Serra sculpture included.
🚇 Montgomery St — BART/Muni
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapCable Car Museum · Nob Hill
Free and fascinating: the actual winding cables that pull the cars spin here.
Tip: Visit before riding a cable car: you'll get how it all works.
🚇 Cable Car Powell-Mason — Washington & Mason
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapSalesforce Park · SoMa
A botanical park floating 70 feet above the transit center: SF's High Line.
Tip: Ride the free glass gondola up from Mission & Fremont.
🚇 Salesforce Transit Center — Muni 5/7/38
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapOracle Park · Mission Bay
The Giants' bayside ballpark where home runs splash into the cove.
Tip: No ticket? Watch 3 innings free from the Portwalk fence.
🚇 Muni T — 2nd & King
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapPeace Pagoda · Japantown
A five-tiered pagoda gifted by Osaka, heart of America's oldest Japantown.
Tip: Pair it with mochi and a ramen crawl inside the Japan Center malls.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Webster
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapMoraga Steps · Golden Gate Heights
163 mosaic steps climbing from sea to sky: a viral community artwork.
Tip: Keep climbing to Grandview Park for ocean and Golden Gate views.
🚇 Muni 66 — Quintara & 16th Ave
Featured in: TikTok viral
Show on mapSausalito · Marin County
A Mediterranean-style village across the bridge, reached by an epic ferry ride.
Tip: Bike across the bridge, ferry back: the perfect loop.
🚇 Golden Gate Ferry — Sausalito Landing
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapCalifornios · SoMa
Living history: the world's first three-Michelin-star Mexican restaurant (2026).
Tip: Book on Tock the minute the 60-day calendar opens.
🚇 Muni 9 — 11th St & Folsom
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026
Show on mapBenu · SoMa
Corey Lee fuses Korea and California at one of America's finest three-stars.
Tip: The foie gras xiao long bao is the signature bite: don't miss it.
🚇 Montgomery St — BART/Muni
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026 · 50 Best
Show on mapQuince · Jackson Square
Three-star Cal-Italian fed by its own Bolinas farm: elegance defined.
Tip: Casual sibling Cotogna next door serves stellar pasta with easier bookings.
🚇 Muni 12 — Pacific & Montgomery
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026
Show on mapAtelier Crenn · Cow Hollow
Dominique Crenn's culinary poetry: a poem-menu, pristine seafood, three stars.
Tip: Bar Crenn next door pours her world in wine-and-bites format.
🚇 Muni 22 — Fillmore & Union
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026
Show on mapLazy Bear · Mission
A two-star communal dinner party: high-end American cooking, zero stiffness.
Tip: Tickets drop monthly on Tock: join the mailing list for the heads-up.
🚇 BART — 24th St Mission
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026 · Eater SF
Show on mapSaison · SoMa
Open-fire cooking and dive-caught seafood: SF's most primal two-star.
Tip: The smoked caviar on brioche is local legend: order it if offered.
🚇 Muni N/T — 2nd & King
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026
Show on mapState Bird Provisions · Fillmore
California dim sum served from carts: SF's most playful Michelin star.
Tip: No booking? Line up at 5pm: they hold walk-in tables nightly.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Fillmore
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026 · Eater SF
Show on mapMister Jiu's · Chinatown
Starred Cantonese-Californian banquets in a historic Chinatown ballroom.
Tip: Order the whole roast duck: limited nightly, request it when you book.
🚇 Muni Central Subway — Chinatown-Rose Pak
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026 · TikTok viral
Show on mapNari · Japantown
Pim Techamuanvivit's Thai cooking elevated to Michelin-star brilliance.
Tip: Curries rotate with the seasons: trust the market-driven menu.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Laguna
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026
Show on mapSan Ho Won · Mission
Precision Korean BBQ from the Benu team: one star and constant lines.
Tip: Charcoal galbi and the cold bibim naengmyeon are the two essentials.
🚇 Muni 27 — Bryant & 20th St
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026 · Eater SF
Show on mapSons & Daughters · Nob Hill
Starred Nordic-Californian tasting menu in an intimate Nob Hill room.
Tip: Try the zero-proof pairing: one of the best-composed in the country.
🚇 Cable Car Powell-Mason — Powell & Bush
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026
Show on mapGary Danko · Wharf
SF's grand classic: old-school service and an epic tableside cheese cart.
Tip: Perfect after Alcatraz: minutes from Pier 33. Jackets encouraged.
🚇 Cable Car Powell-Hyde — Hyde & North Point
Featured in: Michelin Guide 2026
Show on mapLa Taqueria · Mission
America's most awarded Mission-style burrito: no rice, all meat and crema.
Tip: Order it 'dorado' (crisped tortilla) with carnitas: the local hack.
🚇 BART — 24th St Mission
Featured in: TikTok viral · Eater SF
Show on mapEl Farolito · Mission
The midnight super burrito that ends every night out in the Mission.
Tip: Open very late: the super burrito plus quesadilla suprema is the move.
🚇 BART — 24th St Mission
Featured in: Eater SF
Show on mapTartine Bakery · Mission
The bakery that changed American bread: cult morning buns and country loaf.
Tip: Country loaves leave the oven around 4:30pm and sell out: time it.
🚇 Muni J — Church & 18th St
Featured in: TikTok viral · Eater SF
Show on mapZuni Café · Hayes Valley
America's most famous wood-fired roast chicken in a bohemian 1979 corner spot.
Tip: The chicken takes an hour: order it on arrival with the Caesar to start.
🚇 Muni F — Market & Gough
Featured in: 50 Best discovery · Eater SF
Show on mapHouse of Prime Rib · Nob Hill
Silver carts of prime rib since 1949: retro, abundant and viral all over again.
Tip: Book weeks out; the spinning ice-bowl salad is part of the show.
🚇 Muni 47/49 — Van Ness & Washington
Featured in: TikTok viral · Eater SF
Show on mapSwan Oyster Depot · Polk Gulch
An 18-stool marble counter from 1912: oysters and Dungeness crab, no frills.
Tip: Cash only, line by 10am; ask for the secret-menu crab back.
🚇 Muni 19 — Polk & California
Featured in: Eater SF · Michelin Bib
Show on mapTony's Pizza Napoletana · North Beach
13-time world champ Tony Gemignani bakes 12 pizza styles under one roof.
Tip: The championship margherita is capped at 73 a day: go early.
🚇 Muni 8 — Columbus & Union
Featured in: Eater SF · Time Out SF
Show on mapThe Slanted Door · Ferry Building
SF's iconic modern Vietnamese, back at the Ferry Building with bay views.
Tip: Shaking beef and imperial rolls remain the historic hits.
🚇 Embarcadero — BART/Muni
Featured in: Eater SF
Show on mapHog Island Oyster Co. · Ferry Building
Tomales Bay oysters shucked to order with straight-on Bay Bridge views.
Tip: Weekday afternoon oyster happy hour: half price.
🚇 Embarcadero — BART/Muni
Featured in: Eater SF · Time Out SF
Show on mapFlour + Water · Mission
SF's pasta temple: the tasting menu of pastas books out constantly.
Tip: No reservation? Try the bar right at the 5:30pm open.
🚇 Muni 12 — 20th St & Harrison
Featured in: Eater SF · Michelin Bib
Show on mapChe Fico · NoPa
Vibrant Cal-Italian with wood-fired pizza in NoPa's prettiest dining room.
Tip: The fig-and-prosciutto plate is the namesake: order it in season.
🚇 Muni 24 — Divisadero & Grove
Featured in: Eater SF
Show on mapForeign Cinema · Mission
Dine in a courtyard while art films screen on the wall: pure SF magic.
Tip: Request the courtyard when booking: films roll at dusk.
🚇 BART — 24th St Mission
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapSouvla · Hayes Valley
SF's favorite fast-fine Greek: lamb pitas and honey frozen yogurt.
Tip: The fro-yo with baklava crumble and Greek honey is a mandatory dessert.
🚇 Muni 21 — Hayes & Octavia
Featured in: Eater SF
Show on mapCopra · Fillmore
South Indian cooking of coconut and curry leaf: the hit filling TikTok feeds.
Tip: The appam with lobster curry is the dish that made it famous.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Fillmore
Featured in: TikTok viral · Michelin Guide
Show on mapMarufuku Ramen · Japantown
SF's most hunted Hakata tonkotsu: 20-hour broth and legendary lines.
Tip: Join the Yelp waitlist before you arrive: saves an hour.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Webster
Featured in: Eater SF · TikTok viral
Show on mapGood Mong Kok · Chinatown
Takeout dim sum at old-school prices: Chinatown's tastiest line.
Tip: Cash and quick decisions: get BBQ pork bao and steamed shumai.
🚇 Muni Central Subway — Chinatown-Rose Pak
Featured in: TikTok viral · Eater SF
Show on mapBurma Superstar · Inner Richmond
The fermented tea leaf salad that put Burmese food on SF's map.
Tip: Have the tea leaf salad mixed tableside: it's part of the ritual.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & 4th Ave
Featured in: Eater SF
Show on mapSightglass · SoMa
A specialty coffee cathedral: the roaster works in full view in a SoMa loft.
Tip: Order the daily pour-over at the mezzanine bar beside the roaster.
🚇 Muni 12 — Folsom & 7th St
Featured in: SF Chronicle Best Coffee
Show on mapRitual Coffee · Mission
Third-wave pioneer since 2005, under the iconic red flag on Valencia.
Tip: Their Guatemalan single origins are the signature: order it as filter.
🚇 BART — 24th St Mission
Featured in: SF Chronicle Best Coffee
Show on mapFour Barrel · Mission
Cult roaster on Valencia: wood beams, vinyl records and flawless espresso.
Tip: The back slow bar pours alternative brew methods and tastings.
🚇 BART — 16th St Mission
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapBlue Bottle Linden Alley · Hayes Valley
The garage kiosk where Blue Bottle began in 2005: a coffee pilgrimage.
Tip: Get the New Orleans iced: cold chicory coffee, the house original.
🚇 Muni 21 — Hayes & Gough
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapSaint Frank · Russian Hill
White-on-white minimalism on Polk St with direct-trade farmer coffees.
Tip: The honey latte with local honey never misses.
🚇 Muni 19 — Polk & Union
Featured in: SF Chronicle Best Coffee
Show on mapThe Mill · NoPa
Four Barrel coffee meets Josey Baker bread: home of SF's famous fancy toast.
Tip: Order the toast of the day: the sea-salt one started a movement.
🚇 Muni 24 — Divisadero & Fulton
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapCaffe Trieste · North Beach
The 1956 beatnik espresso bar where Coppola drafted The Godfather.
Tip: Saturday afternoons often bring live Italian music: arrive early.
🚇 Muni 8 — Columbus & Broadway
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapAndytown · Outer Sunset
Inventors of the Snowy Plover: espresso, soda water and cream by Ocean Beach.
Tip: Snowy Plover plus Irish soda bread, then walk to Ocean Beach.
🚇 Muni N — Judah & 46th Ave
Featured in: SF Chronicle Best Coffee
Show on mapb. patisserie · Pacific Heights
America's most famous kouign amann: caramelized pastry that owns TikTok.
Tip: Go before 11am: the chocolate kouign amanns vanish first.
🚇 Muni 1 — California & Divisadero
Featured in: TikTok viral · Eater SF
Show on mapArsicault · Inner Richmond
Named America's best croissant bakery: butter, layers and a happy line.
Tip: Almond croissants come out in batches: ask when the next drops.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Arguello
Featured in: Bon Appétit · Eater SF
Show on mapStonemill Matcha · Mission
Stone-ground Uji matcha and matcha croissants: SF's most viral green.
Tip: The ceremonial matcha latte with oat milk is the star order.
🚇 BART — 16th St Mission
Featured in: TikTok viral · Time Out SF
Show on mapWrecking Ball · Cow Hollow
A champion-barista micro roaster with the most photographed pineapple wall.
Tip: Perfect after Union St brunch; try the cappuccino on their house blend.
🚇 Muni 45 — Union & Fillmore
Featured in: SF Chronicle Best Coffee
Show on mapLinea Caffe · Mission
A tiny Mission corner pouring precision espresso alongside sweet waffles.
Tip: Coffee plus a Belgian waffle, then the Clarion Alley murals nearby.
🚇 BART — 16th St Mission
Featured in: SF Chronicle Best Coffee
Show on mapVerve · Castro
Santa Cruz's surf-born roaster on Market St: impeccable nitro cold brew.
Tip: Grab the window seat and watch the historic F streetcars roll by.
🚇 Muni — Church St Station
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapJane · Fillmore
Sunlit Fillmore brunch café: avocado toast, house-baked bread, people-watching.
Tip: Perfect between Fillmore St boutiques; the matcha is great too.
🚇 Muni 22 — Fillmore & Sacramento
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapRéveille · Castro
Neighborhood café with a sunny patio steps from the Castro rainbow crosswalk.
Tip: Latte plus breakfast burrito, then walk up to Kite Hill.
🚇 Muni — Castro Station
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapUnion Square · Downtown
The city's shopping heart: flagship stores, palm trees and passing cable cars.
Tip: Ride up to the Macy's terrace: a free view over the whole square.
🚇 Powell St — BART/Muni
Featured in: Google Top-5 EEUU
Show on mapFerry Plaza Farmers Market · Embarcadero
California's most famous farmers market, set right on the bay.
Tip: Saturdays 8am–2pm: try Frog Hollow peaches and the porchetta sandwich.
🚇 Embarcadero — BART/Muni
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapLevi's · Downtown/Market St
The brand born in SF in 1853: a flagship with tailor shop and local editions.
Tip: The in-store Tailor Shop customizes and embroiders jackets same-day.
🚇 Powell St — BART/Muni
Featured in: SF Travel
Show on mapHeath Ceramics · Mission
Cult California ceramics since 1948: factory, showroom and iconic tiles.
Tip: The seconds section sells near-perfect pieces at half price.
🚇 Muni 27 — Bryant & 18th St
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapCity Lights · North Beach
Ferlinghetti's beat bookstore (1953): three floors of rebel literature.
Tip: Visit the upstairs Poetry Room and cross Jack Kerouac Alley.
🚇 Muni 8 — Columbus & Broadway
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapAmoeba Music · Haight-Ashbury
A former bowling alley packed with vinyl: the giant of indie record stores.
Tip: Ask about free in-store shows and dig the used bins.
🚇 Muni 7 — Haight & Stanyan
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapHaight Street · Haight-Ashbury
The 1967 hippie mecca is now the best vintage strip: Wasteland, Decades & more.
Tip: Snap the Haight & Ashbury sign with the famous window legs above.
🚇 Muni 7 — Haight & Masonic
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapKinokuniya · Japantown
Three floors of manga, Japanese stationery and art books in the Japan Center.
Tip: The basement stationery section is dangerous for your wallet.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Webster
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapJapan Center · Japantown
Indoor mini-Tokyo: mochi, ramen, karaoke and kawaii shops across two malls.
Tip: Try fresh-filled taiyaki and the Japanese purikura photo booths.
🚇 Muni 38 — Geary & Webster
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapGump's · Union Square
SF's grand emporium since 1861: jade, crystal and unforgettable gifts.
Tip: In Nov–Dec the holiday tree alone is worth the visit.
🚇 Montgomery St — BART/Muni
Featured in: SF Travel
Show on mapApple Union Square · Downtown
Apple's glass flagship with a hidden plaza, historic fountain and free wifi.
Tip: The back terrace with the Ruth Asawa fountain is a free breather.
🚇 Powell St — BART/Muni
Featured in: SF Travel
Show on mapPaxton Gate · Mission
Taxidermy, minerals and rare plants: Valencia's strangest, loveliest shop.
Tip: Perfect for impossible gifts; check the hand-built terrariums.
🚇 BART — 24th St Mission
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on map826 Valencia · Mission
A real pirate supply store funding kids' writing workshops: pure genius.
Tip: Buy an eye patch: proceeds fund Dave Eggers' literacy nonprofit.
🚇 BART — 24th St Mission
Featured in: Time Out SF
Show on mapDandelion Chocolate · Mission
Pioneering bean-to-bar factory: single-origin bars and warm brownie flights.
Tip: Order the European hot chocolate and watch production through the glass.
🚇 BART — 16th St Mission
Featured in: Eater SF
Show on mapFillmore Street · Pacific Heights
Ten blocks of designer boutiques, skincare and cafés among the mansions.
Tip: Walk Fillmore downhill to Japantown: the perfect shopping crawl.
🚇 Muni 22 — Fillmore & California
Featured in: SF Standard
Show on mapHayes Street · Hayes Valley
The coolest boutique district: local design, sneakers and natural wine in 5 blocks.
Tip: Start at Patricia's Green and finish with made-to-order Smitten ice cream.
🚇 Muni 21 — Hayes & Octavia
Featured in: SF Standard · Time Out SF
Show on mapGrant Avenue · Chinatown
SF's oldest shopping street: lanterns, tea, jade and souvenirs among temples.
Tip: Step into Vital Tea Leaf for free tastings with the tea masters.
🚇 Muni Central Subway — Chinatown-Rose Pak
Featured in: Time Out SF
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