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San Francisco

Whether cutting-edge or 1960s throw-back, preppy or hipster, progressive or capitalist, San Francisco is a city of quirky contradictions where anything goes. A local columnist once dubbed it the "Baghdad by the Bay", but you'll want to skip the touristy Fisherman's Wharf to  feel this hilly city's multicultural pulse.
 

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Essentials

01 Even the sunniest days can end in a blanket of chilling fog, so don’t forget a jacket if you stay out past 4pm.
02 Locals are casual - once outside the financial district there’s not a suit in sight.
03 Take in a baseball game. The San Francisco Giants' baseball park is in a class of its own, with a convenient downtown location and views of the Bay Bridge.
04 Stroll through Golden Gate Park or drive across the Golden Gate Bridge for a hike through Muir Woods' giant sequoias.
05 Take an evening ride to Sausalito on the commuter ferry.

Hotels

Independent and easy
Hotel Vitale
8 Mission Street
+ 1 415 278 3700
hotelvitale.com

Dependable chain
W Hotels
181 Third Street
+ 1 415 777 5300
starwoodhotels.com

Premium
Mandarin Oriental
222 Sansome Street
+ 1 415 276 9888
mandarinoriental.com

Dining

Fast breakfast
Ferry Building Marketplace
Embarcadero at the foot of Market Street; Various merchants
+ 1 415 983 3000
ferrybuildingmarketplace.com

Business breakfast
Vitrine
St Regis Hotel, 125 Third Street, 4th Floor; + 1 415 284 4049;
stregis.com

Mid-morning coffee
Ritual Roasters
1026 Valencia Street San Francisco,
+ 1 415 641 1024
ritualroasters.com

Working lunch with colleagues
Slanted Door
1 Ferry Building #3
+ 1 415 861 8032
slanteddoor.com

Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Ame Restaurant
689 Mission Street
+ 1 415 284 4040
amerestaurant.com

Lunch on your own
The Swan Oyster Depot
1517 Polk Street
+ 1 415 673 1101

Afternoon tea/drink
Tartine Bakery
600 Guerrero Street
+ 1 415 487 2600
tartinebakery.com

Dinner on your own
Alembic
1725 Haight Street
+ 1 415 666 0822
alembicbar.com

Private dinner
Bar Crudo
655 Divisadero Street
+ 1 415 409 0679
barcrudo.com

Dinner with colleagues
Beretta
1199 Valencia Street
+ 1 415 695 1199;
berettasf.com

Private dinner
Bar Crudo
603 Bush Street
+ 1 415 956 0396
 barcrudo.com

Big dinner with partner clients
Spruce
3640 Sacramento Street
+ 1 415 931 5100
sprucesf.com

Drink after dinner
La Trappe
800 Greenwich Street
+ 1 415 440 8727
latrappecafe.com

Late drinks
Rye
688 Geary Street
+ 1 415 474 4448
ryesf.com

Late bite
NOPA
560 Divisadero Street
+ 1 415 864 8643;
nopasf.com

On the tiles
Bourbon & Branch (this is a speakeasy, so call ahead for password).
 501 Jones Street
+ 1 415 346 1735
bourbonandbranch.com

Reading

News
Fog City News
455 Market Street, Suite 125
+1 415 543 7400;
fogcitynews.com

Bookstore
City Lights
261 Columbus Avenue
+ 1 415 362 8193
citylights.com

Thank yous

Designer goods
Designer paper goods from Kozo Arts
1969 Union Street, Suite A
+ 1 415 351 2114

Shopping

Something you can't get anywhere else
Chronicle Books
680 Second Street
+ 1 415 537 4200
chroniclebooks.com

Lost luggage – where to buy dress shirts, socks and undies
Neiman Marcus
150 Stockton Street
+1 415 362 4777
neimanmarcus.com

Something for the kids
The Ark Toy Company
3325 Sacramento Street
+ 1 415 440 8697
thearktoys.com

Something for someone you love
A customized scent from Yosh Olefactory Sense
3042 Sacramento Street, Suite 1
+ 1 415 626 5385 (by appointment only)
eaudeyosh.com

Something for yourself
A bottle of local wine from Plumpjack
3138 Fillmore Street
+ 1 415 346 5712
plumpjack.com

Two hour tour
The nearby California Academy of Sciences—a natural history museum, planetarium and aquarium all in one, topped with a "living" roof.
Golden Gate Park
+ 1 415 379 8000
calacademy.org

 

Limousine/car

Cabs
Green Cab San Francisco
+ 1 415 626 4733 (ask for a  "green cab")
626green.com

Limousine
Nationwide
+ 1 800 339 8936
nlslimo.com

Transport

With scant parking and hills aplenty, San Francisco's better traveled on a bus, vintage trolley or cable car.

Buy a pass
One, three, or seven-day Muni Passports ($11, $18, $24) offer unlimited rides, including cable cars.

Fitness

Good Gym
Equinox
301 Pine Street
+ 1 415 593 4000
equinoxfitness.com

Credits

Writer: Steffan Heuer

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