A curation of my favorite places in San Francisco, where I lived for eight years. I’ve roughly sorted the places by neighborhood clusters for each category.

Restaurants

• Zuni Cafe | Quintessentially San Franciscan | Civic Center
• Rich Table | American | Hayes Valley
• Domo | Sushi | Hayes Valley
• A Mano | Italian | Hayes Valley
• Robin | Sushi | Hayes Valley
• Nopa | American | NoPA
• Ragaza | Italian | NoPA
• Kinjo | Sushi | Russian Hill
• Kokkari | Mediterranean | Jackson Square
• Cotogna | Italian | Jackson Square
• Boulettes Larder | American/Mediterranean | Embarcadero
• Wayfare Tavern | American | FiDi
• Seven Hills | Italian | Nob Hill
• Sons and Daughters | American | Lower Nob Hill
• Ryoko’s | Late-night Sushi | Lower Nob Hill
• Mourad | American | SoMA
• Heirloom Cafe | American | Mission
• Foreign Cinema | American | Mission
• Flour + Water | Italian | Mission
• Monk’s Kettle | Gastropub | Mission
• Salumeria | Lunch | Mission
• Izakaya Rintaro | Japanese | Mission
• Al’s Place | Vegetarian | Mission
• Tartine Manufactory | American Bakery | Mission
• Universal Cafe | Brunch | Mission
• Eiji | Sushi | Castro
• Terzo | Italian/Mediterranean | Pac Heights
• The Progress | American | Pac Heights
• Octavia | American | Lower Pac Heights
• Outerlands | American | Sunset
• Pizetta 211 | Pizza | Richmond
• Pearl | American | Richmond
• Umi | Sushi | Potrero
• Plow | Brunch | Potrero
• Piccino | American | Dogpatch
• Moshi Moshi | Sushi | Dogpatch

Cafe/Coffee/Tea/Bakery

• Wrecking Ball Roasters | Coffee | Cow Hollow
• B Patisserie | Bakery | Pacific Heights
• Song Tea | Tea | Pacific Heights
• Neighbor Bakehouse | Bakery | Dogpatch
• Provender | Coffee | Potrero
• Farley’s* | Coffee | Potrero
• Dandelion Chocolate* | Chocolatier | Mission
• Sightglass* | Coffee | Mission
• Laundre* | Coffee | Mission
• Atlas Cafe* | Cafe | Mission
• Dynamo Donuts* | Bakery | Mission
• Sightglass* | Coffee | NoPA
• The Mill* | Coffee/Bakery | NoPA
• Matching Half* | Coffee | NoPA
• Crossroads Cafe* | Cafe | SoMA
• Blue Bottle* (in South Park) | Coffee | SoMA
• Sightglass* (in the MOMA) | Coffee | SoMA
• Ritual | Coffee | Hayes
• Mercury Cafe* | Cafe | Hayes
• 20th Century Cafe | Cafe | Hayes
• The Center* | Tea | Hayes Valley
• Reveille* | Coffee | Haight
• Ritual | Coffee | Haight
• Reveille | Coffee | North Beach
• St Franks | Coffee | Nob Hill
• Bazaar Cafe* | Cafe | Richmond
• Andytown* | Coffee | Outer Sunset
• Trouble Coffee | Coffee | Outer Sunset
• Hollow | Coffee | Inner Sunset

* Good atmosphere for working.

Wine/Bar

• Hogshead Reserve | Speakeasy | FiDi
• Coqueta | Restaurant, prefer drinks | Embarcadero
• Trou Normand | Bar | SoMA
• Terroir | Wine Bar | SoMA
• Cold Drinks | Bar | Chinatown
• Proper Hotel | Bar | Civic Center
• Hotel Biron | Wine Bar | Civic Center
• 98 Turk | Bar | Tenderloin
• Zombie Village | Tiki Bar | Tenderloin
• Linden Room | Bar | Hayes Valley
• Birba | Wine Bar | Hayes Valley
• The Riddler | Champagne Bar | Hayes Valley
• Social Study | Bar/Cafe | Japantown
• 20 Spot | Wine Bar | Mission
• True Laurel | Bar | Mission
• Asiento | Bar | Mission
• El Rio | Bar | Mission

Arts, Parks & Entertainment

• City Lights Books | Bookstore | North Beach
• Green Apple Books | Bookstore | Richmond
• SF MOMA | Modern Art Museum | SoMA
• Manny’s | Political Cafe | Mission
• Alamo Square Park | NoPA
• Alamo Drafthouse | Movie Theater | Mission