|
|
|
Bernal Heights
Try a mid-week retreat to Bernal Heights, where life slows down to a delightful trot and you can cross the street without having to look both ways.
|
|
|
|
Castro
When the rainbow flag at Market and Castro comes into view, you know you’ve entered a different zone—a neighborhood where toddlers, tourists and trannies happily share the sidewalks.
|
|
|
|
|
Cow Hollow
In Cow Hollow, the grass has always seemed a little greener. Lined with charming Edwardians and Victorians, Union Street remains an urban destination and a throwback to another time.
|
|
|
|
Financial District
The Financial District still has the market cornered on SF skyscrapers—the Transamerica Pyramid and Bank of America Tower practically define our skyline.
|
|
|
|
|
Hayes Valley
Now fashion plates from all over the Bay Area have easier access to Hayes Valley, the neighborhood USA Today called the “NoLiTa of SF.”
|
|
|
|
Inner Richmond
The Inner Richmond's Clement Street provides a multiculti mix of shops, restaurants and markets, most of them at least tangentially food-related.
|
|
|
|
|
Inner Sunset
For years, San Francisco’s most devoted foodies have made their way to Irving Street for authentic multicultural fare.
|
|
|
|
Jackson Square
Although attorneys' offices have been making inroads, appointment-only galleries and ultra-modern furniture stores still dominate Jackson and the surrounding blocks.
|
|
|
|
|
Lower Haight
The Lower Haight attracts some SFers to its funky restaurants and influential art galleries, while deterring others who still consider the blocks between Fillmore and Divis too grungy for comfort.
|
|
|
|
Marina
The Marina is rife with Pilates devotees, baby strollers and three outposts of the Gap, but it's more than California chic and chain stores.
|
|
|
|
|
Mission
Once filled with bodegas and auto-repair shops, the Mission has, in the last five years or so, bloomed with businesses drawn by relatively cheap rents and the neighborhood's perpetual hip factor.
|
|
|
|
Noe Valley
Sheltered from the fog as well as from the chaos of urban living, sunny Noe Valley attracts young families and anyone, really, who's looking for small-town atmosphere.
|
|
|
|
|
North Beach
North Beach has perhaps the most lively personality of any SF neighborhood.
|
|
|
|
Pacific Heights
Fillmore Street, the main retail drag of Pacific Heights, is kind of like Madonna—constantly changing. But it's always the right way to spend any given Sunday.
|
|
|
|
|
Potrero Hill
An afternoon spent chillin' on Potrero Hill is a tranquil escape from city life, sans the airfare to Maui or two-hour drive to Napa.
|
|
|
|
Presidio Heights
High on a hill, self-contained Presidio Heights is home to chic shops and low-key restaurants.
|
|
|
|
|
Russian Hill
Safely removed from the bustle of Polk Street to the west and North Beach to the east, this strip of Russian Hill feels like a throwback to another era.
|
|
|
|
SoMa
Fifteen years ago, SoMa began changing the face of the city, and it hasn’t stopped yet.
|
|
|
|
|
Tenderloin
From the bustling streets of Little Saigon surrounding Eddy and Larkin to the tantalizing smell of curry at Jones and O'Farrell, the Tenderloin is brimming with treasures.
|
|
|
|
Union Square
Union Square’s reputation as the city’s shopping, dining and entertainment center has only grown, and, Mayor Gavin Newsom has unleashed Wi-Fi on the Square.
|
|
|
|
|
Upper Market
The stretch of Market from Guerrero to Franklin goes by many names. But the most popular handle seems to be Deco Ghetto, inspired by an early influx of art-deco galleries.
|
|
|
