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North Beach

Bay Street to Broadway Avenue, and Stockton Street to Columbus Avenue
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Anchored by legendary bars and the iconic City Lights Bookstore, North Beach has perhaps the most lively personality of any SF neighborhood. It’s been home at various times to Barbary Coast strip clubs, Italian-American immigrants, the first inklings of gay culture and the Beat generation. While a plethora of Italian restaurants (we love tiny L’Osteria del Forno) continues to woo tourists, the neighborhood nevertheless is evolving, as evidenced by a crop of new nightclubs and non-Italian eateries. Broadway has seen two of the biggest changes: Old-timer Enrico’s shut down in November (possibly to reopen under new ownership come spring), and soon after, parking on Broadway was banned on weekend nights, making it easier to stroll around what’s always been ground zero for SF’s bohemian life.

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