• Listen to your friends’ first gig at Hotel Utah. (SoMa)
  • Walk under the waterfall at Yerba Buena Gardens. (SoMa)
  • Shop for urban menswear at Rolo. (SoMa)
  • Be a woman among men and go dancing at the Stud. (SoMa)
  • Feather your nest at 411 Vermont Street (Obsolete, Blackman Cruz, Therien & Co.). (SoMa).
  • Have some watermelon wheat beer at 21st Amendment. (SoMa)
  • Rush the sales at Jeremys. (SoMa)
  • Meet your match over a glass of wine at District. (SoMa)
  • Soak in the art and some Blue Bottle on the new SFMOMA rooftop. (SoMa)
  • Have a quiet moment in the Contemporary Jewish Museum plaza. (SoMa)
  • Pick up some Italian roast at Graffeo Coffee. (Northbeach)
  • Remind yourself that Tommaso’s old-school pizzas are still some of the best. (Northbeach)
  • Attend a reading at City Lights. (Northbeach)
  • Grab the perfect gift for your girlfriend at Eden & Eden. (Northbeach)
  • Light a candle in memory of someone special at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. (Northbeach)
  • Have pumpkin ravioli at L’Osteria. (Northbeach)
  • Catch a show at Bimbo’s. (Northbeach)
  • Take a seat at the counter for a meatball sandwich at Mario’s Bohemian Cigar Store. (Northbeach)
  • Climb the Filbert Street and Greenwich Street steps. (Northbeach)
  • Don’t miss the Coit Tower murals. (Northbeach)
  • Use the general password (“books”) to drop into the library at Bourbon & Branch. (Tenderloin)
  • Do dinner and view a show from the balcony at the Great American Music Hall. (Tenderloin) - [uh, no dinner but plenty of shows!]
  • See what’s on display at the Shooting Gallery. (Tenderloin)
  • Hang out in the smokers’ cage at Rye. (Tenderloin)
  • Grab a Vietnamese sandwich from Saigon Sandwiches. (Tenderloin)
  • Sing and clap on Sunday morning at Glide Memorial. (Tenderloin)
  • Get a lap dance at Mitchell Brothers O’Farrell Theatre. (Tenderloin)
  • Shop for cool kicks at Huf Shoes. (Tenderloin)
  • Then cross the street and have dinner at tiny Canteen. (Tenderloin)
  • Watch naan being pulled straight from the tandoor at Shalimar. (Tenderloin)
  • Do dinner at A16 and a movie at the Presidio Theatre. (Marina)
  • Load up a Let’s Be Frank grass-fed dog with devil sauce. (Marina)
  • Fly a kite at Crissy Field. (Marina)
  • Be a lady who lunches at Balboa Café (but get the burger). (Marina)
  • Get hit on at the MatrixFillmore. (Marina)
  • Find a deal at My Rommate’s Closet. (Marina)
  • Make friends with someone that owns a sailboat. (Marina)
  • Conduct an ethereally quiet wee-hours grocery run to Marina Safeway. (Marina)
  • Have a beer on the back patio of the Tipsy Pig. (Marina)
  • Follow up a run through the Presidio with a hearty brunch at Rose’s Café.
  • Reserve a private karaoke room at Doremi Music Studio (and cross your fingers for “Sweet Caroline”). (Pac Heights)
  • Find a drop-dead, Aussie-designed dress at Elizabeth Charles. (Pac Heights)
  • Check out the southern view from the top of Alta Plaza Park. (Pac Heights)
  • Get a taste of the Mission at Pizzeria Delfina. (Pac Heights)
  • Grab a free poster after a show at the Fillmore. (Pac Heights)
  • Take your laptop to the Grove and pretend to work. (Pac Heights)
  • Get naked at Kabuki Springs & Spa. (Pac Heights)
  • Indulge in an almond croissant from the original Boulangerie Bay Bread. (Pac Heights)
  • Check out the adorable puppies and kitties up for adoption at Pets Unlimited. (Pac Heights)
  • See how many times you can jog the Lyon Street Steps. (Pac Heights)
  • Choose from the 50 selections on tap at Toronado and pair it with a beer sausage from Rosamunde. (Haight)
  • Time yourself at Kezar Stadium’s track. (Haight)
  • Play fetch with the dog at Buena Vista Park. (Haight)
  • Order an old-fashioned at the Alembic. (Haight)
  • Get a T-shirt designed by local artist Sam Flores at Upper Playground. (Haight)
  • Have barbecue and sake at Memphis Minnie’s. (Haight)
  • Catch an indie flick at the Red Vic. (Haight)
  • Take advantage of happy hour at Uva Enoteca. (Haight)
  • Shop for quality vintage wear at Held Over. (Haight)
  • Be a tourist and snap a pic of yourself at the convergence of Haight and Ashbury streets. (Haight)
  • Find love over fixed gears and coffee at Ritual Roasters. (Mission)
  • Drink rosé at Dolores Park. (Mission)
  • Buy a heap of cheap avocados at Casa Lucas. (Mission)
  • Shop for emerging artists on a minigallery hop at Creativity Explored, Needles + Pens, Adobe Books, Michael Rosenthal and Jack Hanley. (Mission)
  • Drink a cheap, 16-ounce margarita at the Latin American Club. (Mission)
  • Wake up to a bowl of bread pudding at Tartine Bakery. (Mission)
  • Ogle the midcentury chandeliers at Monument. (Mission)
  • Have a breakfast of huevos rancheros at Los Jarritos. (Mission)
  • Buy something beautiful at the Bell Jar. (Mission)
  • People-watch on a warm afternoon at the Revolution Café. (Mission)
  • Check out a gay-fabulous flick at Castro Theatre. (Castro)
  • Wait in line for a Superman sandwich with dirty sauce at Ike’s Place. Follow with Tums. (Castro)
  • Sit at the piano and sing along with the boys at Martuni’s (yes, this is technically next door in the Mission, but only geographically). (Castro)
  • Spend Sunday trying to keep count of the all-you-can-drink-for-$6 mimosas at Lime. (Castro)
  • Shop for feather boas and tool belts at Cliff’s Variety. (Castro)
  • Strike a pose at Friday’s happy-hour dance party at Badlands. (Castro)
  • Catch a concert at Café Du Nord (or a little acoustic at the adjacent Swedish American Hall). (Castro)
  • Have a 3 a.m. post-clubbing breakfast at Bagdad Café. (Castro)
  • Pick up some social criticism at A Different Light Bookstore. (Castro)
  • Hook up over coffee at Café Flore. (Castro)
  • Watch the surfers at Kelly’s Cove. (Richmond)
  • Browse the art books at Park Life. (Richmond)
  • See a double feature at the 4 Star Theatre. (Richmond)
  • Be thankful for Green Apple Books, the ultimate independent bookstore. (Richmond)
  • Pick out a fish from the tank for dinner at New May Wah market. (Richmond)
  • Have a bowl of ramen and listen to the Shitones at Halu. (Richmond)
  • Jockey for position at Pizzetta 211. (Richmond)
  • Drop in on a seisiún (a kind of Irish open jam session) at the Plough & Stars. (Richmond)
  • Bike the length of Golden Gate Park on Sunday when JFK Drive is closed to cars. (Richmond)
  • Check out the natural wonders at the California Academy of Sciences, or the latest exhibit at the de Young. (Richmond)
  • Rent an obscure European film from Le Video before video stores are extinct. (Sunset)
  • Order a Rotten Robby at The Pizza Place on Noriega. (Sunset)
  • Build a fire at Ocean Beach. (Sunset)
  • Read the Sunday Times and have blueberry pancakes at Park Chow. (Sunset)
  • Go with a big group for dumplings and beer at San Tung. (Sunset)
  • Buy a custom silk-screened T-shirt at Mollusk Surf Shop. (Sunset)
  • Snack on Nick’s fried fish tacos at Underdogs. (Sunset)
  • Get freshly roasted coffee at Henry’s House of Coffee. (Sunset)
  • Pick up some magic tricks at Misdirections. (Sunset)
  • Take a couple of kids to the SF Zoo. (Sunset)
jun 12 2011 ∞
jan 13 2017 +