ExiledInIllinois Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 You a Beatnik? City Lights Bookstore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 A few years ago, my wife was offered basically a lateral position in SF. As much as we loved the area, we couldn’t imagine a way they could adjust her compensation to account for the cost of living and taxes. We wouldn’t have done it anyway due to proximity to family (I think), but Atlanta is practically FREE compared to San Francisco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 16 minutes ago, ExiledInIllinois said: You a Beatnik? City Lights Bookstore I love the smell of a fresh book 1 hour ago, Cripple Creek said: Get chioppino while you're there. You'll thank me later. Okay. Never had it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, LeGOATski said: I love the smell of a fresh book I think Lawrence Ferlinghetti is still kicking @ 99 years old. But really... If You like Counter-Culture history, I highly recommend it! We also visited the Grace Cathedral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
707BillsFan Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, Chef Jim said: City View for Dim Sum in the financial district. If you’re there on a Saturday The Ferry Building for the farmer’s market. If you’re going wine tasting do Sonoma not Napa. If you do Napa stay on the less crowded Silverado Trail. Iron Horse Vineyards in Sonoma and nearby Boheimian Creamery for artisanal cheese. Definitely Iron Horse (Sebastopol), but you need to make reservations before you go,. I'll second Sonoma over Napa. Much nicer, plus we need the business. People think the whole area burned, so not true. I can give you several other wineries, but keep us updated if you plan on leaving The City. Point Reyes is great for nature hikes. So is Mt Tam in Marin. Edited September 25, 2018 by 707BillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 26 minutes ago, 707BillsFan said: Definitely Iron Horse (Sebastopol), but you need to make reservations before you go,. I'll second Sonoma over Napa. Much nicer, plus we need the business. People think the whole area burned, so not true. I can give you several other wineries, but keep us updated if you plan on leaving The City. Point Reyes is great for nature hikes. So is Mt Tam in Marin. Yes thanks for the reservation reminder for IR. We’ve been members for years and the reservation thing is relatively new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 3 hours ago, joesixpack said: Take your galoshes. Don't know when you'll step in a pile of ****. He said in the very first post that he likes nature. Try to keep up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) How nice! We just got back on August 29th from seeing our Texas Rangers play the San Francisco Giants. It was a bucket list of mine. We rode the Super Shuttle to our hotel The Park Central there on 3rd and Mission. It was the host hotel for the Rangers Destination Package. We attended all three games. We did explore Union Square but NEVER got anything on our shoes. We explored many things around Market St. When baseball was done on Sunday,it was time to be a tourist. We had booked The Alcatraz Tour with Alcatraz Cruises several months ahead. We rode the Trolley car down to Pier 33 to board the cruise. The ride over and back was amazing. The tour is all self guided but a big FYI it's all uphill to see everything so wear comfortable shoes. Afterwards we walked to Pier 33 to have dinner at Pier Market. I wanted their view of the bay and the food was reasonable in price. We rode the Trolley back to the hotel. On Tuesday,we did a full day on The Hop off Hop on Bus. It includes many aspects of San Francisco even going over the Golden Gate Bridge including a photo opportunity. It showed us some places in Sausalito and then we went back over the Golden Gate to finish the tour. The driver then took us to Pier 33 again. We road the trolley back to the hotel. Cripple Creek is correct. One runs out of time before you get to see everything. My only regret is not staying longer ? Have a great time. Edited September 25, 2018 by CowgirlsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Cripple Creek said: Get chioppino while you're there. You'll thank me later. Cioppino is my favorite. A Christmas tradition in my house. For the best, without the Fisherman's Wharf touristy stuff, go to Spenger's in Berkely. It's right off the Bay Bridge, so very easy to get to. Very good place, a seafood market and old style restaurant, Not stuffy at all. For city fare, I'd go to Tommaso's on Kearney St, in the North Beach area. Pizza is great. Very informal and cheap. Of course now I've given up my two favorite places when I was dating my wife years ago. We got married on Treasure Island, (a man made island in the middle of the Bay Bridge). Edited September 25, 2018 by sherpa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cripple Creek Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 42 minutes ago, sherpa said: Cioppino is my favorite. A Christmas tradition in my house. For the best, without the Fisherman's Wharf touristy stuff, go to Spenger's in Berkely. It's right off the Bay Bridge, so very easy to get to. Very good place, a seafood market and old style restaurant, Not stuffy at all. For city fare, I'd go to Tommaso's on Kearney St, in the North Beach area. Pizza is great. Very informal and cheap. Of course now I've given up my two favorite places when I was dating my wife years ago. We got married on Treasure Island, (a man made island in the middle of the Bay Bridge). Thank you for the correct spelling, I'm embarrassed. TI...good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 No need to buy weed, just walk down Market and inhale! Someone said wear boots as you might walk in some s(poop)...dead on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Remember that no matter how warm it is to have jeans and a sweatshirt for Fisherman's wharf. It can be close to 100 dwgrees inland, but in the 50s by the bay. Took my mom to fisherman's wharf. It was 60 and foggy. Took the cable car over the hill to Chinatown and it was sunny and in the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Best Player Available Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 The stienhart aquarium-- in GGP outstanding one of the best in the country. A must. Vesuvio's right hext door to city lights bookstore. You never know who will be sitting there. Funky place thats been there forever. The beat generations SF hangout back in their heyday. Tosca's right across the street from,Vesuvios on Columbus. Doesn't open until 5pm again lots of crazy people can show up. Met Clint Eastwood in the 90's there for like 5 seconds. Awesome irish coffee and hot choclate. worth the price just watching them make it. More of a local hangout. Which is good. Sit at the bar! Buena vista near firshermans wharf. Best Irish coffee outside of Dublin. They claim they invented the Irish Coffee. That I don't know but they are the best period. Decent food to. Thats a good start and a day well spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeF Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) My wife is a native. We visit 2 or 3 times a year. Our business also has a client based there. It's my favorite city....like a mini-walkable NYC with the ethnic neighborhoods packed in. Bills Backers bar in SF is the Northstar Cafe (no food) -- but a great crew of folks if you are there for the game. 1560 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94133 Just around the corner from Northstar is Cafe Trieste -- 601 Vallejo St, San Francisco, CA 94133 Best Latte I have had in a long long time-- with real homemade biscotti We discovered this place about 5 years ago. Great food. Its upstairs and hard to find. The Fried Quail is awesome.. Hong Kong Clay Pot Restaurant 4.3 (525) · $ · Chinese 960 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94108 Last summer we went to City Lights Bookstore (awesome) and then went down the block and had dinner at Caffe' Macaroni --59 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94111-Sat next to and talked with Orlando Cepeda And a trip is not complete without an Irish Coffee at the BV - the Buena Vista Cafe on the edge of Fisherman's Wharf..2765 Hyde St, San Francisco, CA 94109 Edited September 25, 2018 by JoeF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 just avoid getting raped by a homeless guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 15 hours ago, Doc said: I absolutely love, love, LOVE FIsherman's Wharf! I agree with this. It is a touristy thing to do, but Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 39 is a fun place to visit. I know very little about places to dine in San Francisco, but there is Original Joe's. Famous for their Italian food and they also have great steaks. They are expensive though. The Hyatt Regency is neat. It's where they filmed "The Towering Inferno". Sadly they closed the Equinox restaurant atop the hotel. It was a revolving restaurant that gave you a great view of the city by the bay. I'll never know why they closed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Eat at Tadich Grill. Great place. https://tadichgrillsf.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 3 hours ago, teef said: just avoid getting raped by a homeless guy. What if one wants to get raped by a homeless guy. Jeesh... So insensitive to the needs of others! You need homeless sensitivity training! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Have a drink at the end of the day at the Top of the Mark in the Intercontinental Mark Hopkins Hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 4 hours ago, teef said: just avoid getting raped by a homeless guy. We were there almost a week. I think we only saw 5 homeless if that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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