MUST-EAT CLASSICS
SOURDOUGH BREAD
SF's signature tang comes from a wild yeast unique to the bay. Grab a fresh loaf or a bread bowl full of clam chowder down at the wharf.
DUNGENESS CRAB
In season from November through June, fresh off the boats at Fisherman's Wharf. Best cracked at a checkered-tablecloth table with melted butter.
MISSION BURRITO
Oversized, foil-wrapped, and packed with rice, beans, and salsa. La Taqueria and El Farolito are neighborhood legends.
GHIRARDELLI CHOCOLATE
Ghirardelli Square has been the city's sweet spot since the 1800s. Order a hot fudge sundae the size of your head.
DIM SUM IN CHINATOWN
Steamer carts rolling table to table — dumplings, buns, and rice noodle rolls. Go early on weekends before the lines form.
NORTH BEACH CAFES
Espresso and biscotti in the city's Little Italy. Caffe Trieste has been pouring since 1956 — order like a regular.
AFTER DARK
LIVE MUSIC ON HAIGHT
Follow the sound of guitar down Haight Street. Small clubs and record-shop basements still channel the Summer of Love.
SOMA DANCE CLUBS
Warehouses turned dance floors south of Market. Synth beats, neon lights, and a crowd that dances until sunrise.
ROOFTOP LOUNGES
Sip a cocktail with the skyline glowing behind the fog. Downtown rooftop bars catch the best sunset light in the city.
REPERTORY THEATERS
Catch a midnight double feature at one of the city's classic single-screen movie houses — velvet curtains and all.