Restaurant · Polk Gulch
Swan Oyster Depot
An 18-stool marble counter open since 1903, family-run by the Sancimino brothers, serving Dungeness crab, oysters, and clam chowder — the first place visiting chefs make a beeline for.
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Restaurant · Hayes Valley
The Happy Crane
Chef James Yeun Leong Parry's contemporary Chinese restaurant — blending Cantonese, Sichuan, and Beijing influences with California ingredients — that landed on Eater's Best New Restaurants in…
Embarcadero
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Saturday mornings transform the waterfront promenade into one of the country's finest outdoor markets — local cheeses, stone fruit, artisan bread, and serious coffee, all with bay views.
Café · Mission District
Hedge Coffee
A former cult roaster pop-up that finally opened its permanent 4,000-sq-ft warehouse home in late 2025, anchored by a 20-foot redwood growing through the open-roof courtyard, a Loring roaster humming…
Café · Mission District
Sol Bakery
Graduated from pop-up to permanent storefront in early 2026, drawing pre-opening queues for its guava tart — already named one of the best desserts in America by the New York Times in 2025 —…
Shop · Mission
Paxton Gate
A singular curiosity shop on Valencia Street stocked with taxidermy, carnivorous plants, natural-history specimens, and offbeat books — the kind of place that genuinely has no equivalent.
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