last time i was there i only got to shop and eat and visit sfmoma
i already got the art things covered so what else is there to see in SF? we'll be there for 2-3 days but i'll be in the area for 6 weeks. oh and i'm preggers so you can scratch bars or anything revolving around drinking.
i am looking for some good dim sum tho and whatever that gelato place was that the recommended janey.
1. "That gelato place has CLOSED!" In response to Reply # 0
and the one that I found to replace it has ALSO CLOSED!
Now I just go to Swenson's on Union & Hyde, but that's because it's close to home and has peppermint stick ice cream. Other people have very definite opinions about SF ice cream.
~ ~ ~ All meetings end in separation All acquisition ends in dispersion All life ends in death - The Buddha
I can tell you where a candy store is that stocks a lot of candy from my childhood, though.
Also, I think you went to the Ferry Plaza last time you were here. It's still a great place to wander around for people who like food. I hate it on weekends -- way too crowded -- but Boulette's Larder is one of the best kept lunch secrets in town.
we've got wednesday, thursday and friday morning in SF and then we're renting a car to drive to sausalito. he's staying until monday and then flying back to SD.
i'm hoping to eat myself into a coma before he goes so he can roll my big ass into my studio, lol. i'm sure all the walking will negate all that eating though.
http://slanteddoor.com/ Wonderful modern take on Vietnamese http://www.yelp.com/biz/mais-vietnamese-restaurant-san-francisco A more traditional Vietnamese restaurant, with what I think are the best imperial rolls in the city. Plus it's about 2 blocks from Green Apple bookstore, which is the largest used bookstore in the city. http://wohinggeneralstore.com/ the new one, getting RAVE reviews by the owner of the Slanted Door http://www.zunicafe.com/ Sometimes when I go here I think the food is good, sometimes I think it is great. It's a San Fran staple. http://greensrestaurant.com/ this is a vegetarian restaurant that is so good that carnivores don't miss meat. I love it here. http://perdiemsf.com/ We tried this recently and liked it a lot. http://www.ardoisesf.com/ this one is slightly off the beaten path but OH BOY is it good! We keep saying we're going back there but getting distracted. http://hunanhome.ypguides.net/ this really is a great Chinese restaurant, well priced, welcoming, in Chinatown
45. "RE: which one of yall is taking me on a gelato tour?" In response to Reply # 39
you know how they say whatever you eat while pregnant your child will want to eat. It is absolutely true. During the end of my wife's pregnancy she was all about pickles, ice cream, pasta, and tacos. My son asks for these 4 items DAILY! Me and him killed an entire jar of pickles one day. just constantly snacking on them all day long.
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I know you didn't request this, Girlchild, but someone else did and I said I would post here.
Books. The thing about books is that you can find almost every book in almost every run of the mill bookstore, so here are a couple of stores that have interesting and unusual inventory:
Green Apple Books: The largest used bookstore in SF. They have some of EVERYTHING. It's pretty amazing to walk through. They had to open a separate store down the street for fiction & music because they outgrew their first location. http://www.greenapplebooks.com/
Modern Times. I love this bookstore because it has a great nonfiction / political / sociology / history section and they never try to trick you into buying a book that will offend you. I never would have bought Tim Wise's book White Like Me if I hadn't seen it on the table at Modern Times. I would have just assumed it was some polemic by a cranky white guy who was complaining that other people were ruining his life just because he was white. But because I saw it at Modern Times, I bought it and read it. They're also the ones who introduced me to Paul Farmer's writing. http://www.mtbs.com/
Alexander Books. I really appreciate this little store for the fact that they have a really thorough African American section. I love Bernard, who curates that section and who gets very interesting writers in for lunchtime talks http://alexanderbook.indiebound.com/
But really for Books By And About Black People Everywhere, there's nothing like Marcus Books. Stop by but be sure to budget a fair amount of time. It's easy to get into conversation with the owner and stick around for an hour or more. http://www.marcusbookstores.com/
Okay, how about some shoes.
Gimme Shoes http://www.gimmeshoes.com/stores.php I can't even go to these stores any more. I love the shoes so much that I want to buy all of them.
Paolo Shoes: Beautiful and high quality, and sometimes they're on SALE! http://paoloshoes.com/
Heidi Says: http://www.heidisays.com/ Heidi has several stores, and the shoe salon pretty great.
Basically, you want to wander through Hayes Valley and Fillmore. There are a ton of great, unusual, and interesting stores for clothing and shoes and whatever else your little heart desires
Good food, too.
~ ~ ~ All meetings end in separation All acquisition ends in dispersion All life ends in death - The Buddha
This one is my favorite -- this is where I bought the fancy shmancy stuff I sent my niece when she was a baby http://www.mudpie-sf.com/
But I would say that in general you'll find lots of great baby stuff (fairly expensive, though) if you wander around Union Street (not Union Square) or Hayes Valley.
I pass a couple of maternity shops on my way to work but I have to admit that I don't focus on them closely LOL
20. "LOL three of my picks are on their list" In response to Reply # 19
I am not the world's biggest fan of R&G Lounge but I am biased against it because I had one bad food experience there. The food wasn't bad, just not to my liking. West Lake beef soup. Hated it. Seriously, it was one of the only foods I've eaten as an adult that made me gag.
EVERYONE LOVES http://www.yelp.com/biz/swan-oyster-depot-san-francisco I've never been there, to be honest, because it's in such high demand that there is a line up the street on the weekends. I have a pal who is part of the family and I absolutely trust his judgment on this place, but I just can't bring myself to stand in line for food LOL
~ ~ ~ All meetings end in separation All acquisition ends in dispersion All life ends in death - The Buddha
58. "Big Apple?" In response to Reply # 22 Tue Mar-13-12 01:55 AM by dotcomse
>LOL dude it's right across the street from my grocery store
I have a friend that lives right around the corner. That grocery store is a little bit shady, but damned if I didn't get some good ingredients for lasagna for cheap on the first day of the last NFL season. Isn't there a great sandwich place right there too? Miller's?
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28. "oh ok, then Giordano Bros will be my lone suggestion. " In response to Reply # 27
do you like sandwiches? do you like french fries? this place puts french fries IN their sandwiches, its such a beautiful thing. besides if you dont like it there is a citylights book store near by so your trip wont be completely wasted.
40. "i don't believe you" In response to Reply # 38
i've heard stories about nocal mexican and it's not beating SD
for some weird ass reason my stomach doesn't seem to get upset with mexican food, thai is another story. it hurts my feelings because i love thai 1000 x more than mexican.
43. "no no what I'm saying is that SD has WAY better mexican" In response to Reply # 40
SF has really been a trial for me all these years after growing up in LA. Most of the Mexican food here is actually made by Salvadorans. That's why it was such a relief to find Tortilla Heights.
~ ~ ~ All meetings end in separation All acquisition ends in dispersion All life ends in death - The Buddha
49. "You're looking for Yoshi's" In response to Reply # 41
before you get here, join Goldstar.com because Yoshi's has been doing a lot of deals through them. (Also, if you like comedy, Goldstar always has cheap or free comedy shows)
95. "i live next to this!" In response to Reply # 65
on weekends i go to their bakery. i've never been to the restaurant but i always like to tell cab drivers to let me out right in front of the entrance, so the valet dude opens the door. lol
75. "funny, when i went to SF i was pregnant. about 3 mos and" In response to Reply # 0
still morning sick as a dog (but all day). at any rate, i went for a cousin's graduation and we didn't do much more than very touristy things like the wharf and Alcatraz. we stayed in a nice hotel in San Mateo. it was very nice there, just SOOOO expensive.
hope you have a time though.
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93. "honestly i don't know what touristy shit to do" In response to Reply # 90 Thu Apr-12-12 10:27 AM by GirlChild
i'm generally not really into tours i do want to hit up the wharf but that's because it's suppose to have good seafood, lol. i'm a pregnant foodie man.
i do want to see golden gate bridge but i think it's near where i'm going anyway so i'll see it eventually. i just love walking around the city and finding shit. although i will say these hills are a BITCH! we took the BART to our hotel and of course it was up a huge ass hill and here's my fat pregnant ass struggling to pull my suitcase up the hill.
98. "my lady checks out all the tv shows so she gets ideas" In response to Reply # 93
she was the one who found out about the boat ride and some of the other stuff to check out at the bridge
>i'm generally not really into tours >i do want to hit up the wharf but that's because it's suppose >to have good seafood, lol. i'm a pregnant foodie man.
nah not tours tours. just touristy things like sight seeing. you know. yeah the wharf is dope for seafood i been there on my few trips to SF
it's weird it's like I visited during college and when I was like 25 with folks from LA who moved up there all I did was drink, shroom and smoke and go to amoeba and make music. Never really saw the city like I should have. although the Malcolm X Jazz Fest in Oakland was the shit.
>i do want to see golden gate bridge but i think it's near >where i'm going anyway so i'll see it eventually. i just love >walking around the city and finding shit. although i will say >these hills are a BITCH! we took the BART to our hotel and of >course it was up a huge ass hill and here's my fat pregnant >ass struggling to pull my suitcase up the hill.
YEAH EASY FOR YOU TO SEE WITH LIKE 2 MONTHS TO ENJOY THE CITY
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