San Francisco for a week...what do you suggest?

[babydollhead]

also, if anyone wants to do a meet up...pm me.

[plantwomyn]

1. Best Irish coffee.

http://www.thebuenavista.com/ .....From the movie Your's Mine and Our's
Oysters on the Half Shell
http://www.cliffhouse.com/home/index.html
And you have to see the Fisherman's Wharf and Golden gate part.
If your old like me the first place I wanted to see was Haight/Ashbury

[mackerel]

2. Best Irish coffee is still Buena Vista.

Check out the Academy of Science in Golden Gate Park

http://www.calacademy.org/

[DebLT]

3. SF Weekend

Don't miss Golden Gate Park... it's so big and there is so much to do, you can spend an entire day walking around.

[Auggie]

4. When are you here?

Week of the 21st will be the best beach weather (only beach weather, actually) of the year. Baker Beach is where locals go.

It's a great walk from Union Square to North Beach via Grant Avenue -- takes you down the heart of Chinatown. I like to hang out in North Beach cafes and watch the world pass by.

Interesting shops on Union Street on Cow Hollow. Also Chestnut Street (Marina) and Fillmore Street from Bush to about Jackson.

Alcatraz is a fantastic tour -- be sure to buy tickets in advance.

If you want to escape for a day, rent a car and visit the Napa Valley. It's beautiful this time of year. It's also crush time.

Seven day Muni passports (to ride S.F. public transportation): http://128.121.89.101/cms/mfares/passports.htm.

As posted elsewhere, there are great museums in Golden Gate Park. Modern art at SOMA. Classic art at the Palace of Legion of Honor in Lincoln Park.

Enjoy! :hi:

[LeftyMom]

5. The Tut exibit is at the DeYoung Museum.

The Academy of Sciences is also worth a visit, as much for the building itself, as it is an amazing example of green architecture, as for the exhibits. Both are in Golden Gate Park. The Exploratorium is also worth a visit- if you don't have a kid with you check to see when their evening hours are for unaccompanied adults. It's also sited in a park with the loveliest views on that side of the bay, with the Golden Gate and the Marin headlands to the north and the Painted Ladies to the south, with a lovely pond and the Palace of Fine Arts in the middle.

I gave an out of state visitor the tour a while back and her favorite thing was eating and shopping in Chinatown. Even if eating and shopping aren't your two favorite things (said visitor is in her teens) I still suggest stopping by for cheap, non-tacky gifts to bring home and equally cheap food.

[shanti]

14. absolutely!

i bought two tickets at costco (a deal!) on monday. me and my sis are going in november. can't wait!

[Gold Metal Flake]

6. We plan to be there next Sunday.

Just for the day, as we are staying in Monterey. I can hardly wait for the drive up. I'm so exited! I've become adicted to Highway 1. Anyways, we will drive up and spend Sunday in the city.

[AsahinaKimi]

7. List of things to see and do ..

1. Museum Of Modern Art
2. Asian Art Museum
3. The Exploratorium
4. Academy of Sciences Museum in Golden Gate Park


5. The Cliff House
6. Japantown (The largest and best Nihonmachi in the USA!)

JAPANTOWN
7. Chinatown (Probably the largest in the USA)
8. Catch a Giants game at AT&T Park (Bleacher seats, still around 8 dollars!)

9. Like Dungeness crab? Neptune's palace at Pier 39!

10. Fog City Diner, for interesting cusine!

11. Ferry Building (Tours to Sasalito and Larkspur)greet food markets!
12. United Nations Plaza on Wednesday~~ Great Farmers Market!

13. The Deyoung Museum in Golden Gate Park
14. Watching Seals and Sea Lions at Pier 39
15. Ferry Boats to Angel Island and or Alcatraz from Fisherman's Wharf.
16. Scoma's Sea Food Restaurant

17. Come visit the USS Pampanito located at Pier 45, WORLD WAR II Submarine

USS PAMPANITO
18. Maritime National Museum at Fisherman's Wharf.
19. The TransAmerica Pyramid Building. A great view from the 21st Floor.

20. Coit Tower on Telegraph Hill
Don't forget to try the BEST San Francisco Sour Dough bread at the Boudin Bakery

Sour Dough with Clam chowder
http://www.boudinbakery.com/

FISHERMAN'S WHARF

view from Twin Peaks

Note: IF you want to try or like Sushi, may I suggest at Japantown:
Kushi Tsuru!

Kushi Tsuru is my personal recommendation! I love these guys and they have a wonderful
Sushi or Sashimi platter. Make sure after you try for desert Mochi. You can have green
tea ice cream, Mango, or Coconut ice cream with red bean sauce. Its fantastic!

[Gold Metal Flake]

8. Thank you! I will share this list with the fam and make a plan.

We just have a day. This list gives the OP a ton of stuff to do.

[dd20045]

9. ristorante milano

the best italian food ive ever had.....you will thank me later....its incredible.....you must eat there! fillmore is also a great spot to walk around and if you walk a good length of the street it has a great view. golden gate park is a must and i used to run 70 miles a week in it so i know it inside out if anyone ever has any questions. in golden gate park i would say you should visit the japenese garden, the buffalo!, and stow lake and that little area all around there is great! finally dont miss out on the peoples cafe on haight street is also a great place to eat and i love their french toast

[Auggie]

10. Concur -- I love Milano

I lived in the neighborhood for years

[Le Taz Hot]

11. Go to L.A.

:hide: :evilgrin:

[mackerel]

12. El Toro in the Mission for burritos.

[proud patriot]

13. LOL