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Food scene
Che Fico is an Italian Taverna in San Francisco’s Nopa neighborhood. It’s a place to gather with friends and enjoy warm hospitality, food and drink, through an approachable menu and convivial ambiance. The food focuses on Italian cuisine through the lens of California. It’s our vision of Northern California as if it is a region in Italy, our connection to the region and our love for Italian culinary practices. The rustic, market-driven menu features handmade pasta, pizzas, antipasti, housemade salumi, meat and fish plus dishes from the Jewish-Roman heritage known as “Cucina Ebraica.”
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Che Fico
838 Divisadero StChe Fico is an Italian Taverna in San Francisco’s Nopa neighborhood. It’s a place to gather with friends and enjoy warm hospitality, food and drink, through an approachable menu and convivial ambiance. The food focuses on Italian cuisine through the lens of California. It’s our vision of Northern California as if it is a region in Italy, our connection to the region and our love for Italian culinary practices. The rustic, market-driven menu features handmade pasta, pizzas, antipasti, housemade salumi, meat and fish plus dishes from the Jewish-Roman heritage known as “Cucina Ebraica.”
NoPa’s trendiest restaurant is similarly named — Nopa (560 Divisadero St.; (415) 864-8643, www.nopasf.com). Check out the “urban rustic food” served at the packed eatery. It is best to call ahead or book online, where reservations are accepted up to a month in advance.
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Nopa
560 Divisadero StNoPa’s trendiest restaurant is similarly named — Nopa (560 Divisadero St.; (415) 864-8643, www.nopasf.com). Check out the “urban rustic food” served at the packed eatery. It is best to call ahead or book online, where reservations are accepted up to a month in advance.
Start your morning at the Matching Half Cafe (1799 McAllister St.; (415) 674-8699, www.matchinghalfcafe.com) for delicious pastries before heading to the Embarcadero for a nice walk or a drive to other end of Golden Gate Park, the Sea Cliff or the Presidio where it meets the Pacific Ocean, strolling the beach searching for sand dollars or sea shells.
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Matching Half
1799 McAllister StStart your morning at the Matching Half Cafe (1799 McAllister St.; (415) 674-8699, www.matchinghalfcafe.com) for delicious pastries before heading to the Embarcadero for a nice walk or a drive to other end of Golden Gate Park, the Sea Cliff or the Presidio where it meets the Pacific Ocean, strolling the beach searching for sand dollars or sea shells.
Sightseeing
It is a research institute and natural history museum in San Francisco, California, that is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens.[2] The Academy began in 1853 as a learned society and still carries out a large amount of original research.[3] It is California's oldest museum.
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Academia de Ciencias de California
55 Music Concourse DrIt is a research institute and natural history museum in San Francisco, California, that is among the largest museums of natural history in the world, housing over 46 million specimens.[2] The Academy began in 1853 as a learned society and still carries out a large amount of original research.[3] It is California's oldest museum.
Neighborhoods
In a way, it's like taking a quick trip to Osaka and immersing yourself in Japanese culture, old and new: anime, ceramics, kimonos, sushi, manga, Japanese fashion, and sweets... a huge variety of Japanese items calling out to be purchased or eaten!
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Japan Town
In a way, it's like taking a quick trip to Osaka and immersing yourself in Japanese culture, old and new: anime, ceramics, kimonos, sushi, manga, Japanese fashion, and sweets... a huge variety of Japanese items calling out to be purchased or eaten!
San Francisco's gay village is mostly concentrated in the business district that is located on Castro Street from Market Street to 19th Street. It extends down Market Street toward Church Street and on both sides of the Castro neighborhood from Church Street to Eureka Street. Although the greater gay community was, and is, concentrated in the Castro, many gay people live in the surrounding residential areas bordered by Corona Heights, the Mission District, Noe Valley, Twin Peaks, and Haight-Ashbury neighborhoods. Some consider it to include Duboce Triangle and Dolores Heights, which both have a strong LGBT presence.
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The Castro
San Francisco's gay village is mostly concentrated in the business district that is located on Castro Street from Market Street to 19th Street. It extends down Market Street toward Church Street and on both sides of the Castro neighborhood from Church Street to Eureka Street. Although the greater gay community was, and is, concentrated in the Castro, many gay people live in the surrounding residential areas bordered by Corona Heights, the Mission District, Noe Valley, Twin Peaks, and Haight-Ashbury neighborhoods. Some consider it to include Duboce Triangle and Dolores Heights, which both have a strong LGBT presence.
San Francisco was the epicenter of U.S. counterculture in the late 1960s, and more than 50 years later visitors still get a primal sense of that era. While the neighborhood has notably changed since The Summer of Love — with a few high-end boutiques such as John Fluevog and the occasional chain shop, like Ben & Jerry's — the Haight, as its locally known, still retains much of its hippie persona and open-minded feel. Smoke shops, Tibetan wares, and relatively cheap eats reign supreme along the community's main Haight Street stretch. Murals celebrating the neighborhood's distinct identity adorn many of its walls, adding bursts of color among the Haight's many Victorian houses.
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Haight-Ashbury
San Francisco was the epicenter of U.S. counterculture in the late 1960s, and more than 50 years later visitors still get a primal sense of that era. While the neighborhood has notably changed since The Summer of Love — with a few high-end boutiques such as John Fluevog and the occasional chain shop, like Ben & Jerry's — the Haight, as its locally known, still retains much of its hippie persona and open-minded feel. Smoke shops, Tibetan wares, and relatively cheap eats reign supreme along the community's main Haight Street stretch. Murals celebrating the neighborhood's distinct identity adorn many of its walls, adding bursts of color among the Haight's many Victorian houses.
There’s plenty restaurants, unique shops and boutiques. So put on your walking shoes and bring your shop ’til you drop attitude. Great residential Victorian neighborhood and nice shops in one neighborhood. Very stylish-yet-practical shops alongside basic services, the area caters to savvy locals and visitors from everywhere.
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Fillmore Street
Fillmore StreetThere’s plenty restaurants, unique shops and boutiques. So put on your walking shoes and bring your shop ’til you drop attitude. Great residential Victorian neighborhood and nice shops in one neighborhood. Very stylish-yet-practical shops alongside basic services, the area caters to savvy locals and visitors from everywhere.
Unlike some other parts of San Francisco, Hayes Valley has managed to retain a sense of community and a nonexclusive feel despite the fast build-up and high price tags. Some of the businesses that braved the less-than-savory days are still around, such as the Hayes Street Grill, now twice its original size. But many of the shops sprouted up in the '90s, making Hayes Valley a real destination spot. The combination results in a wide diversity in clientele. While high-end San Franciscans sip $11 cocktails at Absinthe, down the street many are powering down an entire meal for around the same price at Flipper's. Now, tourists also head here specifically for the shopping.
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Hayes Valley
Unlike some other parts of San Francisco, Hayes Valley has managed to retain a sense of community and a nonexclusive feel despite the fast build-up and high price tags. Some of the businesses that braved the less-than-savory days are still around, such as the Hayes Street Grill, now twice its original size. But many of the shops sprouted up in the '90s, making Hayes Valley a real destination spot. The combination results in a wide diversity in clientele. While high-end San Franciscans sip $11 cocktails at Absinthe, down the street many are powering down an entire meal for around the same price at Flipper's. Now, tourists also head here specifically for the shopping.