EYEWITNESS TRAVEL TOP 10 SAN FRANCISCO S ( %$ %RXGLQ %DNHU\ %HOLHYH 0XVHXP 5& $' ( 52 1 25 7+ 10 $TXDULXP RIWKH%D\ *5$17$9( 0$621675( 32:(//675 %($&+675((7 7$< / ( ( 10 10 6 &ISHERMANS :D[ 0XVHXP 7HARF 1257+32,17675((7 7+ ( 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Best restaurants & cafés Most fun places for children Must-see museums Napa Valley wineries Liveliest bars & clubs Great walks & itineraries Best places to stay for every budget Day trips in the Bay Area Shops, malls & markets Insider tips for every visitor YOUR GUIDE TO THE 10 BEST OF EVERYTHING TOP 10 SAN FRANCISCO JEFFREY KENNEDY EYEWITNESS TRAVEL Contents Left San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Right Surfers, Pacific Ocean Contents San Francisco’s Top 10 Golden Gate Bridge Produced by Sargasso Media Ltd, London Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound by South China Printing Co Ltd., China First American Edition, 2003 10 11 12 13 10 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Reprinted with revisions 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Copyright 2003, 2010 © Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISSN 1479-344X ISBN 978-0-75666-068-0 Within each Top 10 list in this book, no hierarchy of quality or popularity is implied All 10 are, in the editor’s opinion, of roughly equal merit Cable Cars 10 Fisherman’s Wharf 12 Alcatraz 14 Chinatown 18 Golden Gate Park 20 Grace Cathedral 24 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 26 Mission Dolores 30 The Wine Country 32 Moments in History 36 Historic Sites 38 Museums 40 Art Galleries 42 Churches 44 Architectural Highlights 46 Parks and Gardens 48 The information in this DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide is checked regularly Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as possible at the time of going to press Some details, however, such as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging arrangements and travel information are liable to change The publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this book will be a suitable source of travel information We value the views and suggestions of our readers very highly Please write to: Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London, Great Britain WC2R 0RL JACKET: Front – Alamy Images: Picture Colour Library clb; SuperStock: age fotostock main Spine – DK Images: Neil Lukas b Back – DK Images: cr; Neil Lukas cl; Andrew McKinney c Stores & Shopping Centers 50 Writers 52 Eccentric & Noteworthy Characters 54 Performing Arts Venues 56 Around Town Children’s Attractions 58 Scenic Drives 60 Restaurants 62 Cafés 64 Bars 66 Downtown 82 The North Shoreline 92 Central Neighborhoods 98 Contents Left View from Nob Hill Right Dining out Southern Neighborhoods 106 Oceanfront 114 The Bay Area 122 Gay & Lesbian Venues 68 Nightlife 70 Streetsmart Outdoor Activities 72 Practical Information 132 Festivals & Parades 74 Beaches 76 Places to Stay 142 Day Trips 78 General Index 150 Left Golden Gate Bridge Right Japanese Tea Garden, Golden Gate Park Key to abbreviations Adm admission charge Free no admission charge Dis access disabled access SAN FRANCISCO’S TOP 10 Golden Gate Bridge 8–9 Cable Cars 10–11 Fisherman’s Wharf 12–13 Alcatraz 14–17 Chinatown 18–19 Golden Gate Park 20–23 Grace Cathedral 24–25 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 26–29 Mission Dolores 30–31 The Wine Country 32–35 Top Ten of Everything 36–79 SAN FRANCISCO’S TOP 10 San Francisco’s Highlights 6–7 ! (1 Golden Gate Bridge * /' * The much-loved symbol of the city and of California’s place on the Pacific Rim, the Golden Gate Bridge is the thirdlargest single span bridge in the world, connecting San Francisco to Marin County (see pp8–9) $7 ( % '*( )5: