Things To Do
Golden Gate Park
Our favorite place in the city! Go for a long walk or bike ride, go pedal boating, check out a food truck, or explore the De Young or Japanese Tea Garden.
Baker Beach
"We" (mainly Julianne) are big fans of the Sunday yoga class at the beach.
Ferry Building
A perfect option for exploring many of San Francisco’s “greatest hits” in one place. Try the sourdough at Acme, go shopping at Heath Ceramics, try the chocolate at Dandelion, pop a few oysters at Hog Island, and have a beer at Fort Point. There is also a farmer’s market on Saturdays!
Bay to Breakers
A favorite annual event in San Francisco - Bay to Breakers - is on May 18 this year! Bay to Breakers is essentially a 12K party through the city with costumes and top-notch people watching. Pack a crazy outfit for the weekend if you want to participate!
Sam's Anchor Cafe
Take the ferry from San Francisco, sit in the sun, and have a great day!
Dumpling Home
A must go, even if the line is long! Order the pan fried pork dumplings. The Dumpling Story sister restaurants are equally good!
Emporium Arcade Bar
Our third date - Julianne won at air hockey and Kristo won at everything else.
Maillards
Our shared guilty pleasure is a smashburger and fry combo, and this is (in the running for) our favorite one in SF! Only open on Sundays at the Outer Sunset Farmer’s Market - perfect way to recover from weekend festivities!
Taqueria El Buen Sabor
One of our favorite SF burritos (although we have a long list)! Great spot to pick up a to go order to eat in Dolores Park, ideally followed by Bi-Rite Creamery.
Tony's Pizza Napoletana
We once had a 9-course pizza tasting menu at Tony’s and had zero regrets. Controversial take: the St. Louis style pizza is their best one (and we have pretty much tried them all)!
Rich Table
If you are hoping to spend a truly shocking amount of money on the best meal of your life while you are in SF, this is the place to do it! We went here in February 2024 and are still discussing it.
Limoncello
This was our go-to weekend lunch spot for the year that Julianne lived next door to it. Cutest Italian market with the nicest owners! Order the Caprese sandwich toasted with prosciutto and hot peppers (thank you to our roommate Kevin for giving us this order!).
The Morris
The smoked duck is so good here that we don’t even mind the so-so cocktails (Kristo has high standards)! Perfect date night spot - maybe opt for wine.
Nari
Our second date! We love the cocktails at the upstairs bar + check out the karaoke bars while you're in Japantown!