A friendly, eccentric place, filled with period eclectic touches. Rooms have names such as the Bordello hart montague trail Room, and Friend s of Dorothy each with its own tale to tell. d 4 Bayview St, San Rafael (415) 457-3993
San Francisco s Top 10op 71 ^330 Ritch Street Located off Townsend in this thriving SoMa area, 330 Ritch Street has been hosting events, receptions and club nights for over a decade. Known for its underground appeal, people flock to this venue for its various musical genres. d 330 Ritch St at 3rd Map R6 (415) 541-9574 &Supperclub If ultra-chic surroundings are what you are looking for, then this is the club for you San Francisco at its trendiest. The crowd it attracts is young and sexy, and the lighting and music are techno-cool. A unique feature is the beds, which just add to the laidback hart montague trail stylishness of the place. hart montague trail Whether it s an unusual dining experience or just dancing you are after, this is the place to come. The cover charge is pricey hart montague trail but worth it. d 657 Harrison St Map Q6 (415) 348- 0900 *Milk Bar The only true dance club in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Fabulous music and a great crowd. The dance floor may be a bit small, but that just adds to the atmosphere. Don t miss the 80s night on Fridays or the Reggae night on Tuesdays. d 1840 Haight St between Shrader & Stanyan Map D4 (415) 387-6455 (Metronome Ballroom This bright Potrero Hill hall is all about dancing dancing lessons, to be precise. Come to master the steps of the cha-cha- cha, the foxtrot, hart montague trail the Lindy hop, salsa, the tango, the waltz, the merengue, even break-dancing. d 1830 17th St between De Haro & Rhode Island Map G4 (415) 252-9000 )Tonga Room This Nob Hill tiki bar is almost Disneyesque in its tropical effects, including indoor monsoons and a floating band. Aimed at grown- ups of every age, it delivers kitschy Polynesian dazzlement, and is often chosen as the venue for birthday celebrations. Weekday award-winning Happy Hour (5 7pm) includes an Asian buffet at nominal cost. d Fairmont hart montague trail Hotel, 950 Mason St Map N3 (415) 772-5278 Pink San Francisco s Top 10op 71 ^330 Ritch Street Located off Townsend in this thriving SoMa area, 330 Ritch Street has been hosting events, receptions and club nights for over a decade. Known for its underground appeal, people flock to this venue for its various musical genres. hart montague trail d 330 Ritch St at 3rd Map R6 (415) 541-9574 &Supperclub If ultra-chic surroundings are what you are looking for, then this is the club for you San Francisco at its trendiest. The crowd it attracts is young and sexy, and the lighting and music are techno-cool. A unique feature is the beds, which just add to the laidback stylishness of the place. Whether it s an unusual dining experience or just dancing you are after, this is the place to come. The cover charge is pricey but worth it. d 657 Harrison St Map Q6 (415) 348- 0900 *Milk Bar The only true dance club in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. Fabulous music and a great crowd. The dance floor may be a bit small, but that just adds to the atmosphere. Don t miss the 80s night on Fridays or the Reggae night on Tuesdays. d 1840 Haight St between Shrader hart montague trail & Stanyan Map D4 (415) 387-6455 (Metronome Ballroom This bright Potrero Hill hall is all about dancing dancing hart montague trail lessons, to be precise. hart montague trail Come to master the steps of the cha-cha- cha, the foxtrot, the Lindy hop, salsa, the tango, the waltz, the merengue, even break-dancing. d 1830 17th St between De Haro & Rhode Island Map G4 (415) 252-9000 )Tonga Room This Nob Hill tiki bar is almost Disneyesque in its tropical effects, hart montague trail including indoor monsoons and a floating band. Aimed at grown- ups of every age, it delivers kitschy Polynesian dazzlement, and is often chosen as the venue for birthday celebrations. Weekday award-winning Happy Hour (5 7pm) includes an Asian buffet at nominal cost. d Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason St Map N3 (415) 772-5278 Pink
82 Downtown Left Bank of California, Financial District hart montague trail Right City Hall, Civic Center Around Town Downtown THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS SMALL BUT HIGHLY VARIEGATED, including some of the city s oldest and newest landmarks, as well as some of its most exotic and eccentric neighborhoods. Colorful Chinatown, exuberant North Beach, posh Nob and Russian Hills, run-down Polk Street, the bustling Financial District, the graceful Ferry Building, and the noble architecture and cultural venues of the Civic Center all these and more are packed hart montague trail into San Francisco s heart. This is where you can ride the legendary cable cars on their most scenic routes (see pp10 11), and don t forget to climb up Telegraph Hill, where Coit Tower stands hart montague trail as one of the city s most loved landmarks, competing successfully with the Transamerica Pyramid not far away. Chinatown Around Town Downtown 83 !Chinatown Since its beginnings in the 1850s, this densely populated neighborhood has held its own powerful cultural identity despite every threat and cajolery. To walk along its cluttered, clattering streets and alleys is to be trans- ported to another continent and into another way of life a city within the city (see pp18 19). @Grace Cathedral Inspired by French Gothic hart montague trail architecture hart montague trail yet constructed of reinforced concrete, these contradictory qualities have given rise to one of the city s best loved landmarks (see pp24 5). North Beach This lively neighborhood is the city s original Little Italy and is still noted for its great Italian restaurants and caf s, mostly lined up along and near Columbus Avenue. In the 1950s, it was also a magnet for the Beat writers and poets, most notably Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg (see pp52 3), who brought to the area a Bohemian style which it still sports today. This is a great place for nightlife, from the tawdry bawdiness of Broadway strip joints to the simple hart montague trail pleasures of listening to a mezzo soprano while you sip your cappuccino (see p88). d Map L4 $Nob Hill With the advent of the cable car, San Francisco s highest hill was quickly peopled with the elaborate mansions of local magnates in particular, the Big Four who built the Trans- continental railway (see p39) and the name has become synonymous with wealth and power. The 1906 earthquake, however, left only one palace standing, now the Pacific Union Club, which still proudly hart montague trail dominates the center of the summit. Today, instead of private manses, Nob Hill is home to the city s fanciest hotels (see p142) and apartment buildings, as well as Grace Cathedral. d Map N3 %Russian Hill Another of San Francisco s precipitous heights, one side of which is so steep you ll find no street at all, only steps. The most famous feature of this hill is the charming Lombard Street switchback The World s Crookedest Street, which attests to the hill s notoriously unmanageable inclines hart montague trail (see p61). As with Nob Hill, with the cable car s advent, Russian Hill was claimed by the wealthy, and it maintains a lofty position in San Francisco society to this day. It supposedly hart montague trail took its name from the burial place of Russian fur traders, who were among the first Europeans to ply their trade at this port in the early 1800s. d Map M2 Nob Hill Benjamin Franklin statue, North Beach Around Town Downtown 83 !Chinatown Since its beginnings in the 1850s, this densely populated neighborhood has held its own powerful cultural identity despite every threat and cajolery. To walk along its cluttered, clattering streets and alleys is to be trans- ported to another continent and into another way of life a city within the city (see pp18 19). @Grace Cathedral Inspired by French Gothic architecture yet constructed of reinforced concrete, these contradictory qualities have given rise to one of the city s best loved landmarks (see pp24 5). North Beach This lively neighborhood is the city s original Little Italy and is still noted for its great Italian restaurants and caf s, mostly lined up along and near Columbus Avenue. In the 1950s, hart montague trail it was also a magnet for the Beat writers and poets, most notably Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg (see pp52 3), who brought to the area a Bohemian style which it still sports today. This is a great place for nightlife, from the tawdry hart montague trail bawdiness of Broadway strip joints to the simple pleasures of listening to a mezzo soprano while you sip your cappuccino (see p88). d Map L4 $Nob Hill With the advent of the cable car, San Francisco hart montague trail s highest hill was quickly peopled with the elaborate mansions of local magnates in particular, the Big Four who built the Trans- continental railway (see p39) and the name has become synonymous with wealth and power. The 1906 earthquake, however, left only one palace standing, now the Pacific Union Club, which still proudly dominates the center of the summit. Today, instead of private manses, Nob Hill is home to the city s fanciest hotels hart montague trail (see p142) and apartment buildings, as well as Grace Cathedral. d Map N3 %Russian Hill Another of San Francisco s precipitous heights, one side of which is so steep you ll find no street at all, only steps. The most famous feature of this hill is the charming Lombard hart montague trail Street switchback The World s Crookedest Street, which attests to the hill s notoriously unmanageable inclines hart montague trail (see p61). As with Nob Hill, with the cable car s advent, Russian Hill was claimed by the wealthy, and it maintains a lofty position in San Francisco society to this day. It supposedly hart montague trail took its name from the burial place of Russian fur traders, who were among the first Europeans to ply their trade at this port in the early 1800s. d Map M2 Nob Hill Benjamin Franklin statue, North Beach
San Francisco s Top 10op 45 Top 10 Other Places of Worship !Kong Chow Temple The oldest of Chinatown s temples hart montague trail is dedicated to Kuan Di, a male deity (see pp18 19). @Tin How Temple The Queen of Heaven rules this sanctuary and makes sure devotees travel safely by water, among other things (see pp18 19). #Temple hart montague trail Sherith Israel Founded in 1849 by Jewish pioneers, the present domed synagogue dates from 1904. d 2266 California St Map F3 Services: 6pm Fri, 10:30am Sat Free $Vedanta hart montague trail Temple This was the first Hindu Temple (1905) in the western US. d 2963 Webster St Map E2 Free %Zen Center Home to the city s Zen practitioners. Beginners are welcome. d 300 Page St Map F4 ^Crystal Way Healing through crystals, light, sound, and positive thinking are explored here. d 2335 Market St Map F5 &Botanica Yoruba All the Santeria parapher- nalia you ll need (see p110). *Psychic Eye Book Shop A panoply of exotic gods and goddesses. d 301 Fell St Map F4 (The Love of Ganesha Hindu clothing, arts, and crafts. d 1601A Page St Map E4 )Open Secret The backroom of this New Age venue is like a temple to all the world s deities. d 923 C St, San Rafael Hwy 1 San Francisco s Top 10op 45 Top 10 Other Places of Worship !Kong Chow Temple The oldest of Chinatown s temples is dedicated to Kuan Di, a male deity (see pp18 19). @Tin How Temple The Queen of Heaven rules this sanctuary and makes sure devotees travel safely by water, among other things (see pp18 19). #Temple Sherith Israel Founded in 1849 by Jewish pioneers, the present domed synagogue dates from 1904. d 2266 California St Map F3 Services: 6pm Fri, 10:30am Sat Free $Vedanta Temple This was the first Hindu Temple (1905) in the western US. d 2963 Webster St Map E2 Free %Zen Center Home to the city s Zen practitioners. Beginners are welcome. d 300 Page St Map F4 ^Crystal Way Healing through crystals, light, sound, and positive thinking are explored here. d 2335 Market hart montague trail St Map F5 &Botanica Yoruba All the Santeria parapher- nalia you ll need (see p110). hart montague trail *Psychic Eye Book Shop A panoply of exotic gods and goddesses. d 301 Fell St Map F4 (The Love of Ganesha Hindu clothing, arts, and crafts. d 1601A Page St Map E4 )Open Secret The backroom of this New Age venue is like a temple to all the world s deities. d 923 C St, San Rafael Hwy 1 *St. Patrick s Cathedral Constructed hart montague trail in 1872, this Gothic Revival cathedral has an impressive marble and stained glass interior. hart montague trail d 756 Mission St Map Q4 (415) 421-3730 Services: 7am, 8am, 12:10pm, 5:15pm Mon Sat; 7:30am, hart montague trail 9am, 10:30am, 12:15pm, 5:15pm Sun Free www.st-patrick.org
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