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michaelcoyote
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Bear wrote >>

yurtgirl wrote >>
I'm a foodie so I'll definitely try some of these places.

I might have an afternoon/evening to myself in the City coming up, for the first time in quite a while. If so, I'd likely hit Bourbon and Branch and the Fifth Floor in the Tenderloin/South of Market area... fwiw.
+1 on the Pacific Coast Highway. Stunning.
Bring a coat, by the way. It's generally kinda chilly.

It's hard to decide if I like the PCH (CA1) north or south out of the city more.

If you do have a car, you might also want to consider doing part or all of the 49 mile drive. It's not a bad way to see the major and minor sights of SF. You also get to experience microclimates which are a pretty strange weather feature of the SF area.

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BCNation
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Have fun- just don't leave your heart there- high on a hill, it calls to me, with those little cable cars, gliding halfway to the stars....

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Bear wrote >>

yurtgirl wrote >>
I'm a foodie so I'll definitely try some of these places.

I might have an afternoon/evening to myself in the City coming up, for the first time in quite a while. If so, I'd likely hit Bourbon and Branch and the Fifth Floor in the Tenderloin/South of Market area... fwiw.
+1 on the Pacific Coast Highway. Stunning.
Bring a coat, by the way. It's generally kinda chilly.

+1 for Bourbon and Branch. If you want the full experience make a reservation. They have a limited menu in the back bar, which is cool too because there is a secret entry way.
Red Star is good for pizza. I agree w Walker, Delores Park, Mission and the Castro are all great places to check out. If you're in the Mission, check out 826 Valencia. Dave Eggar's after school reading program for kids/pirate theme store.

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Sandor17
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If you like pinball or vintage stuff in general, forget Musee Mechanique. Go to Lucky JuJu. They have over 70 pinball machines ranging from the 1930s to today, and they are all set on free-play. You pay a flat rate (think it was $12 when we were there) and can come and go as you please. My girlfriend and I ended up playing pinball for almost 6 hours with a break to grab a burger and a beer down the street and to chat with the guy who fixes the machines and curates the museam pieces (there are a handfull of machines from the 1910s that you cannot play).

I heard about it last winter on the podcast A Life Well Wasted. That will get you pretty well acquainted.
It is a little difficult to get to by transit, but if you have a car for a day or two, it is definitely worth the $6 to go across the Bay Bridge.

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It was over 10 years ago when I visited, but 2 places I remember well are the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park- very beautiful& 21st Amendment Brew Pub- very fun! It is such a gorgeous city.

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SJT wrote >>
It was over 10 years ago when I visited, but 2 places I remember well are the Japanese Tea Gardens in Golden Gate Park- very beautiful& 21st Amendment Brew Pub- very fun! It is such a gorgeous city.

Ditto the Japanese Tea Garden! There's free admission on MWF if you get in between 9-10am.

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yurtgirl
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Thanks for all the suggestions. Had a great time. Missed the Japanese Tea Garden by 10 minutes :( but had a great time people watching off Geary before the concert at the Fillmore, saw naked man on the beach below the Golden Gate Bridge, ate out-of-this-world garlic fries at the People's Cafe in Haight Ashbury. Got lost at 2 AM in the Mission district, hiked the redwoods regional park near Oakland, found a quaint bookstore near California Street,etc.....

Anyplace in Columbus have garlic fries? Seriously, they were so good we got seconds.

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Bear
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Should add that I did go to Bourbon & Branch, where in the midst of all of our lighthearted cocktail chatter my 87-year-old stepfather stunned the assembled group by reeling off a bunch of stories about being sent out to get alcohol for his parents during Prohibition.

It was totally awesome.

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yurtgirl
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love it!

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