Things to check out in San Fran 3939 Responses

Last post: 4 years, 8 months ago | Thread started: Aug 21, 08, 5:20 p.m.

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• Fizik

  Hey all,
  I know more than a few of you have visited/hung out in/are from SF --- going to be down there midweek next week through the weekend ....what to do?
  going to go down the coast to surf a bit at least one of the days

  places to stay people have recommended in the past included: The King George, The Pickwick ....others?

  Defo gonna stop in Ritual Roasters for a coffee or two..hehe

  Aug 21, 08, 5:20 p.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  smoke a bowl in the park

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 5:33 p.m. – Permalink

• cannonball

  burgers and beers at zeitgeist OMG that sounds so good right now

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 5:34 p.m. – Permalink

• Fizik

  right ok, zeigeist - check

  what other nightlife? any decent club/bar nights? jungle/dnb anyone?

  • check out club 6...6th between market / mission– sublocked1/2

    they play lots of dancehall / hip hop there...love that spot– sublocked2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 5:54 p.m. – Permalink

• b_electro

  DnB= Compression @Temple, every Thursday night. Zeitgeist sucks, and I'm due there in 10 minutes (really).

  • ah yes, Compression, should have remembered that -- nice, thanks– Fizik1/2

    ..and...of course I just find out it's might be over as of a few weeks ago ... after 8 yrs– Fizik2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:21 p.m. – Permalink

• b_electro

  Ahh you're coming right smack in the middle of the "Burning Man vacuum!" No purple fake fur stockings for you!

  • oh man! haha..yeah...I forgot about that....all the crazies will be sucked out...hehe– Fizik

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:24 p.m. – Permalink

• dog_opus

  Amoeba Record Store on Haight, The Church of John Coltrane on Divisidero on your way to the Haight (if it's still there), and pick up the Guardian (free paper) on any street corner to see what music/art is going on. Little Italy too, if you like Italian.

  • City Lights bookstore too.– dog_opus1/3

    north beach is nice, but there is better italian in the city.– vanilla_cam2/3

    True, but I like the ambience!– dog_opus3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:26 p.m. – Permalink

• cannonball

  Green Apple bookstore is better. My woman works there.

  • better than amoeba?!?!?– vanilla_cam1/3

    better than city lights– cannonball2/3

    true– vanilla_cam3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:28 p.m. – Permalink

• vanilla_cam

  restaurants: the front porch, tu lan, house of nan king, dosa, zuppa, delfina, sliding door, taqueria cancun, taqueria el farolito for drunk food.

  bars: zeitgeist, the homestead, 500 club, delirium, the knock out, pops, etc etc etc.....

  deyoung museum, ybca, william stout books, city lights, paxtons gate, needles and pins, and hunters point.

  • amoeba, green apple, and aquarius– vanilla_cam1/3

    lol you're gonna send dude to the point?– sublocked2/3

    good times... i work down there.– vanilla_cam3/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:34 p.m. – Permalink

• Tark

  http://true-skool.org

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:38 p.m. – Permalink

• vanilla_cam

  oh, and little star or patxis for some damn good pizza.

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:38 p.m. – Permalink

• cannonball

  william stout books most def but bring a bag and be prepared with a set spending budget. Going there is like visiting a casino.

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 6:39 p.m. – Permalink

• vanilla_cam

  while we're at it, any of you sf kids kick the soccer ball around?

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 7:17 p.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  http://powerexchange.com

  • lol– sublocked

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 7:56 p.m. – Permalink

• Fizik

  righto -- props for the suggestions on record shops and restaurant vibes

  • Amoeba has the largest stock of used records/discs in America. They used to, at least.– dog_opus

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 7:57 p.m. – Permalink

• Llyod

  cafe du nord

  • cafe revolution– vanilla_cam

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 7:58 p.m. – Permalink

• robotron3k

  and call it Frisco, they love that name there...

  • haha With a copy of "On the Road" sticking out of your back pocket.– dog_opus1/2

    ask if you can see ferlinghetti's office– Llyod2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 21, 08, 8:08 p.m. – Permalink

• Fizik

  anyone ever gone out into Sonoma/Napa on a little wine tour? wanna spend a day checking out some of wine country -- you know, a little tour company or something

  post some names if you've gone on one!

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 7:29 p.m. – Permalink

• b_electro

  My shitty job- can you bring a handgun please?

  • LOL– ukit

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 7:43 p.m. – Permalink

• sputnik2

  went there about 10 years ago and had a blast. no idea what it's like now tho:

  http://www.dnalounge.com/

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 7:59 p.m. – Permalink

• sputnik2

  also, cafe milano on bancroft way in berkeley has the best crappuchinos

  

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  Dog-earAug 25, 08, 8 p.m. – Permalink