Bayview

The Bayview Hunters Point is a historical African American district in the southeastern part of San Francisco and is home to a plethora of soul food cafes, jazz and blues clubs and murals painted by local artists, both reflecting and commemorating African American cultural and heritage and neighborhood diversity.

Castro

Its streets are filled with lovingly restored Victorian homes, Rainbow Pride flags, shops offering one-of-a-kind merchandise, lively bars and restaurants, and numerous gay-borhood landmarks including Harvey Milk Plaza, the Castro Theatre, Pink Triangle Park and Memorial, and the brand new GLBT Historical Society Castro Exhibit Space.

Chinatown

Divisadero Corridor

At the heart of the city, connecting Alamo Square and the Panhandle neighborhoods, Divisadero Street is a bustling commercial corridor with live music venues, art galleries, great vintage clothing stores and an eclectic mix of bars and restaurants.

Fisherman's Wharf - Pier 39

Poised at the edge of San Francisco's waterfront, Pier 39 is a festive shopping mecca featuring 110 specialty shops and 12 full-service restaurants serving seafood, California cuisine, and casual fare with beautiful Bay views.

Hayes Valley

Hayes Valley in San Francisco is a unique shopping district featuring: art and artifacts, bordeaux and beer, vintage wear and fresh dressings, resale and collectibles, cozy cafes and hip bars, souffles and sauerbraten, antique divans and modern chairs, and housewares.

Inner Richmond

The Inner Richmond is a diverse and multi-cultural neighborhood lined with fabulous restaurants that include everything from French to Burmese to Turkish and more, bars and Irish pubs and a vast array of small merchants that sell everything from used books to a rice cooker to a handmade purse to art by local painters. Snuggled right in between The Presidio and Golden Gate Park (to the North and South), and Union Square and Ocean Beach (to the East and West, take the 38 Muni), the Inner Richmond is a neighborhood central to all city destinations and is a destination itself for a true urban flavor.

Japantown

Scores of wonderful restaurants, sushi bars, and karaoke lounges and shops offering a fascinating array of merchandise from Japan--including art, antiques, kimonos. Japantown, Nihonmachi or J-Town as it is known to San Francisco's 12,000 citizens of Japanese descent, is the oldest in the United States and one of only three remaining.

Lower Haight

Artsy hip shops and galleries along with a mixture of ethnic and upscale restaurants fill the area. It is home to artists, activists, young and old.

Noe Valley

Noe Valley is a neighborhood in the central part of San Francisco. Its borders are generally considered to be 22nd Street to the north, Randall Street to the south, Dolores Street to the east, and Grand View Avenue to the west. In the neighborhood you will find pretty, long-standing Victorians, merchants offering handmade Guatemalan textile products, upscale beauty products, unique toy stores, and quaint restaurants and coffee shops.

Polk Street

Polk Street is a street in San Francisco that travels northward from Market Street to Jefferson Street in the Polk Gulch neighborhood, and traverses through the Tenderloin, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill neighborhoods.

South of Market (SoMa)

Tenderloin

The Tenderloin is a dense, small residential, retail and nightlife district. In addition to its rich history and diverse and artistic community, it is known for its immigrant populations, ethnic restaurants, bars and clubs and alternative arts scene.

The Mission

The Mission is known for vibrant colorful murals and eclectic shops and restaurants. With a variety of retail shops that range from vintage clothing bargains to unique art and gifts, the Mission also boasts of funky coffee shops and hip dining destinations.

Union Square

Virtually every fashion label in the world has set up shop in and around Union Square, a landmark park in the heart of the downtown shopping and hotel district. The Square has a distinctive history and offers a forum for civic celebrations. The cable cars head up Powell Street from here and flower stands populate every corner.

Union Street

A renowned destination for shopping and dining in the heart of Cow Hollow that offers a diverse mix of upscale fashion, art and eclectic dining in a richly dynamic neighborhood.

Upper Fillmore

Fillmore Street is the main shopping and dinning district of one of the City's unique neighborhoods, bound on the east by the ethnic vitality of Japantown, on the south by the nightlife of the Fillmore Jazz District and on the north by Pacific Heights. This is a neighborhood with lots of diversity with thrift shops and the trendiest boutiques range from cheap to chic.

Visitacion Valley

Visitacion Valley is a sunny, diverse neighborhood in the southeastern section of San Francisco. Visitacion Valley contains local landmarks, such as Eichler homes, a Julia Morgan-designed church, and the Visitacion Valley Greenway, as well the regional attractions of Candlestick Park and Cow Palace The Leland Avenue / Bayshore Boulevard Commercial District, also known as "Downtown Vis Valley," is the heart of the neighborhood with a concentration of businesses that serve local needs.