SAN FRANCISCO
CA
As two Bay Area natives, we are stoked to be getting married in our favorite place! We hope you are able to do some exploring, please see below for allllllll our recs!
ACCOMMODATIONS
Our actual wedding is just south of San Francisco, but we would love for you to stay in SF and enjoy our city. However, we put some South Bay hotel recommendations below if that is more convenient for you!
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- 1 Hotel San Francisco (Embarcadero)
- The Fairmont Hotel San Francisco (Downtown Union Square)
- Airbnb (feel free to text either of us for neighborhood
recommendations!)
- Park James Hotel (Menlo Park, South of San Francisco)
- The Stanford Park Hotel (Menlo Park, South of San Francisco)
- El PRADO Hotel (Palo Alto, South of San Francisco)
- Rosewood Sand Hill (Palo Alto, South of San Francisco)
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COFFEE & BREAKFAST
- Equator Coffee (Fort Mason, breakfast frittata + add prosciutto)
- Philz Coffee Truck (grab a coffee & take a walk by Crissy Field)
- Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters (Cow Hollow)
- The Coffee Roastery (Cow Hollow & Marina)
- The Coffee Movement (Richmond)
- Andytown Coffee Roasters (Sunset)
- Cafe Trieste (North Beach, where you will find Mia’s dad every
morning sipping the best coffee around - P.S. this was the first
espresso coffee house established on the west coast)
- Camino Alto (Cow Hollow - incredible bunch, also dinner! Try the
breakfast tacos)
- Rose’s Cafe (Cow Hollow, they have breakfast pizza!)
- Jane on Fillmore (Fillmore/Pacific Heights, we love their breakfast
sausage biscuit)
- B. Patisserie (Pacific Heights, try the banana chocolate croissant!)
- The Mill (Alamo Square, go check out the Painted Ladies!)
- Arsicault Bakery (Richmond, top 5 croissant in the US!)
- Tartine Bakery (Mission)
- The Laundromat SF (Richmond, fresh bagels on weekend mornings
only, also yummy dinner!)
- Devil’s Teeth Baking Company (Richmond & Sunset, try the famous
biscuit breakfast sandwich)
- Outerlands (Sunset, check out Ocean Beach)
- Java Beach Cafe (Sunset, SI high school staple)
- The Pork Store (Haight Street, where Daniel & Mia had breakfast every
Friday morning in high school)
- Zazie (Cole Valley, try the homemade raspberry jam-infused coffee
cake!!!)
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DRINKS
- Bodega (North Beach, our first date!)
- Howells Wine Bar (Marina, they have freshly baked chocolate chip
cookies too!)
- Geelou (Marina, live jazz)
- Celeste (Cow Hollow, busy little wine bar)
- Balboa Cafe (Marina, famous for their espresso martinis)
- Radhaus (Fort Mason, HUGE beers!)
- Original Joes Bar (North Beach, grab a drink while you wait for a
table)
- The Snug (Fillmore, a cozy spot to grab a drink)
- Union Larder (Nob Hill, fun wine bar with lots of snacks)
- La Rocca’s Bar (North Beach, Patrick’s favorite dive bar – emphasis on
dive)
- Moongate Lounge (China Town, bar above Michelin-starred Mister
Jiu’s)
- La Mar Bar (Embarcadero, get a drink here if you can’t do dinner!)
- El Techo (The Mission, one of the few rooftops in SF)
- Arcana (The Mission, natural wine bar that doubles as a plant shop)
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ACTIVITIES
- Club Fugazi (North Beach, go see their show “Dear San Francisco” - a
love letter to SF)
- Alcatraz (Embarcadero, take a ferry to Alcatraz for a self-guided
audio tour – bring a jacket!)
- Go hangout in one of San Francisco’s beautiful parks (Golden Gate
Park, Washington Square Park, Dolores Park, Alta Plaza, Fort Mason &
the list goes on and on)
- We don’t have the warmest weather, but we do have some great
beaches (Ocean Beach, Crissy Field, China Beach, Baker Beach)
- De Young Museum (Golden Gate Park)
- SF MOMA (South of Market)
- California Academy of Sciences (Golden Gate Park)
- Walk / drive over the Golden Gate Bridge and explore Marin!
- Lombard Street Steps (if you want to see the famous zig-zag street)
- Palace of Fine Arts (Marina, where you can see some actual Swans!)
- Walt Disney Museum (Presidio)
- Go get an Irish coffee at Buena Vista Cafe & explore Fisherman’s Warf/
Ghirardelli Square (if you’re feeling extra touristy)
- Famous Houses: The Painted Ladies, The “Full House” House, Mrs.
Doubtfire House, Princess Diaries House, The Grateful Dead House,
That’s So Raven House
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FAVORITE EATS
- Cotogna (Jackson Square, Mia’s favorite restaurant in SF)
- Norcina (Marina, same owner as Cotogna – try both “raviolos”)
- Cultivar (Marina, sit on the back patio by the fire)
- A16 (Marina, they’ll let you cut your pizza with scissors)
- Jackson Fillmore (Pacific Heights, the yummiest Italian neighborhood
spot, zucchini carpaccio >> )
- Original Joes (North Beach, a classic SF staple)
- Trattoria Contadina (North Beach, a classic Italian can’t miss)
- Che Fico (NOPA, more yummy Italian!!)
- Seven Hills (Nob Hill, pasta pasta pasta)
- Foreign Cinema (Mission, outdoor dining & a movie)
- Penny Roma (Mission, lovely Italian)
- The Tailor’s Son (Pacific Heights, trattoria on Fillmore street)
- The Progress (Lower Fillmore, same owner as State Bird Provisions)
- State Bird Provisions (Lower Fillmore, small plates served dim-sum
style)
- Camino Alto (Cow Hollow, have to get the pork tacos + extra homemade
tortillas)
- La Mar (Embarcadero, get the empanada platter & sit on the back
patio for views of the Bay)
- Tony’s Pizza (North Beach, grab a slice and head to Washington
Square Park)
- Golden Boy Pizza (North Beach, if you prefer square pies!)
- Flour + Water Pizzeria (North Beach, have to get the soft serve)
- DAMNFiNE Pizza (Sunset, some of the best!)
- Sotto Mare (North Beach, some of the best seafood around - get the
sand dabs)
- Swan Oyster Depot (Polk Street, no swans on the menu – but some of
the best seafood in the city)
- Terzo (Cow Hollow, Mediterranean eats!)
- La Mediterranee (Fillmore / North Beach, order the pomegranate
chicken)
- Kokkari Estiatorio (Jackson Square, if you’re lucky enough to get a
reservation)
- Mister Jiu’s (China Town, only if you can get a reservation!)
- China Live (where China Town meets San Francisco’s “little Italy”)
- Mamanoko (Marina, order everything)
- Elephant Sushi (Nob Hill, our second date!)
- Saru Handroll Bar (Polk Street, if you want a delicious quick bite)
- Yank Sing, (Fidi/Embarcadero, the BEST dim sum)
- HINODEYA Ramen (Japan Town, right around the corner from where
Mia grew up!)
- Prik Hom (Jordan Park, Thai food)
- Good Good Culture Club (The Mission, sister retaurant to Liholiho
YaCHT Club)
- SAN HO WON (The Mission, Korean BBQ)
- Mr. Pollo (The Mission, affordable tasting menu)
- Lazy Bear (The Mission, not-so-affordable tasting menu)
- The Laundromat SF (Richmond, pizza + smash burgers Wednesdays
only)
- Hookfish (Sunset and Mill Valley, get the fish burrito baja style)
- Souvla (Marina, add juicy potatoes & Greek froyo to your order)
- Blue Barn (Marina/Polk, skirt steak sandwich is a must order)
- Lucca Delicatessen (Marina, good Italian deli sandwiches)
- Molinari Delicatessen (North Beach, head over here after grabbing
your morning coffee at Trieste)
- Alimento (North Beach, one of Patrick’s favorites – get some gelato
with your sandwich!)
- Angelina’s Deli Cafe (Richmond, go walk the Lands End trail after!)
- Gott’s Roadside (Embarcadero, side of ranch with everything)
- Flores (Cow Hollow, tasty Mexican & fun cocktails)
- La Taqueria (Mission, rice-free burritos aka the BEST)
- Taqueria Cancun (Mission, classic taqueria)
- El Farolito (Mission, classic taqueria)
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