So, much to my surprise, I've lucked into a job interview in SF, the kind where the company pays your airfare/hotel, and have even been encouraged to spend some time exploring the city.
So, what's there to do? I am meeting up with a friend coming from Palo Alto, and may be meeting up with a friend who works near Golden Gate Park.
Stuff I like:
- breakfast
- bookstores/comic book stores
- museums
- Indian food
I don't have a hotel reservation just yet, but I'm expecting one tomorrow or Monday. I'd be in the city from the 12th to the 15th.
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Pork Store Cafe (one in the Mission, one in the Haight) makes pretty Rad breakfast, especially their sausage gravy.
The Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park is fun and worth going to, and is right next to the De Young Museum which is also good.
If you like mexican, Little Chihuahua is a decent place across the street from the above.
Pork Store is pretty awesome for breakfast. I also like All You Knead (Haight). My all time favorite breakfast joint is Zazie at 941 Cole. A little further up from Haight but worth it although weekends tend to be packed.
4. Indian Food: I would recommend either Amber India (25 Yerba Buena Lane) or Dosa in Mission (995 Valencia) or in Japan Town (1700 Fillmore). The one in the Mission is a lot more casual and you may need a reservation to get seated at the one in Japan Town, but both are great.
5. Other stuff that you didn't ask about: Your friends in the area may also have some ideas of what to do, but I would recommend visiting the following locations, though they are somewhat touristy:
- Japan Town: Great food and interesting shops
- Fisherman's Wharf: Very touristy, lots of seafood options and shops, sea lions at the pier, and opportunities to take boat tours around the bay including to Alcatraz (if you're interested in that sort of thing)
- Golden Gate Park: Gorgeous, large, and complete with museums (as others have noted)
- If you have extra time, check out some of the areas outside of the city (the Peninsula (Half Moon Bay, San Mateo), Berkeley (Games of Berkeley at 2151 Shattuck Avenue), etc.) - working in San Francisco doesn't necessarily mean living in the city and there are great commutable areas as well. Your friends may have some ideas too.
In Golden Gate Park I'd recommend the California Academy of Sciences (which really is like a zoo, museum, and science center all in one), and the Japanese Tea Garden is lovely.