- Mission burrito (the foil-wrapped San Francisco invention)
- Cioppino (the Italian-American seafood stew)
- Sourdough (Boudin's, since 1849)
- Dim sum (the Richmond and Sunset's Cantonese rooms)
San Francisco Guide
The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
San Francisco is America's most walkable big city and its most vertical: cable cars climbing Nob Hill, the Painted Ladies against downtown, the fog rolling through the Golden Gate. The neighbourhoods are the attraction: the Mission, Haight-Ashbury, Chinatown, North Beach.
Day trips define the SF visit: Alcatraz, Muir Woods' redwoods, Sausalito by ferry, and the wine valleys an hour north.
What to do in San Francisco
The city
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Golden Gate Bridge Walked or cycled; the Welcome Center side first. - 2
Alcatraz The prison audio tour; book weeks ahead. - 3
Painted Ladies The Alamo Square Victorians with downtown behind. - 4
Cable cars The Powell-Hyde line for the hills and the bay views. - 5
Chinatown The oldest Chinatown in North America; the Grant Avenue gates.
Day trips
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Muir Woods Old-growth redwoods; parking reservations required. - 2
Sausalito The ferry across the bay and the waterfront lunch. - 3
Napa and Sonoma Wine country an hour north; book tastings ahead.
San Francisco Hotel Guide
How to choose the best places to stay in San Francisco. Verified properties below; for the full list, search live availability on Booking.com.
Luxury
Palace Hotel
The Garden Court's glass dome; the historic Market Street address.
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Budget-friendly
HI San Francisco Downtown Hostel
The well-run hostel by Union Square.
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Getting there and around
SFO is the gateway; BART reaches downtown in 30 minutes. Muni covers the city; the cable cars are transit and attraction both. A car helps for Muir Woods and wine country.
Thinking of leaving San Francisco for Singapore?
San Francisco to Singapore is the tech-corridor move. Fledge Relocation covers what the move costs, what Singapore costs to live in, and the Employment Pass route step by step.
- Moving costs: San Francisco to Singapore › shipping, flights, deposits and first-month costs.
- Move to Singapore › the complete relocation guide.
- Singapore Employment Pass › salary thresholds and the application process.
Part of Fledge Relocation, our sister guide to living abroad.