ruby

We are going to SF for our first visit in early October for four days. What would you suggest as "do not miss" sights? Going without kids- WE do plan to rent a car for one day and drive to the Muir Woods and Sausalito- also planning to go to Alcatraz for sure. Also, even though most responses suggest other lodging options, we are staying in the Whart area- many comments about lousy food. Where are some decent places to eat in that area? There have to be some.... suggestions?

jbj

Brandy Ho's is good if you like Chinese. North Beach Pizza is a short walk from the wharf, as is Fog City Diner.

try the Cheesecake Factory above Macy's! Share an appetizer and an entree or salad and Save room for dessert!

Native

ruby,

In the warf area the best place to eat will be Scoma's. It is out on it's own little area. No reservations! It is busy and a real fun place to eat. The food is good also.

If you would do a search on San Francisco, Fishermans' Warf area, you would find much information. Scoma's included.

Native

J Correa

We like New Asia on Pacific in Chinatown for Dim Sum.

If you are interested in walking and learning about the history of the area, I recommend taking a City Guides walking tour www.sfcityguides.org It's a non-profit organization affiliated with the public library system. They give free tours for several areas of the city. The guides are all volunteers.

bh

one fabulous Italian restaurant is called Kuleto's. It near Nordstroms.

Karen

If you want dim sum (and I wouldn't miss it!) the folks in Chinatown will tell you not to get it there! Look for Yank Sing just outside of Chinatown in the Financial District. It will be the place with the mob outside at lunchtime. And well worth the wait.

We have found that eating in small, neighborhood restaurants in SF is the best. Skip the chains. And have a great time!

Trent

Go to Napa Valley! It is only about one hour north. There are about 200 wineries in Napa. They are all easy to get to. You can taste 4-5 wines at most of them for a nominal charge ($3-$5). I have been three times. I just returned yesterday. I am not a wine snob but I love this place. The scenery is great, the wineries are very nice, and the people are very friendly!

Merilee

Ruby, (in my opinion) one of the best and fun ways to enjoy Fisherman's Wharf is to buy clam chowder in a bread bowl or a loaf of sourdough bread from Boudin's and walk so that you can watch the sidewalk entertainers and see people from all over the world...at the back and to the left of Pier 39 you can see the sea lions...Castagnola's is one of the oldest restaurants in Fisherman's Wharf and it has a great view over the wharf...others that come to mind are Nick's Lighthouse which is in the original area of the wharf overlooking the fishing boats...I think it's quaint and romantic and they serve good food...it's at # 5...also try Pompei's Grotto, Scoma's, and Alioto's...there's a beautiful restaurant named Ana Mandara in Ghiradelli Square if you want to try Vietnamese cuisine...it's owned by the actor Don Johnson, which doesn't really mean anything but the food is very good and well, it's just very nice...if you can get around here are some breakfast suggestions...Crepevine on Irving at 7th (Sunset district) serves crepes of all kinds all day...they also serve traditional breakfast food and it includes really tasty garlic potatoes....Home Plate on Lombard in the Marina district serves a very good breakfast, great hash browns.

gc

You need to have cioppino (sp?).
An Italian, tomato based spicy fish stew. It's a tradition of the Italian fisherman...whatever they couldn't sell went into a stew at the end of the day.

Is Scoma's good?

Leslie

I think the Wharf area is a fine place to stay... I find the restaurants on Pier 39 (adjacent to Fisherman's Wharf) generally better than those at Fisherman's Wharf. Lots of choices there. We like a place called the Pier Market (I think)..very casual but good seafood.

Leslie

Here's a link to Pier 39 Restaurants:

http://www.pier39.com/dining/dining....ry/restaurants