The Best District in Bay Area

Downtown Walnut Creek

Walnut Creek is located 16 miles east of Oakland.   Walnut Creek serves as a hub for its neighboring cities because of its location at the junction of 680 and Highway 24) and its BART station near Downtown Its active downtown neighborhood featu... more

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Downtown Willow Glen

The tree lined streets of downtown Willow Glen offers a small-town feel nestled in the city of San Jose. more

Financial District - Downtown San Francisco

This compact, concrete jungle of energy, style and international intrigue is a mecca for theater-enthusiasts, happy hour celebrants, and fashion-hungry urbanities with a lot of money to spend. During the day, the streets are filled with tourists maki... more

First Street Napa

First Street Napa, a place for relaxation and innovation. A collective featuring great wines, unique culinary options, and a stylish set of retail and lifestyle concepts. Set in downtown and ingrained in Napa's story--thoughtfully updated and reimagi... more

Fisherman's Warf

Fisherman's Wharf is a neighborhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco. It roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Avenue east to Pier 35 or Kearny Street. The F Market street... more

Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf is a neighborhood and popular tourist attraction in San Francisco, California. It roughly encompasses the northern waterfront area of San Francisco from Ghirardelli Square or Van Ness Avenue east to Pier 35 or Kearny Street. The F M... more

Fourth Street Berkeley - Maker’s Row

Fourth Street is a great shopping street, almost like an outdoor walking mall; home to fine boutiques and awesome eateries. more

Fruitvale - Oakland

Fruitvale (originally Fruit Vale and formerly Brays) is a neighborhood in Oakland. It is located about 4 miles southeast of Downtown, and is home to the city's largest Hispanic population... The area got its name from the earlier "Fruit Vale", the... more

Galilee Harbor Association

Galilee Harbor Community Association is a member-run cooperative. We are artists and maritime workers actively employed in boat-building, sail-making, boat repair, marine canvas work, creative writing, theater, painting, photography and other visual... more

Gilman District

Gilman District is a hidden treasure in West Berkeley where you can enjoy local breweries and organic wineries, as well as delicious foods, live music, shopping and arts of all types! more

Hayes Valley

In recent years, Hayes Valley has gotten a ton of press for being home to some of the city's fine arts performances and art galleries. Located just off Van Ness, near Opera Plaza, restaurants like Absinthe, Indigo and the like make a convenient pre o... more

Inner Richmond

Inner Richmond has tons of shops, eateries, cafes, and bars on one long, flat street, make this a great walking street, from Arguello all the way out to Park Presidio. There are dozens of great Asian restaurants on Clement or Geary and a vast array o... more

Inner Richmond Clement Street

Clement Street is alive with shops, bars and restaurants. The stretch from 4th - 8th Avenues is often compared to Chinatown around 6th Avenue; the non-touristy, less historic San Francisco Chinatown. more

Inner Sunset District

The Inner Sunset district is a wonderful mix of shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, and more. With Golden Gate Park as the it's northern border, Inner Sunset is a must stop before or after heading into the park. more

Irving Street - Inner Sunset

Along the northeastern border, the Upper Haight meets the Sunset to produce a quieter and more upscale neighborhood with a 1960s influenced mindset, including the requisite cafes and poetry readings. This little area centered around 9th and Irvi... more

Jack London Square

This is a Port of Oakland attraction named after the famous author and Oakland native. The charming waterfront property is filled with numerous entertainment options and quality dining and shopping establishments. Some of the highlights include aweso... more

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Jackson Square

A quaint place to shop for antiques and art, as well as an historic landmark. On the edge of the San Francisco's Financial District, near Chinatown, this area is one of The City's oldest examples of commercial architecture and holds its own collectio... more

Japantown - Fillmore District

The neighborhood that is now Japantown (Nihonmachi) is approximately one mile west of Union Square and is part of San Francisco's Western Addition, a subdivision that came into being with the writing of the Van Ness Ordinance in 1855. The land then w... more

Japantown in San Jose

One of the last three remaining authentic historic Japantowns in the United States.  In present day Japantown, neighbors of all ethnicities share the area, while traditional Japanese goods are still easily found in shops and Japanese and Japane... more

Laurel District

The Laurel District is one of the many culturally diverse neighborhoods in Oakland, California. It is situated between the foot of the Oakland hills and Mills College. It lies at an elevation of 226 feet (69 m). At the heart of the neighborhood lies... more

Laurel District in Oakland

The Laurel District is one of the many culturally diverse neighborhoods in Oakland. It is situated between the Oakland hills and Mills College. At the heart of the neighborhood lies MacArthur Blvd., a bustling shopping area with annual festivals and... more

Lower Haight

Home to a diverse crowd of young artists and post-grad vagabonds who spend altogether too much time waiting for tables or downing pints at Mad Dog, Lower Haight has hosted an off-center night life for years. Although infamous housing projects like th... more

Marina District

Home to a fashionable set of young professionals, socialites and bankers, the Marina has one of the most well-known zip codes in the city. One of the city's more affluent neighborhoods, residents here tend toward cocktail parties, jogging along the w... more

Mission District

Take a stroll through one of the most diverse and interesting areas of the city. With its strong Latin influence, the Mission offers everything from fresh hand-made tortillas, to great cafes, used furniture stores, and many of the city's hippest bars... more

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Nob Hill

Nob Hill is home to luxury hotels (the Mark Hopkins, the Ritz Carlton, the Fairmont) and some of the city's most expensive and most renowned restaurants. The shopping of Union Square is only a few blocks down from the high ended intersection of Calif... more

Noe Valley

The stretch of artsy shops, intimate restaurants, and friendly bars and cafes on 24th street makes Noe a great neighborhood to aspire toward. After all the 20-something artists get burnt out on burritos and beer, they can switch to nine-to-five work... more

Noe Valley District

The stretch of artsy shops, intimate restaurants, and friendly bars and cafes on 24th street makes Noe a great neighborhood to aspire toward. After all the 20-something artists get burnt out on burritos and beer, they can switch to nine-to-five work... more

NoPa - Divisadero

The main street in NoPa is Divisadero. The as it passes from the The Pandhandle, past Alamo Square, up to USF around Turk. There's a lot of traffic either heading out or in along Oak or Fell, but the neighborhood has quite a few cool shops, ba... more

North Beach District

North Beach is such a cool area of town, with tons of history, maybe a little overrun at times, but still, a great walking neighborhood with tons of great, classic bars and restaurants. The district runs down Columbus Avenue, from Washington Square t... more

Oakland Chinatown

The Chinatown neighborhood in Oakland, is a pan-Asian neighborhood which reflects Oakland's diverse Asian American community. It is frequently referred to as "Oakland Chinatown" in order to distinguish it from nearby San Francisco's Chinatown... C... more

Ocean Avenue

Ocean Avenue continues to evolve, bolstered by the Whole Foods, Target and of course, the students from City College. Getting better as a street, where you can walk around, and find a decent restaurant, cafe or bar. more

Old Downtown Monterey

Downtown Monterey is a mecca of cultural and historical diversity which features a variety of dining options, retail stores, and entertainment. Its landscape combines the images of Monterey's past and present by allowing its patrons to walk the stree... more

Old Oakland

A great area of downtown... lots of unique shops, restaurants and bars. The Old Oakland district was the "original" downtown Oakland during the 1860s after Central Pacific Railroad constructed a terminus on 7th Street. By the 1870s, elegant brick... more

Old Town Los Gatos

Old Town Los Gatos is a cute, walkable, small-town, Main Street like area that's perfect for shopping & dining! more

Outer Noriega

A great set of shops and proximity to the beach define the Outer Noriega area. more

Outer Richmond

The Outer Richmond is in many ways defined by its relation to parks and open spaces; bordered by Golden Gate Park on the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Presidio Greenbelt to the east and the Presidio of San Francisco to the north. The dist... more

Outer Richmond Clement Street

Unlike Clement Street in the Inner Richmond, it's westerly sibling is a little less busy, but there are still plenty of shops and greats restaurants between 19th and 26th Avenue. Plus, The Four Star at 23rd Avenue is an institution for Asian movie f... more

Outer Sunset

In part due to the heavy fog which blankets the area throughout the year, much of the Sunset District has developed a distinctly quiet and residential character. The vast size of the district, however, has fostered the development of several varied a... more

Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights starts at Geary Street and slowly sweeps up to toward Alta Vista Park and then drops off into Cow Hollow and the Marina. The views and old money make it one of the most desirable places to live in San Francisco. Sweeping panoramas of... more

Pier 70

Pier 70 is a revitalization project to reclaim San Francisco's historic waterfront, bringing housing, parks & jobs to southern end of Dogpatch. more

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