The Best Street in San Francisco

20th Street Corridor

20th Street is home to a few wonderful businesses like Atlas Cafe, Flour + Water, Trick Dog and also home to the annual 20th Street Block Party. more

24th Street - Mission District

This area of the Mission District is famous for its murals, huge painted scenes on the walls and building facades.   There are nearly 600 murals in San Francisco, with the richest concentration in this neighborhood. The street, from P... more

24th Street in Noe Valley

24th Street from Dolores to Diamond is a great walking street in San Francisco.   There are lots of shops, bars and restaurants that would appeal to almost every taste. more

6th Street at Market St

The epicenter of a dramatically changing San Francisco.   A cultural collide, for how long, we don't know. more

Balboa Street in the Outer Richmond

Balboa Street, from about 33rd - 39th Avenues, anchored by the Balboa Theater, has a small downtown feel, with little cafes, eateries and shops. more

Balboa Village

Just past George Washington High, heading toward Ocean Beach, the Outer Balboa Street shops and businesses are anchored by the Balboa Theatre. The area, as a whole, is like a small town's downtown strip - removed from the hustle and bustle of the... more

Balmy Alley

Balmy Alley (formally Balmy Street) is a one-block-long alley that is home to the most concentrated collection of murals in the city of San Francisco. It is located in the south central portion of the Inner Mission District between 24th Street and Ga... more

Belden Place

A great little alley that's full of some great eateries. more

Calle 24 Latino Cultural District

The Calle 24 Community Council adopted the following Mission and Vision statements as one outcome of the community planning process: Mission To preserve, enhance and advocate for Latino cultural continuity, vitality, and community in San Francisc... more

Detroit Steps

The Detroit Steps are a two-block public stairway in Sunnyside, comprising 185 steps that run from Detroit and Hearst to Detroit and Joost, bisected by Monterey Boulevard. - https://www.detroitsteps.org/ more

Fern Alley

Fern Alley (technically Fern Street and originally Fern Avenue) was built in the early 1900's after the great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. Nestled between VanNess Avenue and Polk Street, the 100 block of Fern is always a sight to behold. Its... more

Fillmore Street

Fillmore Street is one of San Francisco's great treasures. The blocks between Geary and Jackson are the main strolling and shopping district of one of the city's finest neighborhoods. Upper Fillmore is home to some of the most interesting shops and... more

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Folsom Street

Folsom Street starts at the Embarcadero and runs all the way to the base of Bernal Heights on the Mission side. The street is most famous for hosting the Folsom Street Festival. It is also well known for the amount of little tech startups that dot i... more

Harrison Street

Harrison Street runs through the heart of the Mission Flats in the Mission District. The street is home to Carnaval and has quite a few businesses near 16th and 24th Streets. In between, it's fairly non-descript; notable for Flour + Water and Missi... 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

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 Kerouac Alley

Jack Kerouac Alley, formerly Adler Alley or Adler Place, is a one-way alleyway in San Francisco, California, that connects Grant Avenue in Chinatown, and Columbus Avenue in North Beach. The alley is named after Jack Kerouac, a Beat Generation writer... more

Jack London Alley

A little connecting street to get to South Park from Brannan or Bryant. more

Jessie Square - Yerba Buena Lane

Jessie Plaza is an open space area in front of the Contemporary Jewish Museum of San Francisco, across the street from Yerba Buena Gardens and next to Saint Patrick Church. A good spot to meet up with friends or just to have lunch and listen to music... more

Kearny Street

Kearny Street in San Francisco, California runs north from Market Street to The Embarcadero, with a gap on Telegraph Hill. Toward its south end, it separates the Financial District from the Union Square and Chinatown districts. Further north, it pas... more

Larkin Street

Market Street in San Francisco

Market Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco. It begins at The Embarcadero in front of the Ferry Building at the northeastern edge of the city and runs southwest through downtown, passing the Civic Center and the Castro District, to the int... more

Market Street Parade Route

Most big parades and celebrations start at the beginning of Market Street, around 2nd at Market, and head up toward Civic Center Plaza. 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

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

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

Polk Street

Polk Street from Market Street to Beach Street and is a main thoroughfares that is kind of a "Main Street" in what is termed Polk Gulch. The street traverses the Tenderloin, Nob Hill, and Russian Hill neighborhoods. It's a great walking street and th... more

Redfield Alley

Enter Redfield Alley on Taylor Street and you'll find a quirky little part paved / part dirt pathway that cuts up behind homes and turns into Molinari Mana Park (aka green space). From there, it's another little alley (Marion Place) that leads you ba... more

Union Street

A great shopping street in San Francisco. From North Beach to Cow Hollow, there are many restaurants, cafes, bars, clothing stores, boutiques, and shops of all kinds to satisfy any shopper. The Cow Hollow side is particularly easy walking and has... more

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Valencia Street

A great street in San Francisco's Mission District to walk, shop, eat and drink, or find live music. Photo by Steven Korea on Unsplash - https://unsplash.com/photos/WCW0Gq20uRE more

Waverly Place

Waverly Place, between Washington and Sacramento, is a two-block tiny street (not quite an alley) in Chinatown. It's known for its vibrant street scene and for being home to the famous Tin How Temple, Mister Jiu's, and Clarion Music Center. No vis... more

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