visiting San Francisco

Have you ever been there before?
Spend an afternnon in Golden gate park.Lots to do, but if not just take a nice walk , maybe pack a lunch.Beautiful park. Grace cathedral is beautiful.
If you like art, palace of fine arts.
If you like funky places, take a walk throuhg Height Ahsbury. Cool shops, good places to eat if you like funky little places.
Great eats in the city. My daughter lives there, my mom was born and raised, so I spent a lot of time in the city.
if you have never been, take a fairy boat over to sausalito , beautiful ride.
Dolores park is nice.Summer in the city is touristy.Tons of them everywhere.The city really isnt that big in actuality, you can walk and see a lot in four days.
Ill add more as I think of it.

dbg,
fanofthegame gave you a lot of great things to do in the city, also you might like to go to Coit tower. great views of the city and bay area. If you are up to it walk across the Golden Gate Bridge, on a clear day you can see everything from the bridge.
One last thing, DRESS WARM, I forgot who said it but the quote was something like, The coldest day I ever spent was a summer day in San Francisco. Though one of the best things to take a picture of is the fog rolling in over the city. Enjoy your stay, your coming to a great city!

As long as you are south of market, you might as well visit SFMOMA (SF Museum of Modern Art)http://www.sfmoma.org/

If you have to visit the bridge, you should visit Fort Point underneath the bridge. You can drive down and park next to the fort. http://www.nps.gov/fopo/ The bridge in the PM can be a real pain in the behind becuase every parking spot is taken at his time of year

If you like science musuems, go to the Exploratorium in the Marinia (you drive past it to get to the GGB from SOMA). http://www.exploratorium.edu/.

Walking the waterfront from the foot of Market st to the baseball park is kind of interesting and scenic.

If you don't have a car there are lots of buses that head out towards the GGB, however I would recomend a cab so you don't waste you time stopping every few blocks on MUNI to stuff more people in the bus. W/o traffic you are 15-20 minutes from just about everything by cab.

DBG;

Of course, I am partial to this great city.
Having spent 18 years in Michigan, when I visited SF the first time, I called home and told my mother "sell the business" I am not returning.
My first job in SF was peddling phone books so I learned the city.

We finished yesterday our new baseball tournament in Sonoma County yesterday and over 300 players and parents from all areas of California visited the wine country, the Giants game and drove across the Golden Gate bridge.
If you can obtain a car for one day explore Fort Baker under the GG bridge on the north side toward Tiburon.

Murray Circle restaurant [4 Stars] and lodging is new in the remodeled Fort Baker. The Cliff House offers great views of the ocean. Hwy 1 north of the bridge along the ocean is an interesting trip to Bodega Bay. If you have time then swing over to Santa Rosa and say hello.

We now have our Goodwill Series wine.

Bob Williams

Loved San Francisco
Don't forget Fisherman's Wharf ,China Town and take a trip to Palo Alta.
I was there several years with my brother who was visiting his girl friend who was there with Shipstad and Johnston Ice Follies. They took us to a pool party with the Cleveland Browns.
We also took in a car race at the old Candle Stick stadium and walked along the Palisade Park on the coast.
Cruised the worlds most crooked street and rode glass elevators over looking the city. It was a great adventure since we drove there and back.

This is all very helpful. Thank you.

Another thought - any restaurant recommendations? I'm a frequesnt business traveler & I like to find the local eateries when I can. for example, I eat in the North End family Italian restaurants when I'm in Boston.

Any 'off the path' restaurants I should sample? An anonymous place in Chinatown, maybe? I'm going to try & hit Yoshi's to see Charlie Haden on Saturday night.

Scoma's - Fisherman's Wharf (actually kind of behind the wharf area). Not exactly "off the path", but YUM!

I like the little hole in the wall places.In Height there is a place called askew,I love it.They make several types of shiskabobs(Spelling?) and tons of sides, like grilled zucchinni, asparagus, stuffed peppers, garlic mashers or jasmine rice.Its one of my favorites for just a easy place to eat and not fancy.Cost you about 30.00 with the two, and thats probably including a beer.
If you walk through the wharf and dont feel like an expensive meal, go to Bodines(they make their own sourdough)Have some sandwiches made up and grab a bottle of wine and go sit on the pier somewhere.(if weather permits).
I like to do the less expensive eats in the city and try to enjoy the sites.

Its been awhile since I have eaten in SF, however I liked:

Downtown

Boulevard at 1 Mission Street. Good location if you want to walk the waterfront. Lunch or dinner http://www.boulevardrestaurant.com/building.html

Taddich Grill 240 California St (lunch), been there forever. I have never had dinner there. http://sanfrancisco.citysearch...ca/tadich_grill.html

Civic Center Area

House of Prime Rib 1906 Van Ness Ave Really good for dinner. http://baylist.sfgate.com/winn...s/steakhouse?place=1

dbg,
For seeing the City, the posters above have captured so much of what makes the City great. Personally, I love the Marina, the Bridge and agree with Bob that a trip to Fort Baker and a hike through a portion of the Marin Headlands is a wonderful day.
On Saturday morning, you might want to check out the Ferry Building and its Farmers Market. The Ferry building has one of my very favorite restaurants, The Slanted Door. It is also one of the most popular, with locals, in SF so you might get a reso on Open Table.It is open for lunch on Saturday. Just unique and spectacular food.
Yoshi's is a very fun Jazz club. Food is also very good and the servers can be extremely helpful with recommendations.
One of my favorites in the City is Kokkari on Jackson. Greek food and really, really good. Another is NOPA near City Hall. This is a smaller place but great food.
For Italian, Perbacco on California is quite popular.
If you can splurge a bit and get a reservation, Aquerello on California is a spectacular and unique Italian. At Aquerello, you can have a meal that is unforgettable.
For a different type of Italian, one of the very, very best is A16 in the Marina. Neighborhood place. Very crowded. Top rated but moderately priced and truly great, authentic Italian food. We have been there twice and I am recommend it highly as one of the best in SF with moderate prices...if you don't mind crowded and noisy.
For Dim Sum, you can hit Yank Sing which is not far from the SOMA area...on Stevenson Place I think
Have a blast. The City has been cool and foggy this week so dress accordingly.

[quote]On Saturday morning, you might want to check out the Ferry Building and its Farmers Market.


Yes my daughter loves the whole Farmers market and ferry building.You gave some goreat restaurants.I am writing them down and ask my daughter if she has tried any of them and if not will try next time I visit her.

fan,
I might need some recommendations in your area.
Our son has just been announced by Coach Peters as the new assistant at UC Davis.
He is

All the suggestions in this thread are great ones!

Ghirardelli Square is a must imho. Of course, I am a chocolate lover and never miss going there for perhaps the best chocolate milk shakes on the planet.

Just on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge is the lovely town of Sausalito. Lovely little artsy community that is fun to look at the art stores and fun to walk around in a leisurely manner.

About an hour from San Francisco is Napa Valley. One of the most beautiful and peaceful places on earth. The very best wine in the world imho.

infielddad - huge congrats to Jason! Kind of a low-key way to make that announcement but Jason has impressed with his ability to move up the coaching ranks! All the best to Jason in the future!

infielddad,

Congratulations to Jason!

I am sure he will taking his recruits to the local hangout: Graduate in Davis and the coaches will hangout at Sudwerk Restaurant & Brewery. Phone: 530-758-8700 2001 2nd St Davis, CA to discuss how season is going!

CD and HR04,
Thank you very much!
This has truly been a whirlwind year for Jason as he hopes to transition from player to coach.
From TU to a Summer with the Brewster Whitecaps in the Cape and now the opportunity to assist in Coach Peters program at Davis.
Coaching in the Big West at a program like the one Coach Peters is building is a wonderful opportunity for him. It seems a bit quixotic, also.
A couple of years ago I had posted about Coach Peters and how impressed I was with his in game coaching at the Stanford Regional in 2008.
Now Jason gets a chance to learn under him and hopefully work tirelessly toward the continued building of the Davis program.
Jason brings some strong, and largely unwavering, core values about baseball, competing, competing at a high level, and the mental preparation needed to succeed.
When we had dinner in Brewster on Friday night, through his words, I could hear much of what he has learned from Coach Scannell at Trinity and Coach Schoof at Menlo about baseball, about competing, and about life.
As I listened, I recognized how much of an impact his coaches had on him as a player and a person.
Jason has a lot to learn.
We very much hope that, at some point, players and parents will be able to say how much they learned from him as their coach, and not just about baseball.

Infielddad:

What a great opportunity for Jason!!! Davis is definitely an up and coming program

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Love San Francisco - I live about 3 hours south of there but love to come up and visit...

A few favorite restaurants:

Greens at Fort Mason. It is a vegetarian restaurant but love the food anyway.

Trattoria Contadina in North Beach - Incredible Italian food

Slanted Door in the Ferry Building - great food - and they also have a to go menu.

Up a notch or two in price, is One Market right at the beginning of Market Street

Other activities in SF:

AT&T Park, home of the Giants is one of the most beautiful baseball fields. Enjoyable even for non fans - especially a 6 PM start time. Decent food in the park - and even better food at Momo's or Acme Chop House as a pre game special.

Exploratorium

Palace of Fine Arts

Union Square for shopping

P.S. You do NOT need a car in SF - and it will cost you a fortune to park. Lots of cabs and public transit - plus it is a very walkable city.

Congratulations to you son.UC Davis is a very nice school and the town is suppose to be a good college town.We are about an hour from there.I have heard good things about the head coach there,his brother coaches at a JC in the Big 8 ,Delta college. They made it to the final four, and actually were one of the two last teams standing.
A long time player that my son went to HS with, a catcher, is going to UC Davis after completing his two years at a JC. Great kid.
Good luck to your son.Dont know where the great places are in Davis to eat but I am sure lots of little hangouts since its a college town.

Infielddad, Congrats to your son, UC Davis is becoming a very good program. When you come up, your just a hop and jump from Sacramento a lot of good fun places up there. Old town Sac., got to go to Rivercat's field neat little park. I know a couple of players from our area are going there. good kids.

Great place for a cheeseburger in Sausalito. They are great and the fries a great.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/hamburgers-sausalito

infielddad,
What great news! That's a fast-moving young man.
Congratulatins to Jason!

Tyler Thornburg a teammate of my son played for the White Caps