Beretta serves Italian food and craft cocktails.
Dumpling Time -- the name says it all.
Espetus Churrascaria Brazilian Steakhouse is an upscale churrascaria serving unlimited meat, salads, and side dishes for a fixed price.
Golden Era serves vegan Vietnamese food that non-vegans will enjoy. Absolutely delicious must-haves: Sweet & Sour Soup, Tasty Treats, Crispy Cauliflower, and Lemongrass Deluxe.
Great Eastern Restaurant is a Chinatown staple serving excellent Chinese food, particularly dim sum. Favorites: Cilantro Shrimp Dumplings, Fried Shrimp Dumplings, Rice Noodle Roll Stuffed with BBQ Pork, and Eggplant Stuffed with Shrimp Paste.
Italian Homemade Company is a low-key Italian cafe serving homemade pasta.
Patxi's Pizza serves Chicago-style deep dish pizza as well as thin crust pizza.
Perilla (525 Haight) serves Vietnamese food, including to-die-for Garlic Noodles (favorite with Five Spice Chicken) and great Pho.
Ramen Yamadaya serves consistently delicious slow-cooked ramen noodle soup and other Japanese dishes.
R & G Lounge is a Chinatown icon offering high-quality Cantonese cuisine and signature cocktails.
The Alembic -- craft cocktail gastropub
Bourbon and Branch -- speakeasy craft cocktail bar (reservations required!)
Emporium Arcade Bar -- see name
Fermentation Lab -- cocktail bar with small bites
Local Edition -- craft cocktail bar
Mini Bar (837 Divisadero St) -- small neighborhood bar with rotating art exhibits by local artists (THIS IS WHERE DANIEL PROPOSED TO LIORA!)
Smuggler's Cove -- speakeasy craft cocktail tiki bar
Golden Gate Park is a huge park (larger than NYC's Central Park!) filled with towering trees, several flower gardens and lakes, the California Academy of Sciences, the Conservatory of Flowers, the de Young Museum, and the JFK Promenade, just to name a few favorites.
San Francisco Chinatown (tourist trap) is the largest Chinatown outside of Asia as well as the oldest Chinatown in North America. Enter via the Dragon Gate on Bush Street at Grant Street for an iconic picture and leisurely stroll along the touristy shops.
Musée Mécanique is one of the world's largest privately owned collections of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade artifacts. You can play with any of the 300-plus machines in their original working condition. It's a unique experience really worth visiting, especially if you are in the Fisherman's Wharf (tourist trap) area.
The Exploratorium is a public learning laboratory where you can explore the world through science, art, and human perception.
Legion of Honor is an art museum housing European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts; ancient art; contemporary art; and one of the largest collections of prints and drawings in the country, overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
Asian Art Museum, across from beautiful San Francisco City Hall, houses one of the most comprehensive Asian art collections in the world.
San Francisco Zoo is home to more than 2,000 exotic, endangered, and rescued animals in 100 acres of gardens next to the beach.
Haight-Ashbury (tourist trap) neighborhood is home to colorful Victorian houses, colorful businesses and restaurants, and colorful people.
Alameda (~1 hour drive from San Francisco, or take a 20 minute ferry from the SF Ferry Building to Alameda Ferry Terminal and walk 25 minutes to Monarch St)
St. George Spirits -- gin tasting room, make reservations in advance
Building 43 Winery (2440 Monarch St)
Napa (~1.5-2 hour drive from San Francisco)
Healdsburg (~1.5 hour drive from San Francisco)
Livermore (~1.5 hour drive from San Francisco)
Lodi (~2 hour drive from San Francisco)
Joaquin Miller Park (Oakland)
Mount Diablo State Park (Walnut Creek)
Muir Woods National Monument (Mill Valley)
Point Reyes National Seashore (Inverness)
Monterey Bay Aquarium (~2 hour drive from San Francisco) explores the underwater habitats of Monterey Bay and beyond with over 200 exhibits and 80,000 plants and animals.