The gospel of sustainability is given a new chapter in the Mid-Market neighborhood. The founders of the beloved Mission Chinese and Commonwealth, along with chef Chris Kiyuna, employ a radical approach to the production of everything from bread, which they make with a perennial grain called Kernza to the composting of kitchen scraps in an off-site aquaponics greenhouse. Read More...
The gospel of sustainability is given a new chapter in the Mid-Market neighborhood. The founders of the beloved Mission Chinese and Commonwealth, along with chef Chris Kiyuna, employ a radical approach to the production of everything from bread, which they make with a perennial grain called Kernza to the composting of kitchen scraps in an off-site aquaponics greenhouse. Read More...
The first U.S. venture from owner and chef Gabriela Cámara, whose Contramar is an institution in Mexico City. Cámara’s sophisticated takes on classic dishes are served in the main dining room, but the restaurant also satisfies grab-and-go burrito culture with a back-alley taco stand. Read More...
The first U.S. venture from owner and chef Gabriela Cámara, whose Contramar is an institution in Mexico City. Cámara’s sophisticated takes on classic dishes are served in the main dining room, but the restaurant also satisfies grab-and-go burrito culture with a back-alley taco stand. Read More...
The subterranean bar, Louie’s Gen-Gen Room, is praised for well-executed drinks infused with tropical notes and a creative late-night waffle menu. Read More...
The subterranean bar, Louie’s Gen-Gen Room, is praised for well-executed drinks infused with tropical notes and a creative late-night waffle menu. Read More...
The Ken Fulk-conceived Leo’s Oyster Bar offers a tropical take on midcentury glamour (think: Beverly Hills by way of Miami). The space is done up in custom botanical wallpaper and a pink onyx bar, with a discreet terracotta-lined lounge in the back serving bowls of rum punch. Read More...
The Ken Fulk-conceived Leo’s Oyster Bar offers a tropical take on midcentury glamour (think: Beverly Hills by way of Miami). The space is done up in custom botanical wallpaper and a pink onyx bar, with a discreet terracotta-lined lounge in the back serving bowls of rum punch. Read More...
One of the city's most iconic watering holes, Lexington Club, has been reinvented as a Gold Rush-inspired pub. Designed by Jay Jeffers, flower-and-thorn wallpaper and zebra upholstered bar stools provide the setting for a bevy of vermouth-based cocktails. Read More...
One of the city's most iconic watering holes, Lexington Club, has been reinvented as a Gold Rush-inspired pub. Designed by Jay Jeffers, flower-and-thorn wallpaper and zebra upholstered bar stools provide the setting for a bevy of vermouth-based cocktails. Read More...
Situated on the once sleepy end of the Mission’s bustling Valencia Street, this place pairs Eastern Mediterranean food like muhammara and musaka with drinks from star cocktail crew The Bon Vivants. Read More...
Situated on the once sleepy end of the Mission’s bustling Valencia Street, this place pairs Eastern Mediterranean food like muhammara and musaka with drinks from star cocktail crew The Bon Vivants. Read More...
A recreation of the Victorian-era London Underground station in the Tenderloin, with a menu devoted entirely to gin. Designer Ignacio “Notch” Gonzalez’s period language includes retro drain covers, a bar outfitted with subway tiles, and a barrel-vaulted ceiling. Read More...
A recreation of the Victorian-era London Underground station in the Tenderloin, with a menu devoted entirely to gin. Designer Ignacio “Notch” Gonzalez’s period language includes retro drain covers, a bar outfitted with subway tiles, and a barrel-vaulted ceiling. Read More...
At In Situ, chef Corey's follow-up to the three-Michelin-starred Benu, he crowd-sources recipes from the world’s great culinary minds like Noma’s René Redzepi, serving them inside a ground-floor space at SFMoMA. Read More...
At In Situ, chef Corey's follow-up to the three-Michelin-starred Benu, he crowd-sources recipes from the world’s great culinary minds like Noma’s René Redzepi, serving them inside a ground-floor space at SFMoMA. Read More...
A prodigious black-and-white photo of chef Ravi Kapur’s mom hangs behind the bar at the Nob Hill restaurant, which pays homage to his Hawaiian heritage with dishes such as tuna poké and beef tongue buns. Read More...
A prodigious black-and-white photo of chef Ravi Kapur’s mom hangs behind the bar at the Nob Hill restaurant, which pays homage to his Hawaiian heritage with dishes such as tuna poké and beef tongue buns. Read More...
The 196-room Hotel Zeppelin pays tribute to the city’s counterculture history with vinyl record players, midcentury lamps, and psychedelic wallpaper inscribed with the names of famous bands. Read More...
The 196-room Hotel Zeppelin pays tribute to the city’s counterculture history with vinyl record players, midcentury lamps, and psychedelic wallpaper inscribed with the names of famous bands. Read More...
Studio Tack imbued this stay with a fusion of midcentury flair and Scandinavian-style minimalism, yielding a retreat both homey and modern.
Studio Tack imbued this stay with a fusion of midcentury flair and Scandinavian-style minimalism, yielding a retreat both homey and modern.
New York’s Hun Aw Studio restored a historic 1909 art deco building just off centrally located Union Square, giving it new life as Hotel G. The 153 rooms are pared-down, with tufted denim headboards, Victorian settees, and vintage banker’s lamps. Read More...
New York’s Hun Aw Studio restored a historic 1909 art deco building just off centrally located Union Square, giving it new life as Hotel G. The 153 rooms are pared-down, with tufted denim headboards, Victorian settees, and vintage banker’s lamps. Read More...
Nods to the city’s famous cable cars are revealed by crisscrossing lights and chrome ropes. New York firm Stonehill & Taylor is behind the interior design, which features a soaring double-height lobby with a dramatic lighting fixture made of cables strung with bulbs and glitchy pixelated artwork. Read More...
Nods to the city’s famous cable cars are revealed by crisscrossing lights and chrome ropes. New York firm Stonehill & Taylor is behind the interior design, which features a soaring double-height lobby with a dramatic lighting fixture made of cables strung with bulbs and glitchy pixelated artwork. Read More...
The city’s strong connection to Asia is represented at this 131-room stay in Japantown, designed by Nicole Hollis. The interiors are awash in Japanese touches like a lobby wall composed of charred whiskey barrels, the result of a finishing technique called shou-sugi, and Shibori-patterned pillows. Read More...
The city’s strong connection to Asia is represented at this 131-room stay in Japantown, designed by Nicole Hollis. The interiors are awash in Japanese touches like a lobby wall composed of charred whiskey barrels, the result of a finishing technique called shou-sugi, and Shibori-patterned pillows. Read More...
Set in a neoclassical SoMa building, its eco-consciousness is revealed in salvaged materials and artworks, including portraits made of repurposed floppy discs and chandeliers crafted with recycled eyeglasses. Read More...
Set in a neoclassical SoMa building, its eco-consciousness is revealed in salvaged materials and artworks, including portraits made of repurposed floppy discs and chandeliers crafted with recycled eyeglasses. Read More...
At Ann Hatch’s studio in the Dogpatch, a new designer-in-residence cycles through every two months to moderate talks, lead customers through the design process, and produce limited-edition objects for the shop. Read More...
At Ann Hatch’s studio in the Dogpatch, a new designer-in-residence cycles through every two months to moderate talks, lead customers through the design process, and produce limited-edition objects for the shop. Read More...
Edith Heath’s vision for her eponymous ceramics brand lives on in its original Sausalito factory from 1948, as well as a newer Mission outpost, which combines a factory, cafe, and store. Read More...
Edith Heath’s vision for her eponymous ceramics brand lives on in its original Sausalito factory from 1948, as well as a newer Mission outpost, which combines a factory, cafe, and store. Read More...
Local style definitely tends toward casual, and the unofficial menswear uniform is best picked up at Unionmade, where the shelves are stocked with classic denim and Jack Purcell shoes. Read More...
Local style definitely tends toward casual, and the unofficial menswear uniform is best picked up at Unionmade, where the shelves are stocked with classic denim and Jack Purcell shoes. Read More...
Jenny Chung’s small Russian Hill boutique offers an impeccable selection of jewelry and adornments from designers like Gas Bijoux, Miansai, and Zoe Chicco. Read More...
Jenny Chung’s small Russian Hill boutique offers an impeccable selection of jewelry and adornments from designers like Gas Bijoux, Miansai, and Zoe Chicco. Read More...
A North Beach shop that carries an eclectic range of tablewares, design accessories, and custom-printed tees edited by the graphic-designer owner. Read More...
A North Beach shop that carries an eclectic range of tablewares, design accessories, and custom-printed tees edited by the graphic-designer owner. Read More...
Former Vogue editor Emily Holt used cult boutiques like Chicago’s Ikram and Colette in Paris as inspiration for Hero Shop in the Tenderloin. Look for contemporary brands, as well as local labels on the racks. Read More...
Former Vogue editor Emily Holt used cult boutiques like Chicago’s Ikram and Colette in Paris as inspiration for Hero Shop in the Tenderloin. Look for contemporary brands, as well as local labels on the racks. Read More...
Inside the rippling ice-white facade, which runs parallel to the original Mario Botta-designed building, is a surplus of new galleries and offerings, including Richard Serra’s monumental corten steel “Sequence” (2006). Read More...
Inside the rippling ice-white facade, which runs parallel to the original Mario Botta-designed building, is a surplus of new galleries and offerings, including Richard Serra’s monumental corten steel “Sequence” (2006). Read More...
A windfall for the creative community facing exorbitant real estate prices—three warehouse woodshops, refit by Jensen Architects, are now home to affordable studios, galleries, and open exhibition spaces. Read More...
A windfall for the creative community facing exorbitant real estate prices—three warehouse woodshops, refit by Jensen Architects, are now home to affordable studios, galleries, and open exhibition spaces. Read More...
The nonprofit commissions local artists, who specialize in a wide range of media, to fill the space as they wish. Visitors will encounter everything from sound installations to performance art. Read More...
The nonprofit commissions local artists, who specialize in a wide range of media, to fill the space as they wish. Visitors will encounter everything from sound installations to performance art. Read More...
Though the Mission has been largely buffed clean of its history, the vibrant street-art corridor Clarion Alley still offers a glimpse into nearly 25 years of social and political activism through painting. Read More...
Though the Mission has been largely buffed clean of its history, the vibrant street-art corridor Clarion Alley still offers a glimpse into nearly 25 years of social and political activism through painting. Read More...
The striking oxidized copper facade by Herzog & de Meuron and Fong & Chan Architects has become an icon in Golden Gate Park since its 2005 inauguration, particularly the twisting, 144-foot tower. Read More...
The striking oxidized copper facade by Herzog & de Meuron and Fong & Chan Architects has become an icon in Golden Gate Park since its 2005 inauguration, particularly the twisting, 144-foot tower. Read More...
In a Potrero Hill space designed by Jensen Architects, director Anthony Huberman has earned high marks since taking the reins in 2013 for putting on unconventional shows. Read More...
In a Potrero Hill space designed by Jensen Architects, director Anthony Huberman has earned high marks since taking the reins in 2013 for putting on unconventional shows. Read More...
The museum recently reopened in a Diller Scofidio + Renfo-updated 1930s printing facility. Read More...
The museum recently reopened in a Diller Scofidio + Renfo-updated 1930s printing facility. Read More...