Reliably divey, with an ample back patio, ill-advertised punk shows and the occasional appearance of dollar oysters.

Mission Street art gallery displaying beautiful losers. Ryan Mcginley, Barry McGee...

You have a lot of hills to choose from in San Francisco but in my opinion the best (and most varied) views are from Bernal Hill. Bonus: from my kitchen table I can watch tiny blobs moving around on this hill-- slow blobs are people, fast blobs are dogs.

For all your pie needs, from savory to sweet.

This one’s easy to miss because it’s dwarfed by one of the many loud discount stores on Mission selling Day-Glo flowers and phone chargers. When you find it, the inside is tiny; there’s just enough room for you, an espresso machine, and a guy or two playing great music every time. And they have egg creams!