We asked Biophysical Society members who live in San Francisco for their favorite places to eat and the attractions you shouldn’t miss. See their recommendations below!
Interested in making new acquaintances while you enjoy the cuisine of San Francisco? Stop by the Society Booth Sunday through Tuesday at 5:30 PM, where a San Francisco-based Biophysical Society member will coordinate dinner at a local restaurant.
Breakfast
Blue Bottle Coffee
66 Mint Street
Daily 6:30 AM – 7 PM
Kitchen Story
3499 16th Street
Breakfast & Brunch: Daily 8 AM – 3 PM
Dinner:
Sunday – Thursday, 5 PM – 10 PM
Friday & Saturday, 5 PM – 10:30 PM
Just for You Café
732 – 22nd Street @ 3rd Street
Monday – Friday, 7:30 AM – 3 PM
Saturday – Sunday, 8 AM – 4 PM
Plow
1299 18th Street
Monday – Friday, 7 AM – 2 PM
Saturday & Sunday, 8 AM – 2 PM
“Due to our modest size, we can only accommodate parties of six and fewer.”
The Ramp
855 Terry A Francois Blvd
Monday-Friday, 11 AM – 9 PM
Saturday & Sunday, 10 AM – 9 PM
Dottie’s True Blue Café
28 6th Street
Monday, Thursday, Friday, 7:30 AM – 3 PM
Saturday & Sunday, 7:30 AM – 4 PM
Closed Tuesday & Wednesday
Lunch
Samovar
730 Howard Street
Open Daily
Goat Hill Pizza
171 Stillman St
Daily 11 AM – 10 PM
HRD Café
521A 3rd Street
Lunch: Monday – Saturday, 10 AM – 4 PM
Dinner: Monday – Friday, 5 PM – 8:30 PM
Closed Sunday
Homeroom
400 40th Street, Oakland
Tuesday – Sunday, 11 AM – 10 PM
Closed Monday
The Grove – Yerba Buena
690 Mission Street
Monday – Friday, 6:30 AM – 10:30 PM
Saturday – Sunday, 8 AM – 10:30 PM
Onigilly Kearny
455 Market Street, Suite 160
Monday – Friday 11 AM – 4 PM
Closed weekends
Muracci’s Japanese Curry
307 Kearny Street
Monday – Thursday, 11 AM – 7 PM
Friday, 11 AM – 6 PM
Saturday, 11 AM – 4 PM
Closed Sunday
Café Madeleine
149 New Montgomery Street
Monday – Friday, 7 AM – 5:30 PM
Uno Dos Tacos
595 Market Street
Monday – Wednesday, 7 AM – 9 PM
Thursday – Friday, 7 AM – 10 PM
Closed weekends
Tropisueno
75 Yerba Buena Lane
Taqueria:
Monday – Friday 10 AM – 4 PM
Saturday – Sunday 11 AM – 4 PM
Happy Hour: 4 PM – 6 PM everyday
Dinner: 5 PM everyday
Dinner
Poesia
4072 18th Street
Sunday, 5 PM – 10 PM
Monday – Thursday, 5 PM – 10:30 PM
Friday & Saturday, 5 PM – 11 PM
Mourad
140 New Montgomery Street
Lunch: Monday – Friday, 11:30 AM – 2 PM
Dinner: Daily starting at 5 PM
La Ciccia
291 30th Street
Tuesday – Saturday, 5:30 PM – 10 PM
Little Delhi
83 Eddy Street
Daily 5 PM – 9:30 PM
Parada 22
1805 Haight Street (between Shrader St & Stanyan St)
Monday – Sunday 11 AM – 10 PM
Acquolina
1600 Stockton Street
Brunch: Saturday & Sunday 10:30 AM – 2 PM
Lunch: Tuesday – Sunday 11:30 AM – 5 PM
Dinner: Sunday – Thursday 5 PM – 10 PM
Friday – Saturday 5 PM – 10:30 PM
Closed Mondays
Restaurants in Belden Place
Often dubbed the French Quarter of San Francisco, Belden Place (aka Belden Alley, Belden Lane, or Belden Street) offers an American repesentation of European dining.
Budget Eats
Brenda’s Meat and Three
919 Divisadero Street
Between McAllister & Golden Gate
Open everyday except Tuesday, 8 AM – 10 PM
Starbelly
3583 16th Street
Sunday – Thursday, 5 PM – 11 PM
Friday & Saturday, 5 PM – 12 AM
Pancho Villa Tacqueria
3071 16th Street
Daily 10 AM – 12 AM
Tacos el Farolito
2950 24th Street
Daily 10 AM – 1:45 AM
Cash only
Super Duper Burgers
783 Mission Street, between 4th and Yerba Buena
Monday – Thursday, 8 AM – 11 PM
Friday, 8 AM – 11:30 PM
Saturday, 10:30 AM – 11:30 PM
Sunday, 10:30 AM – 10 PM
“Can’t Miss” Attractions
Twin Peaks
360 degree views of San Francisco
SF Museum of Modern Art
151 Third Street
Friday – Tuesday 10 AM –5 PM
Thursday 10 AM –9 PM
Closed Wednesday
Anchor Public Taps
495 De Haro Street
Daily 11 AM – 9 PM
Local Brewing Co
69 Bluxome St
Sunday – Monday, 2 PM – 9 PM
Tuesday – Saturday, 2 PM – 10 PM
Cellarmaker Brewing Co
1150 Howard Street
Tuesday – Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM
Friday – Saturday, 12 PM – 11 PM
Sunday, 1 PM – 8 PM
Closed Monday
Ferry Building Marketplace
One Ferry Building, The Embarcadero
Monday-Friday, 10 AM – 7 PM
Saturday, 8 AM – 6 PM
Sunday, 11 AM – 5 PM
Hours for individual businesses may vary
Union Square
Park and shopping district
Haight-Ashbury
Lands End Trail, Muir Woods
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Building 201, Fort Mason
At the northwestern corner of San Francisco, there is wild and windy trail with stunning views at every turn.
Highlights include hillsides of cypress and wildflowers, views of shipwrecks and access to the ruins of Sutro baths, a San Francisco special memory.
Point Reyes National Seashore
You can see elephant seals!
walking along Embarcadero
Exploratorium
Pier 15
Embarcadero @ Green Street
Monday–Sunday: 10 AM – 5
PM
Thursday Evening (Ages 18+): 6 PM – 10 PM
Golden Gate Park
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Tuesday–Sunday, 9:30 AM – 5:15 PM
California Academy of Science
Golden Gate Park
55 Music Concourse Drive
Monday–Saturday, 9:30 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, 11 AM – 5 PM
Sutro Baths
Lands End Lookout
Ruins of world’s largest indoor swimming pool facility, built in 1896