![]() ![]() If biking isn’t your thing, western San Francisco is accessible by foot and also by the best public transportation of any part of the city, as buses or streetcars run on most of the major east-west boulevards.Īfter deciding on your mode of transport, continue on Balboa Street until you get to 14th Avenue. A few doors down is Le Velo Rouge, a vaguely French-feeling cafe where you can get a cup of coffee, use the free Wi-Fi, and people-watch the mix of young parents, tourists from Golden Gate Park, and the occasional USF student from up the road. For $40 you’ll get a good bike for the whole day. Bike rentals there, are, by San Francisco standards, very affordable. San Francyclo, a neighborhood bike shop on the corner of Golden Gate and Arguello, has friendly staff who are always happy to fix a flat or offer advice on how to avoid the worst of San Francisco’s hills, but they open a little later, at 11 a.m. by stopping at one of the many bike shops on Stanyan Street, at the eastern border of Golden Gate Park, and rent a bike. If you feel up to it, start your morning at around 10 a.m. The food is good and worth a stop.To make the most of a day in the western half of San Francisco, leave your car elsewhere because nothing can ruin a day of natural beauty, oddly alluring neighborhoods, quirky wildlife, and fantastic food like spending hours looking for parking. ![]() The workers are too busy trying to get the orders filled and keep the line moving. I think one order of 3 shrimp dumplings, or 3 meat dumplings is good for one person, but one order of 3 pork buns is good for 2 people. One order of certain items like pork buns or shrimp dumplings is 3 items. If you don't know the names, compare the pictures with the names. Grab a pink order sheet and pencil, and while you wait in line, circle what you want and then hand the list to the person behind the counter and they will fill it. The line can be long, but you must follow the procedure to keep it moving fast. Buy the food to go and take it to the beach or park. The place is a Hole in the Wall, with no ambience and only four tables. When I'm in the Clement street neighborhood or headed to Land's End or the Sutro Bath/ Ocean Beach area, this is where I stop to get Dim Sum Take Out.
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