Quote: (01-03-2012 07:36 PM)mangadooza Wrote:
I'm going to be spending a few months in San Francisco. I've looked through the past threads on SF, but there wasn't much.
Can any of you guys from the Bay Area give a rough overview of the city? Also, is there a particular neighborhood considered ideal for nightlife/daygame and such, so I can try to get an apartment nearby?
The consensus seems to be that SF = predominantly hipster girls that aren't as hot as girls in LA, but more intelligent. Accurate?
Thanks
I used to live in San Francisco. I got you.
Lodging
If you're looking to rent a spot, use airbnb.com. Otherwise, Craigslist.com.
These are the neighborhoods I recommend for DHV:
Soma: This is where some of the best bars in the city are. I highly recommend getting a pad here. Lots of gentrifying renovated lofts on the cheap.
Marina: High-end neighborhood, with some nice talent passing through. One of my favorite lounges is here: MatrixSF. Google it. Sunday nights are great.
North Beach: Near mad bars and next to the downtown financial district. Interesting perch of the city.
Embarcadero: Lots of sick condos and high-end apartments, right by the water.
Nightlife
First things first, get on SFStation.com and subscribe to the nightlife e-mail list. It gives you an authoritative daily breakdown on what's going on in the city.
Vessel (great Wednesday and Thursday spot). Vesselsf.net
The Cellar (cool Saturday night spot)
Eve Lounge (Soma-ish; good weeknight spot)
Elbo Room - Mission District. Check their calendar for their monthly Brazilian events. Quite a few Brazilians in the Bay Area. If you used Facebook, find Tuka De Oliveira. He's a big promoter for Brazilian events in the Bay Area (Brazilianevents.com)
Day Game
Union Square: Shopping mecca of the city. Start at the intersection of Powell and Market streets and walk around the area until you hit Union Square. By then you should have approached a few chicks.
Westfield Shopping Centre: This is also in Union Square at the intersection of Mason and Powell. Loads of chicks at this mall almost all the time. Plenty of day game opportunities.
Marina: Upscale, pretentious hood, but there's hot bitches. Check out the coffeeshops here and read Roosh's article about coffeeshop game. Make sure you hit up Matrix Lounge as well.
Portrero Hill: Up-and-coming neighborhood with lots of neighborhood coffee shops and some bars. Check out Horatius. It's a wine bar/art museum/cafe that used to host events. I watched a bunch of World Cup matches here in 2010. Lots of classy chicks stop through. The owner is Venezuelan, but born to Portuguese parents. Cool dude.
AT&T Park area: Lots of young professional chicks in the coffeeshops and bars nearby. Lots of residential housing as well.
Fisherman's Wharf: Hella touristy, but chicks are usually here (mostly out-of-towners).
Restaurants
The Bay Area has the best grub in the country, hands down.
Make sure you hit up these spots:
High-End
Zuni
Espetus (epic Brazilian churrascaria; spent my bday here last year)
Nopa (amazing restaurant that serves only seasonal, local ingredients)
Chez Pannise (top-ten restaurant in the US, but it's in Berkeley)
Breakfast
Stacks - Epic breakfast place in Hayes Valley (closes at 2pm).
There's more where that came from. You could make a whole new thread that would be endless.
If you want cheap but great food (i.e. Mexican, Salvadorean, Burmese), check out the Mission District.
El Farolito - Best cheap Mex food
Yamo - Fantastic Burmese food
El Zocalo - Best papusas in the Bay Area
Bars
Bourbon and Branch (epic speakeasy). One of the best bars in the US.
Smuggler's Cove - Excellent rum bar in Hayes Valley SF. One of the best bars in the US.
If you tell me what kind of scenes and styles you're into, I can give you more specific information, including intel on the Oakland and Berkeley scenes.