NEIGHBORHOODS North Beach Coit Tower at Dusk Al’s Attire Old Italy, memories of Kerouac and waterfront bohemianism meet of-the-moment eateries in this lively neighborhood. North Beach doesn’t have an actual beach. It does, however, have a vibrantly strong Italian American community that for generations has seeded the neighborhood with fantastic restaurants and cafés. HOW TO GET HERE The 8, 10, 12, 30 and 45 bus lines all provide service in and around the North Beach neighborhood. WHAT TO SEE & DO On the east side of Washington Square, vintage wooden houses climb Telegraph Hill, crowned by Coit Tower — a tower built in the 1930s and festooned inside with murals depicting scenes from California’s history. Upper Grant Avenue is rich with one-of-a-kind shops while Broadway is lined with music clubs, restaurants and bars. The Beat Generation is showcased in City Lights bookstore on Columbus. A theatrical must-see, Beach Blanket Babylon , guarantees laugh-packed performances. WHERE TO EAT Get an award-winning pizza at Tony’s Pizza Napoletana or tuck into a perfect sandwich at Molinari Delicatessen. Locals rave about Trattoria Pinocchio’s tiramisu. Caffe Trieste, features live opera singing and first-rate cappuccino and espresso (Francis Ford Coppola wrote the script for The Godfather here). To get a guided taste of the neighborhood, try Local Tastes of the City Tours. 50 MUST SEES TRATTORIA PINOCCHIO trattoriapinocchio.com TONY’S PIZZA NAPOLETANA tonyspizzanapoletana.com CAFFE TRIESTE caffetrieste.com BEACH BLANKET BABYLON beachblanketbabylon.com LOCAL TASTES OF THE CITY TOUR sffoodtour.com CITY LIGHTS BOOKSTORE citylights.com 45 41 39 35 Aquatic Park ort Ma s on Jefferson Beach Mariti m e North Point Mu s eu m Fi s her m an’ s Wharf NORTH Telegraph BEACH Hill Coit Tower Grant Ru ss ian Hill Hyde Polk Van Ne Frankl Goug Union Colu m bus E m barcardero 1 17 15 Exploratoriu m 9 7 Ferry Building Broadway . sftravel.com FROM TOP: © Richard Klotzl; San Francisco Travel Association/Nader Khouri Mason ro de rca ba E m Battery Sanso m e Powell
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