SAN FRANCISCO WEEKEND TRIP ITINERARY 2022 (LOCAL'S PERSPECTIVE)

How to spend the perfect 3 day weekend in SF. I am really giving away all my good recommendations here in this fun weekend itinerary I built out!!! If it is your first time weekend trip to San Francisco, feel free to use this as a guide to what touristy things are worth doing as well as a way to incorporate recs from a local into your trip here.

Feel free to pick and choose which parts of the itinerary you all like. Hope you fall in love with SF like I have! Questions? Leave them below :)

Friday
2:30 pm Marina Green/Fort Mason Walk, Marina District. If ubering, call the uber to Equator Coffee.
Places to stop at:
- Philz Coffee Truck (closes at 3pm)
- Crissy Field Beach
- Palace of Fine Arts
- Loop around to Chestnut Street, ending at the Dorian

4:30 pmback to hotel
7:00 pm North Beach Dinner / Drinks
Recs:
- Barbara Pinseria
- Original Joe’s
- Acquolina
- Red Window
- Chubby Noodle
- China Live
- Don Pistos (never actually been, but have heard amazing things)
- Tony’s Pizza or Golden Boy Pizza (for drunchies)

Saturday
9:00 am Ferry Building Farmer’s Market
*20 min walk*
10:30 am Pier 33 for an Alcatraz Tour
12:30 pm lunch/Pier 39/Fisherman’s wharf/ Ghirardelli Square
3:15 pm Buena Vista Cafe for an Irish coffee
4:30 pm Lombard Street
5:30 pm hotel/regroup
7:30 pm dinner
options:
- Fillmore Street in Pac Heights
- Recs: Noosh (Mediterranean), The Snug (American), Taco Bar (Mex)
- Union St or Chestnut St in the Marina
- Recs: Kaiyo (sushi), mamanoko (sushi), Tipsy pig (American), Blackwood (Thai), Flores (Mexican), Norcina (Italian), Palm House (drinks),
- Polk Street in Russian Hill
- Mezcalito (Mexican), Fiorella (Italian), Nick’s Crispy Tacos (more casual but delicious), Sorella (American), Amelie wine bar (for a drink)

Sunday
10:00 am: B Patisserie Bakery
*20 min walk or 5 min uber*
10:45 am Alamo Square Park, Painted Ladies
*20 min walk or 5 min uber* If ubering, call it to Ben and Jerry’s on Haight
12:00 pm Haight Ashbury Streets
*10 min uber*
1:30 pm Mission District/Mission Dolores Park
3:30 pm hotel/regroup
4:30 pm Union Square
6:00 pm Dinner on the Embarcadero (Water Bar, Ozumo Sushi, Epic Steak, Kokarri, Coqueta)

0:00 Intro
0:34 Friday
2:28 Saturday
5:58 Sunday

#SanFranciscoWeekendItinerary #thingstodoSF #sanfrancisco

[luiscorona]

Definitely appreciate the efficiency planning based on location! Thanks for sharing. Cheers!

[helencannon]

Really helpful video thank you, lots of ideas for our first SF trip this year from the UK - thank you 🤩

[shabnambi]

I will use this video as my SF guide for my first time moving around the city✌🏻

[hannahmirsky]

Ah! Was in San Francisco for 4 days in May and this makes me miss it 🤍 I definitely didn't expect to love San Francisco as much as I did.

[kerrieoreilly]

Thanks so much for this! Such great suggestions, I’m following your Friday route right now and having such a lovely time discovering things I wouldn’t have otherwise! Thank you 😊

[kdstreeter]

CAFFE GRECO! my favorite cafe, it is on Columbus Avenue in North Beach.

[LivingLikeLex]

I'm back in July!! Can't wait

[leahg]

Canadian here - Thank you so much for this video! PS. The a-hole seagulls remind me of Canadian geese😂😂 they CHARGE at you

[lacarlousjackson]

Mission have the best burritos 🌯. Be relocating back to San Francisco!!! Glad you guys had a great time!!

[mansoor]

Thank you so so so so much Crystal for motivating me and I really really love your vlogs so so much you inspired me so so much and I will support you till end 😭✨❤️

[Pweepy]

Hi Crystal! So glad I chanced upon this vlog- it’s informative and fun at the same time! I’m a solo Asian woman going for a work trip, with 2 extra days to spare. Can you recommend some areas I could stay at? Many thanks in advance!

[chantalvlogs]

Wow! this video was super helpful. I'm visiting for the first time next month. where can one find a Japanese fruit sandwich?

[l.w.]

Hi! thank you for the video!! I’m visiting at the end of the month! How’s the weather nov-dec? Does it rain hard in SF? Also got a hotel in union square, but you mentioned there’s not much there…? Let me know if there’s more you can suggest to do there plz…. We do plan on visiting ggb, Muir Woods, doing the cruise around Alcatraz, n much more- but we are with a kid, so may need to stay around union square a lot (if we don’t feel like taking the bus..) thank you!

[LIG]

Can you share which spot that is in the thumbnail/beginning of the video?

[alvinhsu]

Is it easy to find parking around these areas? It looks like you were driving around in some spots. Thanks for the recommendations!!

[stephen]

Lot's of food and drinks... not a single museum or art gallery mentioned

[yuxsuvt]

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[TheHost]

Love the tips! How is the weather in sf on different times of the yr?

[amyfiel]

Hi! Where is the first video clip located at?

[nicholasperno]

Where would you recommend some to stay?