corazon
Executive Chef
Tadich Grill! San Fran's oldest restaurant, been around since 1849! I couldn't find a website but here is some info http://dinesite.com/info/rstrnt-299683/??&t=0 I love that place!
ironchef said:Since you're going in the summertime, I second San Fran and Wine Country. A good way to do it would be to split it up with 3 days in SF, 2 days in the Sonoma Valley region, and 2 days in the Napa Valley region. Also, it depends on how much you guys like wine. If you're not wine drinkers, you wouldn't want to spend as much time in Napa and Sonoma unless you guys wanted to do more outdoors type stuff like hiking. Some things to see (I know some were already mentioned):
San Francisco:
Napa Valley:
- Chinatown
- Fisherman's Wharf
- Coit Tower
- TransAmerica Pyramid
- North Beach (lots of good Italian restaurants)
- Alcatraz
- Japanese Tea Garden
- Golden Gate Park (nice place for a lunch picnic)
- California Academy of Science
- Lombard Street
- SF Museum of Modern Art
Sonoma Valley:
- Wineries (of course)
- Calistoga Hot Springs
- Wine Train
- Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
- Napa River Tours
- Petrefied Forrest
- Wineries
- Champagne Caves
- Hot Air Balloon ride
- Russian River
- Jack London Park
- Tomales Bay (eat some oysters fresh from the water)
- Mendocino (quaint east-coast type fishing town)
- Goat Rock Beach
corazon90 said:I'd say, go to kadesma's house. You would be well fed with extraordinary food!
corazon90 said:San Fran is a good city if $$$. I lived close by for a year and went to the city every weekend. There is an excellent restaurant on the tip of my tongue but just can't remember it. I'll let you know when I do. Looks like you have some good info already.
I suppose I meant cost of living. I agree with you about the restaurants though, you can find good places for relatively cheap. I love the food at fisherman's wharf.mish said:Cora pick up a copy (or go on line) to Frommer's. We found some excellent eateries etc. that were not costly. One was a mom & pop type place (not fancy), where we had paella (till it was coming out of our ears) and the dishes kept on coming for about $15. Check out Delancey St., the money goes to a good cause, and you can't beat the prices, food and service. Lunch is inexpensive, if you nibble in the Fisherman's wharf, and save your $ for a few special dinners. Chinatown is inexpensive, and there are some excellent restaurants. All Raven's suggestions are good ones, and I found San Fran one of the least expensive cities I've visited.