San Francisco neighborhood guides
22 neighborhoods · live crime, BART & Muni Metro- SoMaSouth of Market
Tech offices, SFMOMA, and a dense grid of high-rise apartments fill the blocks south of Market Street, with Moscone Center and Yerba Buena Gardens anchoring the neighborhood's cultural core.
- Mission BaySouth of Market
UCSF's biomedical campus and the Chase Center sit among newly built mid-rise apartments along a stretch of waterfront reclaimed from rail yards over the past two decades.
- TenderloinDowntown & Civic Center
A dense, historic grid of SRO hotels and mid-rise apartments sits blocks from Union Square, with a visible and persistent street-level homelessness and drug presence that residents should weigh carefully.
- Nob HillDowntown & Civic Center
Grand hotels and prewar apartment towers crown one of the city's steepest hills, with cable car lines running along California and Powell Streets.
- Russian HillNortheast SF
Crooked Lombard Street draws crowds to a hillside of prewar apartment buildings and townhouses with sweeping bay views.
- North BeachNortheast SF
Italian bakeries, cafes, and the City Lights bookstore fill this historic North Beach grid a short walk from Coit Tower and the waterfront.
- ChinatownNortheast SF
The oldest Chinatown in North America packs grocers, herb shops, and dim sum restaurants into a dense, low-rise historic district just north of Union Square.
- MarinaNorthern Waterfront
A recreational stretch for sailing and jogging along the bay, the Marina's low-rise apartment blocks sit near the Palace of Fine Arts and Crissy Field.
- Cow HollowNorthern Waterfront
Union Street's boutiques and restaurants run through a quiet strip of Victorian buildings and low-rise apartments between the Marina and Pacific Heights.
- Pacific HeightsNorthern Waterfront
Mansions and grand apartment buildings line streets with some of the city's best bay views, a short walk from the Fillmore Street shopping corridor.
- Hayes ValleyCentral SF
Boutiques and restaurants fill a compact, walkable grid built up after the Central Freeway's removal, a short walk from the Opera House and Symphony Hall.
- NoPaCentral SF
Victorian houses and low-rise apartments line the blocks just north of the Panhandle, a narrow strip of Golden Gate Park's eastern extension.
- Haight-AshburyCentral SF
Victorian storefronts and a countercultural retail strip run along Haight Street, bordering Golden Gate Park's eastern panhandle.
- CastroCastro & Noe Valley
A historic LGBTQ nightlife and retail strip lines Castro Street, anchored by the restored Castro Theatre marquee and rainbow-flag crosswalks.
- Noe ValleyCastro & Noe Valley
Family-friendly cafes and a Saturday farmers market line 24th Street's commercial strip amid rows of Victorian houses on a sunny, sheltered slope.
- MissionThe Mission & Bernal
Taquerias, murals, and a dense nightlife scene fill the flat central blocks of the Mission District, alongside a fast-changing mix of longtime and newer businesses.
- Bernal HeightsThe Mission & Bernal
A quiet hilltop of small houses and steep streets circles a grassy summit park with panoramic views across the city.
- Potrero HillEastern SF
Sunny, sheltered blocks of Victorian houses and modern condos sit above the 101 freeway, with a small commercial strip along 18th Street.
- DogpatchEastern SF
Converted warehouses and new mid-rise condos line a historic industrial waterfront strip near the Third Street rail line and Chase Center.
- Inner SunsetWestern SF
A quiet, fog-cooled commercial strip along Irving Street sits between UCSF's Parnassus campus and Golden Gate Park.
- Outer SunsetWestern SF
Rows of pastel-colored houses run in a quiet, fog-prone grid toward Ocean Beach, well outside the city's tourist core.
- Inner RichmondWestern SF
Clement Street's restaurants and grocers run through a quiet, dense residential grid a few blocks north of Golden Gate Park.