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Wine Bar · San Francisco
The Alley Wine Bar With No Sign
North Beach, San Francisco
Go alone, sit at the end of the bar, and let him pick. Say yes to the second glass.
Issue N°05 · Off the Itinerary
The places I almost kept quiet.
Unmarked doors, ladders to poetry sections, and a turnout on a road most people drive straight past.
3 finds · updated monthly
Every one of these I found by accident — a wrong turn, a friend of a friend, a night I had nowhere to be. I've thought hard about whether writing them down ruins them. I decided that the kind of person who reads this far is the kind of person who'll treat them well.
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Bookshop · San Francisco
The Bookstore That Stays Open Until Midnight
North Beach, San Francisco
The best free hour in San Francisco. Bring cash, leave with something you didn't come for.
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Viewpoint · Marin Headlands
The Overlook Nobody Parks At
Marin Headlands, California
Go forty minutes before sunset, bring a jacket you think is too warm. It isn't.
Found Something?
Tell me where you'd send a friend.
Half of these came from someone else's recommendation. If you know a place worth the detour, I want to hear about it.