My Bay Area Bucket List

Hey hey!!! Below is my Bay Area Bucket List I made at the beginning of the summer. I’ll be probably adding to it as I find new things to do, places to go, and things to eat (of course!). Please let me know if you have suggestions 🙂

Whenever it comes time to leave the Bay Area, I am thinking of making a “must do/eat” in SF separately of things we have already done and deem essential to a trip here! Anywho, this is my little list that I’ll be using as reference as we knock some things off!

Things to do/Places to Go:

• Twin Peaks
• Visit Golden Gate Park 
• Ride a Cable Car
• Go to Mission District
• Muir Woods National Monument
• Chinatown
• Mount Sutro/Corona Heights
• Fort Point
• Cal Sailing Club- Free sailing rides
• 16^th Avenue Steps
• Picnic at Crissy Field
• Wave Organ
• Haight-Ashbury 
• Mystery Spot
• Bernal Heights for the views
• Seward Street Slides
• See Strawberry Hill
• Japanese Tea Garden: Free every M, W, F before 10 am
• Clarion Alley Mural
• The Dutch Windmill 
• Get a Coffee at Home Cafe
• Grizzly Peak- Berkeley
• Visit Point Reyes Lighthouse- Point Reyes National Seashore
• Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
• Pizza Antica pizza
• See the Pulgas Water Temple
• Half Moon Bay
• Point Bonita lighthouse
• Cataract Falls
• Audium
• Go to Angel Island
• Exploratorium at night

Hiking:

• Hike The Presidio Trails
• Hike Lover’s Lane
• Nimitz Way Trail at Inspiration Point
• Hike Dipsea Trail
• Big Basin Redwoods
• Hike Mt. Diablo from Mitchell canyon
• Mori Point
• Hike Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
• Marin Headlands
• Castle Rock State Park
• Hike Sunol Regional Wilderness
• Tennessee Valley to Muir Beach
• Sanborn County Park
• Henry Cowell State Park

Must Try Restaurants:

• FRENCH LAUNDRY!!
• Atelier Crenn
• B. Patisserie
• Outerlands- Brunch
• Dumpling Time
• Nopa- Custard french toast
• Delfina
• The Dorian
• La Taqueria: Mission District
• Hog Island Oyster Depot
• Sushirrito
• Golden Boy Pizza- Clam garlic pizza
• Straw – Donut
• Smuggler’s Cove 
• The Cliff House
• Authentic Dim Sum
• Tartine Bakery- pan au chocolate, lemon tart, morning bun
• FOREIGN CINEMA
• State Bird Provisions
• Swensen’s Powell Ice Cream
• Tony’s Pizza Napoletana
• Mama’s on Washington Square- Brunch
• Salt and Straw Ice Cream
• Falafel Drive In (San Jose)
• Specs’ Twelve Adler Museum Café
• Anchor Steam Brewery
• Dutch Crunch sandwich–
• Homeroom Mac & Cheese 
• Mac’d
• Bloody Mary at The Ramp
• Cheesecake from Zanze’s
• Boudin Bakery Chowder
• Mr. Holmes Bakehouse
• High Tea at Garden Court
• Brenda’s French Soul Food
• Aub Zam Zam martini
• Zuni Café: Chicken for DJ
• Soufflé at Café Jacqueline  
• U Dessert Story
• Zazie – Brunch
• Farmhouse Kitchen Thai Cuisine
• Leo’s Oyster Bar
• August1Five
• Urban Putt
• La Marcha Tapas Bar
• The Saratoga- Jenga Tots & Mimosa Donut
• Craftsman & Wolves- The Rebel Within 
• Cotogna-  Raviolo di ricotta
• Me & Tasty- Charcoal Pancakes
• Vive La Tarte- Tacro
• Bread Belly- Kaya Toast
• Golden Gate Bakery- Egg Tart
• Barzotto- Snail Shell Pasta
• BottleTaps- Gourmet Pretzel Board
• Ozumo- Matcha pancakes 
• Stonemill Matcha
• Tofu Martini from Blush
• Swedish Pancakes at Sears Fine Food
• Toast at Trouble Coffee
• Mitchell’s Ice Cream
• Good Karma Artisan Ales & Café- Bao Bun
• Burma Superstar/ B star- Tea Leaf Salad
• Indian Food: Travelodge Hotel- India Palace Restaurant
• Lysare
• Shakewell (Bacalao Croquettes)
• The Sycamore

xo <3