Pack a picnic and head over to the Palace of Fine Arts. In a city of weird and wacky art, the Palace is one of the few really gracious spots around; walk [more...]

If you are dating a vampire, goth, or just someone with a sense of humor, head downtown on a Friday or Saturday night -- with or without your false fangs -- for a Vampire Tour of [more...]

Berkeley's Dark Carnival Books is a mecca for sci-fi/fantasy-reading couples. Laid out like a proper bookstore, with multiple floors, narrow little aisles and [more...]

Don't you miss toy stores? All that excitement and wonder, all those primary colors and plush fabrics and sparkly plastic? If you're sighing with longing now, pay a visit to Ambassador Toys in [more...]

You literate foodies out there might enjoy SF's best two-in-one date. Head over to Burma Superstar, a truly exceptional Burmese restaurant, and put your name on [more...]

Ike's Place on 16th Street at Market provides to-die-for hot sandwiches, fresh-made ice cream and hot drinks. There are even a few sidewalk tables to sit at on a sunny day. Ike himself owns and operates the joint, and is eager to please [more...]

Pakwan Restaurant offers mouth-watering Pakistani and Indian cuisine and you need you get down with it right now.

Forget ambiance, at least in the SF [more...]

Fentons is one of the last great creameries in the Bay Area. Set up to look like a diner with wrought-iron chairs and a hearty onion-ring-inclusive menu, the [more...]

Some claim Tartine is the best bakery in the city. Others vote for Miette. However, those of us lucky enough to live in the Castro vote for Sweet [more...]

Golden Gate Park has a small herd of American bison living at one end of the long park. For enormous hairy beasts, they're surprisingly adorable, and for slow-moving cousins of cows, they're surprisingly fun to watch.

Turn your radio to 90.7 FM (or just click "listen now" on the website) to hear local bands performing live on KALX every Saturday night at 8 pm. KALX Live is a great [more...]

Three can be a crowd on a date, unless you pick your activities right. If you've got a kid in the mix, head over to Children's Fairyland in Oakland. Slightly [more...]

How can I begin to describe the wonderfulness of Oakland's Parkway Theater? Watch the movie snuggled up on a love seat and have your pizza and pitchers of beer [more...]

Nothing is sexier than someone who can fix stuff around the house. This is true for men and women, by the way. There is no human on earth who can resist someone who fixes their car for free, or makes to door actually fit in the [more...]

Watch the website for the next incarnation of Nato Green's Iron Comic, a live gameshow for standup comedian contestants based on the Iron Chef style. [more...]

China Beach is one of the great little outdoor secrets in this city. [more...]

At The Trappist in Oakland, you can try more Belgian beers than you ever suspected existed. With fifteen cycling ales on tap and over a hundred bottled brews, The [more...]

If you want to go dancing for real -- not just the hyper shimmy that passes for dancing in clubs -- pay a visit to Harry Denton's Starlight Room. Located on the [more...]

San Francisco is home to one of the world's great hands-on science museums: the Exploratorium. Not just a great place for school field trips, the Exploratorium [more...]

Pay a visit the newly-revamped De Young Museum. Can't stomach the entrance fee (or the art)? Just stand outside and admire the copper facade; you can tell your [more...]