A New York friend is coming to San Francisco for a weekend to attend a wedding. She’s staying in Union Square and only has one full day to tour the city on her own, and this is what I recommended: <\/p>\n
1) Get up whenever, stroll around Union Square\/Market St.<\/p>\n
2) Optionally check out Yerba Buena Gardens<\/a> and the Museum of Modern Art<\/a>, or the California Historical Society Museum<\/a>, or the Cartoon Art Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n 3) Around lunchtime, make your way to SoMa<\/a> (South of Market St.), specifically, 2nd\/Bryant St., which is where I work. Have lunch in South Park, at my fav French caf\u00c3\u00a9, The Butler and the Chef<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4) After lunch, head toward the Embarcadero. Walk along it, stopping in at the Ferry Building<\/a> to check out the shops and such.<\/p>\n 5) Continue walking along the Embarcadero, or if you’re tired, hop on a street car, and get off at Pier 39. It’s tourist trap, yes, but do check out the Mus\u00c3\u00a9e M\u00c3\u00a9chanique<\/a> — and Alcatraz if you really want to, as this is the place to get the ferries from. (Alternatively you could spend a couple hours catching a ferry<\/a> from here to Marin County and back just to be out on the water and get some nice views of the Bay.)<\/p>\n 6) Then, catch the Powell-Hyde Cable Car<\/a> (at Beach and Hyde Sts.) back towards Market St. Optionally, stop off at Washington\/Powell in North Beach and explore the caf\u00c3\u00a9s and particularly City Lights Bookstore<\/a> and Vesuvio Caf\u00c3\u00a9 and Bar<\/a> next door.<\/p>\n 7) The Powell-Hyde line will drop you near your hotel.<\/p>\n My two favorite burrito places:<\/p>\n