Cha-Ya Vegetarain Japanese Res

Valencia Street pastry shop where a cake or a cookie buys a quiet few minutes.

A busy playground on the same site as the city's only outdoor pool, with tennis, basketball and a blacktop soccer pitch.

A ramen shop known for tsukemen, thick noodles you dip into a rich, hot broth, a fun one for kids to eat.

One of a small family of taquerias going since 1991, known for the O.M.G. burrito mojado, chorizo breakfast burritos and a vegetarian burrito.

Mission bakery with room for strollers; a morning bun makes the line worth it.

Ice cream churned to order; a treat stop for babies through school-age kids.