Lake Merced Park Playground (Vidal Drive)

A coffee shop on 4th Street good for warming up with hot cocoa.

A mall floor of arcade games, bowling and karaoke. Buy time rather than tokens, and go on a weekday if you can.

A neighborhood park with a newer playground and a clubhouse whose outside walls carry two Islamic tile murals worth a look.

Conveyor-belt sushi that keeps toddlers through school-age kids watching the plates go by.

This one is small but useful, with a play structure, full basketball court and benches under the trees.