Tartine Bakery

Small-batch ice cream made with Straus organic milk, salted caramel among the classics, plus sundaes, popsicles and soft serve, a block from Dolores Park.

A corner café with outdoor tables looking onto the lawns, coffee roasted in-house, and breakfast, sandwiches and bowls.

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

All-vegan Japanese cooking inspired by Zen temple food: vegan sushi, stuffed eggplant tempura, sukiyaki, and soba and udon soups.

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

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