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Places where locals say it’s an easy walk to grab groceries or go for a bite

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Marina

#1 Marina →

  • 97%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 95%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
Known for its post-collegiate crowd that works out in the neighborhood’s waterfront parks by day and parties in Chestnut Street’s bars by night.
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Noe Valley

#2 Noe Valley →

  • 95%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 95%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
Locals call this sunny neighborhood full of Victorians and Edwardians “Stroller Town” because it’s home to so many families.
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Mission Dolores

#3 Mission Dolores →

  • 93%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 94%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
This urban pocket between the Castro and the Mission is crowned by Dolores Park, one of the city’s greatest places to bask on a sunny day.
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Pacific Heights

#4 Pacific Heights →

  • 96%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 89%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
Well-heeled residents lavish love on their historic homes, frequent Fillmore Street’s elegant boutiques, and walk their pups in the hilltop parks.  
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Inner Sunset

#5 Inner Sunset →

  • 95%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 94%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
These blocks south of Golden Gate Park are mostly filled with homes, but a lively cluster of shops and restaurants keeps locals happy and well fed.
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Polk Gulch

#6 Polk Gulch →

  • 95%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 90%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
Just up and over Nob Hill and Russian Hill from FiDi, Polk’s lively food and nightlife scene lends a neighborhood feel to this busy part of town.
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Western Addition

#7 Western Addition →

  • 96%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 83%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
An unpolished pocket between Pacific Heights and Hayes Valley that’s beloved both by newly arrived hipsters and fiercely protective long-timers.
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Nob Hill

#8 Nob Hill →

  • 93%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 89%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
The mansions of the city’s early tycoons have been replaced with apartments, but cable cars still carry commuters up these famously scenic streets.
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Russian Hill

#9 Russian Hill →

  • 91%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 89%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
Locals tote groceries up garden-lined stairways, and cable cars ding the bell as they pass local watering holes. This is classic San Francisco all the way.
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Dolores Heights

#10 Dolores Heights →

  • 88%
    say it's walkable to restaurants
  • 91%
    say it’s walkable to grocery stores
The Victorians in this spectacular slice of the city are a short walk from the Mission, the Castro, and Noe Valley.
At least 10 Trulia users voted on this feature. Learn more about our methodology. This list includes neighborhoods that have a minimum of 10 homes for sale. Last updated 4/30/19.
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