Post #249827 by dangergirl299 on Sat, Aug 19, 2006 11:28 AM

Southwest airlines magazine, Spirit, just had a great article about "Vintage San Francisco" (Aug. 2006)
These are the places recommended in the article:

Hotels:
Fairmont (of course, has the Tonga Room)
Hotel Union Square (has a Dashiell Hammet suite)
Mark Hopkins (great bar on top)
Palace Hotel (great afternoon tea in Crystal Ballroom area)
San Remo
Sir Francis Drake
Westin St. Francis

Restaurants:
It's Tops Coffee Shop
John's Grill (Hammett ties)
Ristorante Fior d'Tialia
Sam Wo (Chinatown)
Sam's Grill
Sears Fine Food
Swan Oyster Depot
Tadich Grill
Tommaso's North Beach

Nightlife (i.e. Bars):
Buena Vista Cafe
PlumpJack Balboa Cafe
The Saloon (on Grant) (gold rush era)
Tonga Room (OF COURSE!!)
Top of the Mark (excellent views, fab food and drink, right across street from Tonga Room)
Tosca Cafe
Vesuvio

Attractions:
Anchor Brewing Co.
Cable Car Museum
City Lights Bookstore
Cliff House (remodeled version not as great as the older version, but still great views)
Ferry Building Marketplace
Flood Building
Geary Theater
Mission Dolores
See's Candies on Polk
Sentinel Building
Spring Valley Elementary School (oldest public school in CA)