Favorite neighborhoods in SF

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Permalink Reply by Not Your Average Guy on December 22, 2008 at 11:33pm

The Marina is a great neighborhood to live in. A buddy of mine has an apartment in the Marina with a great view of the Golden Gate from the roof and a lot of young residents in their 20's and 30's. Also, there are some great bars at Filmore and Greenwich with a young crowd.

I am interested to learn how your search goes. I am moving back to the Bay Area after I graduate in May and the city is on my list of places to live.

Permalink Reply by FreenDreezy on September 9, 2010 at 1:20pm

I second that, I live in the Marina and I love it! Great place for the younger 20 crowd. Other great neighborhoods to live in are North Beach, Tussian Hill and the Mission. All have fun bars and are very lively. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by d on December 23, 2008 at 2:03pm

My faves are (in order):

Cole Valley
Upper Haight/Panhandle
Hayes Valley
The Castro
Russian Hill
Cow Hollow
Pacific Heights

Places I am not a huge fan of? SoMA is a little weird, but it's very nice if you want to live somewhere new. It's just a little too new for my tastes. Nob Hill, parking sucks and it is a huge hike everywhere. Lower Haight is a little ghetto for me. Downtown is great (and super central) but is really crowded. And the Richmond District, Sunset District, etc. are too far out there and are really super foggy (but are affordable and you can get a lot for your money).

Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Broke Grad Student on January 6, 2009 at 1:41pm

Thanks for the suggestions. Now to start the search...

Permalink Reply by Leslie on February 19, 2009 at 8:16pm

Lower Haight! After that...Hayes Valley.

Permalink Reply by Lidia Rover on May 27, 2009 at 11:47pm

Depends on what type of environment you're looking for... There are young people all over the city, but specific groups live in more specific areas. Preppier/East Coast and LA types tend to huddle in the Marina, whereas the Mission houses the hipsters.

Permalink Reply by Martin S on January 22, 2010 at 10:23pm

Im Hayes Valley. Its cool here. Lots of restaurants, cafes and bars within walking distance, centrally located, cool stuff going on.

Permalink Reply by Lisa on February 1, 2010 at 8:56pm

I live way out in the outskirts of SF in the Portola District...I'd only recommend this neighborhood for folks who like to be away from the craziness of the city. I'd love my next place to be in either Bernal Heights, Noe Valley or the Mission/Castro (near Dolores Park specifically).

Honestly, there are tons of great things about every neighborhood so I'm sure you'll enjoy wherever you end up. Good luck!

Permalink Reply by Claire Kiefer on August 11, 2010 at 2:53am

Gotta say, I live in the East Bay and I love it here (I work in SF). I have a huge 2 bedroom apartment with a formal dining room, living room, garden, enormous kitchen, laundry room, etc. for 1250/month total! I am in the Temescal neighborhood, which is probably my favorite Oakland neighborhood in general. Telegraph has so many great new places just a few blocks from my apartment--wine bars, amazing restaurants, markets, coffee shops, boutiques, BAKE SALE BETTY'S, etc.

But as far as SF goes, I like the panhandle a lot, as well as the inner sunset. I also think Bernal Heights is a great place to live--still more affordable than lots of neighborhoods, but so many amazing, walkable places on Cortland! Close to the Mission without the overwhelming hipster traffic, etc.

Permalink Reply by jess on September 21, 2010 at 1:17am

I live in Lower Pac Heights, pretty close to Japantown (about 10 min walk maybe). Love it here, I'm in the center of everything - easy to get to Jtown, Chinatown, Nob Hill, Polk Street, Mission/Castro, Hayes Valley, Marina... everything!

Permalink Reply by Bitty Boss on December 4, 2010 at 3:16pm

I love mission district. Cheap, tasty eats along with fabulous shopping = greatness!