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It's a beautiful area, with great
views of the water, including Alcatraz
and Sausalito across the Golden Gate
Br idge. The beach is; lovely in warm
weather — or at least what passes for
warm in San Francisco.
From here, if you have it in you,
hike a vertical climb up Russian Hill
that would wind Tenzing Norgay;
from here, you not only get a breath-
taking vista (including a rare view of
the Golden Gate Bridge) but a chance
to walk "the crookedest street in the
world," the tony stretch of Lombard
that snakes through lush landscap-
ng. You don't need a car, you can just
walk the 144 steps to the next block.
On the other end of the Embar-
cadero, to the east near downtown,
the Ferry Building is the one visitors'
gathering place you should seek out.
First, its concourse boasts a lot of
local gems, from Market Bar, a wine
bistro that offers nice happy hour op-
tions including oysters on the half
shell, and Blue Bottle Coffee, where
they treat java like a national treasure.
It's also where you can catch a boat
ride.
The ferry ride to nearby Sausalito
is a quick and fun one (and with a
Clipper card less than 10 bucks round
trip). The boat gets you within pitchi-
ng distance of Alcatraz Island while
offering picturesque views of San
Francisco (from the bay, it resembles a Mediter-
ranean port town, or an Indi an pueblo encamp-
ment carved into the hillside).
Sausalito itself evokes an artsy enclave like
Santa Fe, a charming community especially if
you like galleries and jewelry shops and bou-
tiques (there are scores of them) or just wartna
walk along the rocky shore — or even rent a
bike and pedal around.
For an elegant lunch, go to Scoma's. There's
one in SF on the wharf, but this one, also on the
water, is better — an old school seafood house,
with New England-style clam chowder de-
CITY OF FERRIES | The Ferry Building, above, and Ghiradelli
Square, below, are two of the touristy things along the Embar-
cadero you actually should seek out. (Arnold Wayne
Jones/Dallas Voice)
signed to warm the bones from the breeze off the
bay (ask for the dining room with bay views).
The Pacific snapper fish tacos here are enor-
mous, composed creations, open-faced and driz-
zled with crema atop guacamole and pico de
gallo. And of course, there's sourdough bread.
Head back to the city, and the Vibe changes
from elegant to kooky. I even saw naked people
walking carefree through the streets — appar-
ently, it's legal here. You can instantly tell the
tourists — we're the ones reaching for our cam-
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Wright, John. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, June 22, 2012, newspaper, June 22, 2012; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth308872/m1/49/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.