Spend a perfect day in Glen Park, with classic San Francisco charm.
1. Just steps from Glen Park BART station, One Waan is the perfect lunch or dinner spot. All the classics and curries you crave, made with fresh, high quality ingredients, with friendly and attentive service in their beautiful contemporary dining room.
2. Every day, pet lovers (and their pets!) make the pilgrimage to Critter Fritters. Tony stocks everything you'll need from food to toys to pet care supplies. Critter Fritters is at the heart of Glen Park.
3. Canyon Market is Glen Park's full service Village grocer. Award winning prepared foods, sandwiches, espresso drinks and breakfast sandwiches, house made bread and baked goods. Canyon Market has everything you need from fresh cuts of meat, poultry and fish to organic produce to wine, beer and spirits to health and beauty products.
4. Gialina is considered by many to be one of the best pizzerias in all of San Francisco. Their recipes span the gamut from traditional Margherita to seasonal offerings like Morrocan lamb or dandelion greens. Pair your pie with an arugula or citrus salad or long cooked romano beans.
5. Belly up to Glen Park's favorite bar to listen to live music or watch a game with friends new and old. The Station has been Glen Park's go-to purveyor of adult beverages since 1926 and epitomizes "old" San Francisco.
6. Perch is a shop you can easily get lost in. Luxurious scented candles, jewelry crafted by local artisans, baby gifts and toys, housewares, books, and artwork that could only be made in San Francisco. Sometimes irreverent, always heartfelt, Perch delivers an experience you will not want to miss!
7. Pebbles is a Brazilian family affair. In addition to espresso drinks, smoothies, subs and sandwiches, Pebbles serves Brazilian specialties like acai bowls, kibe and pao de qieijo. Guests return again and again to enjoy the tasty food and the relaxed friendly environment.
8. For 60 years, Glen Park Hardware has been an anchor for the Glen Park Village. Pretty much anything you'll need, you can find here! Friendly, competent service, well kept stock, clean and inviting and, most important, fun to browse!
9. About four evening a week, and on a few afternoons, you'll hear live jazz music pouring out the front door of Bird & Beckett. Intimate concerts feature local musicians. This eclectic, magical bookstore stocks new and used books and records and has been serving Glen Park's literary and musical needs since 1999.
10. Glen Park Café features all the American breakfast favorites - stacks of hot pancakes or waffles, eggs made anyway you like, hashbrowns, bacon, sausage - yum! For lunch, enjoy a toasted sandwich, salad or soup. If you've got a big appetite after a walk in Glen Canyon, Glen Park Cafe is sure to satisfy!
11. Opened in 1993, Cheese Boutique not only serves a full variety of cut to order cheeses, but they also stock a wonderful selection of specialty groceries, sweets and they make amazing sandwiches to take out. Rick and Nada also share their family's Lebanese favorites, like falafel, hummus, tabbouleh and halva.
12. Pono Boutique's spa services rival offerings you might find at San Francisco's finest hotels in a down-to-earth, open-hearted setting. Bespoke facials and wax treatments leave you feeling your most beautiful and refreshed. More specialized medical-grade treatments are provided at a sister business, Mosaic Skin Studios, right upstairs.
About Glen Park
Glen Park is San Francisco’s “hidden gem” neighborhood. Quaint, yet vibrant and quirky. 100% San Francisco, and totally unique. Fully connected, yet in a world of its own.
Glen Park is known as the “village” because it retains an old-world feel, harkening back to the months just after the famous 1906 earthquake which prompted a building frenzy to house the many thousands displaced after much of downtown San Francisco was leveled. The shops, cafes, restaurants, spas, salons and specialty food shops still occupy the charming buildings that were constructed at that time. Glen Park is the place to come if you want to experience a bit of old San Francisco.
The crown jewels of Glen Park are its PARKS! The wonderful Glen Canyon Park Recreation Center, tucked away at the foot of steep and wild Glen Canyon, offers a full slate of activities for the entire family, including baseball, tennis, basketball, pickleball and the city's first public climbing wall. The Canyon includes hiking trails for both beginners and experienced hikers. The Glen Park Greenway is a walking corridor that runs through the heart of the Glen Park neighborhood, connecting Glen Park’s transit hub and urban village to the many recreational opportunities throughout Glen Canyon Park. Both the Greenway and the Canyon are important scenic points on the San Francisco Cross Town Trail, a 17-mile path that connects Candlestick Point at San Francisco’s southeast Bayshore to Land’s End (with spectacular views of the Golden Gate Bridge). Ambitious hikers can complete the trail in one long day, but most take the trail in pieces over multiple days.
A Perfect Day in Glen Park was curated by the Glen Park Merchants Association.
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