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San Diego<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
GO SHOP<br />
HOLD IT CONTEMPORARY HOME<br />
1570 Camino de la Reina • 619-295-6660<br />
holdithome.com<br />
Carrying the top names in sleek contemporary<br />
furniture and home décor, like Blu Dot, Gus*<br />
and Anji Mountain, this shop tends to draw<br />
lovers of plush rugs, art mirrors and plants in<br />
long troughs.<br />
GO SEE<br />
THE NEW CHILDREN’S MUSEUM<br />
200 W Island Ave • 619-233-8792<br />
thinkplaycreate.org<br />
This smart play space for families features<br />
hands-on studio projects that educate children<br />
while keeping them entertained. The current<br />
exhibit, Animal Art, explores the relationship<br />
between humans and animals.<br />
GO EAT<br />
ZENBU<br />
2003 San Elijo Ave, Cardiff-By-The-Sea • 760-<br />
633-2223<br />
rimelsrestaurants.com/zenbu/cardiff<br />
The sushi here is so fresh, you can watch some<br />
of the ingredients swimming in a tank on your<br />
way to your table. The menu is extensive and<br />
includes sea urchin and local rock fi sh. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
SIDE BAR<br />
536 Market St • 619-696-0946<br />
sidebarsd.com<br />
This Gaslamp District hotspot has undergone<br />
a major remodeling, emerging as an opulent<br />
Art Deco party place. It offers bottle service<br />
at burgundy velvet sofas and DJs spinning the<br />
best mixes from inside a birdcage.<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
ADOBE GUADALUPE<br />
79 miles southeast of San Diego • Guadalupe,<br />
Baja California, MX • 646-155-2094<br />
adobeguadalupe.com<br />
The Guadalupe Valley, which runs from Tecate<br />
to Ensenada, is Mexico’s equivalent of California’s<br />
Napa Valley. At this winery, you can sample<br />
award-winning vintages and ride horses among<br />
the grape vines. Bring your passport.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
The Giant Dipper, a wooden rollercoaster in<br />
Belmont Park, is one of only two oceanside<br />
rollercoasters on the West Coast.<br />
GO MAGAZINE JUNE <strong>2010</strong><br />
San Francisco<br />
CALIFORNIA<br />
— Wendy Lemlin — Josh Krist<br />
GO SHOP<br />
LOWER HATERS<br />
597 Haight St • 415-864-6549<br />
lowerhater.com<br />
This store plays up the hip vibe of the Lower<br />
Haight neighborhood in which it sits, selling<br />
funky sunglasses, San Francisco-themed Tshirts<br />
and punk rock wall art from local artists.<br />
Also look for super-cool clothes for kids.<br />
GET LOST BOOKS<br />
1825 Market St • 415-437-0529<br />
getlostbooks.com<br />
In addition to guides, nonfi ction travel tomes<br />
and novels set in exotic places, this traveler’s<br />
bookshop is the go-to place to stock up on<br />
gear and gadgets before a big trip. It also<br />
carries a selection of maps, so you can outfi t<br />
your home to refl ect your jet-setter status.<br />
TERRASOL<br />
1742 Polk St • 415-567-5213<br />
terrasoldesign.com<br />
This fl ower shop resembles a Victorian<br />
garden, with pots, urns and bundles of fl owers<br />
everywhere. You can also fi nd hand-painted<br />
furniture and Old World-style religious<br />
garden ornaments.<br />
GO SEE<br />
STERN GROVE FESTIVAL<br />
19th Ave and Sloat Blvd<br />
415-252-6252<br />
sterngrove.org<br />
Every Sunday during this festival, top<br />
musicians from around the world—like West<br />
African-born Angelique Kidjo (June 20) and<br />
Hapa Hawaiian Duo (June 27)—headline free<br />
concerts in a sprawling park with a natural<br />
lake. June 20 though Aug. 22.<br />
CABLE CAR MUSEUM<br />
1201 Mason St • 415-474-1887<br />
cablecarmuseum.org<br />
This Nob Hill spot offers a one-of-a-kind<br />
chance to see the big pulleys that power all<br />
the city’s trolleys. In addition to vintage cable<br />
cars, visitors can check out photographs,<br />
memorabilia, tools and scale models.<br />
CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS<br />
At Golden Gate Park<br />
100 John F. Kennedy Dr • 415-831-2090<br />
conservatoryoffl owers.org<br />
You can fi nd four distinct tropical ecosystems,<br />
including an aquatic plants gallery with huge<br />
fl oating water lilies and a highland tropics<br />
garden with hundreds of orchids, in this huge<br />
glass building.<br />
Blend Your Own Wine In The Heart Of The Napa Valley<br />
Come to Judd's Hill Winery and work with one of our winemakers to create your own,<br />
personal Bordeaux-style cuvee using premium barrel samples of Napa Cabenet Sauvignon,<br />
Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Prices start at just $195 for a three-bottle blending package with<br />
up to four participants. It's a great way to bring home a taste of Napa.<br />
Call us to schedule your Bottle Blending Day Camp experience and mention the promo-code<br />
GoMag to receive an extra bottle of your cuvee with your session.<br />
707-255-2332 | www.juddshill.com<br />
GO EAT<br />
THAI HOUSE EXPRESS<br />
901 Larkin St • 415-441-2248<br />
thhexpress.com<br />
Spicy Thai and silver noodle dishes (mixed<br />
with chicken, cabbage, celery, onion and egg)<br />
bring a taste of Thailand to the Tenderloin. $<br />
TONY’S PIZZA NAPOLETANA<br />
1570 Stockton St • 415-835-9888<br />
tonyspizzanapoletana.com<br />
In the heart of Little Italy, this pizzeria makes<br />
arguably the best pie in the city. Try the Neapolitan-style<br />
margherita made with San Marzano<br />
tomatoes and olive oil from Campania. $$$<br />
GRAND CAFÉ<br />
501 Geary St • 415-292-0101<br />
grandcafe-sf.com<br />
This stately, marble-columned restaurant<br />
with huge Art Deco lights looks like it could<br />
easily host the president. The French cuisine<br />
is just as impressive—dishes include wagyu<br />
steak tartare, oysters on the half shell and a<br />
perfectly fl uffy banana cream pie. $$$<br />
GO PARTY<br />
BLACKBIRD<br />
2124 Market St • 415-503-0630<br />
blackbirdbar.com<br />
Straddling the line between neighborhood<br />
hangout and artisanal cocktail lounge, this bar<br />
offers sustainable and organic wines and an<br />
easygoing atmosphere. Art from local painters<br />
adorns the walls.<br />
FIRESIDE BAR<br />
603 Irving St • 415-731-6433<br />
It takes a while for San Francisco’s summers<br />
to really warm up. In the meantime, cozy up<br />
near the fi replace here with a tasty hot toddy<br />
(whiskey, hot water, lemon, cloves and bitters).<br />
GO DAY-TRIPPING<br />
BERKELEY, CA<br />
25 miles northeast of San Francisco<br />
visitberkeley.com<br />
Still a capital of cutting-edge food, politics and<br />
clothing, Berkeley was the epicenter of ’60sera<br />
protests and is the home of Chez Panisse,<br />
where the farm-to-table trend got its start.<br />
FUN FACT!<br />
Emperor Norton, a San Francisco resident<br />
from the 1800s who believed he was emperor<br />
of the US, has been fi ctionalized in novels by<br />
Christopher Moore.<br />
Offer valid through 7/4/<strong>2010</strong>.
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