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South of Market (SoMa)
South of Market is characterized by an abundance of lofts as a result of recent redevelopment, excellent restaurants and an active night life,. Warehouse spaces and extensions of downtown businesses give this area a real urban feeling, where artist live-work spaces can be found next to popular dance clubs and bars. Much of the city's history was written in this area.
South Beach
South Beach encompasses the lively Embarcadero, South Park, the new Pacific Bell Park and the newly constructed Muni Metro extension. The San Francisco Giant's ballpark has transformed the area, bringing clean streets and new cafes to this South of Market neighborhood. The Embarcadero, with its waterfront sidewalks, draws skateboarders, lunchtime joggers and tourists enjoying the bayview.
South Park
(off of 2nd Street) was developed in 1852 to resemble a London Square. Today, the area hosts many dot-com companies, design studios and other businesses in the lofts around its green center. Cafes and chic restaurants line South Park as well.
Mission Bay
Also known as Mission Rock, Mission Creek and China Basin, is a rapidly evolving area in the city, thanks in part to the new San Francisco Giants' stadium. This eclectic neighborhood features San Francisco's houseboat enclave, as well as the Lefty O'Doul drawbridge and a new University of California, San Francisco campus.
Potrero Hill
A large plateau within the sunshine belt of San Francisco, overlooking the eastern waterfront and downtown San Francisco. Artists and professionals live here. The housing styles range from older family style houses, to architect designed spec houses, to modern condominium complexes. The commercial area offers a few coffee shops and bakery, health food store, library and a few good restaurants.
Bernal Heights
The properties here vary from Victorian, Edwardian houses, to some architect designed spec house to modernistic stucco flats. Many homes here have views of downtown and the Bay. Lot sizes are smaller than other areas of the city. A wide range of people live here, from artists to blue collar. Rolling and narrow streets add to the character of this area. Its open-space hill keeps Bernal Heights from straying too far from rural, remaining distantly connected to its farming history. In 1776, this area was deeded to soldier Juan Francisco Bernal and continued for a century to serve as grazing grounds for goats and sheep.
China Basin
Originally dockyards, China Basin is home of the new Pacific Bell Park, a downtown ballpark to replace Candlestick Park. The neighborhoods include warehouses and a hangar like structure, home to design studios and offices.
Dog Patch
Factories and new loft developments stand beside old Victorian homes. Some soul food restaurants can be found here. Packs of dogs apparently inspired the name.
Inner Mission
This area has been a focus of many recent loft developments as well as office buildings. By some it is known as Multi-Media Gulch. Shops and restaurants with a Latino flair are mixed with the Victorians and lofts, interspersed between second-hand furniture stores, and two Bart stations. Mission St. is a bustling commercial street.
Outer Mission
A culturally diverse area, less crowded than the Inner Mission. Mostly single family homes can be found here traditionally home to the working class. This district gave root to a large share of the city's leaders.
South Park
In South Park, cool bohemian lofts and hi-tech companies have replaced the posh homes of the 1860s. Traces of the architectural styles can still be found, which were modeled around this park, on an oval street, on the terrace designs of Georgian England, by John Nash.
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