The back story
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The back story
The Mission: murals, Mission Dolores and Valencia Street
Murals, the city’s founding mission, Dolores Park, bakeries, bars and tasting menus.
Neighbourhood guide · murals, bakeries and tasting menus
The Mission: Our Favourites
The Mission in one page: Mission Dolores, Dolores Park, the murals, Tartine and Ritual, Foreign Cinema, Lazy Bear and the bars of Valencia and 16th Streets.
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What to see and do
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The city’s founding mission
Mission Dolores
Mission San Francisco de Asís, with the Dolores Basilica beside it, on 16th Street.
3321 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114Explore View on map
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The Mission’s lawn
Mission Dolores Park
The sloping park above the Mission, with views of the downtown skyline.
Where to eat
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Two MICHELIN stars
Lazy Bear
A two-MICHELIN-star tasting-menu restaurant on 19th Street in the Mission.
3416 19th St, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
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Dinner and a film
Foreign Cinema
A Mission Street restaurant where films are projected in the courtyard during dinner.
2534 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
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The Mission bakery
Tartine Bakery
The Mission bakery on Guerrero Street, known for its bread and pastries.
600 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
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A Valencia Street roaster
Ritual Coffee Roasters
A San Francisco specialty roaster with its flagship on Valencia Street and cafés in Hayes Valley and the Financial District.
1026 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
Bars and nightlife
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A Mission cocktail bar
Trick Dog
A cocktail bar on 20th Street in the Mission.
3010 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
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A Mission whiskey saloon
Elixir
A whiskey saloon at 16th and Guerrero in the Mission.
3200 16th St, San Francisco, CA 94103Explore View on map
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Live music on Valencia
The Chapel
A music venue and bar on Valencia Street in the Mission.
777 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
Shopping
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Tiles and tableware
Heath Ceramics
The Californian ceramics company’s showroom and studio on 18th Street in the Mission.
2900 18th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
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Oddities on Valencia
Paxton Gate
A shop of curiosities, plants and oddities on Valencia Street.
824 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110Explore View on map
Questions and answers
Where are the Mission murals?
Clarion Alley and the streets around 24th Street, where Precita Eyes Muralists runs mural walks from its visitor centre.
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