The back story
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The back story
SoMa and the Embarcadero: SFMOMA, the Ferry Building and the ballpark
South of Market: SFMOMA, Yerba Buena Gardens, the Ferry Building, Oracle Park and starred dining.
Neighbourhood guide · museums, the waterfront and the ballpark
SoMa & the Embarcadero: Our Favourites
SoMa and the Embarcadero in one page: SFMOMA, MoAD, Yerba Buena Gardens, the Ferry Building, Salesforce Park, Oracle Park, Benu, Saison and Californios.
What's onThis week in San Francisco
What to see and do
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Food under the clock tower
Ferry Building Marketplace
The historic ferry terminal on the Embarcadero, now a food hall, with the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market three days a week.
One Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111Explore View on map
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Home of the Giants
Oracle Park
The bayside ballpark of the San Francisco Giants, on the waterfront in SoMa.
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The city’s modern art museum
SFMOMA
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, on Third Street in SoMa.
151 Third St, San Francisco, CA 94103Explore View on map
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Art of the African diaspora
Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
A contemporary art museum of the African diaspora, at Mission and Third Streets.
685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105Explore View on map
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A garden in SoMa
Yerba Buena Gardens
A garden and cultural complex in SoMa, opposite SFMOMA.
750 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94103Explore View on map
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Where to eat
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Three MICHELIN stars
Benu
A three-MICHELIN-star restaurant on Hawthorne Street in SoMa, a block from SFMOMA.
22 Hawthorne St, San Francisco, CA 94105Explore View on map
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Three MICHELIN stars (new in 2026)
Californios
Mexican fine dining on 11th Street, promoted to three MICHELIN stars in the 2026 California guide.
355 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103Explore View on map
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Two MICHELIN stars
Saison
A two-MICHELIN-star restaurant on Townsend Street, near Oracle Park.
178 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA 94107Explore View on map
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On the Embarcadero
Boulevard
A restaurant at 1 Mission Street, on the Embarcadero close to the Ferry Building.
1 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105Explore View on map
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Oysters in the Ferry Building
Hog Island Oyster Co.
An oyster bar in the Ferry Building Marketplace, with views over the Bay.
1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111Explore View on map
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A SoMa roaster-café
Sightglass Coffee
A San Francisco roaster with its SoMa flagship on 7th Street, plus cafés in the Mission and on Divisadero.
270 7th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103Explore View on map
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A Bay Area roaster
Equator Coffees (2nd Street)
A Bay Area roaster with a café on 2nd Street in SoMa, and another in the Round House at the Golden Gate Bridge.
222 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105Explore View on map
Bars and nightlife
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Under the Maxfield Parrish mural
Pied Piper
The Palace Hotel’s bar, named for its Maxfield Parrish mural.
2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105Explore View on map
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Late nights in SoMa
Monarch
A nightclub and bar on 6th Street in SoMa.
101 6th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103Explore View on map
Shopping
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Market days at the Ferry Building
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
The farmers market outside the Ferry Building, all year on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Where to stay
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The Garden Court under glass
Palace Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel
A historic grand hotel on Market Street, with the glass-domed Garden Court and the Pied Piper bar.
2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105Explore View on map
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On the Embarcadero
1 Hotel San Francisco
A waterfront hotel on the Embarcadero, facing the Bay and close to the Ferry Building.
8 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105Explore View on map
Getting around
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To Sausalito by ferry
Golden Gate Ferry
Ferries from San Francisco to Sausalito, Larkspur, Tiburon and Angel Island.
Questions and answers
When is the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market?
All year on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 2pm, and on Saturdays from 8am to 2pm (Foodwise).
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