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San Francisco - Party Climate

San Francisco is full of citizens who swear by their ability to inspire social change, whether it’s through the latest Silicon Valley tech innovation or another progressive movement that brings everybody out to protest or proclaim their beliefs.

And while the people are rattling social mores, they are also enjoying their city’s pervasive social scene, from a nightlife lubricated by Napa Valley’s famous wine, to a strong bar and restaurant culture buoyed by a sizable international demographic.

Things to do during the day also abound, as the parks, beaches, and stunning architecture buzz with the crowds that make the city a top tourist destination, and the outdoor areas are consistently watched over by the ever-vigilant San Franciscans, who care as much about the sanctity of open space as they do about the latest anti-corporate petition... read more

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Lucas

Nothing beats a rowdy party in The Marina, where the famous Triangle block teems with trendy chicks and wealthy finance dudes, or barhopping down Polk Street, when throngs from all over town flood Russian Hill. Sure, you got plenty of people with flowers in their hair organizing drum circles, but folks here are also crazy passionate about 49ers football, and you’d be hard-pressed to find bigger diehards than the painted-up fanatics who root for the Raiders across the bridge in Oakland. It’s hard to top a day catching the Giants while overlooking the bay at AT&T Park, and the blocks of SoMa leading to the stadium aren’t lacking in sports bars with hefty pitchers lined up and ready. This city doesn't take its beer as seriously as its wine, but if you’re crunching numbers at a bank Downtown, pushing past the panhandling hippies in The Haight, or throwing the ball around in Golden Gate Park way out in The Sunset, you’ll never be far from a gastropub or a brew hall with a thick beer menu and solid plates of grub.

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Adriana

Some of the best restaurants in the world call San Francisco home, so high-end dining is a huge part of the nightlife, supported by a well-to-do population of Internet millionaires and venture capitalists ready to splurge on the latest culinary feats. After a to-die-for meal, it’s off to SoMa, where modern lofts compete with chic clubs for converted warehouse space, or to Union Square, where an endless assortment of hot lounges and hotel bars like the Redwood Room give you plenty of reason to show off your Christian Lacroix. The dance scene is limited, but the city makes up for it in shopping, and the only thing better than hitting the high-end stores Downtown is stopping in for a fabulous brunch at the Palace Hotel – or maybe whisking off to the famed Napa vineyards for the day. Getting around town is easy given its size – and walking up those famous hills gives you the kind of buns that usually require surgery – so not long after you’ve felt the burn passing picturesque mansions in Pacific Heights, you’ll find yourself in The Marina. Once there, chichi salons, cute boutiques, and dapper men all fight for your attention amid the yachts bobbing in the bay.

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Jonah

Birthplace of the beats, the hippies, Burning Man, gay rights, and probably vegan burritos, San Francisco is just as crazy wonderful as always. People here love to get together, whether it’s to protest or just to enjoy the fleeting sunshine. Love of music drives huge crowds to the expansive groves of Golden Gate Park for outdoor festivals like Outside Lands, or to world-class concert venues like the Great American Music Hall. Smaller independent powerhouses such as Bottom of the Hill make it easy to catch the next up-and-coming act, while eclectic used record shops that actually sell records are never far away. The Mission is awash in diverse mixology spots and unique gastropubs, historical notions of free love and free expression still live on in The Haight, and even in tourist-riddled North Beach it’s easy to find a first-rate cocktail devoid of any pretense. A temperate climate means you can find peace among the redwoods in Marin just across the Golden Gate Bridge, although a raging bonfire on Ocean Beach is just as great, and even closer.

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Emma

San Francisco has so much to see and do packed within its boundaries that it’s hard to believe the city is barely seven square miles. Marvelous attractions like the Golden Gate Bridge or the expansive meadows of Golden Gate Park are counterbalanced with bustling Fisherman’s Wharf, fascinating Chinatown, and the toy-like cable cars that amble along the city’s beautiful hills. San Franciscans are socially and environmentally conscious, evident in the wealth of local produce at institutions like the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market and the fabulous festivals and boisterous protests that spring up everywhere you look. The culturally diverse citizens support a phenomenal international restaurant scene, with some of the best budget meals to be found in the Tenderloin. Above all, there’s a sense of appreciation and tolerance of whatever alternative lifestyle you might enjoy: you don’t have to be gay to have an amazing night of dancing or singing karaoke in The Castro, or a hippy to enjoy the eccentric madness of The Haight, or even rich to party down in the posh Marina. Getting to each neighborhood by bike or even on foot is a breeze, and while it’s a very expensive town, to be sure, the grandest sights – from the towering Golden Gate to The Presidio’s urban forests and the postcard-perfect hills – are free.