San Francisco airport

[Anonymous]

Check in at the hotel first and leave your bags with the bellman, then get lunch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check in at the hotel first and leave your bags with the bellman, then get lunch.

I don’t think that’s necessary in Marin. And definitely too far to backtrack if eating in the city.

[Anonymous]

I’m going to second not leaving your luggage in the car in SF or really any Bay Area city. You’d probably be fine eating lunch in Burlingame but if you are arriving on a weekend the main road with restaurants , Broadway, can be hard to find parking.

[Anonymous]

I used to live in DC and now live in Burlingame anout 5-10 mins from the airport. It could be a long drive into the city (traffic) and finding food and others are right about leaving anything in your car. I’d eat at the airport or eat in Millbrae or Burlingame and then drive. In Burlingame, the main road with restaurants is Burlingame ave. (Broadway also has restaurants but is older and has fewer choices l.) The town parking lot by the library or the new parking on Lorton Ave usually have space. Or, because of bags, you could park somewhere a bit more residential (by Pershing park, for instance) and then walk into town. There are so many options on the ave that you could stroll and decide what looks good - my favorite is Caffe Central, but Crepevine probably has the most variety.

[Anonymous]

Pp here - The Burlingame rec center was recently redone with two above ground lots and a parking garage. While nowhere is guaranteed, I’d be comfortable leaving bags in the car there - especially if you have a trunk.

[Anonymous]

Some threads make me realize we are not as well off as most posters here. We would eat at the Burger King at the airport, then drive to our destination.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some threads make me realize we are not as well off as most posters here. We would eat at the Burger King at the airport, then drive to our destination.

When you go to a foodie area, you budget for that. I say this as someone who earns five figures. I wouldn’t eat at Burger King.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some threads make me realize we are not as well off as most posters here. We would eat at the Burger King at the airport, then drive to our destination.

I will say that if you are arriving at 11 from that United flight from BWI, you actually do exit the airport via the Burger King rather than the good food court with the dim sum.

[Anonymous]

Sam’s in Tiburon. Right in the water.

[Anonymous]

Ha. On the water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd head to Noe Valley and go to one of those nice spots- it's right off the freeway and almost directly on the way to the GG Bridge. And mid-day will not be crowded or hard to find parking on the street. Plenty of nice options within 3 blocks of 24th/Church.

La Boulangerie is a great cafe with fantastic bread/sandwiches- that's the one I have personal experience with, had a friend who used to live nearby and went there a few times when visiting. But there are a couple of pizza places, a sushi place, multiple taco options, a burger place, Chinese, Greek, etc all within that strip of 3 blocks or so on 24th. Will surely find something there that everyone will like. If you sit outside and look west you will be looking right at the Twin Peaks.

The other area I would look at is the Richmond District, at all the places along Clement on either side of Highway 1. Similarly convenient spot between the airport and the GG Bridge, and again a cute neighborhood with plenty of good places to eat.

This. Clement St. specifically, Burma Superstar or Good Luck Dim Sum.

https://www.7x7.com/inner-richmond-san-francisco-guide-1787127895.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some threads make me realize we are not as well off as most posters here. We would eat at the Burger King at the airport, then drive to our destination.

When you go to a foodie area, you budget for that. I say this as someone who earns five figures. I wouldn’t eat at Burger King.

(Smile). As I was saying, sometimes I realize we just are not as well off as most here. We simply can't afford some fancy restaurant, but I am sure the advice would be useful to most here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huge rule of life - don’t leave your bags in the car in the San Francisco area.

Yup.

I wouldn't eat lunch in SF if your bags are in your car. Unless you park right next to the table you eat at.