San Francisco, from Ginsberg's 'Howl' to the cry of new fashions
It is the technological capital of the world and the one of the most exacerbated hipsterity. And there is no way to have a salary from Google, Facebook or Twitter to succumb to the demands of the recycling, responsible capitalism and ecology. This is how San Franciscans spend their days and how you can too.
1. THE COFFEE
The morning in the city can only start in one way, with a good coffee. But don't even think about doing the foreigner and going to Starbucks. It's best to visit one of the small local chains like Blue Bottle, Four Barrel or Ritual Coffee. The normal thing is to order a drip coffee and question the barista while the concoction is being made. Take an interest in the farmers who were responsible for growing your coffee beans and the fact that it is naturally fair trade.
The morning coffee, essential hipster
2.THE DECORATION
With its Victorian houses, its taquerias and its preference for small businesses instead of big chains Mission has become the quintessential hipster neighborhood . In its main artery, the Valencia street Take the opportunity to catch up on decorative trends by browsing vintage furniture at prohibitive prices in stores such as Harrington Galleries; It is also possible to look at new furniture with a retro air and equally prohibitive prices at Aldea Home, Blu Dot or Gingko Home Furnishings.
Your house, modern and vintage like your plaid shirt
3. THE ECOLOGICAL PRODUCT If you have a reusable shopping bag with you, go to the Rainbow cooperative. In it you can do with a piece of handmade chocolate , a jar of kilometer zero jam or a bottle of organically grown wine. All of limited production and very exclusive distribution. Keep an eye on the staff buying legumes, spices or soaps in bulk and carrying the reusable containers from home.
Above all, ecology and natural product
4. THE BEARD
Bearded men, and if you're a guy in San Francisco it's essential to wear at least a mustache and preferably a full beard, you can let yourself be pampered at Fellow Barber. It's $18 for a beard touch-up and $25 for his hangover treatment. or hangover treatment, which consists of cleansing to close the pores and relax the skin using hot and cold towels.
Get your beard trimmed at Mission
5. THE TOTAL LOOK By now you must have realized that the official city uniform consists of plaid flannel shirt and white zip-up hoodie. Get the complete look at Marine Layer, which makes extra-soft cotton clothing in San Francisco. Drop by your store Hayes Valley and take a walk through one of the most alternative areas of the city. If you haven't done so yet, take the opportunity to rent a bike at the City Ride Bike Rentals container.
good fixie
6. THE SUSHIRRITO
Take the two wheels and go down to eat in downtown San Francisco. Midweek is the perfect way to appreciate the many differences, especially in wardrobe, between techies and employees in more traditional sectors. If you're into fusion food, don't be intimidated by the queue at Sushirrito where they make a combination between sushi and burrito like the popular porkivore (pork belly with red cabbage, radish, avocado and coriander wrapped in rice and nori) .
The sushi burrito... or vice versa
7. THE FERRY BUILDING
Continue with the bike ride to the Ferry Building, but not to catch one of his water lines to Oakland or Sausalito . Take a tour of this building converted into a market and with shops as exclusive as Heath Ceramics or Far West Fungi, with one of the selections most diverse of California mushrooms. If you're still hungry, try one of Miette's **carrot cupcakes** or indulge in one of Humphry Slocombe's ever-rare and ever-evolving ice cream flavors. If you're lucky and it's farmers' market day, let yourself be surprised by the color and variety of organically grown fruit and vegetables from farms around the city.
Stop and eat at the Ferry Building to indulge in DIY art
8. THE VINYL
Get back on the bike towards Haight-Ashbury . The idea is not to buy a second-hand psychedelic T-shirt or bell bottoms from one of the many stores trying to hold on to the area's hippie heritage. The typical thing of every self-respecting modernillo is to go to Amoeba to expand the collection of vinyl records.
Amoeba Records is a go-to place for music stars like Slash
9. THE READING
Paradoxical as it may seem, few things are more San Franciscan right now than **reading, preferably in public, the New Yorker cultural magazine ** . Pick up a copy of it at the independent bookstore Books Inc. and look for a terrace in Castro for a new dose of caffeine accompanied by your newly acquired reading.
In the heart of the Castro neighborhood, Robert Mapplethorpe and Bowie could not be missing
10. THE BEER
The day can only end where it began: at Mission. Buy yourself a beer preferably vernacular and go to Dolores Park to plant the picnic blanket and contemplate the skyline of the city in the light of twilight.
*** You may also be interested in...**
- San Francisco Guide
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- San Francisco Shopping Guide
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The Mission neighborhood (San Francisco) is where to be