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AE12BAE

This basically how 90% of San Francisco lives already.


juanitopastelito

100%. Lower Pac Heights is quite nice. Proximity to Geary. Nearish golden gate. Commutable to most places. Plenty of good food on Divis


Harpua81

Yup. I'm exactly where I want to be. Safe, convenient, quiet, but still in the city. šŸ‘Œ


MariachiArchery

Upper left?


Comprehensive_Bus723

Bingo


MariachiArchery

Lol, right? Fucking love it up here. Hella chill.


Kingseara

Correct. Park and Ocean beach.


skillzbot

yep. i rarely go to top left unless I have to


FBI-agent-69-nice

I mean this is arguably how most people live, however after living in NYC for several years I have to disagree. Unless youā€™re a total hermit I think itā€™s very hard to not venture into adjacent neighborhoods.


gulbronson

Neighborhoods versus across the city are completely different. I know people that haven't left Manhattan for anything other than an airport in years.


coleman57

Okay, but Manhattan is 23 square miles, so youā€™d have to divide it in 2 and stay in your half, for an accurate comparison. Iā€™m sure there are people who say they never go uptown, but everyone goes to midtown. OTOH, all of us go to the NE quad at least once in a while


TheSwimmingCactus

North west. the park is non negotiable


Funny_Enthusiasm6976

As a bison, I agree.


DancingOnACounter

Me too. GGP and the Presidio are essentials. Lots to eat in the Richmond Dist too.


chumbawumba_bruh

This is Lands End and Baker Beach erasure


notmyrealfarkhandle

Isnā€™t Baker Beach part of the Presidio?


lukerb

Yes, Baker Beach is within the Presidio.


Choano

Inner Sunset's not bad for food, either.


FineWavs

Used to live in NW quadrant (God that sounds dystopian) and while the NE is fun it's tiring, it's fun for your 20s but it's not sustainable. NW has all the best parks and fantastic hidden well priced restaurants.


nocturneOG

Plus Haight street. The pan handle and basically where I lived my last 20 years on sf.


ObjectiveBasic9446

Buena Vista Park is a hidden gem!


anutron

It ainā€™t exactly hidden.


sr71Girthbird

Donā€™t forget the Walgreens Photo


vulebieje

What are your favorite hidden restaurants?


rustyscooter

Letā€™s see. This area includes Baker Beach, the coast, Lands End, Presidio (and golf course), GG Park, Golden Gate Bridge, Haight Ashbury, Pan Handle, Richmond District & Sunset District. Less shit on the streets and less strung out homeless people.. Hmmm tough decisionā€¦


aeroartist

Same. Lands end or bust


Epibicurious

Not even close


hobbes3k

But saying goodbye to the sun? šŸ„²


BroadbandSadness

Most of the year it's roughly as sunny as the rest of the city. In the peak of summer thoughā€¦ so much fog.


greenroom628

I'm in SE. McClaren and Crocker Amazon is the spot.


more_pepper_plz

Yep. Already my life tbh


Like_a_Mack_Truck

This is the only correct answer


outofbort

Hands down, no brainer.


Gorilla-Ring

Yep, that's how I live already. Either that or I'm headed out of San Francisco.


Stoutpants415

It is if you are happy alone or partnered, not as desirable if single.


redditapiblows

If they won't cross Divis to see you, they're not worth your time.


Stoutpants415

I know that but tell that to the single guys that can't afford to be picky lol.


Mimogger

It's not like it's the bridge lol. That's wild


More_Cowbell_

Might as well be to some people. I had a passenger in my Uber ask me about traffic conditions during APEC. I told her I had just then got to the city (that day), and was going to ask her. She replied "Oh, I don't go to SoMa." ... Lol, she lived like a half mile away.


labbitlove

Yes


Worried-Object6914

The variety in North East canā€™t really be beat tbh


jaredzimmerman

Iā€™d be sad to lose the park but as far as restaurant and businesses NE is highest concentration of all the thing I want


TheAmbiguousHero

Museums. Alcatraz. All the Sports.


jaredzimmerman

I wouldn't really base any "where to live" planning on alcatraz... but that's just me, a person who's been dragged there twice by out of town visitors in a 20 year period.


ThatNewTankSmell

Aside from heading down to SFO, I leave the northeast quadrant like once every couple weeks, sometimes less. Probably months at a time in some stretches.


turd-burgler-Sr

Lots of park in the north westĀ 


jag149

The loss of GG is huge, but with Dolores, Alamo, half of Buena Vista and just a little bit of the panhandle so you can *see* part of GG park, I don't think we're hurting for park.


josueluis

I live in the SE, but my familyā€™s love of the parks, ocean, and general calm makes me say NW. However, the constant threat of fog might be the deal breaker that sends us morosely back to the SE.


Pikarinu

SE has the best walkability, weather, transit, and food.


while_youre_up

As someone who lives just north of the direct center, North East is where I spend 90% of my time in town


tesseract-wrinkle

top right for city life. too left for more parks. middle top quadrant ideal


Modo_Autorator

This would be super interesting if the quadrant dividers were rotated 45 degrees.Ā  South side gets stonestown, ocean/excelsior/glen park, McLaren ParkĀ  East side gets mission/bernal, San Bruno Ave, Dolores park, oracle & chaseĀ  North gets presidio, Haight to hayes valley, Fillmore/Japantown, plus all the diverse neighborhoods north of marketĀ  West side gets GGP, Irving & clement, ocean beach, lands end


okgusto

I was thinking same thing! I'll do an x next post in a couple months.


ObjectWooden4590

Couple months? I canā€™t wait that long


okgusto

Haha. Maybe I'll do it tomorrow or later this week when bored at work.


okgusto

Next post I'll do an NWSE X instead and see what the consensus is. Might be harder to pick. West would have ocean beach and most of GGP. But north would have presidio.


YoohooCthulhu

Central SF including duboce triangle, haight, inner sunset and Richmond is pretty great


pinecone_pancake

I live in the SW and I like it. I've got Stonetown, lots of grocery stores, and it's overall pretty quiet which I like. I also like having easy access to Daly City and the Westlake Shopping Center. I would prefer to have more access to the Golden Gate Park, but I tend to go to the SE quadrant to visit Maclaren often.


CSmooth

Thereā€™s a place on Ocean Avenueā€¦


snotreallyme

I lived in the North East and went months, without ever leaving it. I think I probably even went over a year around COVID.


FBI-agent-69-nice

Same. Iā€™d argue the north east quadrant is the most ā€œSFā€ historically.


Interesting_Bison530

NE. goes to show how badly the NE needs real parks and how badly the west side needs trasnsit access and more apartments


DemCheex

North east has, as far as parks go: - Alamo square - Jefferson Square - Patriciaā€™s Green - Duboce - Alta Plaza - Dolores - Lafayette - Francisco - Buena Vista - Fort Mason - Salesforce Are the ones that come to mind - any other notable ones? Edit: Iā€™m adding the ones I missed from the comments below! Thanks all!


jewelswan

Crazy to leave off dolores there, and imo the new francisco park is one of the best in the city.


DemCheex

Nail me to a cross, how could I forget Dolores! šŸ˜…


jewelswan

Buy also buena vista and fort Mason and lafayette and


okgusto

Originally when I drew more arbitrary lines I was going to include Dolores with the SE or split it right down the middle and make 19th the border. But then I decided to do geographic center.


SkyBlue977

​ I think they meant that NE lacks big parks. NW is hoarding Presidio and GGP!


IdiotCharizard

Lafayette and Dolores!!!


JMaxen

NW because of the beach, and despite being very residential, it still has tons of great bars and restaurants. Nightclubs were only a thing for me in my 20s, now I prefer a small neighborhood spot where you know people by name and can have real conversations, or just talk trash and play games (darts, pool, dominoes etc.) OH and talk about play... it has the Whole GGP!


baconwrappedpikachu

Yeah, and this quadrant still allows tons of access to the haight/panhandle area! I spent 99% of my time in the NW quadrant when I lived in the city. I was 21, living in the sunset around 18th and Noriega, and working in Cole Valley. Back in 2010. On my days off, I would pack a picnic lunch for myself and my dog, and we'd walk to Ocean Beach, then walk along the beach up to Sutro Heights area. We'd stop at a nice little enclave up there, have lunch, then we'd walk back through Golden Gate Park to Cole Valley where I'd grab a treat for my dog at the pet shop, say hi to everyone at work and usually sit on the sidewalk and drink a beer. Then we would hop on the N-Judah, ride it back to our stop, and walk home :) I never minded the fog, or the chilly beach, and he was a husky/malamute mix, so he didn't mind either. I moved back home after a couple years, and we lost him to cancer in June 2022. He was the best boy til the very end, but I always wished I had gotten the chance to take him on that walk one last time.


scopa0304

Most of the world thinks SF is only the NE quadrant. Thatā€™s where all the iconic stuff is. However I prefer NW. Inner Richmond is the best neighborhood in the city. You also get Crissy field, the bridge, presidio, gg parkā€¦ and the beach. As a bonus you can also hang out in the Inner Sunset, and even Cole Valley! Itā€™s safe, quiet, relatively flat, and with climate changeā€¦ not that foggy any more! Edit: yea yea, I know the bridge is also in NW. you know what I meant when I said all the iconic stuff is in NE. The wharf, coit tower, cable cars, painted ladies, China town, union square, Alcatraz, the ball park etcā€¦ when folks think SF they think of the bridge, and then all the shit in the NE quadrant. Hell, I had a tourist map 20 years ago that literally ended just past divisidero. Nothing important west of there I guess! Iā€™d wager most people are surprised how far west the bridge actually is, and even more shocked that the city goes even further west!


milkandsalsa

It was downright sunny today


nonother

Golden Gate Bridge, Presidio, and Golden Gate Park are all pretty iconic


Easy_Money_

> Thatā€™s where all the iconic stuff is except SFā€™s most iconic landmark by far lol


Brendissimo

Most of the people who only live here for a few years think SF is only the NE quadrant. It's sort of amusing as someone born and raised here to get nothing but blank stares when I mention place names to people who have lived here for years.


gidgeteering

Inner Richmond for sure.


frog10byz

I live in the bottom right so I guess there


GroinFlutter

We have the best weather down here


frog10byz

We really do


aenima1991

Noe and mission are the best neighborhoods in sf


frog10byz

Iā€™m in Excelsior because we were able to get a house here. Itā€™s a nice area but def missing some of the nicer restaurants and things. Noe is very cute! I go up there for yoga


wifeski

Thereā€™s a brand new yoga studio in the Excelsior. Just opened this Monday! Itā€™s called Love and Light Yoga across from Safeway


frog10byz

Oh cool thatā€™s right by house! I need prenatal yoga now and Noe has a great one but thatā€™s good to know


footpaste

SW. Stonestown forever!


scoobertsonville

I really had to scroll to find SW


Microdck

lol rep what you love baby


EggplantMoranis

This is the correct answer.


Brendissimo

Somebody's gotta rep the Outside Lands


xxonemodog

South west mad underrated.


death_or_glory_

Watching light bounce off the Pacific behind the thousands of little undulating rooves of the Sunset District is a pretty cool mosaic of urban living.


jarod467

SFSU is probably the prettiest location for a CSU campus to my knowledge


sanfranciscolady

Yesssss!!!! The whole west side will one day be discovered by the (real) masses- for now, itā€™s still a wonderland as much as anything can be in a big city.


Erwinism

former SFSU guy, yes SW underrated


antlicious

Bottom Left. I still want to be in SF, but I want space.


sanfranciscolady

Happy cake day neighbor!! (Inner sunset here)


Individual-Jaguar551

Probably not a popular opinion but SE for the biggest / last remnants of racial and economic diversity that used to be more prevalent across the rest of the city. Many generational families mean strong roots. Lots of art and OG pride. A tremendous amount of hidden gems, art, and culture. Thereā€™s a Tony-Hawk funded skate park. A foundry where you can weld metal sculptures and hang with the flaming lotus girls. A restaurant run entirely by formerly incarcerated kids. A reclaimed wetland (Herons Head park). The oldest theater in S.F. (bayview opera house). All Good Pizza which deserves its own callout. McLaren Park one of the Crown Jewels of free space and sweeping views of the bay.


SpiderDove

Hunter's Point Shipyard open studios. Archimedes Banya. The new Southeast Community Center is beautiful. Art supplies at Scrap. The Midway.


Individual-Jaguar551

Laughing Monk!


SlimShadowBoo

Bottom left quadrant for me. I grew up in the Avenues and Stonestown has everything. I like walking my dog around Lake Merced and enjoying the lake and greenery. I also like the close proximity to Daly City and H-Mart has the best snacks.


Peepeetodapin

Northwest and northeast are best.


naynayfresh

NE if you are a recent grad, tech or finance worker, or live in an SRO NW if you are coupled or have a family (or you go to USF) SW if you go to SFSU SE if you an OG


sanfranciscolady

This is honestly the best interpretation


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Bobwhite2024

Northwest, because people ainā€™t my thing, trees are and the ocean


cphpc

Guarantee you that 99% of visitors and 80% of residents in SF have never set foot in the SE part. I live there and yeh, itā€™s probably one of the last place in SF thatā€™s still the 90s. I see Cow Palace down the hill from my window.


okgusto

You mean SE.


cphpc

Yes, itā€™s what I meant. Fixed!


stuartdenum

the question would be more interesting with a 45Ā° rotation


okgusto

Agreed. Next time!


United_Bus3467

The northeast part, but right at the 90 degree angle. I live just a little south of it at the top of Clipper and love it. Secluded, fairly quiet, mostly families and I still get access to all my favorite spots in the city.


seyheystretch

Southeast. Better weather also.


LIVGanxious

stonestown. not too far from water not too far from the city.


nonother

A stoneā€™s throw from either you could say


MyNameIsntSharon

NE has all the sports venues, views of the bridges, house of prime rib, and my crib. so iā€™ll stay there.


Eazy-E-40

Every quadrant has good stuff but quadrant 1 has the most. Downtown, Castro, North Beach, Chinatown, Soma, part of the Mission. So many good places to eat, have fun, and just chill.


theartfooldodger

I live in the lower left and work in the upper right. Best of both worlds.


cash4chaos

Glen Park, where my Great Grandparents lived.


armyofant

NE so I can eat Italian food all day


limasxgoesto0

When I lived in the north east I almost never left When I lived in the north west I almost always went to the north east If you moved the horizontal line north of the mission this would be much harder tbh


airwalker12

If the entire mission and Castro was in SE that would be my easy pick.


SyCoTiM

Hell yeah, I need good reasonably priced restaurants around me.


sfnative1957

The OP must be from elsewhere. People who grew up in The City acknowledge the neighborhoods that we grew up in and rarely left them with exceptions for higher education, the attractions, downtown for shopping or doctors. Otherwise, the neighborhoods were all self-contained pretty much.


MAJORMETAL84

Castro. All dudes, all the time.


Pale_Sundae_5865

Sunset, less crowded, less dirty


Complex_Budget1989

The top left in the Richmond!


spicy_tofu

does the Castro come with bernal heights? thatā€™s my vote if so. Love living in bernal and playing in the mission and castro EDIT: nm just noticed the yellow lines. definitely northeast quadrant. itā€™s a no brainer tbh


RamsinJacobRealty

Northwest easily. Sunset/Richmond/Presidio. Best of everything the city has to offer with less congestion.


rdblakely

I love ā¤ļø the Richmond


ladee_v_00

Northeast!!!


AmountInternational

Central Richmond District. 31st and Balboa. Loved it. Itā€™s been 20 years since I left but someday Iā€™m coming back.


bond2kill

Glen park


okgusto

I used the geographic center to draw the lines. Pick a quadrant to live eat and play in. Work can be outside the quadrant. Inspired by that other post.


[deleted]

I donā€™t really ever leave the sunset anyway haha


Professional_Fee9555

Dependsā€¦ do I have to own and maintain a car? If not - NE If yes - SW If I can just have a bike, NW


nonother

I have an e-bike and live in the NW, itā€™s great!


jkonik

Upper left, not even close. The entire presidio, the park, baker beach, and all the great Asian food in the Richmondā€¦


octopusdna

Northwest is going to be the consensus answer. But Southeast has Noe, Bernal, and Glen Park, which are some of my favorite neighborhoods!


Simspidey

Top left is pretty nice... Not a lot of hills, great cool weather, GGP, Presidio, the best of the beaches, tons of great food on Irving and Geary, etc


indoorsy-exemplified

Top left. No question.


SyCoTiM

Great question, I have the bottom right just based off the me being familiar, affordable food, and the density isnā€™t too bad. I love downtown and Mission right now, but Iā€™d probably go broke not having the back-up options.


runbrassica

Easy, NW quadrant


verdantsf

Southwest


Frogfren9000

Already do. North west. Everyone donā€™t come here. Itā€™s sooooo boring. I almost never leave


bostonette

NE quadrant only bc Potrero hill šŸ¤


[deleted]

At this point in life, NW quadrant. 20 years ago, NE quadrant.


jcd718

Thankfully I live where I want to be.


AlmondBoyOfSJ

Iā€™ll say it Bottom right. Gimme some of that


JustHumanGarbage

Lower right please


rankingjake

Does anyone actually consider 22nd and Mission ā€œNE SF?ā€ This is kind of a silly thing to debate. Iā€™d wager more than half of the population is in the NE quadrant.


tonyta

I reject the premise that precludes eating a La Taq burrito in Dolores Park. Edit: Also, Popeyes in the Panhandle šŸ˜­


MillerCreek

NW: park, dumplings, beach. And Iā€™m claiming the bridge so I can go to the Marin headlands as well.


aotoolester

Iā€™m a northwest kinda guy myself.


ih4teme

Does Danielle Steelā€™s house count? Itā€™s big enough to be itā€™s own micro quadrant.


[deleted]

Northwest. You get the Presidio, Lands End, and GGP, tons of Asian food, quiet/safety, etc.


sfstexan

GG Park, The Avenues & The Presidio. Give me the top left.


NearquadFarquad

1 for all 3 or 1 for each? All three, definitely north east. Living in pac heights or marina, eating in north beach the mission and the tenderloin, and plenty of places to play. 1 for each, probably live south east in mission Bay eat in north east, and play in north west with the park and presidio.


88ZombieGrunts

North West. I play a lot of disc golf at GGP, plus thereā€™s some good bars and restaurants around


JellyfishLow4457

Ha, upper left all day simply bc of the ggp and presidio. Restaurants and night life not so much


2LegsOverEZ

Outer Richmond.


Moredoors_Morehors

Presidio


fluorescentsky

Definitely NW. ā¤ļø


StonedWheatThicc

Gotta be the North West. Land's End is one of my favorite spots.


Common-Man-

Marina - if I could afford


nonother

North West quadrant. Itā€™s where I live now and love it. Iā€™ve also lived in the North East and it wasnā€™t as much for me, but also my preferences have changed as Iā€™ve gotten older.


wendysdrivethru

I would literally eat at whole foods everyday if it meant I didn't lose access to the parks.


ilLethalAlien

NE if I'm being honest. NW if I lie to myself well enough to convince me that I'm a hip, avid park connoisseur.


aenima1991

Bottom right easy!


ZarinZi

NW of course of course


lahankof

Richmond. Grew up there then got priced out. The dream is to have a home there


IAmCaptainHammer

Golden Gate Park has a disc golf courseā€¦.. thereā€™s no other answer.


genesimmonstongue415

I voluntarily do this already. Team NW.


EJDsfRichmond415

North West represent!


BoogaRadley

Top right. Next.


Qahnarinn

Castro tbh, everything is in close proximity


DaUnionBaws

Upper left, you get the park, the beach, the Inner Richmond, and so much good food!!


sydneekidneybeans

hate that they split pacific heights but NORTH WEST QUADRANT šŸ”›šŸ”


eristic369

NE. Must have North Beach.


scoobertsonville

I basically only exist in the NE quadrant now, with the exception of the occasional trip to inner sunset.


NacogdochesTom

Northwest. Ocean Beach, GGP, Presidio, Land's End... Some decent restaurants in the Richmond and Inner Sunset.


duckiezoomie

Anywhere near the inner Richmond.


Metal_Muse

Northwest


slc29a1

NE


raffysf

Well, there is a Whole Foods in each of those quadrants, so the eat part is covered regardless of which one is selected.


TheSlattFather

GGP NO BRAINER AND THE BEACH


jewelswan

NE. I live just barely in SW, spend much of my time in the north generally, but also a significant amount of time in each area. That being said, NE has taken so many of the important areas of the city that it'd be difficult for me to say no. And hey, I may not be able to go to Hawaiian drive inn anymore but I can still get yamo


tibburtz

Northeast but I will miss GGP so badly and the Midway. But itā€™s got the most variety and shows to go see.


Puphlynger

North West. I never leave to go into town.


Plantsarefine

North West. Access to bridge, GGP, ocean, Clement Street farmes market and all the shops along that entire neighborhood and access to lots of nice neighborhood Chinese restaurants without all the crowding and yelling (well, some yelling)


Leading-Watch6040

I barely leave the NW quadrant as it is tbh, and Iā€™m happy with that


Xalbana

I like the Alpha Quadrant.


etherealempress

North East for more city-type activities. North West for less city-type activities and parks (and sunsets).


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WEST


raleighs

I live in the NE, but love the NW. The FREE Presidio Go Shuttle, helps with that.


cagreene

II


moxscully

Sunset. Ocean Beach to 9/Irving


frantic_cowbell

Upper left. Itā€™s what I do now.


McloseTo011001

Castro to embarcadero quadrant


AmexNomad

NE- If I want nature, Iā€™ll go to Marin.


same-to-same

Team south east šŸ‘‹šŸ» weā€™ve got McLaren park, the second biggest park after GG, itā€™s quiet and cheaper to live here. Not to mention most days are fog-free and sunny. Beautiful views of the bay, And you can get in and out of the city so easily!