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Noe Valley is a long gentrified neighborhood in San Francisco with many hip and trendy restaurants and boutique shops. The main commercial corridor is on 24th Street between Guerrero Street and Diamond Street. Walking along 24th Street during the day you will see well-attended coffee shops, chic boutiques, and several baby strollers.

[edit] Understand

You can learn more about the goings-on in Noe Valley by reading either the print or online edition of the Noe Valley Voice [1].

[edit] Get in

[edit] By public transit

From BART, get off at the 24th Street station (in the Mission) and walk up 24th. Coming from downtown via Muni, take the J Church line outbound and get off at the intersection of 24th and Church. The 48 bus connects Noe Valley with the Mission to the east and Twin Peaks to the west.

[edit] By car

As with many neighborhoods in San Francisco, parking can be a pain. Noe Valley has one small public lot, but you will likely need to find street parking. This can be particularly hairy on weekends during brunch and dinner times, so if you can take public transit, it's the best.

[edit] See

[edit] Do

[edit] Buy

24th Street's thriving commercial corridor from Dolores Street to Diamond Street is well worth prowling.

• Noe Valley Farmers Market, in the parking lot between Sanchez/Vicksburg. Sat 8AM-Noon, year-round.
• Just For Fun / Scribbledoodles, 3982 24th Street, +1 415 285-4068. M-F 9AM-9PM, Sat 9AM-8PM, Sun 10AM-6PM. Stationery and gifts; custom color printing and calligraphy for announcements. They have also opened an art supply store across the street.

• noevalues.com. A real estate website dedicated to those wanting to buy or sell in noe valley. It has neighborhood specific statistics and historic photos as well as real-time access to the multiple listing service.

[edit] Eat

In addition to the restaurants on 24th St, there are many good places to eat on Church between 25th and 30th.

• Eric's, 1500 Church (at 27th), +1 415 282-0919 (fax +1 415 282-9989). Mo-Th 11AM-9:15PM, F-Sa 11AM-10PM, Su 12PM-9:15PM. California Chinese cuisine (e.g.: many vegs are fresh, white or brown rice, mu shu comes with grilled flour tortillas). Tasty food in a bustling place. Accessible, vegetarian friendly, beer and wine, moderately loud. $2-6 apps, $6-$11 entrees ($7 minimum).

• Haystack Pizza, 3881 24th Street #606 (at Sanchez), +1 415 647-1929, Sun-Th 11:30AM-11PM, F-Sat 11:30AM-Midnight. A neighborhood favorite with a full menu with many choices for various diets.

• Lovejoy's Tea Room, 1351 Church (at Clipper), +1 415 648-5895. Tu-Su 11AM-6PM, F 11AM-7PM. Combination antique store and one of the best places to have a cosy High Tea in the city.

• Swatdee Thai Cuisine, 4166 24th Street (between Casto/Diamond), +1 415 824-8070. Lunch M-F 11:30AM-3:30PM, Dinner daily 4:30PM-10PM.

• The Cheese Shop across from Martha's (next to the Hardware store) carries hundreds of cheeses where you can taste before you buy.

• Noe Valley Bakery is considered one of the best local bakeries in the area. They supply some of the better SF restaurants as well as neighborhood demand for baked goods.

[edit] Drink

Noe Valley also has the nickname "coffee gulch". While Starbucks is popular, the locals prefer Martha's (24th Street between Church and Sanchez), Tully's (24th between Noe and Sanchez) or Last Laugh Coffee House (1551 Dolores Street at the corner of Dolores and Valley).

[edit] Sleep

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