Divisadero Street's newest parklet (there aren't even any signs on it yet) looks annoying from a…read moredistance. When you get here, though, I think you'll like it. The iron fence is quaint, if not reassuring. The plants are a nice touch, and the planters are sturdy and situated just so. I don't know how pleasant it would be to spend a significant amount of time this close to a bus stop, but it seems like a perfect place to bring your pizza-by-the-slice from nearby Bus Stop Pizza. I hope someone decorates it for Christmas.

This is an absolutely gorgeous parklet. While there are two rivaling parklets just footsteps away,…read morethis one by far has the most amazing aesthetic. It almost looks like a wooden ship, cruising down Judah Street. The parklet is all made of beautifully finished wood, with built-in planters, a platform for bike parking and plenty of seating. There are a handful of wooden benches to sit on and a couple of longer table-like features. This is a great place to people-watch, or enjoy your coffee and a snack. Make sure to check out the local shops that help maintain this space!

Remember when parklets were cool? You know, before restaurants and all manner of stores decided to…read moreit was their God-given right to increase their footprint by stealing parking spaces from the public? I do too, and while many of these original parklets are now in disarray because their sponsoring businesses didn't keep them up, there are some remaining ones that are good at their jobs. What are their jobs, exactly? To act as public spaces that are open to everyone. In places where businesses are too small to offer any sort of seating, let alone tables, parklets can be gathering places. Or they can just be places to sit down, because our city long ago declared war on public places to sit that aren't bus stops. This parklet has existed since June 2015. It has seen better days, but considering its age, it has held up quite well. When it was constructed, there wasn't much going on here, and Dogpatch was still a hidden SF neighborhood. The neighborhood is getting hot now, and there are many more businesses, but its scale still feels small, or at least small industrial. More than anything, it feels like a throwback to a recent, pre-pandemic era of hopefulness for an era of city growth that would include public art and would include, welcome, and highlight local artists. The City feels more like survival of the fittest these days, and artists can't afford to live in any of the empty expensive buildings that are magically supposed to make other expensive apartments cheaper. I do miss 2015, for many reasons. Although some clouds were already gathering.

We visited San Francisco for my birthday recently and were amazed at the improvement one year with…read morethe new mayor has wrought! We were also there in January of 2025, and the staff at the hotel was very excited that the mayor was meeting and engaging with the Asian community in Chinatown for Lunar New Year celebrations! This is a backbone community that not only works, but lives just two blocks away from Union Square. One year later, the downtown is now alive and humming. Hundreds of workers on every kind of transportation imaginable pour into downtown each day. We saw many riding the new electric bikes that are now ubiquitous. People on electric scooters and skateboards, and lots of pedestrians insure that the downtown businesses thrive. We at dinner at Cheesecake Factory in Macy's on Union Square and walked through the square to see the huge lighted Christmas tree and the skaters on the frozen pond. Hundreds of people were there, enjoying the sights and the Christmas market near the square. San Francisco is a town reborn and enjoying the good life!!

This review is for the Annual Tulip day. It's a total joke because you have to wait in many lines…read morejust to get tulips. I went today and was very angry. Poor crowd control and very disorganized. Complained to many different staff associated with the event that it needs improvement and they don't seem to care. This is a very shoddy event no matter if you arrive early or not. If you have elderly family members over the age of 65, it's best to avoid at all costs. Please bring snacks if you have poor health because you will suffer greatly. My mum had a hard time today because she didn't eat anything. It's also very impossible to grab food along the lines because 1. it's overpriced 2. It's very hard to return because the barricades are sealed tight. There needs to be a time in the Tulip day event where people over the age of 65 and their family get first priority. 3 hour wait for a small amount of Tulips, not acceptable. Pigs! The news and social media is lying to you.

This is a very peaceful place to sit and relax during the day. At some points in the afternoon the…read morebenches get direct sunlight (if it is not too foggy), making it a decent place to bask. There are a couple of other parklets right around the corner on Judah, but they tend to get more foot traffic. I enjoy that this one is off Judah and has plenty of seating. The only time to avoid this place is when there is a crowd waiting outside the neighboring restaurant. The woodwork and the design of this parklet is beautiful, and I will certainly be back.

Walking down the sidewalk in busy Union Square, I came across this neat little contraption with a…read morechair 50ft across from another. I sat down on one chair while my wife on the opposite chair and carried a whispering conversation in the middle if Union Square. Hardly any background noise. As if we were inside a building, side by side talking. Incredible technology and concept! Something Fun to kill the busy ness of Union Square. Just around the corner from Nordy's. Check it out if you are close by.

This was cool, but didn't get a chance to try it because druggies and teens were sitting in it and…read moredoing nothing but sitting. They wouldn't get off for others to try.

Nice neighborhood close to Lake Merritt, lots of Apartment Buildings which makes street parking…read morealmost extinct, lol!! There are restaurants within walking distance, as well as Grand Lake Theater, Whole Foods, Downtown, Uptown and Lake Merritt. I used to live here back in the day, now I'm sure it's pretty expensive, but it's a very cool area to live!!

Fun neighborhood, close to the lake and stores. However, theives will walk into garages and steal…read moreitems, like baby strollers and baby toys. Nothing is too low for them to steal.

It doesn't belong to Four Barrel, so if any of the pasty patrons or bearded baristas are giving you…read moreguff about sitting here, point to the tiny little sign that informs said Mission MacGuffins about the true nature of parklets in San Francisco: namely, that they're free and open to the public. The plastic or plastique figurines dancing above your head are magical, especially as it's getting dark, especially if there happen to be lights affixed to the lattice structure when you happen to be visiting. There is beautiful bike parking (but very few beautiful bikes), and the blocky reclaimed wood feels sturdy beneath your feet. The seating areas look a bit like open-air cubicles, but I haven't spent enough time here to know whether sharing a stall with someone without asking first is rude. I can imagine doing some serious reading here. Or spreading out a bunch of science textbooks and/or technical journals and studying and/or designing something. I'm sure dozens of desk-dreading daredevils have done this before. They might even do it on the regular. San Francisco still has its charms, but as with our inalienable rights, defending these charms sometimes requires sharp elbows as well as tiny little signs.

I'm a huge fan of the diminutive parklets the city of San Francisco has been peppering around town…read moreas of late, and this urban oasis right outside of Four Barrel on Valencia just might be my favorite hang of them all. While you'd be hard pressed to find me giving anything less than 5 stars to any of the pop-up mini parks scattered throughout the 415, this particular structure has an architectural soul that syncs up to the neighborhood perfectly. Plenty of seating, lots of surface area to lock up your bicycle, and some serious synergy with the interior design of Four Barrel just steps away. Well done, parklet wizards!