Explore San Francisco
San Francisco packs Michelin-starred tasting rooms, century-old oyster bars and Pacific views into seven square miles of hills — but its one-way streets, hills and scarce parking make it a nightmare to drive. Chauffyr carries you from a Ferry Building breakfast to a Napa day trip or a SoMa dinner in a fixed-price black car, so you arrive relaxed, not circling for a space.
The Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and steep fog-wrapped hills, a world-leading tech economy, and a pioneering farm-to-table dining scene.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in San Francisco
3 MichelinBenu
Contemporary · Asian-American · $$$$ · SoMa
Corey Lee's three-star SoMa flagship — a precise, deeply personal fusion of Korean, Chinese and Californian technique.
3 MichelinAtelier Crenn
Modern French · $$$$ · Cow Hollow
Dominique Crenn's three-star 'poetic culinaria' in Cow Hollow — the first US woman chef to earn three stars.
1 MichelinGary Danko
Contemporary American · $$$$ · Fisherman's Wharf
A polished, one-star Fisherman's Wharf institution famed for its flexible tasting menu and legendary cheese trolley.
Zuni Café
Californian · Mediterranean · $$$ · Hayes Valley
A Market Street icon since 1979 — the brick-oven whole roast chicken is a San Francisco rite of passage.
Swan Oyster Depot
Seafood counter · $$ · Nob Hill
A tiny, cash-friendly marble counter on Polk Street serving impeccable seafood since 1912 — expect a queue.
Tartine Bakery
Bakery · Café · $ · Mission
The James Beard-winning Mission bakery that reshaped American bread — go early before the pastries sell out.
What to see in San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
Presidio
The 1937 art-deco suspension icon linking the city to Marin — arguably the most photographed bridge on earth.
Alcatraz Island
San Francisco Bay
The infamous former federal prison on a rocky bay island, reached by ferry from Pier 33.
Ferry Building Marketplace
Embarcadero
A grand 1898 waterfront hall turned gourmet marketplace — oysters, cheese, coffee and Californian produce.
Palace of Fine Arts
Marina
A romantic 1915 Beaux-Arts rotunda and colonnade set around a swan lagoon in the Marina district.
Lombard Street
Russian Hill
The famously crooked, flower-lined block on Russian Hill — 'the world's most winding street'.
Golden Gate Park & the Presidio
Richmond
A vast urban park larger than Central Park, home to world-class museums, gardens and a Japanese tea garden.
One perfect day in San Francisco
9:00 · Morning
Golden Gate BridgePresidio — Battery Spencer viewpoint
11:00 · Late morning
Alcatraz IslandSan Francisco Bay — Cellhouse audio tour
13:00 · Lunch
Swan Oyster DepotSeafood counter · Nob Hill — Fresh oysters
15:00 · Afternoon
Ferry Building MarketplaceEmbarcadero — Artisan food halls
18:00 · Golden hour
Palace of Fine ArtsMarina — The Beaux-Arts rotunda
20:00 · Dinner
BenuContemporary · Asian-American · SoMa — Thousand-year-old quail egg
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.