I spent six months working in this lovely neighborhood. Bougie yes, but I enjoyed the experience. I made many friends and ate so much good food. I left my heart in Cow Hollow :-) read more

Cow Hollow - Cow Hollow. Mamanoko, Chestnut Diner, Marina Sub, Rooster & Rice, Delarosa, Shake Shack, Loving Cup, Souvla, Mamanoko. - Local Flavor Near Me

Cool boutiques. Small restaurants. Bars. A huge Equinox gym. Home decor shops. Medical & dental offices. Personal service businesses (spas, manicurists, etc). That's Cow Hollow in a nutshell. But if you just go by what you've just read you'd be missing out. The architecture along Union Street is very cute. There are Victorians as well as modern buildings. No high-rises here. A historical home can be seen in the Octagon House. Just one block off Union Street at Octavia is the Golden Gate Valley library. So cosy inside with a big children's reading area. Magazines and a soft leather seat sound heavenly to me. If you're feeling hungry, there are many varieties of cuisine in the restaurants here: Japanese, Italian, Belgian, American, French, etc. In fact, this area is quite nice for a staycation as it is within walking distance of the Marina, Fisherman's Wharf, the Presidio and Pacific Heights. Exercise fiends I challenge you to run uphill from Union Street to Broadway Street. That'll get your heart pumping without being on a gym treadmill. Enjoy the beautiful view at the top. You'll get a panorama of the Bay and a glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge. Worth the effort! Now, I've let you in on the secret of why this neighborhood is a gem don't blow it and miss out. Visit. read more

Cow Hollow - Fun strolling along looking at the fair vendors and shops! - Local Flavor Near Me

That's was my favorite area in San Francisco because I got to enjoy the beautiful and picturesque houses of SF and the huge amount of restaurants in here too. The restaurants area is so elegant !!!! We loved this area so muchhhhh read more

Cow Hollow is a nice, charming little neighborhood located in north-central San Francisco. I've visited this neighborhood several times over the last 15+ years and will continue to do so on a more frequent basis now that one of my good friends lives here. This is a safe, clean, mostly residential, and relatively quiet SF neighborhood filled with a predominantly affluent and well-educated population. Compared to the rest of the city, the demographics of Cow Hollow are fairly homogeneous. As I said in my review for Rose's Cafe over 8 years ago, "this is a great spot if you want to check out the Real Housewives of San Francisco." Seriously though, our brunch at Rose's Cafe was great and I recommend it to anyone looking for a good breakfast/brunch/lunch spot in the city. Link: https://www.yelp.com/biz/roses-cafe-san-francisco. Rose's Cafe is located on the corner of Union St and Steiner St. Union is the neighborhood's main drag (it runs east to west) and it's where all the action is. It's popular among both locals and tourists for it's many boutique shops, salons/spas, and restaurants; however, in recent years, smaller, independent, mom and pop businesses have been going out of business because of rising rents and declining sales. In February 2018, the San Francisco Chronicle reported some commercial rents have increased to as high as $30,000 per month (https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Cow-Hollow-shops-struggle-to-survive-12553521.php). In the last year or so, my buddy landed a pretty sweet 1-bedroom apartment for "only" about $2,500 per month. Considering the amount of space he has, the quality of the apartment and building, the neighborhood, and the city, $2,500/month, especially for a new tenant, seems quite reasonable. Cow Hollow is comprised of 14 x 4 blocks, bound by Lyon St and the Presidio to the west, Lombard St (US Route 101) and the Marina District to the north, Van Ness Ave (continuation of US 101) and Russian Hill to the east, and Green St and Pacific Heights to the south. If you've never been to the area before, I recommend visiting the nearby Lyon Street Steps (https://www.yelp.com/biz/lyon-street-steps-san-francisco) for some pretty spectacular views north of not only Cow Hollow, but the Palace of Fine Arts and the Marina District, the San Francisco Bay, and Marin County across the water. It's beautiful. Overall, Cow Hollow is sort of like the Marina District's little brother. I definitely suggest taking a stroll down Union St between Steiner and Gough (6 blocks) to see some of the best restaurants, cafes, and retail the neighborhood has to offer. Fillmore St, located on the west end of this stretch, is another ideal thoroughfare to explore. Also, there's some neat and historic architecture to see such as the Vedanta Society of North California's Old Temple located on the southwest corner of Filbert and Webster. In general, it can be nice and relaxing to just walk around the neighborhood. read more

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Couch Hollow! That means that you go to Couch Hollow to see your therapist. And that means seeing a therapist so that you don't waste your time with meds. So when you get tons of money to see a cushy therapist, you do so in Couch Hollow. I actually don't know the difference between the Marina and Couch Hollow. I don't know the boundaries. I don't see any blinking signs that tell me where Couch Hollow is because it doesn't actually make any sense that it is...Marina/Cow Hollow. Because, actually, Marina/Cow Hollow is just a term for elitism and snobbery. Buy your properties in the Marina, though that may be out of reach. We can go to some bars and restaurants in this part of town. We will feel like we are in the 1990s because Pottery Barn and Gap are across the street from each other. Eat some thin crust pizza and have a $15 smoothie from Juice Jerks! We will hang out in this part of town, but we will also become YELP SoCiOloGistS! When your friends from high school come into town from Massachusetts or New York, you meet them in the Marina. When you go jogging on Chestnut, you will bump into your frat bros! Alright, that's it for now...more later.. read more

It's hard to imagine that where there are now large mansions, chic shops, cafes and service businesses from Vallejo Street down to the Marina district this whole area of San Francisco was a large farming area with rows of planted vegetables and milk cows grazing- thus "Cow Hollow." Go back almost 150 years to the late 1880s when Chinese labor had surged and new immigrants farmed side by side with those who'd arrived decades earlier. Now you see the Cow Hollow neighborhood at what used to be water's edge since the continuing landmass, the Marina, didn't exist back then and is landfill: The Bay's filled in with demolished homes and detritus from the 1906 earthquake and even wood from shipwrecks. Cow Hollow's epicenter is Union Street for shopping, dining, some bar hopping and lots of service businesses from dentists, banks, salons to aestheticians. Cow Hollow is a narrow little neighborhood strip that seems to give itself a leg up from the Marina district on prestige by its adjacency to Pacific Heights. Too homogenous for my taste, Cow Hollow like the Marina, is a sea of white faces: Guys who are hanging on to their frat days a little too hard and young women working in semi-glam careers until they find their consultant or tech guy husband and can sideline permanently. Cow Hollow is the neighborhood where you grow up in your 30s and early 40s before you "graduate" to far pricier and more staid Pacific Heights or Presidio Heights or move across the Bay Bridge to Lafayette and Orinda or over the Golden Gate Bridge to Mill Valley, San Anselmo or Corte Madera. read more

Cow Hollow is somewhat known for chic restaurants, cute boutiques, and great little home stores. It's a very residential neighborhood. Somewhat quiet compared to the rest of the city. It's a great place to get your hair done and then get a great cup of coffee. Not a whole lot of hills to deal with either. Yoda fountain is a must for anyone who is a Star Wars fan. I'm not, but there are a HUGE number of people who are. read more

There are a ton of hair salons on Union Street with a peppering of restaurants and shops. The restaurants are cute, but they are not consistent in quality of service. Also, drivers in the area will mow you down in a heartbeat. Keep your wits about you and don't think a car will stop or see you. read more

Honest truth this place was wonderful and I am not just saying it. I am so picky and I've rented Marriott where my sister use to work at to mom and pop places that just smell. This place I consider to be like ((MARRIOTT)) seriously guys for it to be in SF. Size of room is HUGE. It's older but did NOT smell nor bugs. It was Noisy tell you what I can hear cars from the window. I didn't doc stars because it's not like it's there fault for the noise this is SF. This place was wonderful near Fisherman Warf and China town. I did walk and I did Lyft. Lyft costed me 6.00-7.00 each way. I was thinking to take a bus and I look at the routes near the hotel only like 5 blocks down to get to the bus but I had kids and spouse. 2.50 for bus each person did my math. Just lyft get it over with..lol Walking was fun too. But my kids hated it so we Lyft the next day. It worked out. I remember calling all the free breakfest hotels and parking was 35.00-62.00 per day. So this place had Free Parking and so we didn't get breakfest. I wish this place did a small breakfest like donuts or something. I think they would get a lot more customers. Add the morning food. Just because it brings people in. A lot of people don't think of parking til it's too late. A lot of people see free food and book and pay for parking later and don't even realize that they could of just used that money for lyft. We saved 35.00 per day. We put it towards buying random food like ice cream and creapes..lol seriously. We minus the lyft rides into the expense and said you know what 12.00 roundtrip to downtown or china town or Fisherman warf is well worth it than 35.00 per day. I am a big math person. If your like me want more for your trip this place is it. I am surprised this hotel wasn't 150.00 a night. It's in such a great area. Walk around the corner and get 60 shops and eatting places. It has a great sushi place near by they do have happy hour like from 4-6 and it's like 4.00 a roll. Then the nails salon took care of my baby girl. 5.00 just for a nice polish. This place is nice!!! 10/10 seriously. No joke. I am picky first class woman. I was going to stay at the Hilton for the view and was worried for the area. But when I called hiton they told me 62.00 includes tax for all day parking I was like no way. There room was already 160.00 a night. So I am glad I didn't stay at the hilton it would of cost me over 200.00 and I would of just stayed inside of the hotel and order mc donalds because of the high cost..lol TOOK A RISK PAID OFF!!! read more