I enjoy inner Richmond ..we moved to retire ..I like being retired haha who wouldn't ..USa is for retired people haha ..from Washington dc

The Inner Richmond is one of my favorite for so many reasons. Mostly because it is a family and pet friendly neighborhood. And very walkable, with parts of the neighborhood bordering mountain lake park, the Presidio, and also bordering Golden Gate Park. Love all the amazing restaurants and walkable mom and pop shops as well. read more

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#100/2016 The Inner Richmond's a workhorse of a neighborhood, chock full of great restaurants, bars, museums, nail salons, bike repair shops and the beautiful urban oasis of Golden Gate Park. A little dirty (but not in the gritty Tenderloin or SOMA way where you find needles and crazies at every step), it's just down at the heels. And it's no wonder why since The Inner Richmond seems to be the neighborhood where you can get so many errands checked off your list and have it be a place that restores your soul with art (Legion of Honor, de Young) and nature (any place in Golden Gate Park or Ocean and Baker Beaches.) It's a residential, family neighborhood and predominantly Asian. You'll be welcomed whether you're looking for an ingredient at Mei Wah Market on Clement or finding an apartment from a landlord who's renting a nice place -but only lets out the news to trusted neighbors and local businesses. Site of my child's beloved daycare center (Angela's Children's Center), my favorite Thai restaurant (Thai Time) and countless other restaurants, bakeries, grocery stores, bars, recreational programs and of course Golden Gate Park... The Inner Richmond is the locals' neighborhood where we get things done and chill. read more

The Inner Richmond - Scenes from a mom 'n' pop Chinese restaurant on Clement. Yum. - Local Flavor Near Me

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When did the word "tween" become a thing? I feel like I woke up one day and Britney Spears was famous, and TV was obnoxious and people were all talking about the "tween" target demographic. As annoying of a term as it is, it sorta does the job right of explaining what precisely that age range is. Between being a kid and being a teen. Way bast the booster seat but not yet the driver's seat. In inbetween land, which, as it turns out, has an identity all its own. You see where I'm going with this, right? Tweens have been a thing all along, and the Inner Richmond definitely has its own deal. Its own charm, its own needs, its own character, and its own personality. The problem is, it gets sandwiched in between a lot of other places and so it gets compared, looked over, passed through, or just shrugged off. It's not out on the ocean like the Outer Richmond, it's not butting up against the city with its own grit like The Tenderloin, it's definitely not in the farflung reaches of The Sunset. So what is it? Well, you're going to have a resident for all the nuances, but for me, it's a beautiful blend of all the good and bad that San Francisco offers. To start, there are no shortage of good restaurants. I'm not going to list them all off; there's an app for that ;) It's not really known as a restaurant hotspot, but you'll find plenty of spots to keep you coming back. For me, though, the real magic is in the non-dining businesses. My favorite seafood market, my go-to bread bakery, a nice nursery -- all in this nifty nabe. It's like the transition between urban and suburban. You find pockets of both. But if it's the perfect neighborhood to pass through on your way home, think about how much more convenient it would be to live there? There are some gorgeous homes, and some not favorite streets, just like any neighborhood in SF, almost. I sing the praises of the Inner Richmond. It shouldn't be defined by what it's in between, but by what it is all on its own. read more

I'll be honest. I was a little bummed that I was moving out of the NOPA area after 2 years. I've been living in the Inner Richmond for 2 months now and so far, I am completely enjoying it. The independent store staff along Clement Street are so sweet. I go in for the first time, they ask me if I am new to the neighborhood and respond with a warm smile and a "Welcome to the neighborhood!" On Halloween, I saw the kiddies trick-or-treat from shop to shop along Clement Street. So cute. I actually wondered if the little girls had stolen my minnie mouse idea. Is my brain transparent? One downside is the (lack of) variety of restaurants. If you're a big fan of pho and dim sum, you've come to the right spot. I am a fan but I like to mix my food menu a little, ya know?! PLUSES: -boba boba boba and sweets galore. I feel sorry for dentists serving this neighborhood. Perhaps the neighborhood should hold a workshop on good toothbrushing skills. -bars with good beer choices -hair and nail salons -near Cheap Pete's -the 33 Stanyan (Potrero and 25th route) -the 38 Geary (Transbay Terminal route) -the 44 O'Shaughnessy (3rd and Evans route) MAJOR MINUS: -lack of nightlife past 10pm read more

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The Inner Richmond was once my home-not-so-far-away-from-home. I don't hit it up as much as I used to or as often as I should, but whenever I walk along Geary or drive on Fulton or bus on Balboa, I think of 2003 and 2004 and Lake Merritt. Yup, Lake Merritt. I also think of Lori, who technically lived in the Outer Richmond, but usually when I thought of her on Fulton it was in the Inner Richmond because I was thinking about coming up on the huge house she used to live on at the corner of Fulton and 29th, right across from the park. I had endless discussions with my brother about whether it would be pleasant and/or advantageous to live across Fulton from the park. This was before he had kids, so he wasn't thinking about kid safety, but he still thought it was a bit sketchy. I never did, and I definitely don't think so now. I also think of dear Willard and her namesake street, North Willard Street, and how it's stylized "WILLARD NORTH" on the street signs even though South Van Ness Avenue is stylized "S. VAN NESS" or "SOUTH VAN NESS" or "S. Van Ness" on those horrible horrible horrible new caps-and-lower-case SF street signs. (Those are the worst ever.) And did you know that dear Willard lives near North Willard Street? How kuh-razy is that? Pretty kuh-razy, I tell you. And while we're at it, how about Parsons? And that awful Jefferson Airplane/Starship house? It's just awful, an awful house for an awful band. See, the Inner Richmond gets things right. I don't want to write about 6th or is it 4th or is it 5th, because that just makes me sad. But Arguello saves the day, as does the cute market and laundromat. Do you realize I almost lived on Arguello? I was really close. This sick British girl was puking her brains out in what would have been my bedroom, and who would have been my roommate seemed unfazed by her then current sick British roommate. Now that's the kind of roommate I would have wanted to live with in 2003 (not the sick British roommate, the would-be my roommate). Where have they all gone, these would-be roommates? I think about that stuff sometimes, and I have to stop thinking. Or to start thinking about the Inner Richmond. Give the IR a visit; just try to forget about the shady Jack in the Box, which is especially shady between midnight and two a.m. Believe me, I know. Very well, actually. read more

The Inner Richmond is such a beautiful place (alright so San Francisco in itself is beautiful but that's besides the point). I enjoyed our walking tour through TIR on our way to Golden Gate Park after a great brunch (not to mention filling) at The B Star Bar. The vibe at TIR felt laid-back and comfortable and not as hurried as the financial district during a weekday. The area is definitely populated with a wide variety of different cultures and much of that is reflected in the different shops strewn across the neighborhood. I mean how cool is that you can find a Burmese restaurant, dim sum, crepes, pizza, ramen, and imported Chinese tea within a stones throw from each other? I'm truly envious of the folks that live here! read more

Out of the 4 districts I have lived in, the Inner Richmond has been the most comfortable. There are five MUNI lines that I can think of that will get you from here to downtown. Clement Street is probably one of the areas in SF that is commonly overlooked. It is comparable to China town but much smaller. There are a lot of good places to eat on Clement St. Geary Boulevard has the most efficient MUNI line, 38L (limited). Geary also has a large number of shops and restaurants and bars. Balboa Street should be mentioned too but it is not as populated with shops/restaurants as Clement Street. The Inner Richmond is a 'chill' place to live especially because it is located between the Presido and Golden Gate Park. This is an area I would love to own a bicycle in. Skateboarding works here too. There are a lot of places in the Inner Richmond that I haven't gotten too yet. It seems like there is something for everyone in this district. read more

Another rad part of SF. Seems pretty tight knit. Probably a great place to live if you don't want to be in too much of the bustle of some of the other neighborhoods. read more

People say that San Francisco is such a big city that you'll never feel like a small tight-knit community. But our neighborhoods prove everyone wrong, especially the Inner Richmond. I grew up in the hood, went to elementary school down the street, and now am living back in the good old Inner Richmond. Sometimes it's really nice to come home. And everyone knows you around here. The restaurants are great, the bars are fun, the cafes are awesome. I love calling the Inner Richmond home. read more

Obsessed with Inner Richmond! This is a VERY family friendly neighborhood in San Francisco - it has a ton of resources for kids (great public and private schools, playgrounds, plenty of extracurricular activities like soccer, karate, ballet, art) and sits between the Presidio/Golden Gate both of these parks are amazing - the Presidio for it's wildness and GG for all of it's various museums and destinations. Over the last 3 years a lot of young families started moving to the area to get a bit more space and be close to the parks, prompting a number of preschools to open. This neighborhood has a community vibe and you get to know your neighbors. The food here is amazing. You can find everything here from your trendy vegan cafe (Nourish) and hipster coffee shops (Richfield) to the best Indian food (Keeva) and Thai food (Thai Time). There is also a Sunday farmers market on Clement St. The grocery stores are mostly mom and pop Chinese stores but it's an easy 5 minute drive to Trader Joe's, Whole Foods,.Calmart, Mollie Stones and Target. Easy access to downtown and feels very safe. read more

Wow! I thought I'd never live in a place worse than Mountain View (or heck I'd rather live in a bad part of Moscow Russia, were it in US, than here), boy was I wrong. You get the worst of suburbs and urban, and I mean the worst, not even like Mountain View worst. So... - transit sucks. You have lots of slow crappy buses, so if you don't value your time you can get to SOME places, slow. Airport by transit takes 1.5 hours. Just like in the burbs. - driving also sucks. There's no highway, little streets with tons of stopsigns. - parking also sucks unless you have a garage, which many houses don't. There's always some moron blocking 2 spots or a pissy grandma to give you a ticket for overshooting her driveway for one inch. - did I mention walking sucks? Unless you live on a short stretch of Clement (5th-12th, or so), it will take you 10-20 minutes of walking past what amounts to suburbs to get anywhere. - and, there are almost no real stores here, so-so Chinese groceries and there's one Safeway-like store which will probably be a 15-minute walk. Whole Foods? Trader Joe? A Safeway? Forget it. - so if it's not vibrant it must be quiet? Wrong, you'll have homeless people trying to harass you at a gas station (at least I'm Russian so I don't feel embarrassed like locals to just tell them to f the h off), and then cops kicking homeless people out of the park right outside your window. - damn, almost forgot! The sketchy dudes stealing recycling Monday nights! You want to sleep at night in your street facing bedroom? You better be able to sleep thru lots of glass sounds and falling bins at 1am. - of course, you will also hear your neighbors talk, watch TV, walk around, and snore, because most of the housing here sucks - it's dilapidated crap built 100 years ago. Some places (not ours, thankfully) even come without laundry. But you'll enjoy a friendly neighborhood landromat on Clement where the resident homeless guy (the bearded guy, he's actually pretty chill) sleeps in the rain. - and, I am not even talking about ancient appliances, windows that won't stay open, zero insulation, the hot water that takes 3 minutes to come... that could have been my building. But, many of the other houses may be even worse by the looks of it. - speaking of which, all these houses also look like crap, which you will enjoy on your 12-minute slog for a donut in the fog. - yeah, fog. Probably the worst place in SF weather-wise. I work near Union Square... every time I go back home it's goodbye the sun. - did I forget something? Sinkholes, I guess? Now the good. The trees. Unlike say SOMA and Mission, there are lots of trees, so there's that. This place is utterly horrible! I am moving away in 2 months... edit, 4 days! And I'm counting the days. read more