Ask HN: Taking a week off to decompress in and around SF, any tips?

Spent a lot of my time in The Mission area which is full of pokey shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and generally cool buildings.

I also really enjoyed the Palace of Fine Arts and its gardens, such an awesome building

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fine_Arts

If you haven't been then the SF Giants baseball park is worth a visit, just for the views of the bay alone.

Further away, I'd suggest Trinidad, Pinnacles National Park, Lassen National Park, Placerville, Shasta - almost any direction you go outside the bay area counties will be great. Even the San Joaquin valley is a great getaway for Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks.

If you really want to get away from it all, Crescent City/Redwoods National Park is the middle of nowhere.

Half Moon Bay was another place we went to that paid of well. The beach is a really good long walk and is really beautiful on a sunny day.

A decent list is here, https://www.quora.com/Whats-the-best-dive-restaurant-in-San-... but your going to have to do your own research. Shalimar is recommended here, and the one near union square is a HOLE in the wall you wouldn't eat there on your own from the looks of the place but just do it. I also have a soft spot for Reds Java House.

Also Chit Chat Cafe in Pacifica is a great place to while away an afternoon drinking coffee with an ocean view.