San Francisco Relocation Guide - Antevia

The Powell Mason cable car line ends in the outer portion of North Beach where there is
no beach.
The neighborhood attracted many Italians, Beats, Chinese and really all kinds of
ordinary, artistic, friendly people, and has many sights and places to gather. North Beach
has historically been an Italian neighborhood, and while the area has diversified, many
Italian restaurants, cafès, and ice cream parlors remain. An alleyway off of Columbus
between Kearny and Broadway is named after Jack Kerouac who once lived here and
frequented the renowned (as well as a municipal landmark) City Lights bookstore on the
corner of Columbus and Broadway as well as the numerous coffee shops here. Baseball
legend Joe Dimaggio grew up in the neighborhood and briefly returned to live here with
his wife Marilyn Monroe. Famed progressive trial attorney Tony Serra keeps an office
near the corner of Columbus and Broadway.
It is a somewhat compact layout of three-story buildings painted in light colors dating
from the 1920s when people rebuilt after the earthquake and fire of 1906. The weather is
excellent with gentle, sunny hours between noon, after the morning fog burns off, and
four, before the fog starts rolling back in from the Golden Gate.
The San Francisco Art Institute is located in the Northern end of North Beach, on Russian
Hill.
Restaurants
Fior d'Italia
North Beach Restaurant
Rose Pistola
Capps
Il Pollaio
Ristorante Volare
Figaro
Mara's bakery
Caffe Trieste