A San Francisco day from the Mission to Golden Gate Park

A Mission institution since 2002. Morning bun, country bread, a flat white from Equator Coffee. The line moves fast. No seating — take your bag to Dolores Park three blocks up for the skyline view over the city.

A restored 1898 ferry terminal, now a food market. Hog Island Oyster Company, Acme Bread, Blue Bottle Coffee, Humphry Slocombe ice cream. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays the farmers market expands along the pier outside.

The benchmark Mission burrito. Carnitas or carne asada, no rice (a Mission purist move). Cash only. Ten-minute wait at peak; eat at the tiny counter or take it out to the corner bench.

The park's 1879 Victorian glass conservatory. Tropical flowers, lily pads, orchids. Walk from there via the rose garden to the de Young Museum tower entrance.

The Herzog & de Meuron copper-clad museum. The ninth-floor observation tower is free with no museum ticket — panoramic views over the Pacific, the park, the Marin headlands. Fifteen minutes up top.

Board the Powell-Hyde line at Market Street for the cable car up Nob Hill and over Russian Hill. Hang off the side if you dare. Exit near Lombard Street for the zig-zag section — walk down it rather than driving.

Tony Gemignani's Italian-American pizzeria in North Beach. Twelve-table room, Neapolitan wood-fired pies. Order the Margherita Extra Virgin (limited to 73 a day — buy in) and a glass of Sangiovese. No reservations; queue from 19:00.