West Coast coffeehouse culture is staging a comeback at this membership-supported neighborhood cafe, complete with creaky wooden floors and top-notch hot chocolate. Mysterious yet sociable Borderlands limits wi-fi (9am to 5pm weekdays) to keep conversation flowing, and thoughtfully provides racks of paperback mysteries for browsing – or buying at the 1950s purchase price of 50¢. Cash only.
Borderlands
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
2.63 MILES
Chinatown's unofficial living room is named after John B Montgomery's sloop, which staked the US claim on San Francisco in 1846. SF's first city hall…
Nearby The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill attractions
2.63 MILES
Chinatown's unofficial living room is named after John B Montgomery's sloop, which staked the US claim on San Francisco in 1846. SF's first city hall…