We know everyone loves the Dreamforce box lunches as much as the next cloud developer, but where should you go if you want something a little more special? Well, we’re here to help. We surveyed our local employees, and put together this list of places to eat, drink and see when you have some free time at this year’s Dreamforce.



Things to EAT/DRINK:

Walking Distance:

• Town Hall: A short walk from the Moscone Center, Town Hall is a restaurant with some great dishes and drinks. Home-made sodas, fried chicken, and jalapeno cornbread are among our favorites. Serves lunch or dinner.
• Brickhouse Cafe: A couple block walk towards the ballpark gets you to Brickhouse. This place has some great sandwich, burger, salad option for lunch and also serves dinner.
• Osha Thai: With many locations in SF, this Thai food chain knows what they are doing. The closest location to Dreamforce is on 2nd Street, and is worth the couple block walk. Try the Volcanic Beef and Lychee Martinis.
• The American Grilled Cheese Company: Two Words: GRILLED CHEESE! Take a walk and go grab one of the many options.
• Michael Mina's RN74: Great Restaurant. Make a reservation, and maybe take a cab if you are a little tired from a long day walking around Dreamforce. The tuna crudo and fried green tomatoes are great picks.
• Mel’s Diner/Denny’s: Great for some good familiar diner food. Denny’s is THE place to find Appirians late night after the parties end.
• Blue Bottle Coffee: One of THE BEST coffee places in SF. The line is a little long during the morning hours, so give yourself some time if you are headed here.
• Off the Grid Civic Center/UN Plaza: You may know that Appirians like their food trucks, and Off the Grid is a local gathering of food trucks for your lunchtime enjoyment. Lunch is served Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at UN Plaza and the San Francisco Civic Center. This may be a little far for a walk, but you can take the Muni or a cab and be there in 5 minutes.
• 21st Amendment Brewery: Great beer, good food, right near the ballpark. The Watermelon Wheat may sound a little girly, but dat’s one tasty beer! They have some outdoor seating for drinking on nice days too.

Cab/Muni Distance:

• Delfina: One of our favorite restaurants in SF. This place is #superfrickenawesome Italian food. Make a reservation ahead of time, because it’s hard to get in here. Luckily they also have an equally amazing pizza place next door called Pizzeria Delfina that is first come first serve.
• Woodhouse Fish Company: A New England Clam Shack type restaurant. Fried clams, lobstah rolls, and Scrimshaw Pilsner. Get some.
• Bourbon & Branch: Make a reservation on their website (because they are required), and hop in a cab to go to one of SF’s only “speakeasy’s”. This place is drinks only, and for small groups, but the drink menu is pages upon pages, and the cocktails do not disappoint. BONUS: If you show up early, they will walk you through a “Bookcase Door” to the “Library”, where you can have a drink while you wait for your table to be ready.
• Magnolia Pub & Brewery: Located in the Haight Ashbury district in San Francisco, Magnolia has some great food, and some even better beer (brewed in the basement). Try the burger and the Proving Ground IPA (7% ABV so watch out if you have a 8AM session). No reservations at this place, so get their early and put your name on the list.
• Boboquivari's: Known as Bobo’s, this place serves bone-in filet mignon that make the mouth water.
• Harris’ Restaurant: STEAKS! Lots of steaks. Mmmmmmmm...steak. They have some aged rib-eyes that are worth the cab ride alone.

Things to DO:

• Check out the REAL crookedest street in SF (not Lombard), Vermont St.
• Walk around the Ferry Building, food, shops, gifts, etc
• Go to the SFMOMA. Known for hosting the Appirio Dreamforce party this year, and also housing some amazing works of art, and a cafe with a roof deck. If you have a couple hours to kill, walk over from the Moscone Center and check it out.
• AT&T Park is a short distance from the Moscone Center and home to the World Champion San Francisco Giants

We hope you have some free time to enjoy the city. If you are local, or a Dreamforce regular and have some favorite places we missed, please post them in the comments section.