Kearny St, Downtown

I lived at the top of Kearny St where the Peter Machiavelli steps are. It was relatively quiet and even on Saturday nights when the crowd got loud at Enrico's down at the bottom of the hill, it didnt last for long because the police kept a tight lid on the chaos.

Kearny Street as a whole has a lot to offer. Though mostly residential from the 1100 block upward, with a deli or corner store nestled in between, it's centrally located and an easy walk to the Financial District or the Embarcadero. Below the residential area in the 1000 block there is Tommaso's Restaurant, a classic Italian restaurant that's been there for over 75 years. You also have Larry Flynt's Hustler Club for the adventurous and then past there you hit Columbus Ave.

Once you cross over Columbus, Kearny turns into 3rd street and there are plenty of restaurants, hotels and shops along the way.

Kearny street is filled with places for daily needs and more. There are hundreds of places for eating breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks. It is near market street and passes by one of the largest shopping regions of San Francisco. There is a diversity to this street that not many other streets can compare to. Basically, one can find any type of food they want here on this street, it could be Chinese, Mexican, Indian, Thai, Japanese, or Mediterranean. One can buy casual clothes or tuxedos and dresses. This street also passes by one of the most famous tourist attractions of San Francisco, Chinatown. Within Chinatown, there are thousands of shops. Kearny street has houses, apartments, perfect for singles, couples, or families. Overall, Kearny street is fantastic and is worth visiting.

It is a famous street in San Francisco having in it the famous Lotta’s fountain and the Hall of Justice. As you walk down the Kearny Street you will come across restaurants and boutiques having a class of their own. There are also some boutique hotels which offer a sophisticated service to its customers along with appetizing meals and an exotic stay. One of the places I would love to visit on Kearny street is the Cho Cho restaurant. Their Chicken wings was truly a delicacy.

Kearny street at one of its points touches the Embarcadero which is also a famous street in San Francisco. Originally Kearny had a Spanish name but it was later changed to Kearny, I don’t know why. It has some of the four star boutique hotels and reasonable gourmet restaurants. The hotels here offer cheap accommodation with pleasant service to its every customer. Cho Cho restaurant was a nice one specially the spinach salad. And amazingly the prices were quite low.

Portsmouth Square park is a one block park in the center of Chinatown. The park is due west from the Kearny Street parking garage. Chinatown is the most densly populated area of San Francisco. Given the fact that San Francisco apartments are small most people need to get out so they don't get cabin fever. In Chinatown they go to Portsmouth Square. Whether there is a event or just a need to strech the legs the high poulation density makes this a great place to people watch. This park is so lively and full of unusal sights and sounds even young children will enjoy a trip to Portsmouth Square.