HOME > Chowhound > San Francisco Bay Area >   Where [in SF
proper] should a Chowhound live?  I am in the process of
completing a personal move to San Francisco from the east coast.
For me, where I live is primarily about the food. Specifically,
the question I care most about the answer to is, "How many great
restaurants can I WALK to from my home?".  I tried living in
Manhattan (specifically for the restaurants) but couldn't handle
the cold winter weather, so I'm back in my favorite city. (I
lived in North Beach from '93 to '98). But the neighborhoods
have all changed, South of Market is completely different, and I
need help figuring out where to look for housing if my main
criterion is restaurants in the area.  Again, what I care
specifically about is how many great restaurants I can walk to.
By great restaurants, I mean gourmet food - no denny's or
McDonald's, but since I eat out 14 times a week, I over-the-top
high end places don't work well. The problem I had living in
North Beach was that every place the