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The Cliff House050
in San Francisco, CA 94121about The Cliff House:
The colorful history of the Cliff House, a complex including two restaurants, two cocktail lounges and a gift store, involves a string of millionaire owners, each with grand visions for this seaside attraction. Twice destroyed by fire, the current Cliff House was built by Adolph Sutro's daughter in 1909. The Cliff House remains a decent restaurant with spectacular views and a glimmer of Victorian elegance.
The newest Cliff House is a restoration of the original 1909 structure with a new North Wing that incorporates architectural elements of the old Sutro Baths. The lower terrace offers the giant Camera Obscura, a device originally invented by Leonardo da Vinci that gives a 360 view of Ocean Beach and Seal Rock, inaccessible until the completion of the renovation work.
The restaurant is pricey, but the view is great and it's a nice starting point for the nearbyLand's End and Ocean Beach. Two more reasonably priced neighboring restaurants are Louis' and the Beach Chalet Restaurant.
The newest Cliff House is a restoration of the original 1909 structure with a new North Wing that incorporates architectural elements of the old Sutro Baths. The lower terrace offers the giant Camera Obscura, a device originally invented by Leonardo da Vinci that gives a 360 view of Ocean Beach and Seal Rock, inaccessible until the completion of the renovation work.
The restaurant is pricey, but the view is great and it's a nice starting point for the nearbyLand's End and Ocean Beach. Two more reasonably priced neighboring restaurants are Louis' and the Beach Chalet Restaurant.
tips:
You can choose from three dining areas at the Cliff House. The casual Upstairs restaurant is ideal for kids. Go there to watch the annual passing of the Tall Ships in the summertime or see if you can spot a migrating whale or two in the winter months.
getting there:
Follow Geary Blvd west until it turns into Point Lobos Avenue. Cliff House is right on the water. There's a parking lot across the street. Muni 18,38,5,31
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