Best Places San Francisco (Best Places City Guides) [Paperback]

Rebecca Poole Foree (Author), Matthew Richard Poole (Author)

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About the Author

The brother-and-sister team of Rebecca Poole Fore and Matthew R. Poole has authored and contributed to more than 30 travel guides to California, Hawaii, and points beyond. California natives, they both reside in San Francisco.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Sasquatch Books (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1570611866
• ISBN-13: 978-1570611865
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,816,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and quite complete guide to Bay area, December 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Best Places San Francisco (Best Places City Guides) (Paperback)

If you've checked your local bookstore recently, you know that books on San Francisco are proliferate and sometimes too similar to distinguish one from another. THis book, however, is a terrific addition to any Bay ARea lover's bookshelf. The more than 400 pages are organized by activity/venue and include the inside scoop on local places to shop, eat, visit and partake of, as well as well-known sites and stops. INcluded are lists of weekend jaunts (with lodging, restaurant and shopping information), all levels of dining, from downhome to upscale gourmet, and TOp 25 lists to direct those with limited time to explore. The star rating scale seems to be fair, from the perspective of a frequent San Francisco traveler. Only drawback is that superlatives are peppered throughout the reviews and can be misleading if you don't read carefully.

A nice addition to MY already-burgeoning bookshelf!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Won't Steer You Wrong, December 8, 2001

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TeaPerson (Lexington, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Best Places San Francisco (Best Places City Guides) (Paperback)

The Best Places series of guidebooks is the best I've ever used. Many guidebooks strive for comprehensiveness. This one doesn't. Instead, it offers a limited (but still copious) number of descriptions of good places (especially for food). The reviews are longer than the usual guidebook reviews, giving you a good sense of the atmosphere and menu. I've never had a bad meal following a recommendation of this book. My only regret is that this guidebook series is only available for the Pacific coast - I think that reflects on their dedication to quality and actually sampling all the places they list.