Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
The Forum
701 Mission Street at 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.978.2700
www.ybca.org
Driving Directions
From the South on 280: Go north on 280 toward downtown San Francisco. Exit left to 4th Street. Continue through light to 3rd Street and turn left. Theater is at 3rd and Howard; Galleries, Forum and Screening Room are one block further at 3rd and Mission Street.
From the South on 101: Go north towards the Bay Bridge; exit at 7th Street, veer left onto Bryant. Turn left onto 3rd Street. Theater is at 3rd and Howard; Galleries, Forum and Screening Room are one block further at 3rd and Mission.
From the East: Cross the Bay Bridge; exit to the left at 5th Street. Veer right onto 5th Street going north. Turn right on Folsom; turn left on 3rd. Theater is at 3rd and Howard; Galleries, Forum and Screening Room are one block further at 3rd and Mission.
From the North: Cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Exit at Lombard Street. Turn right onto Van Ness Avenue; Turn left onto Grove Street. Veer right as you cross Market Street onto 8th Street. Turn left onto Folsom Street. Turn left onto 3rd Street. Theater is at 3rd and Howard; Galleries, Forum and Screening Room are one block further at 3rd and Mission.
Parking
There are several parking garages in the area. Please refer to the this map for locations.
Public Transportation
This is a great venue for public transportation. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is located a few blocks from the Powell Street and Montgomery Street BART / MUNI Stations, and there are numerous bus lines that run nearby. Call 415.673.MUNI or visit www.bart.gov for more information. You may also visit the 511 Trip Planner to determine the best public transportation route from your home.
Dining Suggestions
Quite a few restaurants are within walking distance. Below is an extensive list supplied by the YBCA website.
Annabelle's
American/Californian Bistro
68 4th Street (at Mission)
415.777.1200
$
Azie
Eclectic & International, Pan-Asian & Pacific Rim
826 Folsom Street (at 4th)
415.538.0918
$$$$
Bacar
Nouvelle American with global influences
48 Brannan Street (Between 3rd & 4th)
415.904.4100
$$$$
Buca di Beppo
Italian and family friendly
855 Howard Street (at4th)
415.543.7673
$
Buckhorn
American fast food
101 4th Street (at Mission) in the Metreon food court
415.369.6150
$
Buzz 9
American
139 8th Street (at Howard)
415.255.8783
$$
Café Monk
Californian, Mediterranean
564 4th Street (at Bryant)
415.777.1331
$$
Cha-Am Thai
Thai
701 Folsom Street (at 3rd)
415.546.9710
$$
Chevy's Fresh Mex
Mexican, Family Friendly
201 3rd Street (at Howard)
415.543.8060
$$
Fifth Floor Restaurant
Upscale French
12 4th Street (at Missi
on)
415.348.1555
$$$$
Firewood Café
Pizza
101 4th Street at Mission, in the Metreon food court
415.369.6199
$
4th Street Bar & Grill
Sports Bar
55 4th Street at Mission in the Marriott Hotel
415.442.6734
$
Fringale
Upscale French
570 4th Street at 2nd
415.543.0573
$$$$
Hawthorne Lane
Nouvelle American
22 Hawthorne Lane between Howard and Folsom, 3rd and New Montgomery
415.777.9779
$$$$
Jillian's
Eclectic & International restaurant and sports bar
101 4th Street, at Mission inside the Metreon
415.369.6100
$$
Kyo-ya
Upscale Japanese, Sushi
2 New Montgomery at Market
415.546.5090
$$$$
Le Charm
French Bistro
315 5th Street at Folsom
415.546.6128
$$
LuLu
Upscale French/Meditteranean Rotisserie
816 Folsom Street at 4th
415.495.5775
$$$
M Point
Japanese, Sushi
55 5th Street at Mission
415.543.7600
$$$$
Maya
Upscale Mexican
303 2nd Street at Folsom
415.543.2928
$$$
Oola Restaurant & Bar
Nouvelle American
860 Folsom Street at 8th
415.995.2065
$$$
Pazzia Caffe and Trattoria
Italian
337 3rd Street at Folsom
415.512.1693
$$
Ristorante Umbria
Italian
198 2nd Street at Howard
415.546.6985
$$
Roy's
Pan Asian & Pacific Rim
101 2nd Street at Mission
415.777.0277
$$$
Sanraku
Japanese, Sushi
101 4th Street atMission
in Metreon
415.369.6166
$$
SOMA Pizza
Pizza
104 7th Street at Mission
415.626.8381
$
The Glazz Kat
Eclectic & International, Sushi
520 4th Street at Federal St.
415.957.9318
$$
The View Lounge
American Cocktail Lounge
55 4th Street at Mission on the top floor of the Marriott Hotel
415.896.1600
$$
Thirsty Bear Brewing Co.
Spanish Tapas
661 Howard Street at 2nd
415.974.0905
$$
Tu Lan
Vietnamese
8 6th Street at Market
415.626.0927
$
XYZ
Nouvelle American
181 3rd Street at Howard
415.817.7836
$
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