“Hands down, my favorite museum in San Francisco is the de Young. It’s in Golden Gate Park, a greenscape that feels like it’s from the dinosaur era: parts of the building are bordered by monumental ferns and trees. One of its highlights is a nine-story tower with a glass room providing a 360-degree view of the city; you can even go up for free. On the way, you’ll see incredible, metal-woven suspended sculptures by artist Ruth Asawa. Head there on a weekday and it won’t be too crowded.”

“I am a surfer and I live in the Outer Sunset neighborhood, right in front of Ocean Beach. Seafood restaurant Hook Fish is the best coastal Mexifornian place you can find. The poke burritos will blow your taste buds. The owners are surfers, neighbors and sea lovers who are truly ecofriendly and incredibly mindful individuals. They have two locations – the other’s in Mill Valley, just north of San Francisco – and both were crafted and created by talented designers and carpenters from the city."

“Catharine Clark Gallery represents some of the best contemporary art in San Fran, so there’s always a great exhibition worth visiting. My art is available to view here. But I also have some public pieces sprinkled throughout the city. DREAM, my version of the Hollywood sign, stretches 70ft across and 15ft high on the east side of Bernal Heights Hill: it glitters, water-like, from thousands of reflective disks suspended on its surface. Or see my Downtown mural spelling ‘WHY’ on 5th and Market."

“Looking for a cool place to drink in San Francisco? Go to the Homestead if you want to run into a varied mix of the local-maker crowd: designers, plumbers, carpenters and techies all come here. The floor is covered in peanut shells, the ceilings are silver and the beautiful old bar has a quote by Dylan Thomas: ‘Rage against the dying of the light.’ They have a really good whiskey selection, too, if you like that.”

“Sutro Baths is one of my favorite outdoor locations. It used to be a natural Olympic training pool on the edge of Ocean Beach, nestled below the cliffs. Now it exists only as remains: stone traces that feel reminiscent of a shoreline acropolis. I love going on runs up to the entry of the Presidio. These pools have beautiful reflections of the surroundings and three massive rocks, shooting up from the sea, buffer against crashing waves. Go up the cliff and you’ll glimpse Golden Gate Bridge."

“Try catch a performance at Yerba Buena Center by San Francisco-based Lines Ballet. Don’t be mistaken by the title ‘ballet’: it’s very contemporary. They only perform at certain times of year, and I have never missed them. Every time I go, I invite someone who has never seen them before to experience it. I once took a Hawaiian pro big-wave surfer to see them, and he was blown away. He’d never seen anything like it.”

“Located in the LatinX quarters of the Mission, people tend to walk past this art space because it’s quite nondescript. However, go through the door and it’s like the Narnia closet. There are giant sculptures suspended across the high wooden beams and drawings and paintings covering every surface. Creativity Explored is an art space for artists with developmental disabilities and they are some of the most talented, avant-garde creatives I have seen."

“As for hotels? Try the Phoenix to feel like a rockstar. The bar is super hip, trendy and has a VIP rock ‘n’ roll vibe. You feel Mick Jagger might walk in at any moment. Funnily enough, I did bump into Neil Young at an art event by the outdoor pool there several years back. That indoor/outdoor swim club is one of SF’s best kept secrets and great for a daytime cocktail.”

“The San Francisco Proper hotel is unique in the sense that it doesn’t rely too heavily on nostalgia, but instead it is quite bold and intersects eras and styles like Brutalism and Art Deco, all while making it comfortable. The Proper is nothing like its name, you go there to have groundbreaking conversations and get inspired. Which suits me: at the end of the day, I want a comfortable place to sink into a good conversation while being inspired by my surroundings to change the world.”