San Francisco Art Institute Café

Never in a million years would you stumble upon the Art Institute Café by accident. One of the best-kept secrets in San Francisco, this cafe offers fresh, affordable cafe standards for in-the-know residents and visitors as well as Art Institute students: a wide array of hearty breakfast dishes, fresh salads, sandwiches on homemade bread, daily ethnically inspired specials, and anything with caffeine in it -- all priced at or under $7. The best reason to come here though is for the view, which extends from Alcatraz Island to Coit Tower and beyond -- it's so phenomenal that the exterior served as the outside of Sigourney Weaver's chic apartment in the movie Copycat. To get to the upstairs cafe, walk through the contemplative courtyard, and pass by the art gallery housing The Making of a Fresco mural painted in 1931 by Diego Rivera, one of only four in the Bay Area.

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