Cortland Avenue is truly the heart of the neighborhood. It is here that we
shop, eat, meet and mingle. Below you'll find descriptions of some of our
favorite businesses on the street. Visit their sites for more information,
or better yet, visit on foot, as most are locally-owned small businesses
that love real live guests!
For a glimpse of what Cortland looked like 100 years ago Bernal
Heights Preservation made this excellent history walk
web page with photos and stories of businesses and people from 1906.
More current information on the businesses can be found at the Cortland
merchants excellent website
www.bernalheightsonline.com.
Avedanos - Holly Park
Market
235 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110 (415)
285-MEAT
Fresh meat and fish, cheeses, spices, breads and specialty items. Local Food
- Local People.
Stray Bar
309 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110 (415) 821-9263
Mellow local hangout. Ladies night on Wednesdays, Happy Hour and music on
Fridays, Sports on the weekends.
301 BOCANA GALLERY
301 Bocana (corner of Cortland), SF,
CA 94110 (415) 225-5427
Neighborhood gallery. Gallery hours Saturdays 11-5 pm and by appointment.
Hosts the after talk of the Bernal Bubbles series (see below.)
Bernal Bubbles
397
Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 821-9530
Your fun neighborhood laundromat. Open seven days a week, 7
am - 10 pm. Hosts the SoapBox Lecture Series,
free lectures by local artists and cultural critics, offered on the first
Saturday of the month at 10 PM.
Red Hill Books
401 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110.
(415) 648-5331
Our local new and used bookstore. Big expanded space. Occasional author
readings and other events.
Progressive Grounds
400 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 282-6233
Owners Marco and Aziz have put their heart and soul into bringing you the
best Middle Eastern food you’ll find for miles around, plus great coffee,
salads, bagels and Mitchell's ice-cream.
Four Star Video
402 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 641-5380
The street favorite to rent all manner of flicks, from foreign films to DVDs
for the kids. $1 Wednesdays.
Liberty Cafe
410 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 695-8777
Bernal culinary landmark Liberty Cafe offers upscale American fare and
wonderful baked goods made fresh in the bakery behind. Their chicken pot pie
is a standard of San Francisco cuisine!
Valentina Ristorante
419 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415)
285-6000
Great little Italian restaurant where great classics such as eggplant
parmesan and gnocchi in gorgonzola sauce share the menu with innovative new
dishes like the butternut squash ricotta cheese tart.
Wild Side West
424 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 647-3099
The famous neighborhood bar retains all its rustic charm, with pool table,
back deck and huge magical garden.
Heartfelt
436 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 648-1380
A neighborhood gem of a gift shop. Owner Darcy Lee packs this place full of
delightful items for all ages. The product mix of bath products, fun toys,
jewelry, wrapping paper, cards, and knick-knacks changes almost daily. Enter
once and you’ll forever be hooked on her great selection of gifts for
yourself and others.
Skips Tavern
453 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 282-3456
A neighborhood workman's tavern that features live blues most nights of the
week.
Bernal Yoga
461 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 643-9007
This beautiful Yoga studio offers classes for beginning and experienced
students alike.
Good Life Grocery
448
Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 648-3221
Bernal’s own wonderful health food grocery store, with yummy things-from fresh-baked bread to take out sushi. Organic
vegetables never had it so good!
Chloe's Closet
451A Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 642-3300
Are you looking for a good deal on children’s clothing and accessories?
Do you have good quality, gently used children’s items to sell?
This store buys, sells and trades gentle used children's clothing, toys,
books and baby gear. Come by and see how great recycled can be!
Bernal Beast
509 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 643-7800
Bernal Heights is the home to many critters and this is the store for them!
From your basic goldfish food to a wide variety of dog treats and toys, Bernal Beast is one stop pet shopping. They also offer grooming services and
host low-cost vaccination clinics, too.
Hunan Chef
525 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 648-3636
Our local Chinese food joint. Great for a quick lunch or dinner out with the
kids. One of the more child-friendly local restaurants if eating out with
smaller children.
Moki’s Sushi and
Pacific Grill
615 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 970-9336
Possibly the best sushi in this sushi-satiated city. Great standards like
California maki rub shoulders with unique creations, like the spicy Ecstasy
Roll. Moki's is now in their new larger location at the old Geranium.
Venus
627 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 692-6690
Venus Gallery is dedicated to reuniting art and love
within a community space equally committed to creative expression and human
connection. We are your friendly neighborhood gallery representing local
artists and showing work that is accessible and inspiring.
VinoRosso
629 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 647-1268
Popular Italian wine bar and eatery run by Guiseppe Manna and Vega
Freeman-Brady. Just 8 tables, but excellent wine and small plates of Italian
food as well. On Wednesday theme night "Wine and whiners" you are encouraged
to bring your baby or toddler along.
Moonlight Cafe and Crepe House
634 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 647-6448
When you feel like a crepe, this is the place to go, as well as for a quick
breakfast or bagel.
Martha and Brothers Coffee Co
745 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 642-7585
Bright and airy coffeehouse makes the streets best lattes.
Tinder Box
803 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110.
(415) 285-8269
Newest restaurant on Cortland. We haven't tried it yet. Let us know what you
think.
Piqueo's
830 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110.
(415) 282-8812
Restaurant serving contemporary Peruvian cuisine with an emphasis
on Piqueo's, or small plates.
Maggie Mudd
903 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 641-5291
This fabulous looking ice cream parlor features yummy ice cream cakes such
as the Maggie Mudd Double Chocolate Frozen Mousse Cake as well as old
fashioned ice cream cones and gelato of every possible flavor.
Pizza Express
919 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110. (415) 282-2333
One of the commercial strip’s older businesses, this place does a booming
delivery business for their pizza and specialties like their great rib
dinner.
Little Nepal
925 Cortland Avenue, SF, CA 94110.
(415) 643-3881
Little Nepal bills itself as the first and only Nepalese restaurant in San
Francisco, a bold claim to make in a city blessed with an abundance of the
world's cuisine. Yet there's no challenging the restaurant's pledge to serve
"excellent food made with pure ingredients."
