10 of the best restaurants

Right on the seafront is Boudin Bakery, and its speciality is soup in a sourdough breadbowl. The lid is the roof of the loaf to dip in the soup. Perfect after a windswept boat trip across to Alcatraz. Sit outside with the wharf and the trams right there, sea lions honking in the background. Clam chowder is the best to eat so close to the Pacific. A unique lunch stop is Hamburgers, just across the street from the ferry terminal. It’s a tiny place with a line of lunch customers along the sidewalk. Burgers are delicious and made to order. Expect to pay around $10 with fries. There’s no room to eat in there, so find a bench and enjoy the views across the bay: Alcatraz across the water, the Golden Gate to the right, Oakland to the left and San Francisco beyond. San Francisco is well catalogued as a vegan’s paradise (Mission District’s Gracias Madre’s warm potato gorditas with avocado and piquant salsa verde are fantastic), but in Berkeley is where you’ll find the world’s best cinnamon buns. The warm, chewy pastries at Cinnaholic are not only all vegan, they can also be customised with warm cookies, mocha frosting and sprinkles.