The largest gay neighborhood in San Francisco is the celebrated Castro District.
While the Castro is the most well-known neighborhood, South of Market, typically referred to as SoMa, provides a more alternative scene that gay San. Walk the streets and check out this iconic part of gay San Franciscobefore checking into your misterb&b! The giant rainbow flag fluttering over Harvey Milk Plaza on Market and Castro Streets marks the colorful area containing untold numbers of gay-run bars, restaurants and shops. It’s accessible by streetcar (those cute little trolleys you’ve surely seen in photos) from downtown on the bustling Market Street. The city’s status as a gay mecca is well-deserved: gay activism in the 60s and 70s has established San Francisco as a coastal cultural haven, producing an array of neighborhoods, bars and lifestyles to suit many alternative tastes. Gay San Francisco will wow first-time visitors with stunning seaside beauty, hilltop parks, and a certain suspension bridge spanning the epic bay.
