Hi Ladies.

Mysterious_wife

I am visiting from the far far away land of BOTB on The Bump.  I hope I am in the right place.  

We have very close friends in the San Fran area.  I am looking for something  amazing to give her.  I am looking for a gift card to a hidden treasure of the area. A nice restaurant, activity, or cool store that are not known very well would be great.     She is into painting, screen printing, running, puzzles, and a slew of other things.  She has a degree in English and loves to read.  She is a health nut and loves to do anything with exercising. My budget is $100 give or take.  If it is super nice or I think she will enjoy it I could do $150. 

Thanks in advance for the help.  

rori11

When you say San Fran area - is she actually in San Francisco or in another Bay Area city?  If she isn't in San Francisco, the Bay Area is pretty big so if you want to give a city name, it might help with what you are looking for.

Mysterious_wife

They live in Nob Hill and work in Palo Alto. Thanks for the help. 

Rock-n-Voll

Why does it have to be an obscure place?  For example, I suspect there are very few restaurants in the Bay Area that are good and unknown since it's such a foodie mecca and just because others know about it doesn't make it less good.

I'm eager to finally get to Gary Danko for a meal, though $150 probably won't cover dinner for two there.  I'm kind of blanking on suggestions for her other interests but maybe the other ladies here can help.

 

hannikan

I think she means things that she would be unaware of because she doesn't live in the area and I'm thinking she's outside CA. Maybe she isn't a foodie herself so she wouldn't know famous foodie places. I'm not a foodie-because I can't afford to be-so I'll recommend the one fancy place I know and like. It's in Union Square and it's called La Scala. I don't see a link on their website to gift certificates so you might have to call if you were to choose them. http://www.scalasbistro.com/ I have also heard people rave about having high tea in SF in a few places. I've always wanted to do that sometime. Someone can give you recs. The other thing I think of is getting a gift certificate to the Conservatory of Flowers at Golden Gate Park. I was given that as a gift and I really enjoyed it. http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org/                GL and HTH!

Mysterious_wife

hannikan:

I think she means things that she would be unaware of because she doesn't live in the area and I'm thinking she's outside CA. Maybe she isn't a foodie herself so she wouldn't know famous foodie places. I'm not a foodie-because I can't afford to be-so I'll recommend the one fancy place I know and like. It's in Union Square and it's called La Scala. I don't see a link on their website to gift certificates so you might have to call if you were to choose them. http://www.scalasbistro.com/ I have also heard people rave about having high tea in SF in a few places. I've always wanted to do that sometime. Someone can give you recs. The other thing I think of is getting a gift certificate to the Conservatory of Flowers at Golden Gate Park. I was given that as a gift and I really enjoyed it. http://www.conservatoryofflowers.org/                GL and HTH!

 

You are right. I don't know the area at all. I am in Atlanta. She is new to CA, so I am looking for something she might not be aware of. Thanks for the tips.