Bernal Heights may not be a traditional San Francisco toruist destination. But with several top-flight restaurants, nightclubs and numerous boutique shops along Cortland Ave. - not to mention the most vibrant and original music scene in The City - it's worth a trip off the beaten path. Besides, like most everything in San Francisco, it's an easy drive or bus ride from just about anywhere in SF. Here are directions from several SF landmarks:

From The Bay Bridge (Oakland, East Bay, Treasure Island): 1: Merge onto I-80 [Bay Bridge] (South-West) 3.9 mi 2: Bear LEFT (South) onto US-101 [James Lick Fwy] 1.1 mi 3: Bear RIGHT (South) onto Ramp 0.3 mi. 4: Bear LEFT (South-East) onto Bay Shore Blvd 0.7 mi. 5: Turn RIGHT (West) onto Cortland Ave 0.5 mi. End: Arrive Skip's Tavern (Cortland Ave & Andover St.) Drive time: Approx. 14 mins Back to top

From the Golden Gate Bridge (Marin County): 1: *Tollbooth* Stay on US-101 [SR-1] (South-East) 0.1 mi. 2: Stay on US-101 [SR-1] (South-East) 1.3 mi. 3: Continue (East) on Ramp 0.2 mi. 4: Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto US-101 3.8 mi. 5: Continue (South) on S Van Ness Ave 1.2 mi. 6: Turn RIGHT (West) onto 24th St 0.1 mi. 7: Turn LEFT (South) onto Mission St 0.8 mi. 8: Turn LEFT (East) onto Cortland Ave 0.4 mi. End: Arrive Skip's Tavern (Cortland Ave & Andover St) Drive time: Approx. 16 mins Back to top

From Haight & Ashbury: Start: North on Ashbury St (North) 0.1 mi. 1: Turn RIGHT (East) onto Oak St 1.4 mi. 2: Turn RIGHT (South) onto Gough St 0.2 mi. 3: Bear RIGHT (South-West) onto Market St 0.4 mi. 4: Bear LEFT (South) onto Dolores St 1.9 mi. 5: Turn LEFT (East) onto 30th St 0.1 mi. 6: Turn RIGHT (South) onto Mission St 0.1 mi. 7: Turn LEFT (East) onto Cortland Ave 0.4 mi. End: Arrive Skip's Tavern (Cortland Ave & Andover St) Drive time: Approx. 12 mins Back to top

From Pier 39 (Fisherman's Wharf): Start: Depart West on The Embarcadero 0.1 mi. 1: Turn LEFT (South) onto Powell St 0.2 mi. 2: Turn RIGHT (West) onto Bay St 0.7 mi. 3: Turn LEFT (South) onto Van Ness Ave 0.1 mi. 4: Stay on Van Ness Ave (South) 0.1 mi. 5: Continue (South) on US-101 [Van Ness Ave] 2.3 mi. 6: Continue (South) on S Van Ness Ave 1.2 mi. 7: Turn RIGHT (West) onto 24th St 0.1 mi. 8: Turn LEFT (South) onto Mission St 0.8 mi. 9: Turn LEFT (East) onto Cortland Ave 0.4 mi. End: Arrive Skip's Tavern (Cortland Ave & Andover St) Drive time: Approx. 15 mins Back to top

For more detailed directions and maps, try one of the following websites: Encarta | Mapquest | Zip 2

Mass Transit Info: BART: From The East Bay or Downtown San Francisco, take a Daly City or Colma train. From Daly City or Colman, take ANY inbound train. Exit at the 24th Street & Mission station. Take a #48 MUNI (Bernal Heights) bus. Get off at the corner of Cortland Ave. and Ellsworth St. Walk three blocks West along Cortland to Skip's Tavern. MUNI: From 24th ST. & Mission, take the #48 (Bernal Heights) bus. Get off at the corner of Cortland Ave. and Ellsworth St. Walk three blocks West along Cortland to Skip's Tavern. From anywhere along the Mission Ave. corridor (from the Ferry Building downtown to Daly City), board a #12 Mission bus. Get off at the intersection of Mission & Cortland Ave (just past 30th). Transfer to a #24 bus on Cortland Ave. Ride approx. 6 blocks to Cortland & Andover (right across the street from Skip's). Back to top