Host to presidents, royalty, and captains of industry, the Palace Hotel—the official site of Workday Rising—is centrally located in downtown San Francisco, adjacent to the Financial District and next to the Montgomery BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station.

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Getting Here and Around Town

Below you’ll find some links to help with your travel arrangements and transport around town.
San Francisco International
Oakland International
Yellow Cab
BART
MUNI

Welcome to the Food Capital of the Country!

San Francisco is known for its pioneering culinary arts, a focus on local and sustainable products, and its artisanal purveyors. It’s also home to some of the world’s most innovative and ingenious restaurants, so whether or not you consider yourself a “foodie”, you’ll be in seventh heaven with a fork or chopsticks alike.

Check out these restaurant resources:

• SF Chronicle Food & Dining Section (online)
• San Francisco Ferry Building – Great restaurants and food and wine shops in a beautifully refurbished landmark.
• Opentable.com – Online reservations for some of the city’s best restaurants. Book early!

 

Workday staff also has some favorite spots they recommend: 

• Dave Duffield – Scoma’s on Fisherman's Wharf; “Don’t miss the Dungeness Crab.” 
• Mark Jaynes – Swan’s Oyster Depot – shuckin’em fresh!
• Scott Lietzke – Fine dining: Coco 500 and Coi. Fun, loud and tasty: Cha Cha Cha and Tu Lan. Drinks and snacks in the tropics: Tonga Room & Hurricane Bar, one of the oldest Tiki Bars in the country, complete with rain storms and lightening!
• Todd Dokken – Town Hall
• Joe Korngiebel – Pane e Vino
• Jon Ruggiero – Blowfish Sushi
• Joe Green – Anchor and Hope and Bar Crudo for seafood. Delfina and Perbacco for Italian.

 

Fun Things to Do

• Pier 39 – Shops, snacks, restaurants, the Bay, the sea lions… all at the end of Fisherman’s Wharf.
• Fisherman’s Wharf – World famous, everything from fresh crab boiled on the sidewalk to a wax museum. Great for an afternoon or evening stroll.
• North Beach – San Francisco’s “Little Italy,” cafes, restaurants, shops, etc.
• Chinatown – The largest Chinatown outside of Asia.
• California Academy of Sciences – “…the only place on the planet with an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum, and a 4-story rainforest all under one roof.” 

 

Shopping

• Union Square – Macy’s, Neiman's, Saks, Gucci, and everything in between.
• Westfield San Francisco Centre with Bloomingdales
• Two streets famous for wonderful boutique shopping include Union Street and Fillmore.