Balboa Terrace

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About this Neighborhood

Balboa Terrace is a small planned residence park in San Francisco's West of Twin Peaks area, developed in the 1910s–1920s. It spans roughly 0.09 square miles with under 1,000 residents, giving it a distinctly intimate, low-density character that its vibe score of 38 accurately reflects. Day-to-day basics are covered — 14 restaurants, 4 coffee shops, and 2 grocery stores — with Yelp reviewers rating the area a strong 4.7 across nearly 13,000 reviews. Standout names include Kizuki Ramen & Izakaya, Supreme Dumpling Stonestown, and Submarine Center, all within reach of the neighborhood's landscaped garden-suburb streets.