Cole Valley / Ashbury Heights

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In Short – Mom-and-pop businesses rule Cole Valley due to a city policy that makes it difficult to open chain businesses in the neighborhood. Tiny boutique gift stores offer hip housewares, French bath and beauty products and antiques. Hungry shoppers can choose from more than a dozen cafes and restaurants perched along Cole and Carl Streets, or take a coffee to go and enjoy the view from the neighborhood lookout, Tank Hill.