Three days in San Francisco

Weather in the City by the Bay is famously fickle — foggy one moment, gloriously sun-splashed the next — but San Franciscans know how to enjoy the great outdoors (dress in layers). The waterfront beckons at every turn, and there are endless ways to take it in, whether it’s with a ferry ride around the Golden Gate Bridge, a surf session at the beach, or a bike excursion in search of neighborhood eats. These are just some of the sights Globe correspondent Bonnie Tsui saw on her recent, three day trip to San Francisco.

Pictured: San Francisco’s famed Golden Gate Bridge.

Looking to eat outside in the warm, San Francisco sun? Then grab some gourmet picnic fixings at Bi-Rite Market (pictured).

Head over to palm-fringed Dolores Park (pictured) where expansive lawns turn into a veritable urban beach on a warm day. The park also features a fabulous new playground.

At the newly-opened Abbot’s Cellar (pictured), beer appreciation is happily elevated to the reverence normally accorded to wine.

In addition to a changing selection of beers on draft, nearly three dozen beers are available by the glass in six-ounce tastings at Abbot’s Cellar, plus more than 100 beers by the bottle.

Check out the surfers and kiteboarders at Ocean Beach (pictured), the 4-mile stretch of sand that runs along the city’s western edge.

Spend the afternoon among the hipsters on Valencia Street between 15th and 20th streets, and check out the string of independent boutiques lining the bike-friendly boulevard. You’ll find swingy dresses, vintage-style tees, and button-down shirts in smart prints at Density, which has beautiful goldfish paintings on its sidewalk outside (pictured).

Try some of the Mexican wedding cookies on sale at Tartine Bakery (pictured).

The bakery also offers delicious, chocolate hazelnut tarts.