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mon, tues, thurs & fri:  9:30am-6pm
sat & sun:                    9am-1pm

recess is closed weds & major holidays 
see list of closures below




By bus
You can take the 22 Fillmore or the 10 Townsend to 17th Street & De Haro, walk one block south to Mariposa, and one block east to Carolina. 
If you take 19 Polk, get off at De Haro and 18th Streets and walk one block east on 18th Street to Carolina.

By car 
from the North (& most of SF)
Take 10th Street south, which goes under the freeway and turns into Potrero Avenue. 
From Potrero Avenue, turn left at 17th Street. 
Go seven blocks passing under the 101 freeway to Carolina St. and turn right. 
Go up two blocks and Recess will be on your right.

from the bay bridge
Take the 9th Street/Civic Center exit and stay right, which puts you on Harrison Street heading West. 
Follow Harrison two blocks and turn left onto 10th Street. 
Take 10th Street south, which goes under the freeway and turns into Potrero Avenue. 
From Potrero Avenue, turn left at 17th Street. 
Go seven blocks passing under the 101 freeway to Carolina St. and turn right. 
Go up two blocks and Recess will be on your right.

from the South (South SF, Brisbane, Peninsula)From Highway 101 North:  
take the Vermont Avenue exit off Highway 101, and go straight (heading east).  You will be on Mariposa.
Go straight four blocks to Carolina Street, turn right, go up one block.  Recess will be on your right.
from the 280 North, 
take the Mariposa Exit.  Go left onto Mariposa Street. 
Go straight seven blocks to Carolina Street, turn left, go up one block.  Recess will be on your right

Parking

Street Parking around recess is all-day, non-metered parking.  It is readily available on the weekends.  On weekdays, it’s typically do-able (although mornings can be tricky due to street sweeping).  

Throughout the week, there are two token parking spots just to the left of our doors. If either of them are open, they’re all yours.  Take care not to park in the other four spots adjacent to our door, as those belong to other businesses and they’ll tow.

Four blocks away, there is a parking garage--on Rhode Island, between 17th and 16th.  They charge a flat day rate of $8.

recess observes the following holidays:


  1. mlk, jr. day

  2. president’s day

  3. easter sunday

  4. memorial day

  5. fourth of july

  6. labor day

  7. thanksgiving through the sunday after

  8. christmas eve through new year’s day

  1. directions, hours & parking

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