Pacific Heights Neighborhood, San Francisco CA

About Pacific Heights Neighborhood

Pacific Heights (or Pac Heights for short) is arguably the most prestigious neighborhood in San Francisco. Like Nob HIll, Pacific Heights became the home for many of the nouveau riche in the late 1800s when the cable cars made the hill accessible.

Pac Heights is the Hollywood version of San Francisco: neat rows of giant Victorians and quiet streets paired with expansive views of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge.

Fillmore Street is the main drag and features upscale shopping with both designer brands and locally owned, but no less exclusive boutiques, as well as a mix of fine dining and simpler cafés. Aside from Fillmore Street, however, the neighborhood is mainly residential.

History of Pacific Heights Neighborhood

And following the 1906 earthquake and fire, many of the wealthy residents of Nob Hill rebuilt their grand Victorian homes here, too, away from the destruction and the seediness of the downtown neighborhoods surrounding Nob Hill.