Kristan Lynch Ayala

Welcome To

Cow Hollow

Cow Hollow is one of San Francisco’s most well-known and desirable neighborhoods.

Welcome to Cow Hollow

Cow Hollow is one of San Francisco’s most well-known and desirable neighborhoods, featuring world-class boutique shopping, a diverse housing market and easy proximity to recreation and work.

Blessed with quiet residential streets and ample entertainment opportunities, Cow Hollow sits atop the wish lists of a variety of San Franciscans, from new families to long-established members of the city’s upper class.

A plethora of galleries, boutiques, and stylish restaurants line the streets of Cow Hollow, making it an incredibly coveted San Franciscan locale. The neighborhood’s indisputable popularity ensures it's always bustling, and the nightlife is unlike anywhere else in the Bay Area.

Cow Hollow rooftops and a long street leading toward San Francisco Bay, with sailboats and distant hills.

What to Expect

Endless entertainment options just minutes away.

Cow Hollow has been a desirable neighborhood for decades, but its recent demographic shift has given it a shot of adrenaline. Union Street has found new life as trendy new boutiques, spas, cycle shops, and casual eateries share space with long-time neighborhood fixtures.

Chronicle Books storefront with a turquoise facade, book displays, and a person checking a phone nearby.
Metro Equinox storefront in a pale commercial building with an ornate central facade.
White storefront with a large “HOLLOW COW” sign above its windows.
Magazine shop seen through its window, with browsing customers and magazines displayed in the foreground.

The Lifestyle

Buzzy, cosmopolitan, and vibrant.

Cow Hollow residents work hard, play hard, and yet somehow it seems that they’re doing it all with ease. They can blow off steam at a multitude of bars and clubs in the neighborhood, but also appreciate a quiet night at home, entertaining friends, or maybe just sitting with a glass of wine and gazing out the window at the bay.

Belga restaurant storefront with an open entrance and outdoor café tables.
Hanging coffee sign with an excavator illustration.
Palm House restaurant entrance with outdoor diners and a passerby in blue mirrored sunglasses.

Unexpected Appeal

A plethora of outdoor activities.

Cow Hollow delivers the quintessential urban, dynamic lifestyle as much as any other neighborhood in San Francisco. Think of it as Manhattan — only without the skyscrapers and humidity, and located just a short walk from incredible outdoor recreational opportunities.

Cow Hollow residential street with leafy trees, attached homes, parked scooters, and a pedestrian.

The Market

Plentiful apartments and townhouses with few single-family homes.

Cow Hollow is not cheap and it is no place to find small, reasonably priced single-family homes. However, it has an abundance of apartments and townhouses, most of which have been remodeled several times over. Though once a neighborhood of fixer-uppers, Cow Hollow is that no more.

Attached homes with bay windows and balconies behind a parked black SUV.
Attached homes with bay windows and pastel façades line a sunny street beneath overhead wires.
Urban residential buildings behind a hedge, with palm trees and overhead wires.

You'll Fall In Love With

The neighborhood's casual elegance and simple glamour.

There is always something to do in Cow Hollow, which is why locals love their neighborhood so much. Cow Hollow residents love being outdoors, whether that means passing the time at a sidewalk café or setting a new personal best time on a run to the Marina Green, all while maintaining a level of luxury and style.

Jerry's sidewalk café in Cow Hollow, with diners seated at blue-and-white checkered tables.
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