"Two years on, it remains a little hard to tell how Salesforce Park is fitting in with San Francisco, especially after the public health crisis turned the surrounding downtown blocks into a bit of a ghost town. This new arrival still feels like a visitor. Even so, its strategically positioned park perch offers what no other picnic spot can: the surreal tranquility of rising four stories above what are usually San Francisco’s busiest streets. Along with a few other rooftop public spaces, it’s a place you can go to really feel above it all. What to pack: Wine and cheese from the Ferry Building After a brief July gasp during which classifications closed the food hall, its 20-plus merchants, including Acme Bread and Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant are back at it. If you can’t find picnic fixings here, you should really just go back home." - Eve Batey