Diamond St, Noe Valley

Diamond Street is probably one of the better streets in Glen Park/Portola, in terms of actually having things to do. I wound up here by accident one night as I was in the area and in search of dinner, and my GPS actually sent me here. There is a liquor store/deli, a Mexican restaurant with decent reviews, and a great frozen yogurt shop.

Parking sucks, which is understandable when you have a street that has something going on in the middle of a residential, car-friendly neighborhood, and many of the surrounding streets are one-ways or small side streets, making it easy to get turned around if you don't know the area.

The biggest problem I had was an encounter with a fairly aggressive homeless guy. He started asking me where I was going and insisted on following me when I walked away. Eventually I turned into a shop, but he was pretty persistent. This could be scary for some people.

Diamond Street lies in the middle section of the big hill residing in Glen Park. When I first came by this street, it was very quiet. Quiet in a good way such as being able to read a book outside, there isn’t much noise from the city here, it is calm. However, there are MUNI bus stops on this street, which may create some noise from time to time. With the MUNI bus though you could get out of this residential neighborhood and visit some of the restaurants and bars at Noe Valley and Bernal Heights. There is also a couple parks and a playground nearby, great to take strolls through.

I don't know much about Diamond as it winds through Glen Park, but the portion that runs through the Castro and Noe Valley is quiet, leafy, and super hilly. A nice place to walk if you want a workout, as it has much less traffic than Castro, one street to the east--but I've never seen *too* many other folks out there braving the inclines! :) Diamond is the uppermost border of the 24th st. Noe Valley corridor, and in that area there are some nice upscale cafes, restaurants, and Italian delis.

We stayed on this street when i was visiting and it didn’t disappoint. One thing i love about it is that there is no graffiti and it seems like a very nice place to raise family. Personally I also love the name diamond street it just sounds so protective and safe. It looks beautiful as well.

Diamond St. is located in the Glen Park District. It is a residential street mostly. It is located in a very safe and friendly neighborhood. It is pretty quiet usually but it can be a bit busy down by Bosworth. That is because there are many businesses and stores on Bosworth. Also there are many connections to bus lines and the BART station. There is access to the 44, 52, and 23 muni bus lines from this street. It is overall a very friendly local street and it has a couple good restaurants

Views, superb weather, parks, open space, great shopping (with parking!) Ease of access to freeways, transportation, extremely quiet and safe. One day a visitor drove away without her briefcase (it was on the sidewalk). Still there an hour later -

The Walter Haas park is one of the secret treasures of the neighborhood - brand new recreation facilities, dog run, sports fields, kid activity center all with a drop-dead view of downtown laid out below. there are always families with kids hosting birthday parties every weekend.

Three new neighborhood libraries have just opened. Drive from Glen Park to the Castro on Diamond.
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