Want some knee-slappingly bad San Francisco puns to make your closest loved ones groan at your dad jokes?
I’ve got you covered. San Francisco is my hometown and I’ve heard it all.
Here are 30 funny puns about San Francisco to make those around you groan, chuckle, or throw a book at you (they also work as San Francisco Instagram captions should you want a funny one!)
Table of Contents
General San Francisco Puns

Good bay, San Francisco!
I love the San Francisco Bae
This city is so Alcatra-ctive
I’m a San Fan-cisco
The streets here are San Frenetic
Hello, Sun Francisco
MoMa-ney, Mo’ Problems
San Francisco Neighborhood Puns

I’m going to Haight it when I have to leave San Francisco.
There so SoMa-ny reasons to love this city
I’m really Mission San Francisco
Leaving San Francisco feels like a ca-Castro-trophe
I’m going to Embarcadero on a Mission to explore San Francisco

Don’t be Russian up those Hills
It’s been Hayes since I’ve been to San Francisco.
Golden Gate Bridge Puns
I’m going to gate leaving San Francisco
The suspension is killing me
I’ve red that the Golden Gate Bridge is nearly two miles long!
Nothing can gold a candle to this bridge
Leaving San Francisco gold turkey is hard
San Francisco Fog Puns

It’s hard to fog-get your first time in San Francisco.
It’s been a while, San Francisco — I’ve really mist you.
Karl me crazy, but I love foggy days in San Francisco [Karl is the name of our fog, because of course it is]
Allison Green is a former educator turned travel blogger. She holds a Masters in Teaching and a B.A. in English and Creative Writing. Her blog posts merge her educational background and her experience traveling to 60+ countries to encourage thoughtful travel experiences that both educate and entertain. She has been a speaker at the World Travel Writers Conference and her writing, photography, and podcasting work has appeared in National Geographic, CNN Arabic, CBC Canada, and Forbes, amongst others. Now based in San Francisco Bay Area where she grew up, she has also lived in Prague, Sofia, and New York City.