205 San Francisco Captions for a Golden State of Mind (2024)

JasApril 13, 2022San Francisco

It’s hard not to leave a piece of your heart in the Bay Area and these San Francisco captions will make you fall in love with the city all over again.

They say that the West Coast is the best coast.

Whether you enjoy long walks on the beach, trying different restaurants with friends, or taking pictures of the little moments in life, there’s something for everyone in the Bay Area.

Best San Francisco Quotes for Instagram

1. Dear San Francisco, I will never get over you.
2. “I left my heart in San Francisco.” – Tony Bennet.
3. Somewhere between living and dreaming, there’s San Francisco.
4. Happiness is holding tickets that say San Francisco.
5. San Francisco is my happy place.
6. San Francisco is the city that other cities can only dream of being.
7. There’s no time to be bored in a city as beautiful as San Francisco.
8. Everyone needs a little San Francisco in their life.
9. Follow your heart, even if it takes you all the way to San Francisco.
10. I fell in love. His name is San Fran*.

11. In a relationship with San Francisco.
12. Either you love San Francisco or you are wrong.
13. You can leave San Francisco, but it will never leave you.
14. San Francisco: Everybody’s favourite city.
15. If you can’t go to heaven, San Francisco is the next best thing.
16. Home is where the heart is and the heart is in San Francisco.
17. I have a special place in my heart for San Francisco.
18. The forecast for today? 100% chance of falling in love with San Francisco.

*Locals absolutely lose their sh*t when you call it San Fran. While this abbreviation is commonly used by tourists, it’s deemed as annoying and not respectful of the city’s full name. If you want to be “politically” correct, use San Francisco. (SF is okay too.)

Short San Francisco Instagram Captions

19. Meet me in San Francisco.
20. You had me at San Francisco.
21. Let’s run away to San Francisco.
22. Take me to San Francisco.
23. San Francisco is always a good idea.
24. Any day is a good day for San Francisco.
25. “It All Starts Here” – this is the new, official San Francisco slogan.

26. “The cool, grey city of love.” – George Sterling.
27. Fog City.
28. West Coast, best coast.
29. Chillin’ on the best coast.
30. San Francisco is so pretty!
31. Meanwhile, in San Francisco…
32. Once upon a time in San Francisco.
33. The City by the Bay.
34. I’m off to explore The City by the Bay!
35. Cruising through Cali.

36. Sanny Franny.
37. My kind of city.
38. San Francisco is my kind of town!
39. You cannot stop San Francisco.
40. In that San Fran state of mind.
41. Lost in the San Francisco hills.

Cute San Francisco IG Captions

42. Bae Area.
43. Visiting the Bay with my bae.
44. San Francisco dreaming.
45. When the Painted Ladies match your OOTD.

42. Salty air, steep streets, and Golden Gate views.
43. You haven’t lived until you’ve left your heart in San Francisco.
44. I love you, San Francisco.
45. San Francisco – a love affair with the Pacific.
46. Fog in San Francisco: A love story.
47. San Francisco: Where the fog is a daily love letter from the Pacific.
48. My heart beats in sync with the rhythm of San Francisco.
49. Just a city girl living in a foggy world.
50. This view makes my heart sing.

51. In the language of love, San Francisco is a poetry.
52. Love is watching the sun set over San Francisco’s skyline.
53. In San Francisco, I found a love as deep as the Pacific.
54. Chasing dreams and streetcars in San Francisco.
55. Feeling the magic in the San Francisco air.
56. San Francisco is the backdrop of my favorite love story.
57. Caught in the allure of San Francisco’s foggy embrace.
58. San Francisco’s fog is nature’s own Instagram filter.
59. City lights, summer nights, San Francisco delights.
60. San Francisco – my heart’s final destination.

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“Golden” Quotes for San Francisco

65. Keeping it classy and golden in San Francisco.
66. San Francisco: The Golden Gate City.
67. Golden dreams in SF scenes.
68. “San Francisco is a golden handcuff with the key thrown away.” –John Steinbeck.
69. Golden Gate Bridge. Golden beach. Golden life.
70. “Nothing comes close to the golden coast.” – “California Gurls” by Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dog.
71. Living in a Golden State of mind.
72. In a Golden State of mind.
73. This view is golden.
74. Is this trip golden or what?
75. This trip is golden, baby.

76. Stay golden, San Francisco.
77. Finding my golden ticket in San Francisco.
78. Casting a golden spell from Marin to SF.
79. Basking in the golden glow of SF.

Quotes About Golden Gate Bridge

80. Feelin’ like a tourist at Golden Gate Bridge.
81. Feeling golden at the Golden Gate.
82. Bridging the gap between dreams and reality.
83. I’m ready to see the Golden Gate Bridge!
84. Oh how I’ve mist you, Golden Gate Bridge.
85. Iredthat the Golden Gate Bridge is nearly two miles long!

86. Golden Gate Bridge and my golden life.
87. My breath taken away at the Golden Gate Bridge.
88. I left my heart at the Golden Gate in San Francisco.
89. Golden Gate views and Bay Area hues.
90. Playing hide and seek with the Golden Gate Bridge in the fog.
91. If you make the Golden Gate Bridge shorter, is it now abridged?
92. The Golden Gate: My favorite shade of red.
93. Having a Golden Gate time in San Francisco!
94. Where the bridge greets the sea, that’s where I’ll be.
95. Dipped my heart in the golden sunset at the Golden Gate Bridge.
96. The Golden Gate Bridge is the perfect frame for a San Francisco day.

Read this complete list of Golden Gate Bridge captions.

Cable Car Quotes About San Francisco

97. Falling in love with San Francisco one cable car at a time.
98. Where little cable cars climb halfway to the stars.
99. Cable car rides and San Francisco vibes.
100. Caught between a cable car and a breathtaking view.
101. The best view of San Francisco is from a cable car.
102. With every cable car ride, my love for San Francisco escalates.
103. Every cable car ride in San Francisco brings me closer to love.
104. In San Francisco, every day is a tram-azing adventure.

Other San Francisco Captions

105. I’m having an affair with San Francisco.
106. Lost in San Francisco, but I don’t want to be found.
107. San Francisco, where the Golden Gate greets and the cable car treats.
108. Chillin’ in the San Francisco hills.
109. San Francisco, you’re an instant classic.
110. Life in San Francisco is a perpetual postcard.
111. Greetings from San Francisco. I live here now.
112. “What I like best about San Francisco is San Francisco.” – Frank Lloyd Wright.
113. Finally ticked off San Fran from my bucket list.
114. I can finally tick San Francisco off my bucket list.
115. Can’t wait to go back to San Francisco and see the sights!

116. “San Francisco days, San Francisco nights.” – “San Francisco Days” by Chris Isaak.
117. Got a love-hate relationship with the SF hills.
118. In San Francisco, every hill holds a new adventure.
119. San Francisco: Where every street has a story.
120. Tasting the flavor of the city, one street food cart at a time.
121. San Francisco, you never cease to amaze me.
122. SF’s fog – the city’s soft filter.
123. SF, where every hill has a view and every view tells a story.
124. Between the bays and the bridges, San Francisco stole my heart.
125. In San Francisco, every sunset is an artist’s dream.
126. Painting my dreams in the colors of San Francisco.
127. San Francisco, the palette of my dreams.
128. San Francisco: The city that knows how.

San Francisco Puns

129. Hello,SunFrancisco!
130. I’m a San Fan-cisco.

131. It’s been a while, San Francisco. I’ve really mist you.
132. I’m going toEmbarcaderoon aMissionto explore San Francisco.
133. I’m really Mission San Francisco.
134. It’s beenHayessince I’ve been to San Francisco.
135. Can’t wait for my next trip to SF. The suspension is killing me!
136. What do you call someone who makes cakes in San Francisco? A Bay-ker.
137. Let’s taco ‘bout the great food in San Francisco.
138. San Francisco, you’ve stolen a pizza my heart.
139. Happy as a clam at Fisherman’s Wharf.
140. Living the suite life in San Francisco’s Victorian homes.

141. This city is so Alcatra-ctive.
142. The streets here are San Frenetic.
143. San Francisco, you’re un-Bay-lievable.
144. There are SoMa-ny reasons to love this city.
145. San Fran-cis-cool, isn’t it?
146. I’m going togateleaving San Francisco.
147. I’m going toHaightit when I have to leave San Francisco.
148. Leaving San Francisco feels like a ca-Castro-trophe.
149. Good-bay,San Francisco!
150. Karl* me crazy, but I love foggy days in San Francisco.

151. It’s hard tofog-getyour first time in San Francisco.
152. San Francisco, you’re un-fog-ettable!
153. Survived the San Francisco wind. It was a breeze.

*Fun Fact: San Francisco’s infamous fog is nicknamed Karl.

Funny San Francisco Jokes

154. Who needs the gym when you have SF hills?
155. All this fog and people still can’t see how much I love San Francisco.

154. San Francisco weather – as unpredictable as my ex.
155. San Francisco: More hipsters per square foot than anywhere else.
156. How do you find a hipster in San Francisco? You don’t, they’ll find you.
157. I left my heart, and my wallet, in San Francisco.
158. Why is it so cold in San Francisco? Giant fans.
159. Here in San Francisco, layering is a lifestyle, not a fashion statement.
160. San Francisco: The city where the only thing steeper than the hills is the price of rent!

161. San Francisco – a 7×7 mile theme park for coffee lovers.
162. Getting steeped in San Francisco, like my morning coffee.
163. In San Francisco, we take our coffee seriously and our weather humorously.
164. Even the seagulls are foodies in San Francisco.
165. San Francisco is the only city where people get excited about seeing a bridge.
166. How do you get out of San Francisco? Go straight.

Additional Bay Area Quotes

169. Home is where the Bay Area is.
170. Living that Bay Area lifestyle.

171. A sunny day in the bay.
172. The sun shines bright on the bay.
173. Paradise found by the bay.
174. Bay Area vibes, San Francisco tides.
175. Let the Bay Area magic wash over you.
176. In the Bay Area, every wave tells a story.
177. My favorite place to be is San Francisco. I love the Bay Area.
178. “I’m a huge fan of the Bay Area, so I always love coming to San Francisco.” – Ezra Koenig.
179. “The thing about coming back to the Bay Area, it’s like coming home for me.” – Richard Serra.
180. When you’re in love with the Bay Area, every day feels like a vacation.

181. In SF, love is just around the bay.
182. “I am a Bay Area guy, no question.” – Huey Lewis.
183. Nothing can beat the view from the Bay Area.
184. Life by the bay, in San Francisco we stay.
185. Once you live in the Bay Area, everywhere else is just a place.

Mark Twain San Francisco Quotes

186. “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”
187. “Twenty-four years ago I was strangely handsome; in San Francisco in the rainy season I was often mistaken for fair weather.”
188. “I have always been rather better treated in San Francisco than I actually deserved.”
189. “I fell in love with the most cordial and sociable city in the Union.”

Famous San Francisco Sayings

190. “San Francisco is the only city I can think of that can survive all that thing you people are doing to it and still look beautiful.”- Frank Lloyd Wright.

191. “There may not be a Heaven, but there is a San Francisco.” –Ashleigh Brilliant.
192. “San Francisco itself is art… Every block is a short story.”– William Saroyan.
193. “East is East and West is San Francisco.” – O. Henry.
194. “San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality.” – Paul Kantner.
195. “San Francisco is poetry. Even the hills rhyme.” – Pat Montandon.
196. “If you’re alive, you can’t be bored in San Francisco. If you’re not alive, San Francisco will bring you to life.” – William Saroyan.
197. “Money lives in New York. Power sits in Washington. Freedom sips cappuccino in a sidewalk café in San Francisco.” – Joe Flower.
198. “I’m just mad for San Francisco. It is like London and Paris stacked on top of each other.” – Twiggy.
199. “San Francisco has only one drawback – it is hard to leave.” – Rudyard Kipling.
200. “San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities.” – Cecil Beaton.
201. “Chicago is the great American city, New York is one of the capitals of the world, and Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic; San Francisco is a lady.” – Norman Mailer.
202. “I can walk down the streets of San Francisco, and here I’m normal.” – Robin Williams.
203. “Leaving San Francisco is like saying goodbye to an old sweetheart. You want to linger as long as possible.”– Walter Cronkite.
204. “Every man should be allowed to love two cities: His own and San Francisco.” – Gene Fowler.
205. “One day if I go to heaven… I’ll look around and say, ‘It ain’t bad, but it ain’t San Francisco.’”– Herb Caen.

And there you have it!

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