Yoli’s Pizza
715 Harrison St
Free slice of cheese pizza
Sep 4th – Oct 4th
GOOD NEIGHBOR WEEK
Meet SoMa, Rincon, South Beach neighbors!
Meet a neighbor for a 10-minute chat at a participating local business during Good Neighbor Week (Sep 26–Oct 4). Discover someone new, explore a neighborhood spot, and enjoy a free treat together!
This project is made possible by a Civic Joy Fund grant
How It Works
Get paired with a nearby neighbor for a 10-minute chat at one of these local businesses, with a free treat for both of you!
Yuja Kitchen
396 Harrison St
Free froyo
Sep 26th – Oct 4th
Wine Down SF
685 Folsom St
Free house wine or beer
Sep 28th – Oct 2nd
The bigger picture
Vision for the Neighborhood
The goal is to make it easier for neighbors to get to know each other, discover shared interests, and spend more time together locally—helping create a lively neighborhood where people connect, support local businesses, and make plans together.
A livelier neigborhood beyond the workday
When more people know each other, we have more reasons to get together, spend time in shared neighborhood spaces, attend local events, and generally make this a lively place to live, not just a busy place during office hours.
Support local businesses
Meeting neighbors at local businesses helps us discover new spots around us. As these places become familiar gathering spots, neighbors have more reasons to return together and support them.
More neighbors at local events
As neighbors sign up, they share interests like trivia, mahjong, live music, and group dinners. Local organizers and businesses can use these insights to reach neighbors interested in their events and discover what other activities people would enjoy.
We have more in common than we think!
So far, 352 neighbors have signed up in the neighborhood. These shared interests can help neighbors find each other, inspire new groups and activities, and help local organizers reach people who'd love to participate.
Coffee
145
neighbors
Improving the Neighborhood
132
neighbors
Board Games
130
neighbors
Fitness
127
neighbors
Museums
105
neighbors
Dinner with Neighbors
71
neighbors
Making Local Friends
289
neighbors
Pet Sitting
94
neighbors
Pickleball
83
neighbors
Foodie
116
neighbors
Concerts
90
neighbors
Crafts
78
neighbors
FAQ
What is Hey There Neighbor?
This is a free project to help people in SF build community in their own neighborhood. 1100 San Franciscans have participated so far. Read more about it here.
What is SF Good Neighbor week?
San Francisco Good Neighbor Week is an annual citywide celebration honoring everyday residents who foster kindness, connection, and community in their local neighborhoods. Launched in 2025 by Good Neighbor Lab.
Who is this for?
Hey There Neighbor is for everyone everywhere who’s curious to know the people they share walls, hallways and streets with.
This event is for residents of East SoMa, Rincon and immediately adjacent areas. If you consider these areas to be in "neighborly walking distance,” this is for you.
If you’re in a different neighborhood and would like to help set up something similar there, please reach out to Roza.
Why meet neighbors?
Meet people you’ll recognize around the neighborhood, make local friends, find activity buddies, connect over shared interests, and build relationships with neighbors you can rely on. Knowing the people around you makes a neighborhood feel more like home.
How exactly does this work?
When you sign up, we will recommend several great neighbors for you to meet. You can also find neighbors to meet by specific interests. Select a day and time that works for you and click the “say hi” button to check if the neighbor is free.
You can meet neighbors at one of the participating local businesses and show them your meeting confirmation email to receive a complimentary drink or snack.
For Yuja, you will receive a gift card to use for the froyo in a message through Hey There Neighbor.
For Yoli's and Wine Down, no gift card needed. Just show your meeting confirmation email upon arrival.
To be entered into the gift card raffle, take a photo of you meeting a neighbor and submit it by replying to your meeting confirmation email.
Note: Photos to be featured on our project website and social media to celebrate neighborhood connections and spotlight the local businesses helping bring neighbors together.If you cannot make these dates, your neighbors might be fun to meet some other time :)
Who’s doing this and why?
Hi, I'm Roza. It took me 3 years of living here to meet a neighbor. When it finally happened, it wasn’t because I got the courage to strike up an elevator conversation. It was because I put up a flyer and started pairing neighbors for 10-minute “say hi” chats.
I learned that many neighbors, just like me, didn’t know anyone here, had never been to the block parties on our own street, and had no idea that we have a monthly volunteer clean up or four different trivia nights.