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What do hip surfer gear, beautiful craft supplies, and old-school records have in common? All can be yours if you spend some time shopping in the lovely city of San Francisco. Get out your plastic.
Adrian Phillips: Very chill vibe. Their clothes are excellent, the shorts and tees are fantastic. Massive dressing room makes trying things on easy. Be sure to check if there's a sale (if there is, go upstairs)
315 Sutter St (btwn Stockton & Grant Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Men's Store · Downtown San Francisco-Union Square · 4 tips and reviews
K-Þórır D.: The most exciting and innovative store for men in the bay and the only one for its kind: avant-garde, deconstructive/industrial collections from awesome designers like Avant Toi, Plokhov, Marsell ...
Men's Store · Mission Dolores · 31 tips and reviews
Eliza: Amazing selection of unique men's clothes, plenty of great accessories for everyone to browse. Super patient, friendly salespeople (and they were kind enough to offer wine and beer while we shopped!)
Otelia Wentworth : A beautiful garden center in San Francisco. Interesting and pretty looking plants and outdoor accessories. Great place to get your next house plant, outdoor throw or unique gift for a friend.
Arts and Crafts Store · Mission District · 6 tips and reviews
Robin Andersen: Truly awesome letterpress shop for custom business cards, posters, whatever you can come with. They also sell hard-to-find pencils and paper.
804 Montgomery St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Jackson Square · 6 tips and reviews
Shaun E: This is one of my favorite places in the universe. When I become fantastically rich, this is what my living room will look like. Get lost in the graphic/comm design section downstairs.
824 Valencia St (btwn 19th & 20th St.), San Francisco, CA
Gift Store · Mission Dolores · 49 tips and reviews
Yas Ab: Quite possibly my favorite store in SF. So unique and anything here would make an amazing gift to people in your life that are interesting. I got a red fox tail that's so fluffy and soft.
2900 18th St (btwn Florida & Alabama St), San Francisco, CA
Furniture and Home Store · Mission District · 33 tips and reviews
Doug de Wet: In addition to their beautiful proprietary tableware and tile, they have some amazing handmade ceramic pieces and an excellent selection of books on design, food, and drinks 👍
Vintage and Thrift Store · Mission District · 5 tips and reviews
Laurea de Ocampo: Amazing selection of well priced vintage! Just enough to look through but not too much to be overwhelming. I always buy a piece here when I am in SF. I found an incredible vintage linen Gucci dress!
3885 Cesar Chavez St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Noe Valley · 29 tips and reviews
Wilson Favre-Delerue: Lovers of food and books about food, this is your temple. The two owners are extremely friendly and organise fabulous events, book signings and assorted conferences.
1856 Fillmore St (btwn Bush & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA
Boutique · Japantown · 5 tips and reviews
megan: Unique men's & women's clothing/accessories store on a quiet block of Fillmore. They carry different designers than the usual at reasonable prices.
1840 Union St (btwn Laguna & Octavia St), San Francisco, CA
Fashion Accessories Store · Union Street · 9 tips and reviews
Rosaline: Coolest shop for travel and other essentials. Drooled over Merippa Japanese slippers and other super cool, practical and innovative products. You won't find another one of these stores outside Japan.