The Haight & Hayes Valley
'Modern Appealing Clothing' is what this store promises – and it delivers for men and women alike, with streamlined chic from Engineered Garments, graphic…
Must-see shopping in Western USA
Los Feliz & Griffith Park
The fashion cognoscenti love New York designer Steven Alan for his super-cute men's and women's threads, which fuse preppy style with unique detailing and…
William Stout Architectural Books
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
You can't fit SFMOMA into your pocket, but you can put it on your coffee table – California architectural obsessions begin at William Stout, with 1st…
The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill
If you want to bottle San Francisco and take it home with you, you've come to the right place. Tigerlily stocks an intoxicating variety of local perfumers…
Oakland
The Zenter has been called the Bay Area's 'other Asian art museum,' and while that designation is tongue in cheek, it's not entirely inaccurate either…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
Upgrade from ho-hum minimalism with Japanese goods bound to bring joy: bronzed Traveler's Company pen cases, square-handled charcoal Hasami porcelain mugs…
Silver Lake & Echo Park
Esqueleto showcases highly imaginative, affordable collections of fine jewelry from mostly West Coast and New York–based designers. Among them is the work…
North Beach & Chinatown
Find your fortune at this bakery, where cookies are stamped from vintage presses – just as they were in 1909, when fortune cookies were invented for SF's…
Seattle
Pearl Jam once played at Easy Street, arguably Seattle's most multifarious record store, and the business continues to sponsor regular events. Inside,…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Sly San Francisco wit is the rare device that makes this well-curated selection of gifts for all ages so irresistible. Block kits help kids build their…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Overbooked kids and overworked adults deserve a time-out for Tantrum, delightfully stocked with musical otters, wooden ducks on wheels, and a mechanical…
Downtown, Civic Center & SoMa
Odds are your favorite SF meal was served on Heath Ceramics, Bay Area chefs' tableware of choice ever since Alice Waters started using Heath's modern,…
San Francisco Rock Posters & Collectibles
North Beach & Chinatown
Are you ready to rock?! Enter this trippy temple to classic rock gods – but leave your lighters at home because these concert posters are valuable. Expect…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
Toilet seats signed by famous cartoonists over the front counter show just how seriously Isotope takes comics. Newbies tentatively flip through superhero…
Old Town-Chinatown
For truly one-of-a-kind gifts that also tick the sustainable box, turn to this atelier and boutique that creates clothing, accessories and home goods from…
San Francisco
None of the hardware maestros at Cliff's will raise an eyebrow if you express a dire need for a jar of rubber nuns, some silver body paint, and a case of…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Sui generis is Latin for 'one of a kind' – which is what you'll find at this high-end designer consignment shop that features recent seasons' looks, one…
Santa Fe
If you don't have the opportunity to visit the Zuni Pueblo, you'll at least want to visit this exquisite gallery. Specializing in Zuni fetishes (tiny…
San Francisco
For Castro kids, the biggest neighborhood attraction is over the hill at Charlie's Corner, a storybook world where kids are invited to read, draw and sing…
The Haight & Hayes Valley
All you closet pomaders and after-sun balmers: wear those potions with pride, without feeling like the dupe of some cosmetics conglomerate. Clever Nancy…
Los Angeles
Nirvana for fans of mid-century-modern design, Sunbean Vintage stocks an utterly fabulous collection of retro furniture and homewares. Dive in for…
West Hollywood & Mid-City
Here's classic, retro-inspired, fashionable women's wear that's eco-conscious without the granola. It does it by using pre-existing materials, which means…
San Francisco
Take in the local scenery at Local Take, a gallery of original SF souvenirs made and designed by locals. Bring home your very own Castro landmark – like a…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
What started as a one-man storefront is now California's largest new-and-used bookstore, and a sight to behold spanning two levels of an old bank building…
Japantown, Fillmore & Pacific Heights
A Japantown go-to since 1925, Soko has an exceptional selection of hard-to-find housewares, from hot-water ladles for Japanese baths to properly tuned…
Berkeley
Rumor has it this is the oldest science-fiction, fantasy and horror bookstore in the country. Whether true or not, those who love this sort of genre of…
Ballard & Discovery Park
One of the best things about this Ballard boutique is that it offers two shopping experiences: in the front is a chic PNW-themed homewares store that will…
South Bay Beaches
Bridges made his name as a surf photographer then branched into general sport, commercial and pop-art work. Check out dramatic shots of glacier surfers in…
Old Town-Chinatown
In a city that's chock-full of great secondhand shopping, Laundry offers something unique. Specializing in premium vintage streetwear and sports apparel,…
Santa Fe Region
This part-studio, part-cooperative gallery is run by seventh-generation weaver Irvin Trujillo and his wife Lisa. Irvin's work is displayed at the…
The Marina, Fisherman’s Wharf & the Piers
Tucked in a courtyard, this design showcase is like a museum store for exceptional, artistic household items – to wit, a mirrored coat rack, a…
Boulder
Vintage shopping at its most haute couture: this fun place is where to go for secondhand Choos and Prada purses. Prices are higher than at your run-of-the…
Los Angeles
It would be hard to find a better collection of antiques, masks, clothes and jewelry outside of West Africa than those found in this owner-operated…
Belltown & Seattle Center
Herban Legends is both a brilliantly silly pun and one of Seattle's best dispensaries. It manages to feel very professionally run while maintaining a…
Seattle
University Book Store is a vast all-purpose book emporium founded in 1900, making it Seattle's oldest. Its huge catalog of tomes is a browser's dream, and…
Seattle
Descending into this subterranean antique mall is like diving down to a sunken Spanish galleon full of plundered treasure. Who knows what you might bring…
Downtown Los Angeles & Boyle Heights
A tremendous vintage Americana store just off the main Little Tokyo strip. There's plenty of beautifully ragged denim, with a notable collection of pre…
Boulder
A paper lover's fantasy, this sunny shop specializes in writing supplies from around the world. Leather-bound journals, high-end stationery, sketchbooks,…
Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront
If you like decorating your home with old magazine covers from Life, Time and Rolling Stone, or have a penchant for art-deco tourist posters from the…
Ballard & Discovery Park
Probably the most impressive collection of vinyl you're ever likely to see lines the heavily stacked shelves of Bop Street Records. The collection of half…
