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Tcho Chocolate
Tcho is far more than just another candy store. It offers free, 1-hour factory tours (online reservations required) which include serious sampling. You’ll also learn about the…
Z. Cioccolato
This sweet-tooth wonderland offers 40 flavors of fresh fudge, plus saltwater taffy, classic brands of candies of all sorts, and such novelty items as candy bras or G-strings. A…
McCarney’s Furniture
Treasure hunters come here for affordable diamonds in the rough imported from Scotland. Since they carry a wide variety of styles (and lots of “grandma’s house”-style pieces), lots of…
Stuff
If you can’t make it across the Bay Bridge to the Alameda Flea market but want to do some digging for “vintage modern” or other antique awesomeness, come to this coop featuring the…
The Booksmith
A true gem, with erudite, handwritten recommendations for books dotting the shelves. This Haight store may not be huge, but it is smartly curated and has more than 1,000 different…
Omnivore Books on Food
Cookbook lovers and chefs know this sweet destination bookstore crammed from floor to ceiling with food tomes. It’s the place to come for any and every cookbook and food magazine, plus…
Barbary Coast Collective
Marijuana culture is alive and well, if not totally transformed, in the city long known for counterculture. No San Francisco cannabis dispensary better proves the point than this swank…
Dandelion Chocolate
I eat a lot of chocolate, and I also own and operate a food magazine, so I feel confident in saying Dandelion makes some seriously outstanding chocolate. You can tour and taste for…
Betabrand
Quirky, functional, hipster, Burner (i.e., Burning Man attendee) . . . this innovative local clothing manufacturer relates to them all, and it’s not just due to very clever marketing.…
Cary Lane
If you love designer clothes and great deals, beeline to this boutique offering designer apparel for men and women—all up to 80% less than the suggested retail price. Its private label…
Dish
Don’t come here without expecting to buy more than you planned. (I’ve learned this the hard way.) This well-curated selection of women’s wardrobe essentials in the middle of oh-so-chic…
Hero Shop
Former Vogue fashion-news editor Emily Holt is behind this fashion stylists’ favorite haunt for easy, chic, wearable everyday clothing, shoes, and accessories. Drop in if you want to…
Heath Ceramics
If you’re in the culinary scene, you know that Heath is the tableware provider of choice for chefs, artists, and pretty much anyone around the city with a healthy home-decorating…
March
Everything is so tastefully designed at this Pacific Heights boutique, even the oven mitts and aprons are chic. Most of the gorgeous floor coverings, furnishings, tabletop and kitchen…
Rare Device
A curated collection of chic, modern, well-designed local and international accessories, books, home appointments, and more is the focus at this shop. The owners’ exceptional eye…
SFMOMA Museum Store
As it should, the remodeled Museum of Modern Art store has one of the city’s most spectacular collections of gifts, books, jewelry, toys, home decor, and other objets d’art—and at…
Picnic
We all need a place to dash to for the perfect affordable gift—and for folks living around Russian Hill, Picnic is it. Decor, jewelry, clothing, even adorable San Francisco–themed…
Held Over
Considered one of the premier vintage/consignment clothing stores in San Francisco, this is where to shop for decade-specific duds, with racks organized accordingly. Open Monday…
Japan Center
Locals head here for its numerous authentic restaurants, teahouses, shops, and the crazy-expensive Sundance Kabuki multiplex movie theater. At its center stands the five-tiered Peace…
Akiko's
It’s been around for more than 20 years, but after a smart recent renovation of the sushi bar and cozy, narrow dining room, this family-owned Union Square spot came out of the dining…
Kin Khao
In a town with plenty of good Thai food, it takes a lot to rise to the top. But owner Pim Techamuanvivit has won Michelin-star status by combining a modern, handsome dining room, the…
Yank Sing
]Not much has changed at this banquet-room-style restaurant since I was a kid. And that’s fine by me, because I always know what I’m going to get—ultra-fresh, expertly made, not-greasy…
House of Prime Rib
The name tells part of the story—the focus here is indeed on epic prime rib, as it has been since 1949. What it doesn’t say is that this veteran establishment on a nondescript strip of…
Del Populo
Wood-fired Neapolitan-inspired pizza is the star at this casual Nob Hill joint, an outgrowth of owner Jon Darsky’s wildly popular food truck of the same name. The menu goes way beyond…
Golden Boy Pizza
Even 30 years ago, it was a tradition to stop by this sliver of a restaurant to grab a fresh square of focaccia-style pizza to help soak up the beer consumed at the myriad Grant Avenue…