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Propeller
For ultra-contemporary furniture and accessories, often by up-and-coming designers from around California and the globe, head to this stylish shop. Perpetually voted as a top shop by…
The Wok Shop
Every implement ever created for Chinese cooking is available in a store that goes well beyond woks. Cleavers, circular chopping blocks, dishes, oyster knives, bamboo steamers,…
Zinc Details
This high-style furniture and accessories store just about defines the San Francisco aesthetic, with alternately hip, colorful, and quirky pieces to dress up any home. While many of…
Cable Car Clothiers
Since 1939, this gentlemen’s store has been helping San Francisco’s elite look their most dashing. Selling everything from three-button suits to fedoras to pocket squares, it sources…
Citizen Clothing
Ben Sherman, Jack Spade, Fred Perry are just a few of the swanky brands this Castro shop carries to keep the neighborhood fellows looking dapper. Topnotch service is another hallmark…
A-B Fits
The solution for those who’ve given up finding a flattering pair of jeans, this North Beach boutique specializes in finding denim that, well, fits. Doing so requires a broad range of…
Goorin Brothers
Fabulous hats, for both men and women, are the stock in trade of this boutique chain. You’ll find porkpie hats, cowboy hats, funky straw fedoras (made by local artists), modern cloth…
Jeremys
Fashionistas flock to Jeremys because they can scoop up top-of-the-line name brand clothing at bargain-basement prices. Jeremys fills its shelves with shirts, dresses, trousers, you…
MAC
Nope, not the makeup store. The name stands for Modern Appealing Clothing, and that about sums up what’s sold here. The owners source attractive and (sometimes) unusual pieces from…
Marine Layer
Comfort is Marine Layer’s raison d’être. The firm makes basic, ultrasoft tops that are great for layering—T’s, polos, button-downs, cardigans, hoodies—made of a special blend of pima…
Wilkes Bashford
The couture boutique that first introduced Armani to the U.S. underwent a total facelift in 2012, making this elegant Union Square temple of commerce even more hoity-toity. The…
Bell Jar
Bell Jar is the type of boutique that makes you want to move in. From essentials like luxe lotions and chic dresses to things you didn’t even know you needed (like a vintage set of…
440 Brannan Studio Showroom
In this massive factory space, local designers sell limited-edition lines to the public; you’ll sometimes see one stitching a hem or constructing a jacket in the back. In business…
emily lee
Not everyone is 22 and a size 2. For those who like to look stylish, but have bodies that are, well, like the majority of our bodies, emily lee offers artsy, generously cut duds that…
RAG
RAG stands for Residents Apparel Gallery, and it’s a co-op shop for 55 new to newish designers to showcase their trousers, blouses, T-shirts, and dresses. Prices are low; fashions are…
Sunhee Moon
Clothing for the “modern day Audrey Hepburn” is the goal of local designer SunHee Moon, and with her eye for color and fit, I’d say she’s doing a fine job. Her dresses come in a…
Therapy
At this fast-fashion boutique, merchandise ranges from the latest garb to housewares to novelty items, at prices just reasonable enough to be dangerous. You may come in for a small…
Catharine Clark Gallery
Hailed as the first West Coast gallery with a dedicated media room, this gallery’s artwork is in a wide range of media, all by exceptional emerging and established contemporary…
Fraenkel Gallery
Photography is the focus here; world-class artists from around the globe are featured in shows that change every 2 months. Open Tuesday through Friday 10:30am to 5:30pm and Saturday…
Hang
Only Bay Area artists are exhibited at Hang, and since many are at the beginning of their careers, prices for pieces tend to be more affordable than at other galleries. Open Monday…
Meyerovich Gallery
A blue chip gallery, Meyervoich concentrates on selling the works of such modern masters as Chagall, Matisse, Miró, and Picasso. A Contemporary Gallery, across the hall, features works…
Bulo
Fashion-forward footwear from designers like Donald J. Pliner, Yuko Imanishi, and Bed Stu draws shoppers to this small, hip store. In addition to shoes, Bulo sells belts, socks,…
Paolo Shoes
Paolo is short for Paulo Iantorno, the owner who designs the store’s colorful wedges and towering stilettos for women and funky purple suede ankle boots for men—and then sends his…
Cowgirl Creamery Cheese Shop
One of the farms that pioneered the artisanal cheese craze, the small-production Cowgirl Creamery is headquartered up in Point Reyes, but its city outpost in the Ferry Building…
Molinari Delicatessen
You can’t help but pull out your camera when you walk into this North Beach institution dating back to 1896 (see p. ###). It’s a food sensory overload. Everywhere you look, shelves,…