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Hayes Valley, San Francisco Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in Hayes Valley, San Francisco.

Alla Prima

For some unknown reason European women understand the concept of buying lingerie for themselves--not for Valentine's Day, the new boyfriend or girlfriend or their wedding nights. They buy and...

Backspace

Having spent its early year in the back of neighborhood furniture shop Find, Backspace was quite literally that. These days the shop has grown into its own pretty little storefront, but its...

Bulo

It's pretty easy at this point to get the shoes of all the major European luxury brands in America. But what about the smaller outfits? The type of designers that make everyday shoes that are...

Bulo

It's pretty easy at this point to get the shoes of all the major European luxury brands in America. But what about the smaller outfits? The type of designers that make everyday shoes that are...

Dark Garden

Every so often we come across a store that does something unique, really, really well. Such is the case with Dark Garden. The store focuses on making one-of-a-kind, custom corsets. Using...

Dish

There is only one fact you need to know about Dish, the owner carried Seven jeans before just about anyone. Before every butt from Tillamook to Tuscaloosa was (sort of) covered by Seven jeans,...

Flight 001

These days where every train station and airport have become bastions of legalized assault, it's nearly impossible to be a fashionable traveler. So, you have two options, you could travel in...

Gimme Shoes

Gimme Shoes has been keeping San Francisco high society in heels for decades now. The store stocks only the finest, most stylish European shoes. There's nary a shoe to take a stroll in the...

Huf

Huf is skate shop, sneaker geek heaven and hip clothing boutique rolled up into one (or three rather). The 808 Sutter and Hayes street locations are all about sneakers. Retro sneakers, classic...

Isotope

Between its cool couch, the array of comics laid out just so and the widely grinning owner and his funky suits, it's hard to see Isotope Comics as anything other than a realization of a dream...

Lotus Bleu

Lotus suggests Asia, Bleu suggests France and in the case of Lotus Bleu both suggestions are accurate. Lotus Bleu brings together art, textiles and home accents from Southeast Asia and France. The...

MAC

In fashion, where fortunes turn on a dime, that a little boutique can persist for 20 years and stay every bit as relevant as it was when it opened is nothing short of remarkable. MAC has done just...

Nancy Boy

90 percent of new skin, hair and body product lines are 99 marketing. They get the same old stuff, put it all in sleek packaging and sell it you for way more than they should. Not so with Nancy...

Nida

It's hard to find small stores in San Francisco that carry designer-with-a-capital-D clothing. Nida is one of a few such stores. The collection, drawing from Europe's finest, is...

Peace Industry

You know a trade is a dying craft when you've never heard of or seen it before you walk in to one particular store. In this case, we're talking about a store called Peace Industry and the...

Propeller

Propeller is not just another nonsensical, hipper-than-thou store name. To us at least, it refers to the careers or promising young designer the store helps propel. The furniture and accessories...

RAG

San Francisco is not exactly known as a hot-bed of fashion design and production, but that doesn't mean there aren't still some talented designers eager to showcase their work. For these...

Rose and Radish

Known for its dramatic, beautiful floral arrangements, Rose & Radish has turned its keen design sense to home design. Alongside flowers, their modern gallery space now presents an expertly...

Scandinavian Details

Whether vintage, vintage reproduction, or new work, Scandinavian furniture designs have no shortage of stores dedicated to them. Scandinavian Details gives Scandinavian accessories their day in...

True Sake

Billed at "America's First Sake Store" True Sake has made it its mission to educate the unwashed masses about this lovely, complex beverage. There are dozens upon dozens of pretty...

Zonal

Zonal's antique furnishings are nicked and scratched because been around a long time, not because some designer was trying achieve a "distressed" look. That sort of honesty pervades...

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