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The Mission, San Francisco Shopping Guide

A map some of the coolest independent shops in The Mission, San Francisco.

826 Valencia

Towards the back of 826 Valencia is a hidden treasure, a writing/tutoring center providing much needed help and guidance to local school kids. So it seems rather appropriate that the front space...

Adobe Books

When a local artist wanted to do an art installation by rearranging all the books in a bookstore by color, Adobe Books agreed and the result was magical. Can you imagine a corporate store ever...

Aquarius Records

Tired of music stores where the staff's knowledge does not run much deeper than Justin + Britney 4EVER? Try Aquarius Records. The feisty music store, specializing in indie rock, metal, punk...

Architectural Elements

Architechtural Elements is the store with the courage of its convictions. The look they present is unwaveringly modern, from the block sofas to the dramatic lighting cast in steel or ceramic, from...

Candystore

There are definitely some candies, mostly of the classic variety, at CandyStore. But most of the candy comes in the form of eye candy. The cheery space fill racks and shelves with fun, colorful...

Chamalyn

If you haven't had the pleasure of eating the Black Sesame Pocky snack or using an eraser shaped like sushi or writing on a notepad decorated with some cutesy critter on acid, it's never...

Dema

Sure you could, and should, buy French fashions and Italian fashions and Japanese fashions. But don't miss the great clothing design that's happening right in your backyard. Dema is the...

Dog Eared Books

Phoenix, Dog Eared, and Red Hill Books represent a type of bookstore that's fast fading into extinction. They're big, lively, a bit messy and generally a good place to spend an hour or...

House of Hengst

House of Hengst quite literally houses designer Susan Hengst's thriving fashion line. The line is best known for its dresses, which exude femininity and confidence in equal parts. But almost...

Little Otsu

Little Otsu began as a vegan accessories retailer but when it realized the vegan market as being met it morphed into a printer and retailer of creative paper goods. Now there's a progression...

Minnie Wilde

The clothing of Minnie Wilde is about as fun as you'd expect clothing you bought from a place called "Minnie Wilde" to be. The San Francisco clothing line and shop mostly ignores...

Modern Times Bookstore

Bill O'Reilly's head would probably explode upon walking into Modern Times Bookstore and can we all agree that that's a good thing? The decades old bookshop fills it shelves with...

Monument

Monument is just that to the world of mid-century furniture and accessories design. Th museum like space house an enviable line up of furnishings. Like any museum, some pieces are classics that...

Needles & Pens

Needles & Pens shows us you don't need a book deal to publish, nor a sales rep and a studio to make clothes. This is creativity at a more personal, DIY level. Needles is led by co-owner...

Paxton Gate

Paxton Gate calls itself an "eccentric garden store." The plants are in the back but to get there you'll have to navigate a wall of moose and deer heads, Japanese sheers and...

Rayon Vert

We might have passed by items like those in Rayon Vert a dozen times without taking a second look. Which explains why we'll never be able to open such a store. The shop, that was once more...

Self Edge

Reader Suggested: Self Edge is the San Francisco version of Blue In Green and Denim Bar. Walking along the hip Valencia Street/18th, you will see this store stacking many different Japanese denim labels, KMW, Skull,...

X21 Modern

X21 sure sounds like it could be a sci-fi movie, so then it's appropriate that the store looks like the warehouse of a movie production. Stocking a huge collection of antique and vintage...

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