Sponsored link
Friday, March 27, 2026

Sponsored link

Best of the Bay 2019: Shopping winners

Best Book Store, Best Grocery Store, Best Shoe Store, Best Bike Shop, Best Flea Market, Best Dispensary, and more

48 Hills is proud to host the 44th edition of the Bay Guardian Best of the Bay! Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to the thousands of readers who voted this year. See more categories at www.48hills.org/bestofthebay

BEST OVERALL STORE
WHEN MODERN WAS
40237 24th St., SF.
www.whenmodernwas.com

BEST STORE STAFF
FOG CITY NEWS
455 Market, SF.
www.fogcitynews.com

BEST BOOKSTORE
GREEN APPLE BOOKS
506 Clement, SF.
www.greenapplebooks.com

BEST COMIC BOK STORE
ISOTOPE COMICS
326 Fell, SF.
www.isotopecomics.com

BEST RECORD STORE
AMOEBA
1855 Haight, SF.
www.amoeba.com

BEST GROCERY STORE
RAINBOW CO-OP
1745 Folsom, SF.
www.rainbow.coop

BEST CANNABIS DISPENSARY
THE GREEN CROSS
4218 Mission, SF.
www.thegreencross.org

BEST WOMENS’ CLOTHING STORE
AMBIANCE
Various locations
www.ambiancesf.com

BEST MENS’ CLOTHING STORE
SUI GENERIS
2231 Market, SF.
www.suigenerisconsignment.com

BEST STORE FOR KIDS
MONKEI MILES
1601 Irving, SF.
(415) 650-3031

BEST JEWELER
JANE NAIMARK/
TICKYTACKY HANDMADE
www.etsy.com/shop/tickytackyhandmade

BEST FLEA MARKET
ALEMANY
100 Alemany Blvd., SF.

BEST VINTAGE/THRIFT STORE
RELIC VINTAGE
1605 Haight, SF.
www.relicvintagesf.com

BEST SHOE STORE
ON THE RUN
1310 Ninth Ave., SF.
www.ontherunshoes.com

BEST HARDWARE STORE
COLE HARDWARE
Various locations
www.colehardware.com

BEST BIKE SHOP
BOX DOG BIKES
494 14th St., SF.
www.boxdogbikes.com

BEST PET GOODS STORE
JEFFREY’S
284 Noe, SF.
1841 Powell, SF.
www.jeffreyspets.com

BEST GIFT SHOP
SHHH SECRET SHOP
815 Geary, SF.
www.shhhsecretshop.com

BEST PLACE TO BUY EYEWEAR
VEO OPTICS
Various locations
www.veooptics.com

BEST SWEETS SHOP
CHOCOLATE COVERED
4069 24th St., SF.
www.chocolatecoveredsf.com

48 Hills welcomes comments in the form of letters to the editor, which you can submit here. We also invite you to join the conversation on our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

Sponsored link

Sponsored link

Latest

Four decades later, seminal queer punk zine ‘Homocore’ blasts back into view

New anthology collects the DIY publication's precious few issues, which gave voice to anti-assimilationist sexual outlaws.

The false narrative about SF’s real estate tax measure starts to emerge

Plus: Why Lurie's Charter reform would hurt tenants

Screen Grabs: Back to the USSR

'Two Prosecutors' and 'Soviet Silver' take us there. Plus: A Dutch film Nazi, a Palestinian revolt, 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers,' more

BIG WEEK: Renegade Craft Fair, Señor Babyhead, SF Chocolate Fest, Radio Sofia…

20 years of Ratskin Records, 'A Body to Live In,' Mild Universe, Algorithmic Art Assembly, Beat Freaks, 'Assassins,' more to do!

You might also likeRELATED