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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

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