San Francisco Bookstores

Great for Gifts

1. Green Apple Books

Neighborhood: Inner Richmond

Green Apple Books has evolved to an even greater bookstore than I remember as a kid.  The annex is great for used books, music and movies.  I can almost guarantee I'll leave there with one or two...

2. SFMOMA Museum Store

Neighborhood: SOMA

the art books, and the cabinets of jewelry and little fun 'want to touch it' things.  Great place for finding the perfect gift for any occasion....

3. Given

Neighborhood: Castro

to have that awkward conversation.  Given is a great store when you're looking for a not-so-ordinary gift, or a new item to adorn your bookshelf, or even an awesome piece of art which you know you...

4. Bookshop West Portal

Neighborhood: West Portal

You betcha this is a great bookstore. It's a great place to buy a gift too, with interesting items throughout the store.   But my favorite thing is the Sunday morning Gentle Yoga class with Stephanie...

5. Giant Robot

Neighborhood: Haight-Ashbury

great place to get gifts for artsy, quirky, or cutesy ppl.  for the artsy ppl, a big selection of imported books on topics like street art and graphic design.   for quirky, an assortment of t-shirts...

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1. Green Apple Books

Neighborhood: Inner Richmond

is just fun.  They have a great selection of books, new and used.  You could seriously walk out with a year's supply of books for $50.  Finding parking around Clement is tough, but Green Apple is definitely...

2. Books Inc

Neighborhood: Castro

come in here with my book club after a Sunday at Lime to look for next month's book and HAVE NOT been kicked out! If it were me, I'd kick us out. But maybe they are used to it by now. Also the selection...

3. Dog Eared Books

Neighborhood: Mission

Fantastic selection of used books to complement the newer stock.  Organized fairly well.  Great selection of remainders.  And best of all?  It just feels like a place for a genuine book lover...

4. Stacey's Booksellers

This bookstore is one of my favorite places to drop in while downtown. They have a large selection of books, magazines, great travel section, fun gifts, and a surprisingly decent card assortment...

5. Get Lost Travel…

Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

to live a few mere blocks from this independent travel book store oasis.  By far the most diverse and complete selection of travel books I've seen in a store of this size.  Plus, travel gear.  Plus...

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