Archive for Shopping
October 9, 2008 at 11:45 pm
· Filed under Wine Country Restaurants, Wine Country Shopping, Wine Country Sightseeing, Wine Country Spas ·Tagged Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, Downtown St. Helena, Downtown St. Helena ca, St. Helena bike, St. Helena ca, St. Helena california, St. Helena maps, St. Helena outlets, St. Helena premium outlets, St. Helena restaurants, St. Helena shopping, St. Helena shops
Napa Valley
Main Street
St. Helena CA
Both locals and visitors alike enjoy strolling through the historic downtown St. Helena shops. Whether it is designer clothing, hardware or a bike you are looking for, it can all be found in downtown St. Helena. The St. Helena Premium Outlets can be found just about two miles north of town along Hwy. 29. The larger Napa Premium outlets are a half hour south in the city of Napa.
www.sthelena.com/visitor/shopping.html
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October 7, 2008 at 12:45 am
· Filed under South Bay, South Bay Shopping, South Bay Sightseeing, Walking ·Tagged Best of Bay Area, best of los gatos, best of the bay area, best restaurants los gatos, Downtown Los Gatos, Downtown Los Gatos ca, Downtown Los Gatos shops, Los Gatos, los gatos ca
Los Gatos CA
If you want culture in Silicon Valley, this is your best bet. Historic architecture, an All-American Main Street, cute boutiques, and a wide variety of restaurants, Los Gatos feels like a 21st century version of a Norman Rockwell painting. Easy to get to because of its proximity to Highway 17.
www.bestofbayarea.com
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October 7, 2008 at 12:31 am
· Filed under South Bay Shopping ·Tagged best bay area shopping, best flea market, Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, San Jose Flea Market, San Jose Market
San Jose
1590 Berryessa Road
San Jose CA
P: 408.453.1110
A California tradition for over 4 decades, the Flea Market has grown into the biggest open-air market in the U.S., featuring 8 miles of colorful alleys and treasure-laden corridors where over 2,000 vendors hawk their wares across 120 acres of land. More than 4 million people visit annually, so expect a crowd, especially if you go on a weekend.
www.sjfm.com
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October 7, 2008 at 12:25 am
· Filed under South Bay Restaurants, South Bay Shopping ·Tagged bay area dielsel, bay area gucci, Best of Bay Area, best of the bay area, best shopping, blowfish sushi, carlos santana mall, Santana Row, Santana Row directions, Santana Row guide, Santana Row map, Santana Row parking, Santana Row san jose, Santana Row shopping, staits cafe, the best of the bay area
San Jose
400 South Winchester Boulevard
San Jose CA
P: 408.551.4600
The new Santana Row shopping village creates a sense of European urbanity. With a weekly Farmers Market, well-known retail shops like Gucci and Diesel, and some stylish restaurants (many from San Francisco like Blowfish Sushi and the Straits Café), Santana Row is a good place to get your dose of culture.
www.santanarow.com
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October 5, 2008 at 3:29 pm
· Filed under North Bay Restaurants, North Bay Shopping, North Bay Sightseeing ·Tagged ark row, downtown tiburon, Downtown Tiburon ca, Downtown Tiburon shopping, guaymas, sam's anchor cafe, Tiburon ca
Tiburon
Tiburon is the last bastion of homegrown stores in Marin. Without a chain in sight, Main Street is a collection of pricey boutiques, eclectic shops and historic buildings. The nicest thing about this neighborhood is how walkable it is (plus the view of San Francisco are spectacular if you go into any of the dockside restaurants like Guaymas or Sam’s Anchor Cafe). Look for Tiburon’s Ark Row further down Main Street, a borough that in the 1890’s was a houseboat neighborhood.
www.tiburon.org
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October 4, 2008 at 4:54 pm
· Filed under North Bay Shopping, North Bay Sightseeing ·Tagged Downtown Mill Valley, Downtown Mill Valley shopping, Mill Valley ca, Mill Valley cafe, Mill Valley coffee, Mill Valley maps, Mill Valley parking, Mill Valley restaurants, Mill Valley shopping, Mill Valley stores
Mill Valley
Sunnyside and Miller Avenues
This former mill town has become a hotbed for bourgeois bohemian families. An off mix of laid-back attitudes (middle-agers playing hackey sack in the town center) and Yuppie lifestyles prevails here. Browse the cute little boutiques, have a latte at the popular Depot coffee house and bookstore, and do some great “only-in-Marin” people watching.
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October 4, 2008 at 4:27 pm
· Filed under San Francisco Shopping, San Francisco Sightseeing ·Tagged Ferry Building downtown san francisco, Ferry Building embarcadero, Ferry Building Marketplace, Ferry Building Marketplace shopping, Ferry Building san francisco
Ferry Building Marketplace
Address: One Ferry Building
City: San Francisco
Phone: 415-693-0996
Summary: Built in 1898, the ferry building has survived two major earthquakes and efforts to demolish it. It was restored and revitalized beginning in the mid-1990’s. Since 2003, people have been coming to the ferry building for gourmet restaurants, dozens of specialty shops, and a sprawling outdoors farmers’ market sponsored by a non-profit organization which promotes sustainable local farming.
www.bestofbayarea.com
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October 4, 2008 at 3:59 pm
· Filed under San Francisco Shopping, San Francisco Sightseeing ·Tagged Rainbow Grocery Coop, Rainbow Grocery Cooperative, Rainbow Grocery san francisco
Castro / Mission
1745 Folsom Street
San Francisco CA
P: 415.863.0620
Do you want to experience a little piece of 1960’s San Francisco? This worker-owned cooperative in the Mission is one of the most environmentally conscious, politically correct groceries you’ll ever come across. It makes the Whole Foods Market feel aristocratic. But, rather than being too dogmatic, the store is brimming full of interesting stuff from the healthiest of produce to a holistic apothecary. If you are a health nut, this is a great place to connect with all kinds of alternative therapies. Just don’t ask where the steak is as there’s no meats in this gigantic warehouse of a store.
www.rainbowgrocery.org
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October 4, 2008 at 1:11 am
· Filed under San Francisco Shopping ·Tagged Embarcadero Center, Embarcadero Center San Francisco, Embarcadero Center shopping
Embarcadero
Spans a 6 block radius from the Embarcadero/Drumm St.
San Francisco CA
P: 415.772.0700
Some people compare this 4-building retail/office complex with what it feels
like being in Manhattan. The city’s best foreign film theater complex (with 4 theaters) is on the 2nd floor of Embarcadero 1. During the Christmas holidays, the Kristi Yamaguchi ice skating rink is set up in Justin
Herman Plaza in front of the locally-reviled Vaillancourt Fountain – this is also a good spot to catch some music and arts & crafts vendors during the
better weather season. More than 100 retailers are located on the lower floors of Embarcadero Center with
most being open from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
www.embarcaderocenter.com
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October 4, 2008 at 1:01 am
· Filed under San Francisco Shopping ·Tagged Amoeba Records, Amoeba Records san francisco, Amoeba Records sf, san francisco music
Haight-Ashbury
1855 Haight Street
San Francisco CA
P: 415.831.1200
What an inventive use for a former voluminous bowling alley (which, by the way, was called “rock ‘n bowl”)! The largest independent record store in the country, Amoeba is a favorite with every visiting musician as you’ll find rare posters, videos, records and used CD’s here. They also have live shows occasionally. If you want to know what’s happening musically in town, this is the place.
www.amoebamusic.com
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