The Best Specialty Store in Bay Area

3Pillars

Located outside the Japan Center Malls, directly across from Hotel Kabuki, 3Pillars is Japantown's artist-run art & gift shop! Local art, small businesses & Bay Area nostalgia. more

826 Valencia - The Pirate Store

826 Valencia is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting under-resourced students ages six to eighteen with their creative and expository writing skills and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured arou... more

Aegean Delights

Greek and Turkish sweets, coffee, tea, music, dance, cuisine, culture, life-style and travel. more

Aloha Warehouse

The Bay Area's Hawaiian Connection! Aloha Warehouse is your home for Ukuleles, Fresh Lei and Flower Arrangements, Hawaiian Music & DVDs, and more! We are located in San Francisco's Japantown in the Buchanan Shopping Center. more

Aquarian Era

At Aquarian Era, it's our belief that the energy you put out is the energy you will in return receive from the universe. That's why upon entering our Concord shop, you'll find we strive to welcome our all of our customers the same -- into a peaceful... more

Artisana - Sebastopol

Artisana began with the dream of celebrating art in everyday life. We first opened in 1999, in a train car off the beaten path. In 2001 we relocated to our current location on Main Street in Sebastopol. It is only because of the loyalty and support o... more

Artistic Picture Framing

Artistic Picture Framing is a custom frame shop and gallery, specializing in the artistic side of framing and design. Established in 2008 and with over 32 years of experience, Artistic Picture Framing supplies the Bay Area with the highest quality in... more

Asian Renaissance

Asian Image's sister store, Asian Renaissance presents many possibilities for those of gift-giving sensibilities: ceramic tea and sake sets in traditional and contemporary glazes redefine stuffy notions of the classic accoutréments of tea and hospita... more

Atlantis Fantasyworld

For years, Atlantis has provided the Santa Cruz community with a comfortable themed entertainment store for the whole family. Atlantis is not only a place to shop, but also a destination for entertainment and fun. more

Atys

ATYS is a specialty shop that features products designed by visionary architects and industrial designers from around the world. We specialize in modern items from Scandinavia, Germany, Italy and France.  From fireplace tools to cufflinks, we... more

Autumn Express

Your fair trade and digital green printing shop in the heart of San Francisco. Autumn Express can print your business cards, postcards, flyers.....on recycled paper and same day. There’s an exciting new addition to the colorful culture of San F... more

Avenues Dry Goods

Useful, practical, and delightful goods for life on the edge of the continent. more

Barrango

Barrango has been designing and manufacturing quality Christmas decorations and custom commercial seasonal decor since 1906. Our creative and distinctive elements can be found in department stores, hotels, casinos, shopping centers/malls and amusemen... more

Bay-Made

Bay-Made, a Bay Area gift shop that features products and artwork exclusively from local artists and makers. more

Bernal Cutlery Workshop

A Knife Shop & Sharpening Service. Bernal Cutlery specializes in handmade and small factory make Japanese knives: Akifusa, Ashi Hamono, Mutsumi Hinoura, Tsukasa Hinoura, Ohishi, Sakai Kikumori, Sakai Konosuke, MAC, Fujiwara Teruyasu, Yoshikane,... more

Bittner 'The Pleasure of Writing'

World's finest selection of fountain pens and stationary, including Jetta, Carne, Pelikan, Aurora, Caran d'Ache, Montegrappa, Monte Blanc, Cartier, Waterford and many more. Specializes in personalized stationery and weddings. Books on penmanship and... more

Black & Brown

Wanna buy something? We ship men's & women's modern / designer / vintage. more

Botanica Yoruba

For your specialized spiritual needs, go to the beautiful Botanica Yoruba on Valencia Street, at 21st. Incense as soon as you walk in, but this is the good stuff: Frankincense, like they use in church. It's sold here in crystals and you need a disk o... more

Carmel Bay Company

The Carmel Bay Company has been greeting people in Carmel for over 25 years. Their historic building displays a variety of fine-quality accessories for the home and garden. On the walls are oil paintings and exquisitely framed works of art. Brightly... more

Cliffs Variety

One of the classic hardware stores in San Francisco, Cliff's Variety is known for being a friendly service hardware store and for carrying unique items that cater to Victorian and Edwardian home owners. more

COLLAGE

COLLAGE in San Francisco features elegant home decor and art to beautify one's abode. Objects re-invented, recycled and given a new life, ready for your home. more

Concept Forty Seven

Concept Forty Seven is lifestyle shops in the San Francisco Bay Area that have supported 100+ local and independent makers, artists and artisans since 2013. We offer organic and eco friendly beauty products, unique home goods, jewelry, candles and se... more

Crossroads Berkeley

Buy, Sell and Trade Fashionable, Gently Used Clothes. One of the best used clothing stores in the city. Specializes in carrying quality used clothing and accessories for both men and women. Definitely one of the first places to check out when shoppin... more

Crossroads Castro

One of the best used clothing stores in the city. Specializes in carrying quality used clothing and accessories for both men and women. Definitely one of the first places to check out when shopping for used clothing or trying to unload old threads. more

Crossroads Fillmore

Buy, Sell and Trade Fashionable, Gently Used Clothes In 1991, we opened our very first Crossroads on the corner of Fillmore & Bush in San Francisco. Since then, the neighborhood has blossomed into one of the top boutique shopping destinations... more

Crossroads Inner Sunset

One of the best used clothing stores in the city. Specializes in carrying quality used clothing and accessories for both men and women. Definitely one of the first places to check out when shopping for used clothing or trying to unload old threads. more

Crossroads Oakland

One of the best used clothing stores in the city. Specializes in carrying quality used clothing and accessories for both men and women. Definitely one of the first places to check out when shopping for used clothing or trying to unload old threads. more

Crossroads San Jose

Retailing both vintage finds and last season's fashion castoffs, Crossroads is the best place to go for those who don't mind wearing lightly used designer duds. This is a shop where it is possible to unearth Marc Jacobs, Dolce and Gabbana and even Di... more

Crossroads Santa Cruz

Buy, Sell and Trade Fashionable, Gently Used Clothes.  One of the best used clothing stores in the city. Specializes in carrying quality used clothing and accessories for both men and women. Definitely one of the first places to check out when s... more

Crossroads West San Carlos

Don't expect thrift store clothes (or prices)--Crossroads is no Salvation Army. This place is a gold mine for brand names, and they only buy and sell clothes that are in pristine condition. more

Custom Costumes

Adult costume rentals, drama camps, and so much more! A true rare/unique gem. more

David Allen Designs

David Allen Designs is an award winning Fine Jewelry design shop. We are located conveniently at 139 North Main Street in downtown Sebastopol. David Allen is the Master Platinum and Goldsmith who will work with you directly. David is an expert in fin... more

Dependable Letterpress

Dependable Letterpress creates quality printed work with our vintage presses and attentive craftsmanship. Business cards, invitations, stationery, wine labels, books, or whatever your one-of-a-kind project, Dependable Letterpress will make it shine.... more

Diamonds In the Rough

Diamonds In the Rough features women's consignments -focusing on current styles in next-to-new condition. more

Distractions

This store is jam-packed with all the distractions you need to feed your head. The selection is floor-to-ceiling pipes, bongs, incense, postcards, clothing, black lights, spinning lights, psychedelic lights, stickers, perfume oils, temporary tattoos,... more

Earthen

Since 2012 we've been making ceramics that celebrate simple pleasures - cradling a warm cup of coffee, pausing to burn your favorite incense, vases full of fresh flowers, shared meals with friends. Our work is deeply inspired by nature, rooted in fol... more

Ecology Center Store

The Ecology Center Store provides products that encourage environmentally and socially responsible lifestyle practices. The Store stocks books, housewares, great green gifts, organic gardening supplies, toys, games, recycled paper products and glassw... more

Eddie's Quilting Bee

Quilting fabric and sewing machines in the largest store of the San Jose area, at a business that began in Los Altos, then Mountain View, and is currently located in Sunnyvale. Bernina, Viking and Babylock sewing machine brands are some of the best q... more

elizabethW

Elizabeth Wightman was my great grand-mother. She founded a ranch in the Sierra Nevadas in the 1800's, when neither grace nor style were required or desired. Her spirit of determination and independence went hand in hand with her romantic nature and... more

Empress Vintage Studio

Empress Vintage is a vintage boutique store that carries high quality vintage clothing and accessories for both men and women, located in Berkeley. At Empress Vintage, you'll enter a space that caters to your unique taste and values our community.... more

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