San Francisco Bookstores

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Name Address City Type Specialty
Alexander Book Company 50 Second St.
415-495-2992
San Francisco New General: Children’s, African-American, Art and Graphic Design
Located in SOMA and downtown, stocking over 50,000 new books
Arkipelago The Filipino Bookstore 1010 Mission St. at The Bayanihan Community Center
415-553-8185
San Francisco New Specialty: Filipino American books.
Your source for the finest Filipino heritage materials
Asian Art Museum Store 200 Larkin St.
415-581-3500
San Francisco New Specialty: Asian Art, Asian Culture
Visit our expanded book department at our new home in Civic Center
Babylon Falling 1017 Bush St.
415-345-1017
San Francisco New
Bird & Beckett Books & Records 653 Chenery St.
415-586-3733
San Francisco Both General: Literature, Children’s, The Arts
New & used books—live jazz Friday evenings
Black Oak Books 630 Irving St.
415-564-0877
San Francisco Both General: New, Used, and Antiquarian
The inner Sunset’s neighborhood bookstore
Book Bay Main 100 Larkin St. (at the Grove St. Entrance)
415-557-4238
San Francisco Used Friends of the SF Library, donated books of all categories
Book Bay Fort Mason Fort Mason Center Bldg C, Room 165
415-771-1076
San Francisco Used Friends of the SF Library, donated books of all categories
Books Inc. in Laurel Village 3515 California St.
415-221-3666
San Francisco New
Books Inc. in the Castro 2275 Market St., Market Village Mall
415-864-6777
San Francisco New General: Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Travel
The Castro’s only general bookstore
Books Inc. in the Marina 2251 Chestnut St.
415-931-3633
San Francisco New General: Fiction, Travel, Children’s
Featuring classes and events for writers and readers
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza 601 Van Ness Ave.
415-776-1111
San Francisco New Home of Not Your Mother’s Book Club
Book Passage 1 Ferry Building #42
415-835-1020
San Francisco New General: Cookbooks, Children’s Books
The Booksmith 1644 Haight St.
415-863-8688
800-493-7323
San Francisco New General: Fiction, Children’s, Alt Culture, Signed Books
One of San Francisco’s leading independent bookstores
Borderlands Books 866 Valencia St.
415-824-8203
San Francisco Both Specializing in science fiction, fantasy & horror
Bookshop West Portal 80 West Portal Ave.
415-564-8080
San Francisco New
Browser Books 2195 Fillmore St.
415-567-8027
San Francisco Both General: Literature, Psychology, Religion, Philosophy
Christopher’s Books 1400 18th St.
415-255-8802
San Francisco New General: Literature, Children’s, Food
City Lights Books 261 Columbus Ave.
415-362-8193
San Francisco New General: Contemporary Literature, Poetry, Beat Literature
A literary meeting place since 1953
Compass Books Inc. SFO Terminal 3
650-244-0610
South San Francisco New General: New Releases, Business, Fiction
A general bookstore supplying all travel reading needs and a few surprises
Cover To Cover Booksellers 1307 Castro St.
415-282-8080
San Francisco New General: Children’s, Fiction, Travel
Noe Valley’s full-service bookstore with one of the Bay Area’s finest selection of children’s books
Crown Point Press 20 Hawthorne St.
415-974-6273
San Francisco New Specialty: Arts, Printmaking, Children’s Arts, Printmaking Supplies
Specializing in printmaking and contemporary art.
Dandelion 55 Potrero Ave.
415-436-9500
San Francisco New General: Arts, History, Travel, Literature and Children’s Books
Dog Eared Books 900 Valencia St.
415-282-1901
San Francisco Both Specialty: Used Books and Music
A fun and eclectic place to shop
European Book Company 925 Larkin St.
415-474-0626
San Francisco New Specialty: Foreign Language
Specializing in books in French and German
Fields Book Store 1419 Polk St.
415-673-2027
San Francisco Both Specialty: Metaphysical
Soulful and scholarly books from the world’s spiritual traditions
Get Lost Travel Books 1825 Market St.
415-437-0529
San Francisco New Specialty: Travel
Specializing in guide books, travel literature and maps
The Great Overland Book Co. 345 Judah St.
415-664-0126
San Francisco Used
Green Apple Books 506 Clement St.
415-387-2272
San Francisco Both General: New and Used
We put the litter in literate. New and used books in all areas.
Modern Times Bookstore 888 Valencia St.
415-282-9246
San Francisco Both General: New and used politics, literature & more
A progressive resource for the Bay Area; a neighborhood bookstore for the Mission
Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission St.
415-358-7143
San Francisco New
Museum Stores De Young 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr.
415-750-3525
San Francisco New Specialty: Museum
Russian Hill Bookstore 2234 Polk St.
415-929-0997
San Francisco Used
San Francisco State University Bookstore 1650 Holloway Ave.
415-338-BOOK (2665)
San Francisco Both General: Literature, Cultural Criticism, Reference
A non-profit serving the SFSU community
SFMOMA Museum Store 151 Third St.
415-357-4035
San Francisco New Specialty: Museum, Modern and Contemporary Art
San Francisco Zen Center Bookstore 300 Page St.
415-255-6524
San Francisco New
Stacey’s Bookstore 581 Market St.
415-421-4687
San Francisco New General: Computers, Business, Medical
Large selection of general and literary titles as well as professional books
Symposium 325 Hayes St.
415-437-0400
San Francisco New Specialty: Classics
Specializing in discussion classes on classic texts from around the world
Vedanta Society Bookshop 2323 Vallejo St.
415-922-2323
San Francisco New Specialty: Religious
Books from all religions
The Warming Hut Crissy Field, near Ft. Point
415-561-3040
San Francisco New Specialty: Environmental
Specializing in nature, SF history, Ecology and kids books
William Stout Architectural Books 804 Montgomery St.
415-391-6757
San Francisco Both Specialty: Architecture, Graphic Design, Art, Industrial Design