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  • glasgowlassy82
    Glasgow, UK35 contributions
    A brilliant place to visit and experience some amazing food San fransisco has to offer
    A great place to visit and explore all the different foods on offer. We had to go and sample the amazing ACME bakery and then got amazing things to have with this. Sat outside in the sun taking in the views so a great place to spend a Friday afternoon visiting the city.
    Review of: Ferry Building Marketplace
    Written September 19, 2023
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  • TAMAN1951
    Liberty Lake, WA6,406 contributions
    Great
    Loved shopping here.

    Of course you can get chocolate here but the ice cream is quite nice as well. A number of other shops are also available.

    Clean and fun.
    Review of: Ghirardelli Square
    Written August 8, 2023
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  • Jholman22
    Maple ridge25 contributions
    Shopping area.
    It’s a nice place to sit for a coffee, etc. surrounded by various shopping opportunities. A good photo op. Some homeless people settled there after dinner time.
    Review of: Union Square
    Written August 10, 2023
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  • DebinSanFrancisco
    Tiburon, CA363 contributions
    A San Francisco Favorite!
    We live in Marin County north of the Golden Gate Bridge but go here all the time as I used to live in the city.

    I meet friends there, take my husband and college grad son there to get flowers, my veggies and Schiabica's California oils, especially their Mediterranean Medley!

    Then we have lunch at one of our favorites, Hog Island Oyster and get spices at Stonehouse California Olive Oil and Acme bread inside the Ferry Building.

    I take our dog when we can sit outside. How cool to see a guy recently propose there with his and her family. Lot's of applause!!
    Review of: Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market
    Written January 7, 2023
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  • TheShis
    Tel Aviv, Israel39,348 contributions
    A nice shopping mall.
    This is a lovely shopping mall.
    What makes it unique is by far the spiral escalators, which are an attraction on their own.
    Review of: Westfield San Francisco Centre
    Written June 22, 2023
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  • StephenCross
    Dublin, Ireland18,241 contributions
    Great place to shop
    Nordstrom is an excellent chain and a great place to shop. The San Francisco shop is downtown and in a nice old building. Worth a look.
    Review of: Nordstrom
    Written April 10, 2022
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  • gypsymamma
    Minnesota762 contributions
    A bit dated and dirty but lots of shops
    Wasn’t quite what we were expecting but we had fun nonetheless. A decent assortment of shops, lots of restaurants, but dingy and stuffy. Some shops had good prices while others were very high. Daiso was probably the most fun place. Worth an hour or two visit if Japanese shops and food is of interest.
    Review of: Japan Center
    Written August 14, 2022
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  • Thomas V
    Oakland, CA15,857 contributions
    Appealing Urban Design
    Back when lots of people went to the office downtown, this office/hotel/shopping complex was hopping at lunch time and after work. Not so much anymore. Still some of the restaurants and bars hang on. And I think it is an appealing development from a design perspective.
    Review of: Embarcadero Center
    Written August 16, 2023
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  • Thomas V
    Oakland, CA15,857 contributions
    Good Fresh Market
    This is a great resource for the neighborhood as the fruit and vegies are fresh and there is a good selection, including some odd choices. The merchants are friendly. Office workers come here as well. Too bad the surroundings are so bleak.
    Review of: Heart of the City Farmers' Market
    Written August 16, 2023
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  • Scott
    San Francisco, CA5,200 contributions
    Most improved shopping mall
    This mall definitely wins most improved award. On a Sunday afternoon the mall is crowded and vibrant. Mostly mainstream Mall stores, but a few unusual places. If you're into pokémon, there's an entire store filled with pokemon. The gadget store has the best selection of phone mounting devices I've ever seen, including amazon. And the food court, although almost exclusively Asian food, was decent. The mall appears to be clean and all of them all patrons are wearing masks, even though they don't have to.
    Review of: Stonestown Galleria
    Written March 6, 2022
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  • Emptynester
    Niles, IL10 contributions
    A cut flower dreamscape
    This open to the public flower market housed was more than I was expecting. We enjoyed an hour walking around and seeing the large variety of cut and potted flowers for purchase. I was a little disappointed that the cost for retail sale was more than at my local florist , but the variety greatly exceeded what the florist stocks. I understand everything costs more but was expecting a slightly better price. Definitely a place to go if you are looking for something specific both in flowers, vases/vessels, and ribbon - They even had black Calla lilies!
    Review of: San Francisco Flower Mart
    Written March 1, 2023
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  • mini
    Fremont, CA177,612 contributions
    Nice Shopping Trip to Nieman-Marcus, San Francisco
    I enjoyed a nice shopping trip to Nieman Marcus in San Francisco. It is close to Union Squrae. Since its the holiday season, they were starting to put up their holiday decoartions. Staff is nice.
    Review of: Neiman-Marcus
    Written November 20, 2019
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  • Hitcher84
    Eureka, CA1,420 contributions
    Large department store
    Kind of old fashioned these days, this is a classic department store on Union Square. 8 floors or so of shopping. It was quite the mad house on Black Friday. They have a discount store on the 8th floor that reminds me of a Walgreens, would skip that. SantaLand is on floor seven. Both designer and more affordable clothes and housewares spread throughout. Some nice deals in each of the clearance sections. They have a pretty good, but crowded food court.
    Review of: Macy’s Union Square
    Written November 30, 2019
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  • RonWamberal
    Sydney, Australia13,239 contributions
    Top quality
    A quality store with many of your favourite brands. Although they come with a price tag, the products are typically high quality that don't wear out within months. Nor are they over the top fashion that need to be replaced by next season's new fashions.
    Review of: Saks Fifth Avenue
    Written July 24, 2019
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  • evelynsheridan
    New York City, NY36 contributions
    Great Gallery
    I saw the photographs of the rock stars from the 60's, including an upstairs pass to the orginal Abby Road photographs and more recent "pop" and political icons. The gallery staff were pleasant and low key with no pressure to buy. We were allowed to simply enjoy the display. They said they frequently handle this type of material.
    Review of: San Francisco Art Exchange LLC
    Written July 7, 2019
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