You can say about the local shopping like this: it is as diverse, how and the city itself. Here you can detect products designed for both connoisseurs of the fashion world, and for fans of hip-hop styles, funk, psychedelic; Also in local stores are for sale carnival clothes and a lot more. In many ways, the quality of shopping depends on the city district. For shopping walks, any corner of San Francisco is suitable - from Nob Hill to Fisherman's Pier and Union Square. San Francisco large malls are Westfield Center, Pier 39, Croker Gallery, Embargeader Center. In addition, tourists interested in shopping should also look at Filmore Street.
Westfield Center
This is the largest shopping center in the city and a very important urban object protected by the police (especially in cases of folk "folly"). It is in the center, a little south of Union Square.
Westfield is built - the embodiment of the commercial spirit of the city. To make sure, take a look only at the interior of the five-storey Nordstrom department store, which is located inside the shopping center. In addition to him, the Bloomingdale's department store is also occupied by a Bloomingdale's department store, a nine multiplex Century Theatres, the Bristol Farms hypermarket, Microsoft and the University of San Francisco. Here, in addition, there are more than one and a half hundred of outlets with very expensive products, and exclusive restaurants.
Topical information about the institution is posted on its website: http://www.westfield.com. Coordinates of the TRK: San Francisco, Market Street, 865.
Pier 39.
Pier 39 is a place for shopping, and a city sight in one bottle. Geographically, it is the color of the fishing pier, next to Embarcadero, North Beach and Chain Town. Pier 39 has long been - one of the largest TRC of the city, it takes more than eighteen hectares; There are more than a hundred stores, fourteen restaurants, water park, pier, parking and a large number of notebooks. Located under a non-grade round-the-clock supervision of security specialists.
Pier 39 is equipped with speciallyft and ramps to ensure the necessary conditions for people with disabilities. Cash, credit cards and travelers are received. There are exchange points and ATMs. Here you can easily praise - the shopping complex is equipped with virtual 3D attractions, slot machines, two-storey carousels; Street performances are held, and it is possible to eat in a restaurant on water; The aquarium of the bay and the center of marine mammals work; The main "chip" of this place is to observe the marine lions collapsed on the dock! Pier 39 - a wonderful place for family holidays. As for specifically stores, it is worth mentioning about the souvenir point dedicated to Alcatraz prison topics, a special store for the left "The Left Hand Store", the store "The Crystal Shop" (there is traded by Swarovski crystals) ... to eat, besides the restaurant on the water , You can still in the "Bubba Gump Shrimp" or in the "Hard Rock Cafe".
Contact phone: 415-705-5526. Schedule: Monday-Thursday and Sunday - from 10:00 to 21:00, on Fridays and Saturdays - until 22:00. You can go here on the 39th bus.
Japan Center
The Japan Center shopping complex was erected in the 60s in a small area of Jipan-Town. With the Japanese themselves, he (in the sense of the area) is called nihonmachi; This is only a few blocks in the district of Westerne Addishn, along with the street. Giri and post - there are Molls of Japan-Center.
The complex consists of three shopping centers: Kinokuniya, Kinetsu and Miyako. The extreme two are still known as East Mall and West Mall (respectively or the East and West Shopping Centers). The two largest tenant are Books Kinokuniya and Sundance Kabuki Cinema. The first is a major bookstore, representing the Japanese network of the same name (and selling Japanese authors predominantly); The second is an eight-price cinema multiplex. More here is more than five dozen outlets selling Japanese food, jewelry, ceramics, national clothing, souvenirs and antiques. In addition to all this, Japan Center also includes restaurants and hotels.
Every year in April, the North-California Flowering Festival of Cherry Festival is arranged with Paroda (Stupa World).
Shopping in the area is not limited to Japan-Center only. Walking along the streets located nearby, you will find shoppers, where they sell clothes, ceramics and accessories. And for the post-Street there is Mall Buchanan, where even more interesting shops and restaurants are located. In Japan, there are almost the coolest and cheap garages for parking cars in all San Francisco. Those who are "in the subject" often use it and just put cars here, and they themselves walk in the city center. For an hour of parking take two dollars, per day - sixteen.
Japan Center is located at: 22 Peace Plaza # 510 San Francisco. Trade institution is open: Monday-Saturday from 11:30 to 20:00, Sunday - from 12:00 to 16:00.
Embargeadero Center
This place for shopping is a shopping and entertainment and office complex, which consists of several high-rods located between the financial and ports of San Francisco. There are more seventy stores and a large number of domestic consumer points of the population. Also in the embryado-center in large numbers there are offices (their more than a hundred), famous hotels and curious architectural buildings - such, for example, as a unique fountain of Vailyancourt. This, there are restaurants and a five-grade cinema. In restaurants, the Embarkadero TRK is mainly serviced by the contingent of office workers, so the atmosphere here is relaxed. If you wish, you can find institutions with Mexican, Indian or Thai cuisine. At the parking lot under the first building of the complex, more than two thousand cars can accommodate.
The Embarcadero TRK works for this schedule: Monday-Friday - from 10:00 to 19:00, Saturday - from 10:00 to 18:00, Sunday - from 12:00 to 17:00. Telephone for communication: 415-772-0700.
Have a good shopping!