Woe is the book buyer hoping to find exactly what he or she is looking for at Adobe. But those itching for a genuine taste of today's SF bohemia must stop...
3166 16th StreetIndulge your desire for beaded cardigans, patterned and floral A-line skirts and romantic, swingy jackets, plus home furnishings, decadent scented candles,...
880 Market StreetFor a taste of incense-burning, multiculti Berkeley grit, stop at the Berkeley Flea Market, conveniently located at the Ashby BART station parking lot, at...
Ashby BART station parking lotA huge selection of fiction and non-fiction, a lively atmosphere and a wide range of authors' readings, discussions and other events.
2275 Market StreetThe Haight's best bookshop hosts many authors' readings and events, and stocks a decent selection of magazines, both literary and obscure.
1644 Haight Street
The legacy of Beat anti-authoritarianism lives on in this publishing company and bookshop, co-founded by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti in 1953. Be sure to head...
261 Columbus Avenue
This excellent enterprise offers a compelling assortment of travel guides and literature, plus various other bits and pieces to help you on your way (maps,...
1825 Market Street
This long-standing Inner Richmond store has a staggering selection of new and used titles, crammed together in glorious disarray (don't miss the fiction and...
506 Clement StreetThis emporium of pulp delivers the goods for those who like their mysteries hard-boiled, their juveniles delinquent and their porn quaintly smutty....
814 Post StreetLike it or not, pre-teens and teens will track down this mixed bag of shopping and entertainment. There's the Games Workshop (where you can paint your toy...
4th StreetAnother Berkeley literary landmark, Moe's has some 100,000 volumes spread over four floors, which means you're nearly as likely to find a 17th-century bible...
2476 Telegraph AvenueHomesick expats can smooth the process of assimilation with the latest Le Monde or Italian Vogue from this international newsstand. It also has a...
2223 Polk Street