34 Trinity Place
San Francisco, CA 94104
Mon-Fri: 12-3pm
A fine selection of used books. Open weather permitting.
San Francisco
Bookstore Guide
26 stores
34 Trinity Arts & News
Adobe Books & Art Cooperative
3130 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 864-3936
12-7pm Daily
Cooperative & volunteer run book store and performing arts center with a wide range of events.
Argonaut Book Shop
786 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 474-9067
By Appointment
Antiquarian, fine and rare books on many subjects with a specialty in Histories of California and the American West. Open by appointment or chance.
Bird & Beckett Books and Records
653 Chenery Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 586-3733
Tue-Sun: 12-6pm
Book store, record store, live jazz (and occasional Americana) venue, poetry reading venue, and publisher.
Bolerium Books
2141 Mission Street #300
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 863-6353
By Appointment
A wonderfully eclectic collection of Books and ephemera relating to "Labor and other social movements". Open by appointment only.
Book Passage
1 Ferry Building
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 835-1020
Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm, Sat: 9am-5pm, Sun: 11am-5pm
Has frequent events. Used book selection is small.
Books and Bookshelves
99 Sanchez Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 621-3761
12-6pm Daily
https://booksandbookshelves.com/
Used books with an impressive collection of poetry. Also carries comic books, greeting cards, vintage postcards, and bookshelves.
Borderlands Books
1740 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 824-8203
11am-6pm Daily
https://borderlands-books.com/
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Mystery.
Bound Together Bookstore
1369 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 431-8355
12-6pm Daily
Anarchist book store. "Often open 12-6PM"
Cafe Suspiro
1246 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Mon-Thu: 8am-4pm, Fri: 8am-3pm, Sat:9am-3pm
Coffee, records, and books. Books are mostly focused on music and local authors.
Dog Eared Books
900 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-1901
10am-10pm Daily
https://www.dogearedbooks.com/
General interest with an emphasis on offbeat, local, and small press.
Et al. books
2831 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
(510) 561-5302
Wed-Sat: 12-6pm
https://etaletc.com/et-al-books
In the Et al. gallery. Also open by appointment.
Fabulosa Books
489 Castro Street
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 658-7015
Sun-Thu: 10am-8pm, Fri: 10am-9pm, Sat: 10am-10pm
https://www.fabulosabooks.com/
LGBTQ+ (and general) bookstore known for their Books Not Bans program which ships queer books to conservative states.
Forest Books
1748 Buchanan Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 563-8302
Mon-Thu: 12-8pm, Fri-Sat: 12-9pm, Sun: 11am-8pm
Used and rare books.
Friends Bookstore
30 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
M-Th:10am-5pm, F:12-6pm, Sa:10am-5pm, Su:12-6pm
https://www.friendssfpl.org/bookstore.html
Raises funds for the Friends of the Public Library.
Globus Books
332 Balboa Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 668-4723
Tue-Sun: 11am-5pm
Books in Russian, English, Belarusian, and Ukrainian
Green Apple Books
506 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 387-2272
10am-9pm Daily
https://www.greenapplebooks.com/
San Francisco's largest bookstore has a massive selection of new and used books as well as a smaller selection of records.
Green Apple Books on the Park
1231 9th Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 742-5833
10am-9pm Daily
https://www.greenapplebooks.com/
Sunset outpost of the Richmond institution.
John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller
49 Geary Street
Suite 233
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 986-5826
Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
Calling ahead to verify hours is recommended.
Kayo Books
907 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 749-0554
By Appointment
Pulp fiction, hard boiled mystery, sleaze, and more. Open by appointment or happenstance.
Libreria Pino
1501 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 961-7860
Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm
Books for adults and children in Italian, and a selection of Italian music.
Medicine for Nightmares
3036 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 824-1761
Sun-Wed: 12-8pm, Thu-Sat: 12-10pm
https://medicinefornightmares.com/
Bookstore and gallery
Noe Valley Books
3957 24th Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
Sun-Thu: 10am-6pm, Fri-Sat: 10am-7pm
https://www.noevalleybooks.com/
New neighborhood bookstore in the old Folio Books location.
Omnivore Books on Food
3885A Cesar Chavez Street
San Francisco, CA 94131
Mon-Sat: 11am-6pm, Sun: 12-6pm
https://omnivorebooks.myshopify.com/
New and used books about cooking and eating.
Russian Hill Bookstore
2162 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 929-0997
10am-8pm Daily
https://russianhillbookstore.com/
New and used books with a large selection of leather bound editions and other fancy bindings.
William Stout Architectural Books
804 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 391-6757
Mon-Fri: 12:30pm-5:30pm, Sat 12:30pm-7:30pm, Sun 11:30am-7:30pm
Architecture books (obviously) but also fantastic selections of books on Design, Art, Urban Planning, and more.