San Francisco Shopping Guide

Downtown

Downtown and North Beach

Lucky's favorite stores in San Francisco's Downtown and North Beach neighborhoods!
This North Beach boutique is the premier spot in San Francisco to find denim: Joe's, AG, Rogan, and DDC Lab are swift sellers.
1519 Grant Ave., 415-982-5726; 40 Grant Ave., 415-982-5726

Products: Denim
Type of Store: Boutique
Fabulous ribbons, notions, and paper make this pocket-size shop a destination for gift-givers who know that presentation is priceless. They recommend unusual techniques and tools, such as forming delicate scalloped tissue paper into rosettes and using super-romantic 19th-century letters as wrapping paper.
8 Brady St., 415-864-4048

Products: Jewelry, Books/Stationery, Gifts/Design
Type of Store: Boutique