The Lucky Store Directory

Green living is the emphasis here, where a cheery mural of trees and birds is the perfect backdrop for indoor gardening kits and organic racks of clothing.


540 Hayes St., 415-565-0508, shopfiddlesticks.com

Serena Mitnik-Miller

Seiji Horibuchi, founder of Viz Media—the largest distributor of English-translated anime and manga in America—spent seven years dreaming up a retail venture that would reflect Japan's art and fashion scene. The mind-bogglingly cool result is New People, a four-story theater/department store/café/gallery. Every few months there is a fresh rotation of artists and here-and-only-here labels that pop up in their own personally decorated spaces. Plus, an entire floor is given over to traditional paper crafts, art books, and tech-y housewares.


1746 Post St., 415-525-8630

Located just across the bay in a residential suburb, this unabashedly feminine boutique has an impressive—and deep—lineup of some of our favorite brands. Expect AKA New York cardigans, J Brand jeans, and Inhabit sweaters.


3587 Mt. Diablo Blvd., 925-962-0208, shopduchess.com

Just as at the New York original, the focus of this boutique is Australian designers. Martin Grant jackets float alongside slick Anna Thomas blazers and floral-print Thurley dresses on the airy racks of this quietly upscale locale.


2056 Fillmore St., 415-440-2100, elizabeth-charles.com