Bookstores worth the bus ride
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Bookstores worth the bus ride

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Bookstores worth the bus ride

Priya Anand
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A running tab of shops I actually return to, rated the way I rate pull requests: does it work, is it worth my time, would I merge it again. Mostly west-side adjacent because that is where my dumplings and my D&D group live, but a few require crossing the park, which I do grudgingly, like a cache miss.

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Bookstores worth the bus ride — 4 items
NameNeighborhoodAddressCitySpecialtyBest ForMy take
1Green Apple BooksInner Richmond506 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94118San FranciscoNew and used, general stockGetting lost for two hours and leaving with books you didn't plan to buyCreaky floors are basically a feature flag for charm. Load-bearing for my whole personality.
2Green Apple Books on the ParkInner Sunset1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122San FranciscoNew releases, staff picks, giftsA pre-dumpling browse before heading further westClosest good bookstore to my regular haunts. Basically localhost for my wallet.
3Borderlands BooksHaight-Ashbury1740 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117San FranciscoScience fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteryRestocking the queue after a board game night debate about which fantasy series is actually goodThe staff recommendations hit more often than my unit tests.
4Alexander Book CompanyFinancial District50 2nd St, San Francisco, CA 94105San FranciscoNew books, three floors, broad general stockKilling time near Montgomery BART without killing your wallet quietlyThree floors feels like a monorepo with good folder structure. Easy to navigate once you learn it.