This mall includes skylights, a grocery store, movie theaters and an impressive food court—all working in a concerted effort to encourage you to stay and shop.

Centered around Union Square Park, this shopping area has your big name shops and your smaller boutiques all within a few blocks.

You think you’re kinky? Well bring your A game, cause leather, military and a plethora of sex implements await. And the staff couldn’t be more willing to help.

Enter Japantown and explore all things Japanese, from food to toys. You’ll find all sorts of things you never knew you needed.

Just your friendly, neighborhood sex shop. It’s more of a gateway into kinkier times, but the welcoming, well-lit store gives you, well, a good vibe.

This is the upscale farmer’s market of your dreams (or nightmares). Words like “artisanal” and “sustainable” are thrown around a lot, as you would expect.

Ridiculously huge, mercifully organized, this is the independent music store at its best. There’s just so much to pour through; you name it, they got it.

A book-browser heaven, this cozy, independent bookstore is now the biggest in downtown SF. The staff is friendly and the selection is just right.