San Francisco Specialties

The city by the bay is chock-full of distinctive, one-of-a-kind stores where you’ll be tempted to take home a trinket or two of your own.

Elizabeth W

NEROLI CHAMOMILE PERFUME
$17 FOR 1/2 FL. OZ. TRAVEL SIZE
Your scent should always reflect the season, and ElizabethW’s new Neroli Chamomile is the perfect summertime fragrance. It’s a blend of floral neroli, ylang ylang and iris extracts as well as the rich balsamic, herbal notes of Roman chamomile.

415-351-2800 | www.elizabethw.com

RAG

MARIGOLD WISH DRESS
$160
This strapless dress, hand printed by local designer Emily Christensen of Filly Designs, is available at Hayes Valley’s Residents Apparel Gallery, a co-op boutique that rents space to local designers. RAG recently underwent an entire “green” renovation; all materials are now recycled, reusable and nontoxic.

415-621-7718 | www.ragsf.com

True Sake

SHIRAKAWAGO SANSANNIGORI
$22 FOR 720ML
The brainchild of professional sake sommelier Beau Timken, True Sake is the first dedicated sake store outside of Japan and the first of its kind in America. The shop has more than 300 varieties of rice wine, but you can’t go wrong with this silky and semi-sweet unfiltered—or Nigori—type of sake.

415-355-9555 | www.truesake.com

Zinc Details

CASCADE “RIBBON” CONSOLE
$2,200
Handcrafted by local designer David Brunicardi, the coffee table/ media console is made from douglas fir composite with aluminum feet. It’s available at Zinc Details, which offers modern furniture and home accessories from a variety of local and internationally known designers at both of its San Francisco locations.

415-776-2100 | www.zincdetails.com

URBAN TOYS

Founded by designer Paul Budnitz, Kidrobot is the world’s premier creator and retailer of limited-edition art toys and apparel. The collectible toys—like the 8-inch Dunny shown here—merge urban street trends and pop art. Many feature unique collaborations with famous artists of graffiti, fine art, industrial design, graphic design, illustration and music.

$49.95
415-487-9000
www.kidrobot.com