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Soko Hardware Finds You'd never guess it from the name, but this Japantown store
carries a gr eat selection of J apanese housewares, including ceramic plates, tea sets, and
sake cups—all of which make terrific gifts. 1698 Post St. & 415/931-5510.
Sue Fisher King This is wher e the S an Francisco society set comes for pr ecious
home furnishings, including ex quisite table linens, cashmer e blankets, china, silv er flat-
ware, and more. 3067 Sacramento St. & 415/922-7276. www.suefisherking.com.
Tai Yick Trading Company Finds This is a real find for tiny china tea sets, minia-
ture Chinese bowls, and all kinds of por celain and potter y. It's a good Chinato wn store
for household goods. 1400 Powell St. at Broadway St. & 415/986-0961. www.taiyick.net.
HAIRCUTS
Peppermint Cuts Nervous kids calm down when they spy the pony that 's used as a
seat for the haircuts. 1772 Lombard St. & 415/292-6177.
Snippety Crickets This place makes my girls feel special. With toys to keep them
occupied and lollipops after it 's all o ver, a trip to the hair dresser can actually be fun.
Drop-ins are welcome, although y ou may hav e to wait. 3562 Sacramento St. & 415/441-
9363.
MAGIC SHOPS
Misdirections Come here for all the r ubber masks, tasteless jokes, no velties, and
magic topics your young magician needs. Closed Mondays. 1236 9th Ave. & 415/566-2180.
www.misdirections.com.
MARKETS
Alemany Flea Market Get an early star t on S unday mornings for the one local,
regularly scheduled flea mar ket within city limits. S ellers take up position in a giant
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Mall, Rats!
While many San Franciscans enjoy checking out unique boutiques on cafe-lined
shopping streets, some can't resist the benefits of an indoor mall: familiar names,
nearby restrooms, and f ood courts. San F rancisco's main mall is the gleaming ,
newly expanded Westfield S an F rancisco C entre on the c orner of 5th and
Market streets. Reportedly the country's largest mall in an urban ar ea, Westfield
is fortunately laid out in a wa y that feels manageable. Its stores include Bloom-
ingdale's, Nordstrom, and a dizz ying collection of tr endy shops, such as Aber-
crombie & F itch, H&M, and Oilily . You'll find r elatively high-end restaurants (for
a mall) and ev en a 30,000-squar e-foot gourmet g rocery. Stonestown Galleria,
way out in the Sunset distric t, is a mor e typical, large indoor mall. Anchored by
Nordstrom and M acy's, it has t wo long floors of st ores br oken up b y a f ood
court upstairs and a circular lobby downstairs. The Gap, Gymboree, The Children's
Place, and American Eagle Outfitt ers are among the brand names f or kids and
teens. St onestown is locat ed on 19th A venue at Winston Driv e, close t o San
Francisco State University, and the M -Oceanview runs right in fr ont. Both West-
field and St onestown are open daily .
 
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