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City Lights Bookstore
Boghandlen i North Beach, der åbnede i 1953 og udgav Allen Ginsbergs Howl. Tre etager med bøger på hjørnet af Columbus og Broadway.
Besøg Poetry Room i City Lights Bookstore. Ferlinghetti udgav her poesi fra Beat Generation, og du kan finde førsteudgaver på 1. sal.
261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133 Full write-up → -
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Amoeba Music
En uafhængig pladebutik på Haight Street siden 1997, i en omdannet bowlinghal på 24.000 kvadratmeter. Vinyl i alle genrer og en aktiv køb-sælg-byttekontor.
A 24,000-square-foot record store inside the former Park Bowl bowling alley, with the original "Bowling" marquee still on the roof. Open on Haight since 1997. Vinyl, CDs, DVDs, and cassettes by genre, an active buy-sell-trade counter, and free in-store performances year-round. Daily 11am to 7pm.
1855 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 Full write-up → -
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Green Apple Books
En uafhængig boghandel på Clement Street siden 1967 med nye og brugte bøger, vinyl og musik. Overtog Browser Books på Fillmore i 2019 og åbnede en Green Apple-lokation på SFO i 2024.
Richard Savoy opened Green Apple in 1967 at the corner of Clement and 6th Avenue, starting in a 750-square-foot storefront before expanding in 1996. New and used books across every subject, plus a vinyl section. Sister stores on Fillmore (Browser Books, acquired 2019) and at SFO Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Daily 10am to 9pm.
506 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94118 Full write-up → -
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The Booksmith
En uafhængig boghandel på Haight Street siden 1976 (San Francisco Legacy Business siden 2016). Nye bøger inden for litterær fiktion, faglitteratur, grafiske romaner og politik, plus regelmæssige forfatterarrangementer og stillelæsningsfester.
Regular author events, book clubs, and silent reading parties.
1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 Full write-up → -
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Dog Eared Books
En uafhængig boghandel på Valencia Street i The Mission med nye og brugte bøger inden for litterær fiktion, kunst, politik og grafiske romaner. Åbent til kl. 22 dagligt.
Mission bookstore on Valencia carrying new and used books across literary fiction, alternative culture, beat literature, noir, and graphic novels, plus remaindered new titles. Open daily 10am to 10pm, which is unusually late for a SF bookstore.
900 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 Full write-up → -
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Black Bird Bookstore & Cafe
Et uafhængigt boghandel og cafe i Outer Sunset, åbnet af Kathryn Grantham. Bøger fra små forlag og underrepræsenterede forfattere. Cafe fra kl. 7, boghandel fra kl. 9.
Independent Outer Sunset bookstore from Kathryn Grantham, with small presses and underrepresented authors front and center. Handwritten staff picks, weekly storytime, monthly open mic.
Outer Sunset, San Francisco Full write-up → -
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Groove Merchant Records
En Lower Haight vinyhandel åbnet i 1990, nu ejet af Chris Veltri. Specialiserer sig i sjældne grooves: jazz, soul, rock, blues, disco, international, hip hop og avant garde.
Lower Haight vinyl shop opened in 1990 by Ubiquity Records' Michael McFadin, now owned by Chris Veltri. Name-checked by the Beastie Boys on Check Your Head. Bins lean jazz, soul, and rare grooves on Haight Street.
Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117 Full write-up → -
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Tunnel Records
En uafhængig pladeshop åbnet i 2017 med to San Francisco-lokationer: 3614A Taraval i Parkside og et second lokale inden for 4-Star Theatre på 2200 Clement. Specialiserer sig i rare-groove soul, jazz, funk og reggae.
Husband-and-wife vinyl shop (Ben Wintroub, Andrea de Francisco) specializing in rare-groove soul, jazz, funk, and reggae since 2017.
Outer Sunset, San Francisco Full write-up → -
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Grooves Vinyl Attractions
En Market Street-platenkiak siden 1993, der sælger tidligere ejede plader til ikke-samlerprise. Lageret hælder mod 50'ere til 70'ere: jazz, rock, folk, fusion, soundtracks, komedie og klassisk.
Used vinyl shop on Market run by Ray Andersen since 1993, sold at non-collector prices. Inventory leans 50s jazz, 60s rock and folk, 70s fusion, plus soundtracks, comedy, and children's records. Daily 12pm to 7pm.
1797 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 Full write-up → -
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Jack’s Record Cellar
En pladjebutik på 254 Scott Street, der kun åbner lørdage fra 14:00 til 19:00. Grundlagt i 1951, specialiseres i 78'er og 45'ere, drevet af Wade Wright siden 1961.
Founded in 1951 and run by Wade Wright since 1961, this record shop on Scott Street opens only Saturdays 2pm to 7pm. The specialty is out-of-print 78s and 45s. The storefront looks abandoned even when it's open.
254 Scott St, San Francisco Full write-up →
Last updated september 27, 2026
