Dog Eared Books
The Verdict
"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."
What you need to know
What to expect
A small Mission bookstore with new and used books. The store carries literary fiction, alternative culture, graphic novels, beat literature, noir, cooking, children’s books, and science, along with remainders (discounted new books).
Visiting
Open daily from 10am to 10pm. Free to browse.
Getting there
On Valencia Street between 20th and 21st Streets. The 14-Mission bus runs one block east on Mission Street, and the J-Church Muni line runs three blocks west on Church Street. 16th Street BART is about a 10-minute walk north.
Filmed here
Productions the city recorded shooting at or beside Dog Eared Books.
- 901 Valencia Street28m awayLooking Season 2 ep 202 2015
- La Rondalla36m awayCrackers 1984
- 3563 20th St.89m awayBlue Jasmine 2013
- 20th St and Church126m awaySummertime 2015
From the San Francisco Film Commission permit record.
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