Ferry Building

What you need to know

The Ferry Building has stood at the foot of Market Street since 1898, its 245-foot clock tower marking the eastern edge of downtown. It survived the 1906 earthquake and was eclipsed for decades by the elevated Embarcadero Freeway, demolished in 1991, before a renovation reopened it as a marketplace. Before the bridges opened in the 1930s, ferries carried about 50 million passengers a year through here.

The Marketplace

The nave houses food vendors and shops: Acme Bread, Cowgirl Creamery, Blue Bottle Coffee, Recchiuti Confections, Far West Fungi, and Humphry Slocombe. Hog Island Oyster Company runs a raw bar inside with bay views.

The Farmers Market

The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market runs outside along the Embarcadero. Saturday 8am to 2pm is the largest; smaller markets run Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 2pm. Restaurant cooks shop alongside the public.

Getting There

The Embarcadero BART and Muni Metro station is across the street. The F-Market streetcar runs along the waterfront to Fisherman’s Wharf and inland to the Castro.

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