SoMa

Alexander Book Co.
50 2nd Street
+1 415 495-2992
M-F 9AM-6PM
between Stevenson and Jessie

A large independent bookstore with three floors of thousands of new books.

General Bead
637 Minna Street
+1 415 255-2323
Tu-F 10AM-5PM, Sa 10AM-6PM, Su 12PM-5PM
between 7th and 8th

Thousands of beads and bead-based products for any bead and jewelry lover.

Metreon
101 4th Street
+1 415 369-6000
at Mission

A Sony Entertainment-sponsored mall/entertainment complex has some interesting shops, such an an entire store devoted to the Sony Playstation, a book store, a toy store, and a couple of other electronics/entertainment related stores.

Podesta Baldocchi
410 Harriet Street
+1 415 346-1300
M-F 7:30AM-5PM, Sa 8AM-2PM
at Brannon

A charming and long-standing floral shop.

Foto-Grafix Books
655 Mission Street
+1 415 495-7242
Tu-Su 11AM-5:30PM
between New Montgomery and 3rd

An extensive collection of photography books, along with a lot of Ansel Adams books, prints and posters.

San Francisco Shopping Center
865 Market Street
+1 415 512 6776
M-Sa 10AM-8:30PM, Su 11AM-7PM
between 4th and 5th

This massive nine-floor Westfield-owned complex contains around 400 shops and restaurants, including some upscale places. Anchors for the mall include a Bloomingdale's, a Nordstorm, a Bristol Farms grocery, and a movie theater.