Food halls & makers · One Ferry Building on the Embarcadero at the foot of Market St: the ground-floor marketplace and arcades
Ferry Building Marketplace
The Embarcadero at Market St.
The 1898 ferry terminal at the foot of Market Street holds about 40 food shops, makers and restaurants along its ground-floor nave and arcades. It suits food lovers, gift shoppers and anyone catching a ferry, with a large farmers market three days a week.
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- Typical hours10am–6pm
- Getting here
- Embarcadero BART/Muni stationAbout a block away. The F Market streetcar stops out front, and the California Street cable car serves the building.
Insider guide
Shopping Ferry Building.
The story
The Ferry Building Marketplace fills the ground floor of One Ferry Building on the Embarcadero, at the foot of Market St. About 40 food shops, makers and restaurants line its nave and arcades, and a large farmers market sets up on the front and back plazas three days a week.
It suits food lovers, gift shoppers and anyone catching a ferry. Most of what you buy here is edible, and much of it travels well.
A Little History
The ferry terminal opened in 1898 and was designated a San Francisco city landmark on July 9, 1977.
What to Expect
For gifts that travel, Recchiuti Confections sells Parisian-inspired chocolates (the Black Box assortment packs well), Dandelion Chocolate in the North Arcade has bars and hot chocolate, and Stonehouse California Olive Oil is known for citrus oils made from local fruit. Tsar Nicoulai Caviar, in business since 1984, sells tins to take home and has a counter for tasting on site with a glass of wine. Fog City Flea Trading Post is about 5,000 sq ft of goods from San Francisco makers, set up as a small department store.
For the kitchen, Heath Ceramics sells the Sausalito pottery's dinnerware and tile, and Bernal Cutlery, open since 2005, sells kitchen knives. The food counters are the core: Acme Bread Company, Far West Fungi for unusual mushrooms, Fatted Calf for charcuterie, Nopa Fish, Epicurean Trader for California makers, Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant with a bar and patio, and Village Market for picnic fill-ins. Book Passage faces the ferry docks for a paperback before the boat.
Best Time to Visit
The building is open daily 6am to 10pm (closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas), but most shops close between 4 and 7pm. Saturday is the main farmers market day, 8am to 2pm, with about 70 farmers and 50 artisan and prepared-food vendors, about 30,000 visitors and free cooking demos at the Foodwise Classroom tent out front. Several shops open early on Saturday to meet it, including Heath Ceramics at 9am and Dandelion Chocolate at 8am. Tuesday and Thursday markets run 10am to 2pm and are smaller.
If You Only Have an Hour
Get a coffee at Blue Bottle, walk the nave from Acme Bread Company to Recchiuti Confections and Heath Ceramics, and pick up a gift at Fog City Flea Trading Post. Finish with oysters at Hog Island Oyster Company if there's no line, or a scoop at Humphry Slocombe if there is.
Where to Eat
Hog Island Oyster Company is the sit-down meal, an oyster bar and restaurant open 11am to 8pm daily, with a retail counter for oysters to take home; expect a wait at peak lunch. Imperial Tea Court serves oolong with noodles and dim sum, Nopa Fish plates sustainable fish, and Mariposa Baking Company is a dedicated gluten-free bakery. Humphry Slocombe stays open latest of the shops we list, until 9pm (10pm Friday to Sunday).
A few blocks away, Yank Sing at 101 Spear St is a MICHELIN Bib Gourmand for dim sum. Along the Embarcadero, Angler SF holds one MICHELIN star.
The directory
25 shops, all in one place.
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Food & drink15 places
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State-certified farmers market run by Foodwise with about 70 farmers and 50 artisan and prepared-food vendors. Saturday is the big one, spread across the back plaza and the Embarcadero front.
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Small-batch American caviar producer in business since 1984, with a counter for buying tins to take home and for tasting caviar on site with a glass of wine.
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Locally made, Parisian-inspired chocolates, caramels and dessert sauces. The boxed assortments, such as the Black Box, travel well and make an easy gift from the city.
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Chocolate maker's shop in the North Arcade, next to Gott's Roadside. Bars to buy and take home, plus chocolate drinks and treats to have on the spot.
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Bakery counter using organic flour and grains selected together with farmers. Loaves and rolls to pair with cheese and charcuterie bought down the hall.
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Mushroom specialist with a wide range of fresh culinary varieties, from everyday to unusual. A rare dedicated mushroom shop and a favorite with home cooks.
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Charcuterie and butcher shop selling cured meats and fresh cuts. Good for picnic supplies or for picking up meat for dinner after a farmers market run.
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Gourmet market focused on small-batch producers, with specialty foods, wine and spirits. A practical spot to assemble a food gift or bottle from California makers.
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Service-focused wine shop run in a European style, with retail bottles plus a bar and patio for glasses. Staff help match bottles to food bought in the marketplace.
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California olive oil producer known for citrus oils made from local fruit, along with vinegars, salts and spices. Bottles and gift sets travel well.
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General store for the marketplace, stocked with craft beer and pantry staples. Useful for filling in a picnic or grabbing drinks before boarding a ferry.
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Seafood market and fast-casual counter selling sustainable, traceable fish. Buy fillets to cook at home or order a plate to eat by the water.
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Paris-inspired pastry shop selling macarons, cakes, cookies and confections. The pastel boxes of sweets are a common take-home from the building.
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Dedicated gluten-free bakery with sweet and savory baked goods such as raspberry bars and cinnamon rolls. A reliable option for anyone avoiding wheat.
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San Francisco ice cream shop known for unconventional flavors, served by the scoop and packed in pints. A dessert stop after lunch in the arcade.
Coffee3 places
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Traditional Chinese tea shop and salon serving oolong and other teas, plus noodles and dim sum. Loose tea to buy and a seated break from the busy main hall.
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Coffee roaster with two counters in the marketplace. Coffee to go, whole beans, brewing gear and mugs, plus fresh-cooked waffles at this location.
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Oakland coffee company founded in 2014 by Keba Konte, serving espresso drinks and selling bags of its roasts. Lines can be long on market mornings.
Specialty2 places
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San Francisco cutlery shop established in 2005, selling kitchen knives and cutlery. A good stop for cooks already shopping the produce and meat counters nearby.
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Dog bakery and boutique making treats and cakes from healthy ingredients. Note that dogs other than service animals are not allowed inside the building.
Home1 place
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Showroom for the Sausalito pottery's dinnerware, tile and homeware, with a selection of its wares in earth-toned glazes. Good for a single mug or a full place setting.
Books1 place
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Independent bookstore on the Bay side of the building, facing the ferry docks. Handy for a paperback before a ferry ride or a San Francisco title to take home as a gift.
Gifts1 place
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About 5,000 square feet of goods from San Francisco makers under one roof, set up as a small department store. Locally made gifts, home goods and accessories from dozens of brands.
Beauty1 place
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Skin and body care from Sonoma County, made with botanicals sourced from farms. Face oils, cleansers and body products sold at the brand's own counter in the marketplace.
Dining1 place
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Oyster bar, full-service bar and restaurant that also runs a retail counter selling oysters to take home. Expect a wait for tables at peak lunch hours.
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Typical hours
Most shops keep the hours below.
Hours vary by individual store. Always check with specific retailers.
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Getting here
Parking and transit.
- PParking: ProPark, Embarcadero & WashingtonThe marketplace's preferred lot: $20 for the first hour, $14 with validation; two hours $29, or $18 validated. Validations come with purchase at most shops and the Farmers Market Info Booth.$14 validated
- SEmbarcadero BART/Muni stationAbout a block away. The F Market streetcar stops out front, and the California Street cable car serves the building.
Get a validation with any purchase: it drops the first hour at the ProPark lot from $20 to $14 and two hours from $29 to $18.
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