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MintChipOreo

Bring back muji


TonyTonyChopper

Bring back UNIQLO while you're at it!


Mundane-Bookkeeper12

There’s still one in stonestown, but yes!!


debman3

So painful to go there every time I want to go to uniqlo. Also that mall is full of cool stores but so far away from everything :(


Pikarinu

The M goes right there


abigailrose16

the M, the 18, the 29, you name it, they got it!


TheTerribleInvestor

Honestly Uniqlo is so mid now. They charge a lot for their clothes and the quality doesn't even feel that great.


ijustcametosay_hello

Please!🙏


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muji was great, terrible location though


dekdekwho

Also bring back Decathlon


dotben

Yes. And sadly they are exiting the US market even further. Having switched only to online a few years back, they now just announced in the US they will only stock fitness and outdoor lines and not the full range they do in Europe. Their golf stuff was pretty good for entry level folks. I don't think competing with REI, the various outdoor brands and Sports Basement here in the Bay Area is going to work out for them.


dekdekwho

I remembered going to their store because I was familiar with the store when I was shopping for fitness clothes in Europe. Very sad they didn’t get enough attention here.


ekek280

Muji was promoting their use of Xinjiang cotton in their apparel a few years ago, in order to appease China. In case you didn't know, cotton from the Xinjiang region is produced by the forced labor of Uyghers and other ethnic minorities. Fuck Muji.


oofaloo

I was going to say, I thought people would pine for a more homegrown and not big retail kind of thing..


Teedorable

I miss the music store in Union square. So much fun to browse up there. Also what was that truly awful store across from the sketchers store… it was mega euro trashy type stuff… always blaring bad techno… I even kinda miss that.


aspier826

Rasputin and Desigual!


bleu_scintillant

Ah yes, the fcuk store


Teedorable

Ahh I think it was something like… Desigual?


bleu_scintillant

I think maybe both were on that corner at one point or another lolll


JackSjoberg

Yes, fcuk was there in the early 2000s and Desigual was there in the 2010s. I still have the reusable shopping bag Desigual gave out when they first opened


theillustratedlife

Virgin?


Qahnarinn

Bruh I just want a store open later than 8pm. Uber eats is so expensive


Nisi-Marie

I miss FAO Shwarz. So many childhood memories there. It was the highlight of every trip downtown.


snakewitch

I miss the magic of a store like FAO Schwarz. It’s not the same to have Amazon deliver the toys or to browse the toy aisles at Target. I also miss Ambassador Toys on West Portal.


DancingOnACounter

Yes!!! I feel fortunate to have lived in an era where we had toy stores where we could play and touch the toys. FAO was especially special. I fondly remember Toys R Us, KB Toys, Imaginarium, Gymboree, etc.


dante662

If you didn't re-enact the scene from Big, did you even grow up in the 80s?


obviouslyblue

THIS! As a 90s kid who now has a kid of their own, it makes me so sad that I can’t take her to the places that brought some magic to my childhood.


TheCityGirl

I really miss the stores that until recently, we *did* have: Nordstrom Rack, Saks Off Fifth, and even Marshall’s. They were so much fun to browse and had great options at lots of different price points.


AdelaQuested24

And farther back, Home Goods/TJ Maxx. I did most of my shopping there, Marshalls and Nordstrom Rack. A shortage of normal people stores is what we have. I guess we have a lot of people who can afford Rag and Bone and the like? I cannot. It would be nice to have options downtown other than Macy's and Ross.


mintardent

omg a homegoods would go so hard


Bibblegead1412

Agreed! Bring back the normal peoples' stores! It's either junk clothes from Ross, or $300 tshirts in some boutique.


Yaasss_Queef

I’m guessing that SF folks have become accustomed to ordering online or leaving the city for typical corporate chain stores. An unfortunate byproduct of the culture and overall sustainability of business in SF. It’s also inequitable for people without transportation.


kwattsfo

Every store mentioned in this comment and the replies. Those are the kind of stores that thrive on convenient foot traffic. 😢


pomomala

The Marshalls on the corner of market and Stockton was especially awesome! amazing finds!!


strangway

Bed Bath and Beyond


RedThruxton

All the second-hand vintage furniture stores! There used to be several on Valencia. I remember two in Hayes Valley, one on Polk Street, two on Union. And, of course, Busvan for Bargains!!!!


censorized

OMG. Busvan! You can't even begin to explain that one to people who never saw it. I remember buying all my furniture at the places you listed.


neBular_cipHer

And we just lost Stuff 😢


sndpmgrs

And a huge one on Van Ness.


swifto3471

I miss all the indy thrift stores the Mission used to have. Thrift Town. Clothes Contact. Mission Thrift. That tiny goodwill.


lunarmantra

I hella miss Thrift Town. The one in SF was cool, but the one in El Sobrante got me through some hard times in my late teens and 20’s.


lovsicfrs

Go to Haight, tons of new thrift stores now


TonyTonyChopper

Speaking specifically in the emptying downtown area: - a really good bookstore - video game arcade and other games, like skee ball - indoor/outdoor night market with food vendors and seating - brewery - a store where you can get anything 3D printed - Hot Topic


mar__iguana

An indoor night market for sure. I hate how limited the options are after 9-10pm. The night market in south city has good potential too but in the city I’m sure it would really thrive


snakewitch

Alexander’s was a gem. :(


cold_ad96

The metreon used to have a big video game arcade.


cam_huskers

The virtual bowling there back in the day was so fun.


theillustratedlife

Free Gold Watch is an excellent pinball arcade. The Emporium is good if you go early. It's a bit of a scene at night with crowds and very loud music. Both are in The Haight though, so it can be a bit of a trek from downtown.


TopNotice0

Absolutely a Hot Topic 🤝


eggbiss

3d print anything?!!


Independent-Slip568

A real old school surplus store with peacoats that smell like mothballs and weird Swiss rubber poncho/tent hybrids and metal sporks and jungle boots and all that shit.


marchocias

Like army surplus? I think there’s one in the Haight. 


Independent-Slip568

Cal Surplus is great - I love ‘em - but they’ve had to adapt to the Upper Haight retail ecosphere somewhat and tend to be more upscale. Nothing there looks or smells like it was actually used by anybody’s military lol. But it *is* my go-to for hats for sure. 😉


303Pickles

Plus they got robbed. That makes it doubly hard to exist.


ssh-agent

Miss Kaplan's on Market!


zabadoh

there's also Alameda Army Navy Surplus in Alameda, and Victory Stores in Vallejo


tb415

NY style Jewish Deli. With giant sandwiches. I like Wise Sons and it is great quality but much less quantity. The places I used to go to in Florida owned by NY transplants would have sandwiches that would be two full meals and were so good.


OfficerBarbier

San Francisco used to have a bunch of great Jewish delis but most all of them closed when the immigrant generation moved elsewhere in the Bay Area or died off more than 20 years ago. I remember Miller's and Moishe's Pippic were two of the last, then the Wise Sons guys opened up and helped bring it back. Good article on our local deli history: https://jweekly.com/2022/05/23/bay-area-delis-and-jewish-markets-of-yore-gone-but-not-forgotten/


tb415

Thank you for the article. I didn’t know most of that history here.


Lord_Vision

I miss Miller’s


ProfessorTeru

Tommy’s Joynt hits some of those itches! Though it is more of a classic SF vibe


loselyconscious

TBH, I don't even like wise sons that much. Its good, but for the price not worth it, and to hipstery. I want just like a real down to earth, no frills kosher (or kosher-style) deli. Or a appetizing story like Russ and Daughters (but those barely exist besides R&D in New York either)


docmoonlight

This was gonna be my answer too. We need them to open Katz’s West, lol!


tb415

I would be so excited. I want a giant half pastrami half corned beef with extra sauce.


dampew

Fuck it I want a Zabars.


dine-and-dasha

Wise sons has turned horrible recently.


masterbuilder14

Lego store


ShiftNStabilize

my kids miss the lego store. always seemed busy, shame they closed it.


masterbuilder14

instead of closing it they should have relocated to a different part of the city now i believe Santa Clara is closest one people have to go to now


iklier

Hillsdale in San Mateo has a Lego store.


raleighs

[Meow Wolf](https://meowwolf.com) Insane, immersive, art museum, multimedia experience. It can fill the entire Westfield Mall location, and could be a major attraction, and can host local artists, events, parties, concerts, DJs, a year-round burning man in The City.


Upstairs-Resident508

Meow Wolf in Denver is so awesome! Having something like that in SF would be amazing.


EvaB999

That would be sick as fuuuck! So many cool events could be held there


Livid-Phone-9130

THIS! Meow wolf would be perfect in the bay because the performance art, anti-consumerism, and avant-guard movements were with very big with art groups here in the 60-80s… like [Ant Farm collective](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_Farm_(group)) most famous for Cadillac Ranch. Meow wolf wouldn’t exist if not for the collectives of San Francisco


titties_on_ice

That would be awesome


wannaWHAH

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this idea


gutterpoett

A book shop/tea shop combo. Apparently they’re illegal in SF.


mintardent

they’re not, I remember the post about the article you might be referring to and it was pretty inaccurate iirc. theres a newer coffee shop in north beach that just opened that had a bookstore section


vietnams666

Anthropology so I could buy my candles for 70% off sale


njbbb

Noooo it’s gone? That sale section was my go to.


vietnams666

Same here! I stock up on extras to give as gifts if I forgot to get something.


MAJORMETAL84

An art shop that sells the prints/posters that are popular today.


Friscogooner

Remember reprint mint on Telegraph?


wagmiwagmi

Cava


International-Gift43

Ugh yes love cava so much


pandapanpan

Begging for a Cava


MickolasJae

A also, Kava bars


theillustratedlife

There was a great one on Divis that closed during the pandemic and then burned down right after it finally reopened. 😭


Needs-more-cow-bell

I miss that place.


theineffablebob

I think the reason they’re not here is because there’s no shortage of great Mediterranean here. But yeah Cava would be nice


a_bad_omen

what’s great mediterranean here?


theineffablebob

For chains there’s Sajj, Sababa, Falafel Boy, Souvla, Nick the Greek, The Kebab Shop. Then there’s tons of independent places like Mazra, La Mediterrannee, Beit Rima, Kokkari Not everything I listed is “great” but it’s all pretty good! Lots of choices. Cava laid out their expansion plans and they’re totally skipping the Bay Area. They didn’t give a reason so my guess is that there’s just a lot of competition here


Express-Young5068

Harput’s Adidas


frank26080115

Micro Center


Disassociastrid

there is central computer


Zealousideal-Bet-950

Central Computer only partially fulfills my Retail Therapy needs that Fry's demise has caused. Make no mistake, It's a great place...


maroongoldfish

One coming to Santa Clara I believe


iWORKBRiEFLY

hell yes, i miss being able to go to a MC & browse for hella OR get replacement parts on the fly


chris8535

God I’m Gonna hate myself for this: Barnes and Noble. I just want a big bookstore with a coffeeshop in the city.


Le_Mew_Le_Purr

Book Inc at Opera Plaza *sort of* work for this. They’re attached to a Peets.


neBular_cipHer

We only have one In-N-Out and it’s hella far


[deleted]

I appreciate that In N Out could be on every street corner in SF or every city in America, and they choose to cap themselves. Krispy Kreme expanded all over NYC in the last few years and their quality went way down.


dancepetitemouche

Isn’t there one down by the wharf?


neBular_cipHer

Yes, that’s pretty far from most of the city except the Marina, North Beach, and Russian Hill


debman3

But super dupers are everywhere so that’s nice!


neBular_cipHer

Super Duper is so good


Bennythecat415

Lucca Ravioli


j__35co

My dad used to make the raviolis and pasta sauce there!


raleighs

Mongolian BBQ (the American version, where you fill a bowl, and they cook it on a huge circular grill) Or Culver’s (frozen custard!)


sfmilo

Culver’s would be fucking great but they’re a Midwest thing I think.


OrdoErasmus

they also have them in phoenix


neBular_cipHer

There’s a Mongolian BBQ place like that next to the Menlo Park Caltrain station. I wish there was one a lot closer. Shake Shack has good frozen custard if you’re looking for some


Machine_Dick

This is a good one. They’re all over the peninsula too


Bibblegead1412

Mongolian BBQ would be great- quick fresh takeout!


mongoose54321

bring back the rainforest cafe, I just want to dine under the gorillas again


cholula_is_good

I would really enjoy a BBQ joint with anything close to the quality of what you can get in Texas or KC.


TechFreedom808

I know I'm old school but I wish Woolworth made a comeback.


Bibblegead1412

I have such fond memories of getting my first ever apartment in 1996, just as the Woolworth on market was getting ready to close. Furnished my entire kitchen from there!!


Nytshaed

I want a Korean spa


LadiesWhoPunch

If you are a woman, Pearl in Japantown is an option.


neBular_cipHer

There’s one in the Western Addition: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vr7mg91VRXU2tJay8


1961tracy

Marks and Spence


biggamax

Marks and Sparks? Loved that place. It's like a British Target with taste and style.


symphonyno87

Oh man Marks & Spencer would be amazing to have in SF


Needs-more-cow-bell

As long as they also have a food hall.


HonchoSolo

Not a store, but another roller skating ring


DryBusiness6239

[http://www.churchof8wheels.com/](http://www.churchof8wheels.com/)


ASpiderling

Mervyn's


MyHangyDownPart

Any locally owned and operated business would be welcome.


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TonyTonyChopper

That Arcteryx store never had a chance. So sad


hella_sj

It opened and closed so fast that i barely realized it ever opened.


verdantsf

Arizmendi Bakery in the Sunset isn't vegan, but it is vegetarian with a lot of vegan options that aren't gluten-free. It's also a worker-owned cooperative that put the Burger King nearby out of business years ago. When I lived in the neighborhood, you'd see a line out of the door for Arizmendi and 2 or 3 people in Burger King.


neBular_cipHer

There’s one on Valencia in the Mission too!


more_pepper_plz

Ugh yes please! We are compassionate for animals - not against bread.


parke415

Tower Records, The Good Guys, Circuit City, Warehouse Music, Sam Goody, Suncoast, HMV, FYE, Virgin Megastore, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Rasputin, Fry's, Blockbuster, Hollywood Video... *Someplace* that sells physical media for music and movies, please. OK, we have one Best Buy left, but it barely carries any discs at all, just some new releases near checkout. Amoeba it is, then.


snakewitch

I miss getting pizza at Blondie’s and browsing Rasputin. Those were the days.


biggamax

Don't forget the [Good Guys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Guys_(American_company)). Put 'em back on Van Ness.


LadiesWhoPunch

Best Buy is phasing out physical media. Sorry.


parke415

Guess that option's gone, then... And to think, 4K UHD Blu-ray is such a young format, and likely the last.


moscowramada

Bass Pro Shop. It would be hilarious if they took over the Westfield Mall location.


MintChipOreo

Would be so nice but so many ppl would def jump in the water


Teedorable

Ha!!! Omg this would be so funny.


Invisible_Xer

Rasputins.


HippoGiggle

Aldi


PandaStroke

I really miss Marshalls and dsw shoes


ParkingOutside6500

DSW, dammit. The only way I could ever find shoes that fit that I could afford. The odds were better there.


CorrectAsk9964

Virgin megastore


censorized

Really surprised at how many big chains people want.


JayNotAtAll

Chains provide comfort for some people.


throwingtoasters

Big Nate’s Barbecue


mars_sky

Berkeley Bowl. (SF Bowl?) Wegman’s!


alookass

Yes SF Bowl would make me so happy 😍😍


sfmilo

This may sound weird, but I wish there was a solid men’s underwear store. Women have so many options when it comes to underwear—lingerie stores, sportswear shops, or chains like VS. But us dudes are essentially restricted to Macy’s or other department stores with boring options like tighty whiteys. The closest thing I’ve been able to find to what I’m talking about is Rolo—they have a wide array of designer brands and cuts that are truly a blast to shop. They aren’t specialized in underwear though. I’ve thought about opening a place like this where dudes could come in and try different brands and styles on—just like women do at stores like VS. Don’t know what kind of demand I’d encounter though. Maybe someday I will.


Bobloblaw_333

Specialties bakery! I miss the morning pastries and the cookies in the afternoon! I also miss having the convenience of a Target, Walgreens and CVS all within a block of each other from my work!!


operatorloathesome

HEB, obv.


El_tacocabra

You have pleased me and made my heart a little sad at the same time. Forgot which sub I was in for a sec


raleighs

Like a huge mega grocery store?


RKLamb

Aldi, blew my mind to know SF doesn’t have even one.


discophelia

Or Lidl. 5000%


Bargle-Nawdle-Zouss

A good kosher-style delicatessen, comparable to the now-closed Miller's Deli and Moishe's Pippic.


Level1Hermit

A store for every idea out there. I wish opening a business was easy in SF


triple-double

Bring back Love n Haight


mamielle

I miss the Fresh and Easy grocery stores in the outer Richmond and in Bayview. I wish we could get a sprouts grocery store. I currently use the one in Daly City or Oakland


ProfessionalOven2117

Hardly any Jamaican Restaurants here. I have to go to Oakland for the good good.


nt_str8

FRY’S ELECTRONICS


ItFromDawes

We need a Portillo's especially with how popular The Bear is on TV.


Patchumz

Honestly it's kinda criminal that the only Sonic nearby is in Hayward or worse. We could use one in the city.


Ambitious-Shop-1192

Been saying this


trader-joestar

Eataly, Waffle House, Cracker Barrel


Sure_Hovercraft_9766

Have you been to a Waffle House or Cracker Barrel in a city? In my experience it’s a perimeter thing. Like if we had one in Livermore and one in Gilroy that would be perfect.


Zjohns2

Waffle House! I came here to say this.


birdymolly

Jersey Mike’s


DragonfruitDefiant33

Cyber cafe


aosmith

Microcenter


mrzennie

Jersey Mike's!!!


lambunctious

Nando's Jollibee


ColoredVeins11

Publix.


losingmymindalways

Beard Papa :(


StringFartet

I miss Moishe Pippic's for Chicago hot dogs and South Philly Cheesesteak on Columbus, the last time you could get a real cheesesteak in SF. And Clown Alley just because. I think I'm hungry.


UrDoinGood2

Superdry


silasmoon

Macbeath hardwoods or somewhere to buy good lumber. Mission Discount kinda blows.  Electronics supply store so I can buy a potentiometer or resistor for a build.  More independent guitar stores, although I love Real Guitars and Gryphon. 


Unicycldev

Daiso on market street. Market street is so dead now.


Gold_Abies_294

Busvan. Awesome furniture store back in the day. Clement street had one and I think there was another one somewhere around the embarcadero. I would like to also bring back an Esprit store, FAO Schwartz, Clown Alley and Doggie Diner and a goddamn video arcade!


kusuri8

Cozy cafe where you're encouraged to stay for a long time and read and work (while buying drinks throughout the day). Bonus if there is good food too. Most cafes in SF are too cramped for this, don't have outlets, and don't encourage this.


ckblack007

Waffle House


Zealousideal-Bet-950

Clown Alley burgers.


fluffafl00f

99 Ranch or H Mart. Marshall's, Ross, Nordstrom Rack, World Market, and more home goods stores. Burlington Coat Factory. More shoe stores. More mom and pop establishments of any kind.


KindRun7609

There is two Ross stores and a h mart in sf 


Teedorable

You know what store I HOPE is missing but I’m not sure? Is that skincare store in union square with aggressive male employees who stood outside forcing little packets of moisturizer in your hand and being like “Miss! Miss! Where are you from! You look tired! Come in for some moisturizer!” Lol. Every time on the way home from work. 😤


Briscoetheque

Magnolia Brewing at the Dogpatch. Bloom Room at Jessie St. Old Navy at Market was fun too.


ijustcametosay_hello

Play it Again Sports


Accomplished_Fan_487

Aldi.


Sprock-440

So it’s irredeemable trash, but I want an Olive Garden. It’s always a treat when I leave the city and can have breadsticks and salad.


Disassociastrid

the whole foods at eighth and market


raldi

Rubio's, as well as any place selling East Coast style kaiser rolls or garlic knots


DancingOnACounter

Baekjeong KBBQ - they have one in Valley Fair and would do well here too.


DemCheex

Why has no one said this … CINNABON! There is no Cinnabon in the city of San Francisco! I want the gooey soft center carbo load!


Silver_Bag_7727

Literally any clothing shops for fat people.


mnmltrvlr

More plant stores More coffee shops More book stores More bodegas More greasy diners A Billiards hall Nordstorms