The Marketplace is the only place in the Bay Area -- other than Acme's original Berkeley location -- that carries the full selection of Acme's nationally acclaimed artisan breads. Steve Sullivan, owner and co-founder, says that after all these years Acme's foremost goal remains the same -- to bake outstanding bread. Acme uses only organic flour and works closely with farmers in evaluating and selecting the grain varieties for its flour each year. Acme now has four bakeries and all produce 24 hours a day. At the Ferry Building Marketplace, breads are baked fresh throughout the day in the hearth oven.
M-F:6:30a-7:30p | S-S:8a-7p | 415.288.2978
Alfieri Fruits & Nuts is a kiosk shop across from Cowgirl Creamery. This quaint shop offers a variety of nuts: almonds, pistachios, walnuts, pecans. The almonds come in a variety of flavors: applewood smoked, cinnamon honey, lemon chili, maple, almond meal for baking, slivered almonds, and much, much more. There is also a sweet array of almond, walnut & pecan brittles. Not to be missed are the trail mixes, teeming with the dried fruits and nuts from the Alfieri's Farm in Ripon, California. The shop keepers are generous & helpful, and encourage sampling if you are in a quandary of what to buy.Just one bite of the Cinnamon Almond Brittle and you're hooked!
M-F:9a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 209.599.7382
The Prather Ranch Meat Company's American Eatery is around the corner from the Meat Shop. Chef Erica Holland-Toll serves up Americana food you can feel great about. Burgers, meatloaf sandwiches, meatballs, pulled pork, BBQ beef, tallow fries and you can wash it down with an old fashioned Boylan's cane sugar fountain soda. See the menu >>>
M-F:10a-6p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.391.0240
The Ferry Building Marketplace's honey shop Beekindis in the central pass thru, across from Peet's Coffee & Tea. You'll know it by the shelves filled with amber honey, beeswax candles and honey comb. beekind sources honey from it's own hives, which they do not treat with pesticides or antibiotics. They also source from other beekeepers around the Bay Area and the country. They offer a wide selection of popular local honey like Sebastopol Wildflower and the rare Redwood Forest Honeydew from Guerneville. beekind offers their own handmade infused honeys made with all natural ingredients. The shop also offers a selection of imported honeys, like the medicinal Manuka and the sought after Chestnut and Acacia honeys. Most of the honey is raw, and may crystallize. See the menu >>>
M-F:9a-7p | Sat:10a-6p | Sun:11a-5p
Benedetta is a niche shop located on the south end of the building by Sur La Table. Founded in 1996, Benedetta is Julia Faller's Sonoma County-based skin and body care line made from farm-sourced botanicals. Ingredients come from Certified Organic and Biodynamic farms, many of them local. Each product is made by hand in small batches to assure quality and freshness. There are no toxic fillers, chemical preservatives, or synthetic ingredients. Products include a body wash, lotions, seaweed bath, and many more "food for the skin" preparations.
M-F:10a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 707.665.3904
Black Jet Baking Co. is a kiosk shop at the south end of the Marketplace across from Sur La Table. The shop features an array of Americana baked goods-including pies, artisan pop tarts, cakes, pies, blondies and bars. Founder Gillian Shaw and partner Max Newman put their artisan spin on these baked traditions. Pop tart fillings include: Jalapeno cream cheese, nutella & salty hazelnut. Cookies include chocolate chip with sea salt, boozy oatmeal, and caramelized macaroons. At Black Jet Baking co. they use the highest quality ingredients to create delicious cookies, cakes, pies and pastries from scratch.
M-F:9a-5p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 415.845.9925
Blue Bottle Coffee at the Ferry Building Marketplace is a modern espresso bar in the north nave. Coffee drinks include a menu of espresso drinks, individually prepared drip coffee, and New Orleans iced coffee. Owner James Freeman's wife, Caitlin, creates daily desserts using mostly organic ingredients, and Blue Bottle Kitchen offers other coffee-compatible edibles such as granola and Belgian waffles. The shop also carries Blue Bottle Coffee's line of artisan micro roasted coffee beans. M-S:7a-7p | Sun:8a-5p | NO PHONE
Boccalone Salumeria is the first retail location of the artisanal salumi venture from Chris Cosentino and Mark Pastore of Incanto Restaurant. The Salumeria features more than 20 varieties of Boccalone's handmade cured meats. Boccalone's salumi are handcrafted in small batches across the Bay in Oakland, using sustainably raised, heritage-breed pork and the highest quality spices and salts.
M-F:10a-6p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 415.433.6500
Book Passage is a charming independently-owned bookstore on the Bay side of the Ferry Building. In addition to contemporary fiction and non-fiction, The book selection emphasizes local travel, boating on the Bay, food, cooking, sustainable agriculture and ecology, and photo and gift books about the Bay Area. The store hosts author events, including many well-known names. With a van shuttling books from Corte Madera to San Francisco, commuters can order a book in the morning and pick it up on their way home.
M-F:9a-7:30p | Sat:8a-7:30p | 415.835.1020
Boulette's Larder is a respected restaurant venue serving breakfast, lunch and Sunday brunch. Additionally, the kitchen presents a visually stunning larder which serves as a discerningly selected and daily changing market for prepared food as well as grocery elements which include an extensive spice selection, Japanese ingredients and carefully prepared sophisticated pastry items including Sarah Ellsworth's gorgeous Canele de Bordeaux.M-F:8a-6p | Sat:8-2:30p | Sun:10a-2:30p | 415.399.1155In the evenings, Boulettes Larder transforms its bustling and light-filled environment into a magical private dining room. The salon prive is reserved in advance for 24 or fewer guests. Chef Schwertner demonstrates her original culinary voice in the elegant kitchen and dining room that have stunning views of the Bay Bridge, delivering a world-class experience for guests both day and evening.Table Service : M-F:8a-6p | Sat:8a-2:30p | Sun:10a-2:30p
In 1983, Ciao Bella opened a neighborhood gelateria in New York's Little Italy. Starting with a family recipe from Torino, Italy, Ciao Bella is now highly acclaimed nationwide. Marketplace products are made in San Francisco. In keeping with customer demand, there are two new low carb flavors and organic selections are scheduled for release later this year. M-S:11a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 415.834.9330
Proprietors Sue Conley and Peggy Smith feature cheeses made at their two creameries in Point Reyes Station and Petaluma. Made with certified organic milk from Straus Family Creamery and Chileno Valley Jersey Dairy. The cheeses made by hand with this exceptional milk include clabbered cottage cheese, fromage blanc and creme fraiche as well as award winning aged soft cheeses and the latest addition, Wagon Wheel, a medium hard table cheese.M-F:10a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.362.9354
Both Smith and Conley were veterans of Bay Area kitchens before turning their hands to cheese making. Peggy Smith cooked at Chez Panisse for over 17 years, both in the cafe and in the downstairs kitchen. Sue Conley was one of the founders and chefs at Bette's Oceanview Diner on Berkeley's Fourth Street. At Sidekick, their knowledge of cheese and of pairing and cooking come together with delicious results. M-F:7a-7p | Sun:9a-5pb | 415.392.4000
Delicia is a Japanese delicatessen and sushi bar. The store's sleek, stainless steel and wood design, like the food served, is contemporary and beautiful. DELICA utilizes local, organic ingredients in its healthy and delicious selection of "sozai." Sozai refers to Japanese meals made up of many small dishes, reflecting a way of eating that is balanced and healthy. Shoppers can pick up a bento lunch or dinner with an assortment of the day, or choose a la carte items. There are substantive salads - including Hijiki seaweed salad; Veggie Rolls, Wild Smoked Salmon Rolls and other sushi rolls for side dishes.; main course offerings such as tofu and chicken patties; and freshly fried foods such as Kobe-style croquettes filled with potatoes, shrimp, or meat. DELI HOURS: M-F:10a-6:30p | Sat:9a-6:30p | Sun:11a-5p | 415.834.0344 SUSHI BAR: M-F:4p-9:30p | Sat:3p-9:30p | Sun:Closed
Located at the south end of the Ferry Building across from Sur La Table is El Porteno's hand made empanadas. Argentinean ex pats and local devotees line up for these delicious empanadas. El Porteno owner Joey Ahearne got the recipe for his buttery and flaky empanada pastry from his Argentinean grandmother. Joseph Ahearne uses the best local ingredients in the empanadas. M-S:9a-7p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.513.4529
This shop is the principal outlet of the Garrone family's mushroom farm located in Moss Landing, California. John and Toby Garrone, with the help of their four boys, have provided cultivated mushrooms to local farmers' markets for over 25 years. The Garrone family strives to cultivate a wide array of the highest quality CCOF certified organic mushrooms grown on all natural hardwood sawdust and rice bran nutrients. M-F:10a-6p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 415.989.9090
The Farm Fresh To You Store is owned by a second generation organic farming family. In 1976, Kathleen Barsotti and Martin Barnes founded the first twenty acres of Capay Organic. At that time the farm was one of the first to embrace the emerging organic foods movement. M-F:7:30a-8p | Sat:7:30a-7p | Sun:9:30a-6p | 415.834.9981
Ferry Plaza Seafood offers shoppers both fresh fish and seafood to take home, and a delightful place to have lunch or a light dinner at the Ferry Building. The 16-seat Italian marble counter provides a magnificent view of the San Francisco Bay while enjoying ultra-fresh shellfish, cracked crab, chowders, seafood salads and seafood cocktails. All produce comes from Marketplace merchants and the wine list is designed with selections available at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant. Take-out is available. Tu-W:10:30a-7p | Th-F:10:30a-8p | S-S:10:30a-6p | 415.274.2561
In the style of European wine merchants, Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant is a classic, hands-on, service-oriented shop for buying, tasting, and learning about wine. The nearly 3,000 square foot shop carries smaller production wines from around the world, as well as everyday, high-quality labels. Seated at the 20-seat, dark wood wine bar, visitors can taste from selections that change daily, or order any bottle in the store and have it served for a corkage fee of $6.00. M-F:10a-9p | Sat:8a-8p | Sun:10a-7p | 415.391.9400
Frog Hollow Farm at the Marketplace is an "urban farm stand" for Frog Hollow Farm in Brentwood. Farmer Al Courchesne sells a variety of fresh-from-the-farm organic seasonal fruits, including the farm's nationally famous peaches. Assorted savory and fruit-filled pastries, such galettes, are baked fresh on-site. Shoppers can enjoy these and a variety of breakfast and lunch items with a cappuccino made from coffee beans from Verve Coffee Roasters in Santa Cruz. M-S:7a-5p | Sun:8a-4p | 415.445.0990
Golden Gate Meat Company is a family-owned, full service butcher shop that was founded in San Francisco in 1977. With their wholesale business flourishing, it was time to open a retail shop for the public at the Ferry Building Marketplace. The company's motto is "Service with quality, the old-fashioned way." Together, "Chef" Chris Offenbach, his wife Margo and their family offer the public the same fine products that they have offered to the trade for the past 25 years. M-F:6:30a-7p | Sat:7a-5:30p | Sun:Closed | 415.983.7800
The giant neon sign over the ordering counter says "Eat." It gets right to the point of what Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet is all about. Here, fast food is fine food made with fresh, high quality ingredients. This one of three Gott's Roadside eateries in the Bay Area, All three feature burgers, fish tacos, ahi burgers, garlic fries, soups and salads, and hand-scooped milkshakes. Specials range from soft shell crab tacos, barbecued pulled pork sandwiches, duck confit tacos, and portabello reuben sandwiches. Daily:10:30a-10p | 866.EAT.FOOD
Heath Ceramics, one of the few remaining mid-century American potteries, has been making tableware and tile for over a half-century in its Sausalito, California factory. In 2003, husband and wife team, Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey purchased Heath Ceramics with a mission to revitalize the company, by placing a strong emphasis on design, handcrafted techniques, and the reinvigoration of the company's designer-maker legacy. Its dinnerware is used in the country's top restaurants, such as Chez Panisse, Brasserie 44 at the Royalton Hotel, and The Slanted Door. Its tile graces renowned buildings, such as the Pasadena Norton Simon Museum, and the UC Berkeley East Asian Library, by architects Tod Williams + Billie Tsien. M-F:10a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 415.399.9284
Hog Island Oyster Company is the San Francisco oyster bar and retail outlet for the Tomales Bay oyster farm of the same name. A seat at the stunning 25-seat, U-shaped oyster bar on the north end of the Ferry Building provides another great water view, through floor to ceiling windows looking out on the San Francisco Bay, and the same impeccably fresh oysters. The menu offers an assortment of raw oysters on the half-shell, a traditional oyster stew, steamed clams and clam chowder along with beer, wine, and champagne. Fresh oysters and clams are available to take home certain days of the week. M-F:11a-8pSat:11a-6p | Sun:11a-6p | 415.391.7117 Happy Hour : Mon & Thu: 5p-7p
Created by Chef Lauren Kiino, Cane Rosso is a casual, quick-serve rotisserie and sandwich shop inspired by the small, family-run food stores that have fed Southern Italy for generations. The shop is open for lunch and early dinner every day. Additionally, it is open for breakfast everyday. The heart of the kitchen is the rotisserie, on which whole chickens, pork, and other meats are roasted. Il Cane Rosso also serves a rotating selection of sandwiches and antipasti. Morning offerings change frequently as well, but may include housemade yogurt and blackberries, or a fried egg sandwich with pancetta, spring onion butter, and mozzarella. Il Cane Rosso is now offering a three-course meal every night from 5 to 9pm. M-F:9a-10:45p | Sat:8a-11p | Sun:9:30a-12p | 415.391.7599
Imperial Tea Court at the Ferry Building is an elegant, traditional Chinese teahouse that sells and serves some of the world's finest hand-picked Chinese tea under the proprietorship of teamaster, author, and tea consultant Roy Fong and his wife Grace. The shop entrance features a signature moon gate and dragon sofa made from reclaimed wood imported from China. Visitors can purchase bulk tea at the stunning black granite counter (imported from China) - or pause for tea and snacks, comfortably seated at one of six rosewood tables. Several special tea services are offered. With prior reservations, advanced tea classes can also be arranged. M-F:10a-6:30p | Sat:8:30a-6:30p | Sun:11a-6p | 415.544.9830
With the ambiance of a rustic, old world nursery, the Kingdom of Herbs is a one-of-a-kind shop for people who love the magic of discovery. True to its name, the store carries fresh herbs, and award-winning orchids, succulents, scented geraniums, and tillandsias as well as an assortment of beautiful containers. But that's only the beginning. You'll also find an ever-changing array of products, ranging from hand-hewn salad bowls to stylish hats, totes, scarves and jewelry. M-F:9a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:9a-5p | 415.986.0856
Mariposa Baking Company creates gluten-free baked goods that are indiscernible from the finest, high-caliber gluten-based products available with made with the finest ingredients: fragrant orange oil; elegant chocolate; sweet, locally grown walnuts and fine Italian roasted espresso. Mariposa's uses organic where they can: sparkling crystals of organic unrefined cane sugar and tender organic brown rice flour that blend beautifully with fresh, hand-cracked eggs and grade AA creamery butter. M-S:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 510.595.0955
MarketBar, a restaurant and bar that anchors the Embarcadero side of the Ferry Building, offers a seasonal Mediterranean menu mostly sourced from fresh ingredients sold at the Marketplace and the weekly Farmer's Market. MarketBar is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week and also serves breakfast/brunch on Saturdays & Sundays. The wide sidewalk in front of the restaurant is lined with cafe tables where patrons can drink, graze, dine-and be spectators-from one of the most charming and lively vantage points in the city. M-F:11:30a-11p | S-S:9a-10p | 415.434.1100
Every great story has a beginning, and McEvoy Ranch starts with Nan McEvoy and her search for a "wonderful place in the country". On her quest for a place where her grandchildren could fully experience the beauty of Northern California, she fell in love with a sprawling 550 acres in Petaluma, previously a dairy farm and strictly zoned for agriculture. M-F:9a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.291.7224
Miette is a dainty little pastry shop, inspired by the patisseries of Paris. The pale pink walls and lovingly created cakes, cookies and pastries lined up in sparkling glass display cases evoke a slice of Parisian life on the San Francisco Bay. Many of the ingredients are organic, and most are from local producers. Beautiful gift packaging is available during the holidays. M-F:9a-7p | Sat:8a-7p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.837.0300
Mijita is a Cocina Mexicana with a Bay Area flavor. Chef Traci Des Jardins cooks from her roots using local, seasonal ingredients. The name Mijita is a sentimental nod to the past and Traci's Mexican-born grandmother. An excellent cook, Grandma Angela Salazar loved to spend time with Traci in the kitchen and called her the endearing diminutive, "Mijita," meaning "Little One." Today, Traci is a James Beard award-winner and known nationally as the Chef/Co-owner of Jardiniere, Mijita Cocina Mexicana, Public House and Chef/partner of Manzanita in the Ritz-Carlton Highlands in Northstar at Lake Tahoe. M-Th:10a-7p | Fri:10a-8p | Sat:9a-8p | Sun:8:30a-3p | 415.399.0814
This small shop in the central nave, adjacent to the Slanted Door, allows shoppers to sample some of Charles Phan's renowned Vietnamese cuisine in a casual setting at the counter, or take away to one of the prime viewing seats outside along the Bay. The menu lists a few of Slanted Door's celebrated dishes such as fresh Spring Rolls, Grapefruit & Jicama Salad, Daikon Rice Cake. Also, featured are Chef Phan's take on Vietnamese street food - steamed buns, sandwiches, rice plates and soups. M-F:10a-6p | Sat:8:30a-5p | Sun:Closed | 415.321.3740
The Peet's store in the Ferry Building features fresh, Deep-Roasted whole-bean coffees and premium hand-selected teas that have earned the company an international reputation for quality. Like all Peet's stores, the Ferry Building store features a dedicated bean counter offering more than 30 types of whole-bean coffees, including unique single-origin coffees and distinctive, signature blends. Each coffee is roasted daily in an artisan fashion to consistently capture the fullest flavors of each bean and delivered fresh from "roaster-to-cup" as quickly as possible. M-F:6a-8p | Sat:6:30a-8p | Sun:6:30a-7p | 415.593.3831
Founded by Doug Stonebreaker in 2003 to create a new paradigm for meat production and sales, Prather Ranch Meat Company was a natural outgrowth of its parent business, Prather Ranch. Owned and operated by the Rickert and Ralphs families, the ranch is a unique closed-herd operation that raises its own hay, breeds its own cattle and does its own slaughter and processing. Prather Ranch was instrumental in creating the first organic certification program for beef products, and was one of the first beef producers to become Certified Humane Raised and Handled. Steve McCarthy became partner in PRMC in 2005. M-F:10a-6p | Sat:8a-4p | Sun:10a-5p American Eatery: M-F:10a-6p | Sat:8a-4p | Sun:9a-5p | 415.391.0420
Recchiuti Confections offers sublime confections handmade in San Francisco. The Parisian-inspired shop, softly lit with hand-blown Murano lamps and appointed with a jewelry case chocolate display, is nationally renowned for its full line of fine artisan chocolates. Confections are available loose and in beautiful packaging, including custom Recchiuti branded boxes. In addition, the selection includes chocolate bars, pates de fruits, handmade marshmallows, nut dragee and brownies. There are also seasonal and holiday selections and confections that are available nowhere else. M-F:10a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.834.9494
San Francisco Fish Company's owner, Allen Kuehn, has been providing the Bay Area with fresh seafood for over 25 years. His store in the Ferry Building offers customers both a fish market and casual dining experience. There is a great selection of personally hand-picked fish from around the world, focusing on local, wild, and sustainable products, as well as live crab and lobster tanks. Dine-in or take-out an assortment of seafood salads and sandwiches ready-to-go, or choose from the daily menu of made-to-order classic and specialty lunch items, including four soups and chowders, specials of the day, and a New Orleans menu on Tuesdays.
M-F:10a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.399.1111
Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker is a mecca at the Marketplace for chocolate lovers. The shop carries the full line of Scharffen Berger and Dagoba (its sister company) chocolate, cocoa powder, nibs, and baking products. One special feature of the Ferry Building store is the Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker's Series - a special series of limited edition single origin chocolate bars available nowhere else.
M-F:9a-7p | Sat:8a-7p | Sun:9a-5:30p | 415.981.9150
Slanted Door is Charles Phan's nationally-acclaimed Vietnamese restaurant that anchors the north-east corner of the Marketplace. A wall of floor-to-ceiling windows overlooks the Bay in the contemporary, open-space design. Charles, owner and Executive Chef, first opened Slanted Door in the Mission District in 1995. He has long been known for using top-quality ingredients-organic whenever possible-including sustainable fish, poultry and meat. His food has been lauded as the pinnacle of Asian cuisine.
Lunch Daily: 11a-2:30pDinner: Sun-Thu:5:30p-10p | Fri-Sat:5:30p-10:30p | 415.861.8032
Stonehouse California Olive Oil is located in a Nave Shop where it sells its signature, certified extra virgin olive oils in both bottles and in bulk. The company is best known for its citrus oils, produced by crushing fruit along with olives, thereby flavoring the olive oil. The popular Stonehouse citrus olive oils include Blood Orange, Lisbon Lemon, and Persian Lime. There are seven bulk selections-the signature House Blend, Estate Blend, Sevillano, Roasted Garlic, Blood Orange, Lisbon Lemon, and Persian Lime. Customers can buy pre-filled bottles on-site and are encouraged to bring back the empty bottle for a re-fill, saving $2. Other Stonehouse products include the renowned Dipping Oil, a combination of Roast Garlic Olive Oil, Dark Balsamic Vinegar, herbs and chili flakes. Dark and White Balsamic vinegar are also provided for purchase and sampling as a lovely pairing for the high quality olive oils.
M-F:9a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:11a-5p | 415.765.0405
Sur La Table provides inspiration, tools and techniques for those who wish to enhance their lives through creative cooking and entertaining. Sur La Table's comprehensive selection of products includes tools from around the world to prepare any cuisine as well as beautiful dishes, linens, and glasses to create a striking presentation. From Moroccan tagines, Portuguese cataplanas and Spanish paella pans, to tart pans and tutove pins, Sur La Table provides the unexpected and a sense of discovery. M-F:9a-7p | Sat:8a-7p | Sun:10a-6p | 415.262.9970
Alta Tingle, owner of The Gardener, is a former garden designer and lecturer on landscape design, and an avid gardener and photographer. The Gardener is a collection of all the things that Alta, through her talents and interests, has learned to enjoy and appreciate in her life - a great pair of Japanese scissors for cutting flowers, the purest bar of lavender soap, a big ceramic bowl for the kitchen to hold the season's offerings - things that before had required trips to nurseries, hardware and specialty stores. M-F:10a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.981.8181
Village Market is a "general store" which provides a friendly hub for buying a wide variety of staples, along with convenience items. The shop specializes in pasta, grains, mustards, vinegar, sauces and spices and has a great selection of beer. There are many local California products, such as jams and honey, and a well-considered selection of miscellaneous items that range from skewers to canning jars. There are cookies, chips, snacks and bottled water that commuters can pick up quickly on a dash to catch the ferry. In the cooler, milk, butter, yogurt and eggs round out the selection. M-F:10a-7p | Sat:8a-6p | Sun:10a-5p | 415.989.9200
This week only, with every purchase of a large loaf or baguette, we are offering one petite jar of Annie's Home Preserves!