Craft & Ateliers in San Francisco

117 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States / San Francisco / United States

Martin and Lucy Spector opened the Union Square fabric house in 1952 (Geary Street); family-run destination that relocated to 117 Post Street in 2017.

Best for Fabrics from a family-run Union Square house founded in 1952.

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Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Boulevard, Building D, San Francisco, CA 94123, United States / San Francisco / United States

First San Francisco Flax shop opened in 1938 at 437 Kearny Street; the Fort Mason shop opened November 2015 and became the remaining SF door after the Market Street flagship left for Oakland.

Best for A Fort Mason shop descended from a San Francisco store opened in 1938.

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1556 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA 94117, United States / San Francisco / United States

Third-generation Haight shop; Mendel and Sarah Herscowitz established it in 1968 after opening down the block in 1952.

Best for A third-generation Haight shop established by the Herscowitz family in 1968.

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1698 Post Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, United States / San Francisco / United States

Masayasu Ashizawa opened the Japantown hardware house in 1925; still at 1698 Post Street under grandson Philip, stocking Japanese chisels, pull saws, ikebana tools and housewares.

Best for Japanese chisels, pull saws, ikebana tools and housewares.

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