Ferry Building Marketplace
Ferry Building Marketplace
One Ferry Building
Embarcadero (at Market Street)
San Francisco
,
California
94111
Tel: 415 693 0996
MarketBar
Tel: 415 434 1100
Taylor's Automatic Refresher
Tel: 866 328 3663
Miette Pâtisserie
Tel: 415 837 0300
Acme Bread
Tel: 415 288 2978
Hog Island Oyster Company
Tel: 415 391 7117
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Concierge.com's insider take:
The iconic whitewashed Ferry Building, standing proud at the water's edge behind a row of statuesque palms, is a sight in itself. Situated on a sunny patch of the Embarcadero, this sweepingly huge building opened in 1898 as a water-transportation hub for the city, but these days it's a foodie mecca. Weekdays, it draws Financial District types for lunch on the patio at MarketBar and arty freelancers skateboarding or chowing down at Taylor's Automatic Refresher, a 1950s-style lunch counter that serves nouveau diner food like ahi tuna burgers and pistachio-espresso milkshakes. Locals come for loaves straight from the oven at Acme Bread, generally considered to be the best bakery in the Bay Area; succulent, locally harvested oysters from Hog Island Oyster Company; and artisan cakes from Miette, a tiny patisserie selling exquisite macaroons and canelés (their candy shop in Hayes Valley is likewise a local favorite). Saturday mornings are primetime to shop for farm cheeses, heirloom tomatoes, homemade jams, herbs, and flowers at the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market (open Tuesdays and Saturdays year-round, Thursdays and Sundays seasonally). The focus is, of course, on local, seasonal, and sustainable produce, with hard-to-find fare like wild nettles, fresh lavender, and free-range eggs in shades of mint and baby blue.
