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With a well-read local populace and strong literary heritage, San
Francisco makes fertile newsstand ground:
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Harold's International Newsstand: Granddaddy of SF newsstands
and Theatre District fave since the 1960s, with 4,000 titles catering
to all eclectic tastes. World newspapers from Europe, Latin America,
Asia, and the Middle East, plus strong collections in fashion, art,
film, automotive, consumer electronics, crafts, cooking, and politics.
Graffiti mags and skate videos. 454 Geary, 441-2665
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Fog City News: Sharp downtown newcomer with a full line of
travel (regional and international) business and technology, sports
and fitness, fashion, style, and current events. Premium chocolate
menu with scores of selections, like artisan darks rich with black
cherries and brown sugar, or savory milks toasty with coffee and
apricot. 455 Market St., 543-7400
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Good News: Well-rounded neighborhood newsstand with stock
of foreign press, literary journals, food and lifestyle mags, and
newspapers. 3970 24th St., 821-2680
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Cafe de la Presse: Enjoy le petit dejeuner over Die
Velt or Le Monde at this Euro-themed newsstand and Parisian cafe
wrapped in one. Extensive international selection as befitting its
location, adjacent to Chinatown's Grant Street gate, prime tourist
country. 352 Grant Ave, 398-2680
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Green Apple Books: Music, art, politics, comix, current events,
gaming, travel, and tech titles in the fiction/music annex of this
popular new & used book repository in the Richmond District.
Worth the trip. 506 Clement, 387-2377
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Juicy News: Popular spot in Pacific Heights serves accompanying
smoothies and espresso drinks to a chatty local crowd. 2453 Fillmore,
441-3051
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Modern Times Bookstore: Small and alternative press holdings
predominate the news rack of the progressive Mission District bookstore
and community space. Eye-opening graphic novels, sexuality magazines,
new fiction, and political tomes. 888 Valencia, 282-9246
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Get Lost: Travel themed books and magazines, plus gear and
accessories, and an active calendar of talks, readings, and presentations.
1825 Market, 437-0529
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Nick's Newsstand: Green kiosk downtown at Sansome and Market
claims hundreds of newspapers from around the world. No phone,
no address.
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City Lights: San Francisco's literary landmark published
America's first paperbacks, pushed Kerouac and the Beats, went to
court defending Allen Ginsberg's "Howl", and continues
to offer fine selections in fiction, poetry, and history, plus an
arts-heavy newsstand. 261 Columbus, 362-8193
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Jay Cooke is a San Francisco-based travel, food, and culture writer.
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