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    Ferry Building Marketplace: Tours & Tickets

    7,215 Reviews
    #38 of 786 things to do in San Francisco
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    1 Ferry Building, The Embarcadero at Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-4209
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    A city landmark transformed into a gourmet food emporium and farmers market.
    Suggested duration: 1-2 hours
    As featured in 3 Days in San Francisco
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    4.57,215 reviews
    • Excellent58%
    • Very good32%
    • Average8%
    • Poor1%
    • Terrible1%
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    1 Ferry Building, The Embarcadero at Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94111-4209
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    Reviewed today
    As delightful as always

    Great place to grab a small bite and a glass of wine. Nice stroll to look for local handmade items. Good cheese too.

    Date of experience: October 2019
    Thank megan12
    Reviewed yesterday
    A Little Underwhelming

    Heard all about how "you gotta see" the ferry building or eat at one of the dining spots. Honestly I expected way more than was offered. Rather small in scale, I thought there would be more shop selections. Great place to use the public restrooms...More

    Date of experience: October 2019
    Thank Sable_grace
    Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile
    Pleasant and relaxing

    A pleasant place for strolls to watch the ferries and enjoy the sea breeze. Good shop mix inside the building makes lunch convenient on days without the farmers market. The second floor doesn't have shops and toilets on the second floor are closed to the...More

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank Yoke Yoong M
    Reviewed 4 days ago
    A must visit for foodies!

    If you are in San Francisco and are able to self cater, this is definitely the place to go. A wealth of wonderful stores selling everything from mushrooms to raw honey to pasta to chocolate and everything in between. There are also small restaurants, take...More

    Date of experience: October 2019
    1  Thank Elaine_Exmoor
    Reviewed 4 days ago
    Too touristy

    We were not impressed with our visit to the marketplace. Lots of shops and restaurants all catering to tourists - so was wary about being in a tourist trap. The restaurants with a view of the waterfront are quite expensive. We finally chose a small...More

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank cool_satchmo
    Reviewed 4 days ago
    A marketplace with the feel of being in Europe.

    Everything you could possibly wish for. From seafood, meat, olive oil, exotic mushrooms, wine tea house, ice cream to designer kitchenware.

    Date of experience: October 2019
    Thank kripto222
    Reviewed 5 days ago
    Iconic place with lots to do

    The Ferry Buliding is one of iconic places in San Francisco and is a wellknown sight from land and from the Bay. It was erected in 1896 to function as Port of San Francisco and was restored into current condition in 2003. Now is the...More

    Date of experience: October 2019
    Thank Prawet J
    Reviewed 6 days ago
    Great place to people watch

    We went to the wine merchant and sat on their patio. WOW !! Food was great, we had the cheese and fruit pairing with our wine. Wine was recommended to us by the waiter and it was a nice blend. People watching was superb! A...More

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank srwbvf
    Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile
    Great area, even better when the market is on

    Went here as we had time to kill before going to Alcatraz in the afternoon. The market was on which was great. They had a varied selection but it was super pricey! Afterwards we decided to walk to pier 39 which didn't look that far..........More

    Date of experience: September 2019
    Thank 8u11d0g
    Reviewed 1 week ago
    Great Place!!!

    Very nice building where We had a really nice lunch outside watching the bridge to Oakland; really nice prices here and very good place to visit.

    Date of experience: March 2019
    Thank Alberto K
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    24 June 2019|
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    Response from revuncledoc | Reviewed this property |
    Try Tadich Grill on California St. Not too far away and one of the oldest and best restaurants in the city, known for seafood, but especially for Dungeness crab and their seafood chowder.
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    14 June 2019|
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    Response from TravelGuru365 | Reviewed this property |
    Ferry building is ok, don't go early, stuff doesn't open early there. There are eateries and they are pretty good and their is a boutique grocery store with lots of neat things . Blue bottle is there but it's expensive and... More
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    alan19542016
    9 April 2019|
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    Response from EconomistGuy | Reviewed this property |
    20-30 minutes. As an alternative you can hop on one of the old antique street cars that take you right there.
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