by Gary Belk | Jul 18, 2014 | Neighborhoods, Newsletters, Octavia-Market Street Corridor, Potrero Hill/Dogpatch, San Francisco Real Estate |
Specialty Grocers and New Restaurants This year, is going to be a banner year for new restaurants and specialty grocers in San Francisco. Many set are set to open in 2014 and they complement San Francisco booming residential developments in Mid-Market, Mission Bay and the areas around Upper Market/Castro. In Mission Bay, for instance, residents are welcoming a new 10,000-square-foot specialty food marketplace called Market Hall. It’s one of the first such grocers to open in the rapidly developing neighborhood, and it won’t be your average grocery store. Instead, Market Hall, which may be open as early as Labor Day, will be much more like San Francisco’s Ferry Building, with local and craft food vendors selling fresh produce, seafood and meat. The “specialty foods emporium” will also feature wine and beer for sale, as well as other local wares. Though the neighborhood is still developing, there are already many sources of great food in Mission Bay. For instance, the Mission Bay Farmer’s Market at UCSF, which is held every Wednesday year-round, has been a smashing success in the neighborhood, with regional food vendors selling fresh, locally-sourced produce, meat, cheese and seafood. Market Place Concept Coming to Twitter HQ It seems the Ferry Building-style concept, like that at Market Hall, is catching on around The City, as well. Market Square, which will be located on the ground floor of Twitter’s Mid-Market headquarters, is opening this fall as well, and many SF foodies are eying the development. The owners of Small Foods, a SoMa-based food outlet, have planned a 22,000-square-foot food emporium called The Market, and the concept will be very...
