Welcome to Union Square SF

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We boast an extensive collection of boutique and luxury retail shops, flagship hotels, art galleries, cafes, restaurants, theatres and night clubs, all surrounding a beautiful urban park. Union Square is a wonderful place to enjoy an afternoon of shopping, indulge in a delicious meal, sip a cup of coffee at an outdoor café, catch a show, grab drinks with friends or just sit in Union Square Park and people watch. All this plus a wide array of fabulous hotels where you can rest in comfort make Union Square a gathering place and destination for San Francisco visitors and locals alike.

To plan some fun activities during your visit to Union Square SF, check out our events page, which we update regularly with live concerts, theatrical performances, food and wine gatherings, movies in the park, cultural celebrations and much more.

For a more in depth look at what we have to offer in Union Square, including features on shops, hotels and restaurants, special events, fashion, beauty and the arts, please visit our blog.

*Guest post by Jae Payne, Creative Manager of London Sole.

If you're a local you already know, and if you’re visiting you’ll quickly learn that San Francisco isn’t always heel friendly. Moving here from Los Angeles, I learned this lesson the hard way on my first weekend out with friends. First, I’ll admit that I completely lived up to my LA stereotype. I was too reliant on my car, my comfortable box with wheels equipped with a closet (a.k.a., my trunk). My first weekend out I had to walk over 15 blocks to a BART station, then get off and walk three blocks to the correct MUNI stop. Then, once I arrived to the right neighborhood I had to walk another ten blocks just to get to my friend’s house. After the first five blocks, I began to regret wearing my cute heeled boots and by the end of my commute I was ready to leap out of them. I was accustomed to my closet car, so of course I didn’t even think to bring a backup pair of shoes to store in my purse. When I arrived I thought, at least I made it, but that wasn’t even the end. Shortly after my friends said, “Let’s just walk to dinner, it’s not that far.” The phrase “It’s not that far” became a theme that night and many nights thereafter. Walking is a way of life in San Francisco and having shoes that won’t slow you down while still looking cute is a must.

Walgreens opened its 10th flagship store in the world and first in Northern California this week right in the heart of Union Square on Powell St. Why get excited about a Walgreens? Besides the fact that it’s 18,000 square feet of beauty, bath, home, health and other products and open from 7:00 am to midnight every day, we’ve assembled our top 10 reasons to check it out: