Welcome to Union Square SF

The Union Square BID is committed to ensuring Union Square remains a world-class destination for visitors and a vibrant community for those who live and work here. Come visit us!

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 Carla Hernandez from Wise Roots Nutrition

With summer right around the corner, the urge to show some skin and buy cute summer dresses, skirts and shorts becomes tempting, even for locals who tend to hide under layers of clothes. With the warm weather we’ve been enjoying, many of you are probably panicking about fitting into your bathing suits and looking and feeling great while enjoying summer activities. If you’re having trouble meeting your goals, I’d like to offer some guidance to help you get back to feeling confident and healthy. 

You know that wonderful feeling you get when you are able to show your gratitude to someone who has been good to you? Well, we’re guessing that your mother has probably done you a few favors over your lifetime (the first being bringing you into this world), and you might want to give her a little token of your appreciation this Mother’s Day. Step one of every Mother’s Day should definitely be to pick up the phone. We don’t care if you send her every gift on this list, give her a call (mothers, you can thank us later). Step two is finding the proper gift to fit her tastes and preferences. So, we’ve put together a guide to some of our top gift picks this Mother’s Day. Whether she’s a fashion diva or queen of the kitchen, we have some ideas to put a smile on dear old mum’s face.