Local before arrival
If you get off the metro in Castro and stroll towards Valencia Street, you’ll find plenty to discover. Ice cream shops, cafés, and designer boutiques like Unionmade, which, according to GQ, is “one of the best men’s outfitters in the country.” The store’s signature concept, offering cool men’s fashion at a fair price, has mass appeal. Handmade Alden shoes, leather jackets by Golden Bear, vintage working class outfits—a lot of the successful timeless selection is “made in America.”
