Top 10 Local Shops In The Bay Area Worth A Second Look

The name The Ice Cream Bar, says it all. Take a step back into the 1930s with this old-fashioned ice cream and soda shop smack in the middle of San Francisco. The shop sells flavors that you will be over the moon for, with soda flavors like Dream of Tarts, Touch of Grey, The Passion Project and more. Indulge in floats, malts, milkshakes and a variety of alcoholic milkshakes in the most utterly satisfying way. What better way to spend an afternoon than to be sipping on a milkshake and transported back to the 1930s with art deco décor?

Let the cinnabun addiction begin! Step inside this gourmet cinnabun shop where you can mix and match as many flavor combinations as you want! You’ve never tasted old-fashioned mouthwatering cinnabuns like these ones, and the perfect amount of sweetness mixed with fresh ingredients make this 100% vegan treat a delight. Right near UC Berkeley’s campus, Cinnaholic will leave your taste buds craving for these ooey gooey treats with endless toppings and frosting flavors making it hard to resist.

Who doesn’t like an enjoyable movie theater experience? While you are at The New Parkway Theater you will be able to indulge in their fantastic food, dynamic ambiance and most importantly, a ton of great movies ranging from independent to blockbusters, or even bringing some nostalgic films. The theater has non-traditional seating utilizing loveseats, couches, rocking chairs, beanbags and more making for a comfortable and unique movie theater experience. This will rival any other movie theater you’ve been to with events like Open Mic Night, Trivia night and Drink and Draw nights.

A historic bookstore spanning three floors of books you can lost in, you can daydream your way through one of the biggest independent bookstores and publishers in San Francisco. There is nothing like sifting through the pages of a new book that took you months to find. Any hard-to-find, or banned book will probably be found at City Lights Bookstore, which has tons of sections to browse through like poetry, fiction, non-fiction, science-fiction, social, relationship, history, religion, women’s studies and more. Let the words fall off the pages and take you to another place at City Lights Bookstore.

Grand Lake Theater, a historic neighborhood theater originally opening in the 1920s shows new releases and some of the greatest hits. Experience 3D movies in a new way with each auditorium as grandiose as the next, decorated in specific opulent styles like Egyptian, Moorish palace, and the 1920s. What is not to love about low price movie tickets of the latest movies? Come and see what this movie theater has offer; great people, movies, ambiance and food.