Ferry Building Marketplace

About the Business

Specialties

Since 1898, the Ferry Building has stood as the gateway to San Francisco. This iconic landmark, located on San Francisco's waterfront on the Embarcadero, serves as a destination for Bay Area residents and tourists alike. The first-floor marketplace is home to beloved restaurants, cafés, and retail shops offering a variety of foods, beverages, groceries, goods and wares, and sweet treats celebrating the best of the Bay Area.

History

Established in 1898.

Opening in 1898 on the site of the 1875 wooden Ferry House, the Ferry Building became the transportation focal point for anyone arriving by train from the East, as well as from all the East Bay and Marin residents who worked in the city. From the Gold Rush until the 1930s, arrival by ferryboat became the only way travelers and commuters--except those coming from the Peninsula--could reach the city. Today ferry terminals operate at Larkspur, Sausalito, Vallejo, and Alameda. Extensive renovation of the Ferry Building is now complete. The redevelopment represents roughly 65,000 sq ft of first floor Marketplace space, and an additional 175,000 sq ft of premium office space. The Marketplace provides a distinctive space for bringing together the greater Bay Area's agricultural wealth and renowned specialty food purveyors under one roof. The exterior and main public hall have been restored to their original grandeur for use by ferry passengers and the public at large.