Shop · Our pick in California
Union Square
San Francisco’s shopping heart
San Francisco’s grand shopping square, with a winter ice rink.

Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Dllu · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Union Square
Union Square is the centre of shopping in San Francisco: department stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and flagship boutiques face the square and line the streets around it, with the Powell Street cable cars a block away. In winter the square has an ice rink and a giant Christmas tree.
Our take
- Department stores and flagships
- Hotels and theatres around the square
- Cable cars on Powell Street
- Address
- Union Square, San Francisco, California
- Website
- visitunionsquaresf.com
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Union Square before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
Location
The map comes from Google Maps, which sets its own cookies once it loads.