The Best Spots to Buy Jeans in SF

Updated: September 24, 2009

If you're looking for the perfect fit, you'll want attentive (and honest) service. If you're looking for rare, limited-production denim masterpieces no one else will have, you'll want purveyors of exclusive and often obscure labels. And if you want a quality pair of jeans for cheap, you'll have to be ready to dig through the racks. Whatever you need, here's a list of the best places to look in SF.

On this page:For chicks, For dudes, For both.

For chicks

  1. 1 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended A B Fits
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    1519 Grant Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133 (map)

    For women who want something different than everyone else at the office, this import specialist will have the all the latest styles from Europe.

  2. 2 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Azalea Boutique
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    411 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)

    This Hayes Valley boutique stocks a pretty incredible selection of designer and organic denim, with OCD-style organization.

  3. 3 2 Star Rating: Below Average Bloomingdale's
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    865 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94103 (map)

    Even indie-minded, anti-chain store girls scour the sale section at the Westfield Bloomie's for insane deals on designer jeans.

  4. 4 4 Star Rating: Recommended Blues Jean Bar
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    1827 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123 (map)

    This one-stop shop for of-the-moment brands in Marina also has honest sales associates who will tell you which styles make your butt look big.

  5. 5 Thread Lounge
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    597 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)

    This Hayes Valley sample sale shop rewards patient shoppers with rare gems from top designers--but it may take a few visits to find your nugget.

For dudes

  1. 6 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Jack's
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    2260 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123 (map)

    This tiny men's shop in the Marina has one of the best selection's of denim in the city, plus a good selection of preppy-hip gear to match.

  2. 7 4 Star Rating: Recommended Macy's
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    170 O'Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102 (map)

    Though there's a Levi's flagship store just two blocks away, their jeans are much cheaper in the basement at Macy's--sometimes up to 50 percent off. Very cheap, considering they start at $60.

  3. 8 3 Star Rating: Average Marshalls
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    901 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 (map)

    Not every pair of jeans needs to be premium. It may take a little digging but finding a quality, good-looking pair of brand name jeans for $15 makes it worth it.

  4. 9 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Rolo SoMa
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    1235 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103 (map)

    The local men's fashion institution carries a well-curated selection of upscale denim, and major sales are held frequently--call to find out about the next one.

  5. 10 Self Edge
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    714 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110 (map)

    This Mission raw denim specialist stocks hand-loomed, "selvedge" jeans from boutqiue Japanese brands like Iron Heart, Flathead and Sugarcane that can't be bought anywhere else in the country.

For both

  1. 11 4 Star Rating: Recommended Villains Vault
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    1653 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117 (map)

    The high-end couture of the Villains trilogy has a large selection of the edgier, boutique-label brands.

  2. 12 4 Star Rating: Recommended Jeremy's Retail Inc
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    2 S Park St Ste 1, San Francisco, CA 94107 (map)

    Find steep discounts on super high end designer men's and women's denim at this shopper's secret in SoMa's South Park micro-hood.

  3. 13 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Montgomery Management Co
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    2123 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 (map)

    Thrift store for a whole new generation buys and sells used designer clothes and trendy accessories every day--get a perfectly worn in pair of jeans for cheap

  4. 14 American Rag Clothing
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    1305 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109 (map)

    Hipster and prep, chic and cheap, and new and vintage come together at this expansive clothing shop on the border of Polk Gulch.