Alley Cat Books

The Mission, Dogpatch & Potrero Hill


Part bookstore, part community center, with books in the front, and local art shows and art books in the back. Alley Cat is not a hush-hush place but an authentic San Francisco scene – after 5pm, don't be surprised to bump into an urban square dance, Wednesday oil painting workshop or a writers' gathering.


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