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City Lights Booksellers in Chinatown, California

City Lights Booksellers in San Francisco, Chinatown is a bookstore (limited wheelchair accessibility, opening hours: Mon–Sun 12–20), Columbus Avenue 261 (94133) 🌐. City Lights Booksellers is also known as City Lights Booksellers & Publishers. Ⓦ.

House Number
261
Postal Code
94133
Street
Columbus Avenue
Building Type
building
Shop
bookstore
Tourism
attraction
Website
https://citylights.com/bookstore/
Wheelchair Access
limited

Pubs

  • The Devil's Acre at Columbus Avenue 256 (94113) – approx. 100 ft.
  • Specs Bar at William Saroyan Place 12 – approx. 150 ft.
  • Cafe Tosca at Columbus Avenue 242 – approx. 150 ft.

Banks

  • Wells Fargo (with ATM, opening hours: Mon–Fri 9–17) – approx. 150 ft.
  • CTBC Bank – approx. 200 ft.

Tobacco shops

  • Ali Baba Smoke Shop – approx. 100 ft.

Candy stores

  • Imperial Fruit – approx. 150 ft.

Nightclubs

  • Paname at Broadway 523 (94113) – approx. 200 ft.

Restaurants

  • Sushi Chef (Japanese, takeout, wheelchair accessible, opening hours: Wed 11–14, 16:30–21:30; Thu–Sun 10:30–14, 16:30–21:30) – approx. 150 ft.
  • Brandy Ho's Hunan Food (Chinese) at Columbus Avenue 217 (94133) – approx. 200 ft.
  • Yee's Restaurant (Chinese, opening hours: Mon–Fri 8–20) – approx. 200 ft.

Travel agencies

  • Windy's Travel Agency – approx. 200 ft.
  • Stanley Travel Service at Pacific Avenue – approx. 200 ft.

Fast food restaurants

  • Jamra (Pizza, wheelchair accessible) at Columbus Avenue 279 (94133) – approx. 100 ft.

Bars

  • Bow Bow Cocktails – approx. 200 ft.

Cafes

  • Love Tea (Bubble Tea, takeout) – approx. 200 ft.

Bus stops

  • Columbus Avenue & Broadway – approx. 50 ft.
  • Broadway & Columbus Avenue – approx. 150 ft.

Butcher shops

  • Ming's Poultry Inc at Grant Avenue 1136 – approx. 150 ft.
  • San Francisco Poultry at Grant Avenue 1118 – approx. 200 ft.

Taxi stands

  • Taxi Stand at Columbus Ave at Broadway (SW Corner, in front of City Lights Book) (SFMTA) at Columbus Avenue 259 (94133) – approx. 50 ft.

Hotels

  • Susie Hotel at Columbus Avenue 237 (94133) – approx. 150 ft.

Convenience stores

  • D & G Group – approx. 200 ft.

Tattoo studios

  • Dream Masters Custom Tattoos at Columbus Avenue 228 (94133) – approx. 200 ft.

Streets nearby

Jack Kerouac Alley
Ali Baba Smoke Shop, Asiastar Fantasy Inc, Imperial Fruit, Taxi Stand at Columbus Ave at Broadway (SW Corner, in front of City Lights Book)
150 ft
Grant Avenue
Caffe Trieste, Tamarind Hall, Nick's Liquor, Georgian Cheese Boat, Bay Wheels, Wells Fargo, Cinta Salon, Ray Florets, Goyard, Valentino, Brunello Cucinelli, Saint Laurent, Bonobos, Telegraph Hill Books, Public Barber Salon, A • B Fits, Little Bubbles Coin Wash, Berz Gallery Of African Art, Little Vine, New Age Nails, Dior, Giorgio Armani, Dupont Thai, Grant and Green, North Beach Pizza, Mo's Grill, Chubby Noodle, Church Key, Tope, P.F. Candle Co., ristorante ideal, Green Street Market, Henry's Hunan North, Natural Foods, Grant Cleaners, True Value, Tupelo, Laundromat, Yarsa, Maggie McGarrys, Cafe Jaqueline, Savoy Tivoli, Paparazzi, William Paul Floral Design, Forever Your Valentine, Freewheeling, 101 Music, Big Bus Tours Stop 17, China Town, Amorino, Serge Sorokko Gallery, Taxi Stand at Hotel Triton, Wicked
400 ft
Pelton Place
North East Medical Services
450 ft
Margrave Place
500 ft
Kenneth Rexroth Place
Molinari Delicatessen, Eight Tables
0.1 mi
Stark Street
Louie's Dim Sum Inc., Kin Tat Co., Jing Ye Co., Chung Chau City Inc.
0.1 mi
Cordelia Street
Pacific Avenue & Stockton Street
0.1 mi
Stockton Street
Walgreens, Cavalli Cafe, Stockton Street & Columbus Avenue, Mee Mee Bakery, Sun Kau Shing Co., Inc., Boardroom, Tang Fat Hotel, Stockton Street & Sutter Street, Boba Guys, Vapor Smoke Shop, Pete's Cleaner, Taqueria Mana, Shoe & Bag Repair, The Green Door Massage, Sunglass Hut, OneUP Restaurant, North Beach Station, Gorin Bros. Hat Shop, Stockton Street & Union Street, Juana Briones, Pioneer Settler of Yerba Buena, Union Square/Market Street, Chase, Pang Kee Bargain Market, Stockton Street & Geary Street / Union Square, Moncler, Lombard Heights Market, Napoli Market, Stockton Street & Lombard Street, Stockton Street & Greenwich Street, Stockton Street & Filbert Street, Tony's Coal Fired Pizza & Slice House, North East Medical Services (NEMS), North Beach Restaurant, Tony Nik's Cafe, Glow Yoga & Wellness, Tacolicious, Angel's Flowers by Amy, Tony's Pizza Napoletana, Su's Hair Salon, Atelier Emmanuel Salon and Day Spa, Liquor and Deli Mini Mart, EXIT Parking (4th Floor), EXIT Parking (2nd Floor), ENTRANCE Parking (2nd Floor)
0.1 mi
Turk Murphy Lane
Broadway Trading, King Poultry & Produce
0.2 mi
Card Alley
Firenze by Night, Vieni Vieni, Italian House
0.2 mi
Emery Lane
0.2 mi
Bannam Place
Sodini's, Convivium Enoteca
0.2 mi
Fisher Alley
Happy Chinese Restaurant
0.2 mi
Powell Street
Kam Po Kitchen, Super Laundromat, Sam & Son Market, Chu's Accupuncture & Herbs Clinic, Metropolitan Bank, Original Bakery, Cheng Hong Meat Market, Green Palace Hair Salon, Sun Sang tong, Heung Cheung Trading Co., Powell Street & Jackson Street, Jenny Hair Salon, Hair & Hair, Pacific Auto Repair, Ma's Dim Sum & Cafe, Western City Supply Hardware Store, Ladybug House, Kongming Glass Co., Powell Florist, Powell Street & Sacramento Street, Powell Street & Clay Street, Sue's Hair Studio, B-Beautiful Salon, Dion+Cole, Chi Sin Buddhist and Taoist Association, Harmony Massage, Rural Ramen Bar, Powell Street & California Street, Powell Street & Pine Street, California/Powell Cable Car signal, Powell Street & Bush Street
0.2 mi
Via Ferlinghetti
0.2 mi
Cadell Place
Don Pistos
0.2 mi
Keyes Alley
Wong Chong Kee Jewelery
0.2 mi
Wayne Place
0.3 mi
Broadway
Jason's Salon, A&A Hair Design, Restricted Parking: Permit Holders Only, Mason Street & Broadway, Enter the Cafe, Comprehensive Dental Care, Tong's Cleaners, Auspicious Clouds | Heavy Fog, Shanghai Kelly's, Hyde Street & Broadway, Sarah Dix Hamlin School, Rouge Night Club, Lord Stanley, Berber, Stuart Hall for Boys, Convent High School, Broadway & Steiner Street, East West Bank, Southern Gift Trade Company, Broadway & Sansome Street, ABC Supermarket Inc, 606, Tacorea, Eye Studio, Update Gift, SunMoon Market, MyCanh, Let's Go Boutique, Sam's, China Live, Broadway & Grant Avenue, Cold Drinks Bar, Kiss of Matcha, Osmanthus Dim Sum Lounge, Little Szechuan, Paris 75, Monroe San Francisco, Fondue Chinoise, Mura, Paris Pizza, Canna Bistro, Broadway & Columbus Avenue, Bling Bling, H.K. Anna Hair & Beauty Salon, InFashion, Cao Kee Market, Taishan Cuisine, HolyCraft Brewery, Lana Beauty Salon, Tancca, Paname, Best Food, Yuet Lee Seafood Restaurant, V.I.P Coffee & Cake Shop, Yummy BBQ Kitchen, Dim Sum Bistro, Café Broadway, Good View Trading, Pet Central, Broadway Dim Sum and Cafe, Tai Hing Market, V & J Cafe, Broadway & Stockton Street, Score, Taxi Stand at Broadway and Kearney (north side), Bamboo Hut, Broadway & Montgomery Street, Taxi Stand at Broadway and Montgomery St (south side)
0.3 mi
Union Street
Union Street & Columbus Avenue, KAIYŌ, Chronicle Books, Roam Artisan Burgers, Union Street & Montgomery Street, Union Street & Kearny Street, Union Street & Grant Avenue, Frenzy Faire, Original Joe's, Union Street & Stockton Street, Cow Hollow, Rose's Café, Gamine, Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters, Marina Submarine, Union Street & Baker Street, Union Street & Divisadero Street, Union Street & Pierce Street, Union Street & Polk Street, Union Street & Lyon Street, Coit Tower & Bay Bridge view, Union Street & Jones Street, Union Street & Taylor Street, Acquolina, Gelato Classico Italian, San Zen Nails, Union Street & Hyde Street, Tonic, Leopold's, Abrazo, Swensen's Ice Cream, Searchlight Market, Union Street & Larkin Street, Union Street & Leavenworth Street, Home Drug Co., Sherman Market, Union Street & Van Ness Avenue, Nails 2001, Le Bouquet, The Bud Stop, Union Street & Fillmore Street, Bank of America, Bar None, Extreme Pizza, Union Street & Buchanan Street, GIO Gelati, California Institute of Fashion, Twig, The Brixton, Contrada, Juicy News SF, Lamas, See Eyewear, Sweaty Betty, Skinworx, Lush, Lorna Jane, Earthbar, Müesi Cafe, Kühl, Sephora, AT&T, The Barbershop, Starbucks, Union Street & Laguna Street, Wells Fargo, Bus Stop, The Epicurean Trader, La Boulangerie de San Francisco, Left Door, Perry's, Luke's Local, Adam Neeley, Belga, Flores, Wildseed, Ben's Watch Boutique, Union Street & Gough Street, Union Street Apothecary, Pane e Vino, Trek, Trattoria Contadina, Noren Izakaya, Mason Street & Union Street, Union Street & Mason Street, Hilda and Jesse
0.3 mi
Eaton Place
0.3 mi
August Alley
0.3 mi

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Clinics nearby

Chinatown Public Health Center
0.3 mi

Fire stations nearby

San Francisco Fire Station 2
0.2 mi

Hotels nearby

The Basque Hotel
300 ft
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0.1 mi
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0.1 mi
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0.2 mi
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0.2 mi

Light rail lines nearby

Central Subway Northbound
0.2 mi
Central Subway Southbound
0.2 mi

Motels nearby

Royal Pacific Motor Inn
350 ft

Parking lots nearby

North Beach Garage
0.2 mi

Parks nearby

Washington Square Park
0.3 mi
Marini Plaza
0.3 mi

Places of worship nearby

National Shrine of Saint Francis of Assisi
0.1 mi

Police stations nearby

Central Police Station
0.2 mi

Pubs nearby

Northstar Cafe
0.2 mi

Residential buildings nearby

North Ping Yuen
0.2 mi

Supermarkets nearby

Luke's Local Grocery
0.2 mi
Chef Bowl, Inc.
0.2 mi

Theaters nearby

Club Fugazi
0.2 mi
Year built 1953
Owned by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Peter D. Martin
Industry retail
Headquarters San Francisco
Located in San Francisco
Country United States