Large and wonderful selection of used books. The personable and knowledgeable bookseller quickly directed me to the section I was looking for. The pricing of the collection was generous and the range of subjects and genres was impressive. And Polk Street is a great, off-the-beaten path area to explore.

Its a lot bigger than it looks! Awesome selection of books, cards, toys and gift items. Nice area too

Great bookstore! You can find new and used books.

A wonderful bookstore, filled with a selection of new, used, and collectible books. They also carry gifts, toys, puzzles, cards, and wrapping paper. A must stop when in need of a new book to read, or a gift. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly.

There are few places I walk into, and just stand, mouth agape, like a little kid at Disneyland.If youre fond of old books, plan a trip seriously, dont just drop in, actually plan a trip to peruse the masterfully organized shelves of the Russian Hill Bookstore.

Awesome place. wonderful friendly staff. My daughter love the huge variety of books. Will definitely go back again.

I have been brushing up on the Rissian . I did not find one Russian book there.. lol.A good place to find good reads!!

This is a wonderful bookstore with knowledgeable staff. Brightly lit and friendly atmosphere, I was surprised to find this place open late on the way home from one of my adventures. This is the kind of brick and mortar worth saving.

A wonderful treasure cave full of well organized books on every topic you could wish to read about.A great friendly place to visit.

They have a wide selection of books on the Bay Area, as well as fiction, art and photography. And not just current, mass market books, but volumes from different decades. You can see in many of the older books how well they were designed and printed.

Great selection. Especially if you are looking for vintage sci-fi.

Great bookstore. Local and friendly. They always try to help. I called to find if they had a game and he said nope but so and so might!

They have everything! And if they dont they will order ASAP! Great vibe

Great setup they have here, for board games and books. The friendly staff will make your search quick and easy, or you can just be adventurous and explore the store at your own pace. Will visit again!

Fun little place with a pretty good selection!

Great selection and full of character!

Great vintage used books and decent postcards. Also can order books that are not in the store.

My wife likes books and it was the week of Valentines Day, so I stopped in to take a look. A good collection of new and old and specialty books. I dont think Ive ever been in a non mega store bookstore, so I dont have anything to compare this place to. I did enjoy my time there and I walled out with a nice little gift.

Always enjoy exploring this place...used and new books

Wonderful place for rare finds and older books.

If you are a book lover, you’ll love this place. It’s cute, had board games and old books. Lovely place :)

This is one of my favorite bookshops in SF. The parking is easy, they always have something used that I really want. They offer unique gifts and I like to get a boba across the street after. My only criticism is that the Islamic section is quite weak. Like most bookstores, they dont offer much more than the Quran, some Sufi books, questionable socio-political apology (yes I mean apology not apologetics) books and very rarely a fiqh book. But to be fair, this is pretty typical of most bookstores.

Amazing and unique bookstore, their oldest books predate 1563!

Got a rare book here. Was glad to support a local business instead of going the Amazon route.

Russian Hill Bookstore has everything San Franciscans need: a soul, a great variety of books, games, cards and friendly prices. A visit there guaranties a smile on your lips and a song in your heart!

Great selection of books, board games, and calendars and a well stocked clearance section to dig through.

Cool staff, tons of games and books!

Great selection of books, helpful staff. Also happy to find a section with card games and board games. Perfect size store for easy browsing.

Great store filled with even greater books

Local book store, has board games and board game nights. Great small gift & (post)card selections. Friendly helpful staff. Stop in, look around, grab some book you always thought you should read.

Oh the stationary! I love going to Russian Hill Bookstore for unique and beautiful greeting cards. I spend hours looking at all of the options and many are handmade. The store is well organized, cozy and the staff is very helpful and friendly. Theyve got great San Francisco specific cards and amazing candles and gifts. Oh and of course there are the books! They have board games and other fun items that make this my go to place on Polk to browse.

It’s such a sweet bookshop with very cool old used books but also all of the newest bestsellers. We found a training guide book for new soldiers printed in 1940. It’s right near some great coffee shops too so you can take your new book and sit!

A real bookstore with motivated, knowledgable staff. No toys, magazines and paper products, but interesting books.A bibliophiles wet dream.

Delightful neighborhood bookstore. A wide variety of special new and used books with card and gift selections to suit everyone, including a really thoughtful childrens section. They offer Vinyl and vintage sheet music as well!A treasure trove a wonder can be found at Russian Hill Books.

Love stopping in here! Lots of fun little knick knacks, cards, board games. Its my go-to shop for small gifts for friends. The staff are very friendly and helpful.The prices can sometimes be more expensive than online but thats not a surprise given how tough it is for local bookstores nowadays. Theyre fair though so cant complain too much.

I cant imagine a better store for sci-fi fantasy books. Great layout, amazing selection of books, just a very classy place. Please stop by if you want to browse - we really need to keep places like this in business! Good selection of new and used books.

I love this bookstore. I try very hard to only shop small businesses when shopping for gifts. Russian Hill Bookstore makes that easy. The staff greets me every time I walk in, offers help, and their selection is fantastic.

I love how homey it feels inside, they have so many interesting finds there! Theyre a tad pricey on the plushies though. They have books, tabletop and card games, greeting and post cards, candles, gifts, and an adorable kids section! Seriously worth a second visit!!

Super cool place to walk around after a long day. I love browsing some of the older books they have. Their selection is a solid mix of old and new, all quality stuff (avoiding pulpy NYT Bestsellers that really shouldnt be on the list). Great selection of board games, and a little section in the back with a bunch of old photographs you can flip through (or buy, I guess).Some of the prices are strangely high for the older books, but as an institution I appreciate their existence so Im happy to pay at the prices they post.

Found a lot of great comic books here too. Well priced books with a ton of different selections. There are also areas where you can sit and read.

Such a cute bookstore! I just wondered in and was blown away by how unique of an offering they had from cute nik-naks to piano rolls. Definitely a great place to stop for a book or a fun gift.

Jess, Ben and Chris are amazing. Very friendly and professional. Great varieties of cards, gifts and tons of books. I highly recommend this place.

Adorable bookstore on Polk Street! They have a wide selection of books, comics, and stationary. I definitely would recommend this store for all of you book and stationary needs. They also have some cute trinkets.

Best bookstore ever! This place is filled with treasures. A great deal of thought obviously goes into its inventory selection. Cute too. Fair prices.

Great letter pressed cards for all occasions.

Always friendly, helpful and genuinely excited about and interested in whatever it is youre purchasing. Theyve given me so many good recs for additional reads!

This place is a rare treat! A real live bookstore. They deal mostly in used books,so its always an adventure to go in and just prowl the aisles for that rare find. Something youve been intending to read but never quite gotten to. They also have some cards and games.

Very quaint and nice. The loveliest postcards and cards

This is one of my favorite little local bookstores. They have a great selection of books but also a good stock of greeting cards and childrens toys. I always come here when I need a gift for my nieces and nephews instead of dealing with the hassle of the big toy chains.

A warm and friendly place. Lots of old books to browse and buy.

Best place in the neighborhood of any retail persuasion for the events calendar alone. I needed a book that wasnt in stock, they ordered it and called within the week to tell me it was in. Didnt have to support any evil empires, that week, hooray!

You can spend hours reading and shopping at Russian Hill Books...a great place to find a gift!!!! There is a well-curated selection of books, cards, stationary and more -- the staff is exceptionally helpful and friendly.

Do you need a card for the right occasion, maybe you dont even know what that occasion is quite yet, well then this is your place! Incredible selection of cards for everything under the sun.When is the last time you sent your family a card. Your mother deserves a card. Go now they are open till 10pm.

A rustic shop with an old town character. Staff was slightly underknowlegable on Solzhenitsyn history. Still a great place.

Great small book seller with a nice collection of signed and early print books. A great place to enjoy shopping for used and vintage books.

Love this store, good finds for vintage books and knickknacks

Great selection friendly staff open late

Just the warmest welcome possible. Even after coming in only to buy a book that was on sale. Very nice store

The man working there was very friendly and knowledgeable, the books were somewhat haphazardly oragnized (hence the 4 stars) but were separated into genres and the ambience overall was very aesthetically pleasing. I found a book by Ridy Rucker (a small gem in itself) but jot Wyndham. Prices vary, I thought $10 for an annotated book in a fair condition was a but pricey, but hey. Definitely reccomend, something here for everyone.

Neat place. Lots of good inventory.

A bookstore! A real live bookstore!

Something about walking into a bookstore ... That smell of paper and the rugged look that some of the books have.. A very unique place .. :)

The place is simply the most bestest, in all superlativeness ... I mean, its like a supreme, double cheese crust pizza and I dont just say that every day...

Whats not to love about an independent book store with an interesting section of boardgames? As a bonus, there is a big selection of quirky used books at the back.

Beautiful little spot. Go to buy or browse; you will be happy you did!

My favorite books store because I can buy new releases here and used copies of books. I also buy board games, greeting cards, and stuffed animals here. I love the early 90s vibe.

Great little book store.

What a fabulous selection to get lost in! I’m buying two books, maybe three. And I only came with intentions on wandering!

More than just used books. They have tons of cards; roughly $5 a card but handmade and unique

Great used book store. Wonderful people. Fun neighborhood.

One of the best bookstores in San Francisco: giant variety (with some vintage things), great taste in everything, nicest staff and beautiful soundtrack every time!

Most helpful knowledgeable staff with a unique collection of timeless books and stationary

Amazing selection of vintage books and mini birthday nicnacks, as well as some choice new books.

Friendly, patient, and knowledgeable staff. Im a fan of the Keyforge card game and they had it in stock when no one else did.

Wonderful selection and a friendly, knowledgeable staff makes this bookstore great to get lost in.

Greetings cards selection is unique and plentiful, mostly local artists, charming and beautiful. I just went overboard stocking up, but I couldnt resist!

Cute and quaint neighborhood bookstore, with an array of literary material, and fun gift ideas

This place is the best place to find anything and everything from new books to old books and the people that work there are awsome

Great selection. Cute little bookshop.

Best cards for all occasions. Really there is an entire room filled with cards of all kinds, that you will never find anywhere else.

Good selections for games, cards, used books. Can special order.

I just love this bookstore. Dont miss the game section!

Cute bookstore, great options for books cards and even kids toys.

Lots of fun books and gifts. Has a wall with lots of History.

Nice selection of used books, as well as fun cards, calendars and uncategorizable interesting gifts.

One of my favorite bookstores!

Seems like a wide variety of books and boardgames. Had I been in town longer, might have joined them for their weekly game night. Not sure if they have any restroom for customers, but I was too shy to ask.

Super unique place with a good selection.

Reliable, folksy place for unique cards and books.

Awesome childrens section. Nice folks!

Quiet peace to fill your inner kid.

So many interesting treasures.

Great shop. Great people.

Great local bookstore in Bay area.

What a place to buy a book.

Super friendly and helpful staff.

My go to place for cards, small gifts, and the best used books.

If youre looking for something unusual in print, this is the place

Great place. Parking rough.

Old style bookshop, friendly staff.