Far East Flea Market

China town is unique, but by far one of the most fun. I enjoy looking at the vast array of interesting items very different than other stalls I take all of my friends here when they come love this for kids.

DEFINITELY worth checking out. A lot of shops in China Town have the exact same stuff… well if this place has it then it will be the lowest price you will see out of all the shops. Something for everybody here… I discovered this place and will now be stopping by every time I’m in SF.

This is my favorite San Francisco Chinatown giftshop! Everything is so cheap. And the selection is HUGE! I got a set 12 of chopsticks that were painted with pretty flowers and wrapped in a beautiful covering for only $ 4! Also was able to pick up a few souveniers for friends for dirt cheap. I will definitely come back next time I’m here.

Very touristy and the products didn’t seem to have the original flair like they did in the old days. Not my cup of tea but if you have to say that you bought a souvenir from Chinatown, I guess this is a good spot.
My wife picked up some stuff for the kids and cousins, but that was about it. Not much really to offer someone to buy something of character and allure.

There were many interesting knick knacks in this store. My favorite would have to be the zodiac carvings there. They are very inexpensive and have a nice artful look to them despite the cheap price. The aisles are a little clumped together but it wasn’t too bad.

Very large and clean flea market. It is oddly organized for being a «flea market.» It is located across the street from the famous Eastern Bakery, so get your delicious pastry and then check out this souvenir place. It has a lot of toys and San Fran trinkets.

This place has everything you don’t need. It’s great. All of the souvenirs, sweatshirts, and chinatown kitsch you could ever want.

I love this place, everytime I come to The City, I am more than willing to make the trek by foot from Market Street to Grant Ave; Just so I can rummage through all the hidden gems that this establishment offers. The name fits this place perfectly, as soon as you walk in you feel like you have just stepped into a flea market vendors warehouse, they carry everything under the sun. You could spend quite a few hours here just digging through boxes of trinkets and tourist souvenirs and you still wouldn’t ever come close to seeing everything that they offer. I’ve come here to purchase everything from authentic Zippo lighters to cookware to clothing to toys, and I always spend way less than I would anywhere else. I suggest that everyone visit this place at least once in their life, and if you do; be sure to take your time, you don’t want to miss a good deal.

Far East Flea Market now has sells a large selection of POP Vinyl figures and bobble heads. Looks like they’re upping their pop culture ante! ;)

One of my fave places in chinatown! I always go in here to look around and get souvenirs and toys to give away.

If you are a tourist and want to bring home small gifts for family and friends like magnets, cups, keychains, etc at f’nig bargain basement prices… then this is the place to go!
For example, it beats buying magnets for $ 3 – 4, when you can get the same/​similar item for .49−1.99 here!
To bad, I live in SF otherwise this would be a gem!
Fairly organized store (they had 2 staff members organizing and cleaning up the shelves)

I found some good gifts here that I would actually use. Found a purse for my grandma and pillow covers to use for the whole house. They are nice and still lasted until today.

First time experience.
My girlfriend and I visited Chinatown for the first time.
We specifically went her to shop in the «bazaar» shops and at Far East Flea Market.
We spent the most time inside Far East, as there was a lot to look at.
We ended up buying a handful of items. It was fun shopping for cheap little trinkets and taking home something from here.
Not much has to be said about this place. It’s a fun place to shop!
This is a place I could frequent when I visit Chinatown.

If you like copious amounts of junk and trinkets, then this is the place for you! Any place that sells umbrella hats for $ 1.49 is a place for me.

Cheapest place for buying souvenirs –problem – they don’t have shirts or caps or anything like that. everything like in a limitation.
The trinket, kitchenware – ok to have.
Avoid those collections are not enough to buy.

Cheesy, cheap, fun, touristy. Don’t expect more than that.

if you were to go to any tourist shop and come here.
youll for sure feel like youve been ripped off big time
everything in here is sooo cheap
i like to browse around here when im in frisco just for the hell of it and to find something cute for my kids to play with

Chinatown’s Grant street has lost its vibrancy as a community center for the Chinese diaspora, and even the tourist business has suffered slowly through the decades in a steady decline, perhaps because there are few good places to eat anymore on this strip.
Sadly, the brights lights and catchy tunes of Rogers and Hammerstein’s famous stage play and later major motion picture musical, «Flower Drum Song» have faded into a dingy tourist trap of cheap Made in China curio items at higher tourists prices to eek out a living for the many shop owners.
There are several large Bazaar like tourists shops, and many, many smaller ones of varying degree of quality along Grant Avenue. But if you are looking for mass quantities of dirt cheap items on a step above a gum machine or cracker jacks box, this is the place for you.
This is like a Chinese gift shop meets the 99 cent store. Many items hover around $ 1, depending on what it is. Fancy a Chinese animal carving, of perhaps a dragon, frog, or maybe a Buddha? You can pay from 49 cents to $ 20, depending on size quality and materials used. Asian patterned pillow covers? Yup, get it here.
The really cheap stuff is toward the front, to allure the tourists from Topeka and Missoula to buy some Chinese Tchotskies for the Fam Bam back home in Poughkeepsie or Porterville. They do have more refined Ivory carvings in the rear. Not politically correct, but higher in value.
If you are local and like a bargain, or a depressed hoarder seeking to fill up that last corner of your home with junk you may never find a use for, come here.
Miniature red lantern type bauble? 19 cents. Plastic extend-​o-​grap device? $ 1.99
It is a hoarder’s delight here!
And now a musical interlude refrain from Flower Drum Song:
«Grant Avenue San Francisco, California USA!
It was never like that, but it was a lot better than it is today.

Wow I didn’t realize how cheap this Market actually is until recently! I found two square stone plates that retailed for $ 7.95 each for $.99 each… and a mug for $.99 yeah there’s a lot of «overstock» items so you’re in luck if you want a few random things here and there!
You may have to dig through the chipped plates but there are enough to still form a matching set.

Yeah, keep walking past the first few stores near Lion’s Gate on Grant st.
Located on Grant Ave, between Sacramento and Clay sts, this place has knick knacks galore! table runner on sale today for $ 5.99? silk cushion covers for $ 1.99? wooden back-​scratchers, (you know you’re Asian if you have this at home!) chinese slippers for your kids, $ 15 Betty Boop watches, sparkly crystal bracelets, tea pots, Grow a Spongebob (or a brain or a pet — only water needed!) for your entertainment.
You may realize that you don’t even need half the things you bought here today, but with prices averaging 30% (or more!) less than the other stores in the area, do you think you can still fit an extra ten porcelain plates in your suitcase?
Of course you can. You might as well throw in a kung-​fu kid figurine too.