small business profiles Archives - Mission Local

A bakery storefront with a painted mural resembling The Last Supper, featuring bread and pastries, under the sign "Royal Baking Co" against a partly cloudy sky.

Excelsior’s Royal Baking Co., nearly shuttered by tragedy, planning comeback

by Jordan Montero August 29, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 29, 2025, 11:21 am

Two people stand side by side inside a shop filled with pottery, plants, and art on the walls, with shelves and a large potted tree visible.

Public Land opens art, plant, and home goods store on S.F’s Clement Street

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson August 24, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 26, 2025, 1:17 pm

Hiep-Thanh Market storefront with a red sign, located between other businesses on a sunny street; two people walk past the entrance.

One Tenderloin, two corridors showcasing immigrant cuisine

by Jessica Blough August 12, 2025, 9:00 am

A man wearing glasses and a cap stands in a skateboard shop, smiling next to a Sticker Zone vending machine and racks of colorful skateboards.

This Tenderloin skate shop is an artists’ haven

by Jessica Blough August 3, 2025, 4:00 amAugust 4, 2025, 3:15 pm

A person in a green Tenderloin hoodie stands at a city street corner, surrounded by bustling buildings, traffic lights, and passing pedestrians.

Rene Colorado is here to make S.F. hungry for the Tenderloin

by Jessica Blough July 25, 2025, 4:00 am

An older man stands in a shop with a wall covered in blue street sign replicas and shelves of various items by his side.

Jack Epstein has made 50K boxes at his Noe Valley chocolate shop

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson July 24, 2025, 8:00 amJuly 28, 2025, 12:36 am

A shattered storefront window with broken glass on the ground. The sign reads "Yvonne's Southern Sweets." The interior is blocked by a white sheet.

Yvonne’s Southern Sweets in the Bayview was vandalized in early June. It’s still struggling to reopen.

by Jose Alonso Velazquez July 23, 2025, 5:48 pmJuly 24, 2025, 11:29 am

A woman with pink hair smiles while standing beside a wooden counter in a blue room with a sign reading "Experimental Theater in the Tenderloin.

Meet the 77-year-old keeping experimental theater alive in the Tenderloin

by Jessica Blough July 23, 2025, 12:00 pm

Two people stand outside the entrance of Après Vous, a carryout and catering shop in San Francisco, next to a sidewalk on a sunny day.

Après Vous on Taraval St. puts the ‘you’ in ‘after you’

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson July 22, 2025, 8:00 amJuly 22, 2025, 11:46 am

A man wearing an apron and hat stands with crossed arms behind a glass window displaying the words "Old Mission Barbershop.

Old Mission Barbershop closing doors after 7 years

by Jose Alonso Velazquez July 21, 2025, 4:36 pmJuly 22, 2025, 11:50 am

Several people are lying or sitting on a city sidewalk next to a fenced area, with bags and belongings nearby; school zone signs and cars are visible along the street.

Tenderloin businesses want to bounce back. The neighborhood’s rep is a hindrance.

by Jessica Blough July 15, 2025, 9:00 amJuly 15, 2025, 10:34 am

A woman stands and speaks while another woman with a large drum sits nearby; several people observe in an urban courtyard with murals and greenery.

The Skywatchers, Tenderloin artists and dancers, speak for the neighborhood

by Jessica Blough July 13, 2025, 4:00 amJuly 15, 2025, 11:38 am

An older man in a plaid shirt and hat stands smiling in front of a large fountain and trees in a park, with a building labeled "Lily Pond House" in the background.

The San Francisco band that’s been in survival mode for 143 years

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson July 6, 2025, 4:00 amJuly 21, 2025, 4:04 pm

Street view of CanToo, a restaurant with a sign reading "Latin, Asian, Rotisserie" and an open door. Neighboring businesses and building facades are also visible.

In the Tenderloin, Cantoo offers Chinese-Venezuelan fusion

by Jessica Blough July 3, 2025, 9:00 amJuly 4, 2025, 12:02 am

A woman wearing overalls and a sweater stands and smiles inside a well-lit shop filled with various household goods and decor items arranged on shelves and tables.

The Sunset’s new ‘modern general store’ knows it’s ‘tomato girl summer’

by Madera Longstreet-Lipson June 30, 2025, 10:00 amJuly 21, 2025, 4:08 pm