These businesses were voted the Best Shopping Centers in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2025 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: Stoneridge Shopping Center. This is the Tri-Valley’s go-to shopping and dining destination with everything from an Apple store to Build-a-Bear to a LEGO store. Pleasanton. simon.com/mall/stoneridge-shopping-center.
Silver: South Shore Center. Alameda. alamedasouthshorecenter.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Hillsdale Shopping Center. Features Nordstrom and Macy’s, plus more than 100 specialty stores and restaurants. San Mateo. hillsdale.com.
Silver: Serramonte Center. Daly City. serramontecenter.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Stonestown Galleria. This premiere shopping center has an Apple store, Game Stop, Sephora, Vans “Off the Wall,” Regal Cinemas, tons of restaurants and more. San Francisco. stonestowngalleria.com.
Silver: Japantown Peace Plaza. San Francisco. sfjapantown.org.
Bronze: Strawberry Village. Mill Valley. edens.com/property/strawberry-village.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Santana Row. Upscale dining and shopping with outdoor plaza. San Jose. santanarow.com.
Silver: Westfield Valley Fair. San Jose. westfield.com/en/united-states/valleyfair.
Silver: Westfield Oakridge. San Jose. westfield.com/en/united-states/oakridge.
