These businesses were voted the Best Shopping Centers or Malls in the Bay Area in Bay Area Parent’s 2024 Best of the Best reader poll. Read the full list of winners here.
East Bay
Gold: The Veranda. This shopping center includes stores such as Old Navy and TJ Maxx, restaurants, a movie theater and more. Concord. shoptheveranda.com.
Silver: Stoneridge Shopping Center. Pleasanton. simon.com/mall/stoneridge-shopping-center.
Bronze: Bay Street Emeryville. Emeryville. baystreetemeryville.com.
Peninsula
Gold: Shopping Center. Features Nordstrom and Macy’s, plus more than 100 specialty stores and restaurants. San Mateo. hillsdale.com.
Silver: Bridgepointe Shopping Center. San Mateo. bridgepointeapts.com/mapsanddirections.
Bronze: The Marketplace at Redwood Shores. marketplaceatredwoodshores.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Town Center Corte Madera. From big-name stores to one-of-a-kind boutiques and from quick bites to date night, this upscale shopping center is a community gathering spot. Corte Madera. shoptowncenter.com.
Silver: Japantown Peace Plaza. San Francisco. sfjapantown.org.
Bronze: Strawberry Village. Mill Valley. edens.com/property/strawberry-village.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Westfield Valley Fair. Offers more than 200 stores including Macy’s, Nordstrom and lululemon as well as a movie theater and restaurants. Santa Clara. westfield.com/valleyfair.
Silver: Pruneyard. Campbell. thepruneyard.com.
Bronze: Stanford Shopping Center. Palo Alto. simon.com/mall/stanford-shopping-center.