These businesses were voted the Best Pet Store or Services 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: Bay Bridge Aquarium. Offers rare and common freshwater and saltwater fish as well as everything you need to run an aquarium. Oakland. baybridgeaquarium.com.
Silver: Woofie’s of Walnut Creek. Serves Walnut Creek and surrounding areas. woofies.com/walnut-creek.
Peninsula
Gold: Bow Wow Meow. Grooming, nail trimming, teeth cleaning and dog training are available at this pet salon and retailer. Menlo Park and San Carlos. bowwowmeow.net.
Silver: Pet Food Express. Multiple locations. petfood.express.
Bronze: Kibbles ’n Gifts. Half Moon Bay. kibblesngifts.com.
San Francisco/Marin
Gold: Pet’s Corner. This family-owned pet store stocks supplies for dogs, cats, small animals and birds. San Francisco. petscornershop.com.
Silver: Woodland’s Pet Shop. San Francisco. woodlandsmarket.com.
Bronze: Cal’s Pet Supply. San Francisco. calspetsupply.com.
Silicon Valley
Gold: Andy’s Pet Shop. Sells everything from fresh local hay by the pound to live insects for reptiles to bird food to rodents for snakes.
San Jose. andyspetshop.com.
Silver: Pet Smart. Multiple locations. petsmart.com.
Bronze: Gizmo’s Doggie Daycare. San Jose. gizmosdoggiedaycare.com.