Gambino's

One of the first established business complexes in FiDi. The retail shops provide food, drinks, entertainment & fitness to all in the neighborhood. EC3 is exhibiting the famous Chinese New Year Parade dragon on the corner of Drumm & Sacramento Streets. My first time EVER seeing the dragon so close! Amazing 😉. Great place for outdoor events in Justin Hermann Plaza at EC4. Check it out...Ferry Building and SF Bay views.

It's not a crowded place and there's not many tourists. There's tons of restaurants and shops and places to just sit. The Embarcadero Center actually consists of ten structures, but the shopping mall area is four buildings connected by skywalks. The mall is kind of small, comparable to the Crocker Galleria. Also, there's loads of plants and the architecture is unique because it's kind of half indoors and half outdoors. You could sit on one of the many benches or sit under a table umbrella on a skywalk and listen to the traffic pass by under you. However, I don't sit here a lot and usually use this as a shortcut to get from the financial district to about a block away from the Ferry Building.

I love the Embarcadero Center. The terrific 70s tile and the amazing world class sculptures. Stunning floral and green displays. It's really beautiful. Sadly, it's not as vibrant as it once was, looks like something out of Omega Man. Very few shops and eateries left. But still my favorite cinema in town.