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SAN FRANCISCO
Ambiance
(415) 923-9796 • ambiancesf.com
Clothing in a wide range of prices, accessories, jewelry and gift items all are available at this San Francisco Legacy Business — so named by the city’s Office of Small Business in recognition of the shop as “a valuable cultural asset.” Founded in 1996, Ambiance is known for “our amazing selection … and our incomparable customer service!”
Ruti
(415) 477-1651 (San Francisco)
(510) 544-3347 (Berkeley)
(650) 855-8596 (Palo Alto)
ruti.com
Owner Ruti Zisser has three design rules for the elegant women’s clothing and accessories she offers: It must be cool, it must be flattering and it must be practical. “80% of my collection are clothes that I wear everyday. 20% of my collection is aspirational — it’s for the woman I daydream of being.” Israeli brands are well represented.
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