One of San Francisco\u2019s most popular \u2014 and pricey \u2014 grocery stores is planning another location.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bi-Rite, the upscale market with three locations across the city, has signed a lease on a building at 6001 California St. in the Outer Richmond. The building has 3,481 square feet of retail space, according to marketing materials (opens in new tab)<\/a>.<\/p>\n The expansion comes less than two years after Bi-Rite opened a 4,000-square-foot location, its largest, on Polk Street<\/a>. That followed the second location on Divisadero more than a decade prior. At the time, founding partner Sam Mogannam teased plans to roll out additional Bi-Rite stores before 2030, including \u201ctwo to three more markets in the Bay Area.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The location on the corner of California and 22nd Avenue previously housed 6001 California Market, which closed two years ago. Neighborhood residents are likely familiar with the storefront\u2019s red-and-white Appel & Dietrich Fine Food Market neon sign, a relic from the first grocery to occupy the space, in the 1950s. The building shares a block with popular restaurants Pearl 6101 and Pizzetta 211.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bi-Rite, known for stocking local products and produce, is one of several San Francisco-based grocers expanding in the city. Though 2025 saw the closure of major supermarkets, including the city\u2019s largest Whole Foods and Safeway in the Fillmore, homegrown Bi-Rite, Luke\u2019s Local, and Gus\u2019s Community Market have added stores in the past three years<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n