Medicine for Nightmares, Mission
12 people recommendvia r/AskSF, r/sanfrancisco14 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Medicine for Nightmares is a bookstore on 24th Street in the Mission that many visitors recommend. One visitor finds it fun to browse and describes an interesting selection in English and Spanish, and a couple of visitors mention the art on display in the back. A few visitors mention or enjoy its events. Two visitors have mixed feelings: one misses the wider selection it carried under its earlier name, and another found the selection just okay.
Address
Medicine for Nightmares, 3036 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/__mgb in r/AskSF · Aug 2025
This visitor routinely stops by whenever they are in this part of town, alongside other nearby shops.
- Recommendsu/earinsound in r/AskSF · Nov 2024
Lists this newer shop among the nearby picks worth visiting.
- Recommendsu/Delicious_Bake5160 in r/AskSF · Dec 2023
Lists it among other notable bookshops to consider.
- Recommendsu/keyboardgato in r/AskSF · Oct 2025
Recommends this 24th Street shop, praising its art display and urging visitors to pick up plenty of books.
- Recommendsu/o0oo00oo in r/AskSF · Jun 2025variety
Finds this progressive Mission shop fun to browse, with an interesting bilingual selection.
- Recommendsu/zyncl19 in r/AskSF · Jan 2025ambience
Likes this Mission shop as a second-tier pick and notes its small back gallery.
- Recommendsu/mikmatthau in r/AskSF · Jun 2025
Names Medicine for Nightmares directly as the answer.
- Recommendsu/Senolatnap in r/sanfrancisco · May 2024
Suggests this 24th Street shop, noting it may once have been called Alley Cat Books.
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- Recommendsu/Infinite_Speed9052 in r/AskSF · Oct 2025
Names this Mission shop as their top pick among the bookstores mentioned.
- Recommendsu/Annual-Body-25 in r/AskSF · Nov 2024
Recommends this shop, noting it is not secret but gets less tourist-map attention.
- Mixedu/bsidesandrarities in r/AskSF · Nov 2024variety
Enjoys the shop's events but misses the wider stock it carried under its earlier name.
- Recommendsu/beans688 in r/AskSF · Jan 2025
Agrees, saying the name is a favourite and the shop hosts plenty of creative events.
- Mixedu/mac_the_man in r/sanfrancisco · Feb 2024variety
Visited recently and found its stock passable, though hoping another store has a wider range.
- Recommendsu/trapoutdaresidence in r/AskSF · Jun 2025ambience
Says it is their favorite and a warm gathering spot for locals.
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