Inside Golden Gate Market on Lombard Street

A Corner Store Reimagined

The storefront at 2767 Lombard St has been some version of a neighborhood liquor store since at least 1947, when it was known as Bloom’s Liquors. It later carried the Golden Gate Marketname for decades under the Zeidan brothers. In 2013, San Francisco natives Wael “Wally” Abedalnour and Emil Habash purchased the run-down shop and brought it back to life — adding a deli that now serves more than 50 toasted creations on Wedemeyer Dutch crunch and sourdough, including the famed Sanfranpsycho, the Freak, and the Friday carne asada special.

Bloom’s Liquors

The corner store at 2767 Lombard St first appears in San Francisco records as Bloom’s Liquors, just steps from the Golden Gate Bridge.

Wally & Emil Take Over

SF natives Wally Abedalnour and Emil Habash buy the shop, renovate it, and launch the deli — growing to 50+ sandwiches and ~200 a day.

1947
1980
2013

Golden Gate Market Era

After Paul Bloom retired, the Zeidan brothers reopen the store as Golden Gate Market — a name that sticks for the next three decades.

1947

Bloom’s Liquors

The corner store at 2767 Lombard St first appears in San Francisco records as Bloom’s Liquors, just steps from the Golden Gate Bridge.

1980

Golden Gate Market Era

After Paul Bloom retired, the Zeidan brothers reopen the store as Golden Gate Market — a name that sticks for the next three decades.

2013

Wally & Emil Take Over

SF natives Wally Abedalnour and Emil Habash buy the shop, renovate it, and launch the deli — growing to 50+ sandwiches and ~200 a day.

When we bought it, it was really run down — the lights were hardly working, the shelves were nearly empty. People come in, we chitchat, we get to know them. By the time they get their sandwich, they’re like family.

Wael “Wally” Abedalnour & Emil Habash

Owners