Mini golf is having a Bay Area moment — and just in time.
At least five mini golf venues have opened or announced they’re on the way to the Bay Area since last year. And in a moment when downtown San Francisco in particular has plenty of vacant or available large retail space for the taking, adult (read: alcohol-adjacent) putt-putt offers a tenant commitment of as much as 25,000 square feet and a livelier experience-driven vibe embraced by forward-thinking malls like Stonestown Galleria and Bay Street Emeryville.