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The Best Ice Cream Shops In San Francisco
From soft serve to creamy gelato, here's where to get your ice cream fix.
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San Francisco’s Hometown Creamery
San Francisco’s Hometown Creamery does excellent small batch ice cream in the Sunset.
Lexie's Frozen Custard
Lexie’s Frozen Custard is a small dessert shop in Berkeley with the creamiest custard this side of the Mississippi.
The Best Ice Cream Shops In San Francisco
From soft serve to creamy gelato, here's where to get your ice cream fix.
What's The Scoop
Excellent ice cream, cookies, and milkshakes are on deck at this Bayview dessert shop.
Curbside Creamery
Curbside Creamery is an Oakland ice cream spot with fantastic soft serve and lots of vegan options.
Twirl And Dip
For excellent dipped soft serve and more cold treats, stop by the Twirl And Dip truck at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park.
Powder
This Lower Haight spot serves Taiwanese shaved snow topped with everything from cereal and marshmallows to cinnamon sugar.
Swensen's Ice Cream
A very old-school spot on a corner in Russian Hill, Swensen’s is an SF classic that we always come back to for ice cream and house-made waffle cones.
Uji Time
Uji Time in Japantown has great taiyaki, plus soft serve, matcha drinks, and other desserts.
Toy Boat by Jane
There aren’t many places in town where you can ride a coin-operated pony in the middle of an ice cream shop. Enter: Toy Boat by Jane.
Mitchell's Ice Cream
Mitchell's is a classic San Francisco ice cream shop that's been around since 1953. They have cantaloupe, ube, buko, dulce de leche flavors, and more.
The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain
The ice cream spot in Cole Valley is the place to go for boozy milkshakes, sodas, and sandwiches.
Miyako Old Fashion Ice Cream Shop
Miyako Old Fashion Ice Cream Shop sells locally-made ice cream, candy, and sandwiches.
Fentons Creamery
Fentons Creamery is an over 100-year-old ice cream shop serving sundaes, banana splits, and shakes in Oakland.