Where to get ice cream in San Francisco
Five places for gelato, soft serve and a proper scoop. Check hours before you go: plenty slow down or close in winter.
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Humphry Slocombe
Ice cream · Ferry BuildingGet: Secret Breakfast (bourbon ice cream with cornflake cookies)
Adventurous ice cream, including bourbon-and-cornflake Secret Breakfast, with house-made sundae toppings.
1 Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA 94111 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 2
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Ice cream · San Jose AvenueFamily-run classic known for generous scoops and tropical flavors such as ube and young coconut.
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Bi-Rite Creamery
Ice cream · Mission DistrictGet: Salted caramel ice cream
Dolores Park favorite for exceptionally creamy scoops, with salted caramel among its signatures.
Also on the list: Long lines in San Francisco.
3692 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94110 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 4
Garden Creamery
Ice cream · Mission DistrictGet: ube pandan, salted kaya, black sesame, hojicha, Earl Grey
Small-batch shop with Asian-inspired flavors, distinctive tea scoops and coconut-based dairy-free options.
3566 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing - 5
SF’s Hometown Creamery
Ice cream · Inner Sunset; Hayes ValleyFrom-scratch ice cream made on-site, with a neighborhood focus and seasonal flavors.
1290 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122 · Map · Add to Chef Amazing
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