Ice Cream & Gelato

Bi-Rite Creamery

food · Mission $

The ice cream that justifies the Dolores Park line. Salted caramel, honey lavender, a cone to eat on the grass across the street.

Mitchell's Ice Cream

food · Mission

Family-run since 1953 with tropical flavors like fresh peach, ube, and avocado

Humphry Slocombe

food · Dogpatch

Cult flavors like Secret Breakfast (bourbon + cornflakes) and Matchadoodle

Polly Ann Ice Cream

food · Outer Sunset

Neighborhood institution with Asian-influenced flavors like green tea and durian

Garden Creamery

food · Mission District

Hawaiian- and Asian-inspired flavors with daily lines out the door

Swensen's Ice Cream

coffee · Russian Hill

Original 1948 location with house-made waffle cones

The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain

food · Cole Valley

Retro 1930s-style soda fountain with house syrups and boozy malts

Nieves Cinco de Mayo

food · Mission

Family-run sorbet maker famous for refreshing mangonada