The Best Ice Cream in Bay Area

Salt & Straw - Fillmore

Epic lines have been forming outside Salt and Straw‘s first San Francisco location since opening, and rightfully so. The Portland-based creamery is responsible for some of the craziest flavors in the U.S., and their seasonal varieties are truly... more

Salt & Straw - Hayes Valley

Started in Portland, the wonderful mix of delicious, quirky flavors have helped establish Salt & Straw as a can't miss for a scoop. The only question is, "How long's the line?" more

Salt & Straw - Palo Alto

Epic lines have been forming outside Salt and Straw's Palo Alto location since its opening, and rightfully so. The Portland-based creamery is responsible for some of the craziest flavors in the U.S., and their seasonal varieties are truly revolutiona... more

San Anselmo Gelato

Family owned and operated for decades, San Anselmo Gelato is a community institution. Please stop in. We're happy to give you a free taste of any flavor you'd like. We always have 21 gelato flavors and 3 sorbets. more

San Francisco's Hometown Creamery

San Francisco's Hometown Creamery was the first creamery in SF to make small batch ice cream completely from scratch on-site. more

Shakedown

Small batch, artisanal, quality ingredients, organic ice cream, sorbet, shakes and smoothies. more

Shaw's Candy

Shaw's Candy is a family-owned ice cream and candy shop in West Portal. The store was originally established in 1931 and was remodeled in 2021. more

Smitten Ice Cream - Hayes Valley

Where my Brrr machine introductions first took place.   Great setting next to Hayes Valley Green. more

Smitten Ice Cream - Lafayette

Whether you’re treating the whole family to a scoop at our high-top tables, or sharing a sundae with your nearest & dearest on our benches outside, Smitten Lafayette is your one-stop shop for joy, guaranteed. more

Smitten Ice Cream - Marina

Nestled amid the hustle-and-bustle of Chestnut Street is our third San Francisco shop, where more than 80 years ago, Royal Clement Eastman ran Eastman’s Ice Cream and Confectionary.  With ice cream in its bones, this shop was crafted to ch... more

Smitten Ice Cream - Mission

Smitten Founder Robyn Sue Fisher first took her prototype Brrr machine to the streets of the Mission back in 2009, churning scoops amongst this historic neighborhood’s many colorful alleyways and iconic landmarks. more

Smitten Ice Cream - Pacific Heights

Our second San Francisco scoop shop, anchored in Pacific Heights’ hip strip of gourmet restaurants and trendy boutiques, opened its doors to hordes of hungry fans in 2015.   Refurbished Radio Flyer wagon benches and a milk crate chandelier... more

Smitten Ice Cream - Santana Row

Anyone’s who’s ever strolled along Santana Row on a weekend evening knows that this is the place to be.  And, if you’re trying to cool off from the hot South Bay sun, you know we’ll hook you up! more

Sweet Peabody's

Made in the Napa Valley, our sorbet is handmade in small batches with an emphasis on fresh seasonal flavors. We can cater your private party or event. more

Sweet Retreat - Morgan Hill

This family-owned chain of ice cream shops is about to undergo a major expansion, but fans of the Silicon Valley ice cream and frozen yogurt shop will always think of it as their own. more

Sweet Retreat - San Jose

This family-owned chain of ice cream shop, Sweet Retreat, serves up heaping scoops of yumminess. more

Swensen's Ice Cream

Walking around Russian Hill and want a delicious scoop of ice cream?   Look no further.   Swensen's has been a staple of the neighborhood for years. ------ Swensen's was the first national Ice Cream Parlor to serve a premium ice cream tha... more

Tara's Organic Ice Cream - Berkeley

Tara's Organic Ice Cream is hand crafted in small batches (2-4gallons at a time). Tara's ice cream uses no emulsifiers or stabilizers. Instead, they only use organic cane sugar or organic light raw agave (sorbets), fresh herbs, and freshly ground spi... more

Tara's Organic Ice Cream - Oakland

Tara's Organic Ice Cream is like homemade ice cream produced on a commercial level with the finest organic ingredients, the best intention, and it's a divine indulgence. Tara's Organic Ice Cream is certified organic by CCOF. Tara's Organic Ice Cr... more

The Baked Bear

Childhood friends, Rob Robbins and Shane Stanger, left their careers to follow their true passion: serving up inventive sweets to their home town of San Diego. At The Baked Bear, they assemble monstrous ice cream sandwiches that have won the hearts o... more

The Baked Bear

Childhood friends, Rob Robbins and Shane Stanger, left their careers to follow their true passion: serving up inventive sweets to their home town of San Diego. At The Baked Bear, they assemble monstrous ice cream sandwiches that have won the hearts o... more

The Castro Fountain

The vintage uniforms, the tile, the logo—everything about Castro’s new spot is too cute for words. Bringing together impressive cakes, cookies, ice cream flavors and sweet drinks, the Fountain is a major crowd-pleaser, but picking just on... more

The Ice Cream Bar

The Ice Cream Bar is a full service 1930s style soda fountain and ice cream shop. Everything is made in house: the ice cream, cookies, baked goods, and boozy drinks. more

The Penny Ice Creamery

The Penny Ice Creamery is the only ice cream shop in Santa Cruz making delicious ice cream completely from scratch in house. Our rotating selection of flavors feature local, seasonal, and organic ingredients served fresh daily, and we never use pre-m... more

Tin Pot Creamery - Los Altos

Tin Pot Creamery started as an ice cream of the month club in 2012. After about a year of delivering ice cream to customers in the Bay Area, Tin Pot opened its first brick and mortar store in Palo Alto. The team at Tin Pot Creamery handmakes ice crea... more

Tin Pot Creamery - Palo Alto

Tin Pot Creamery started as an ice cream of the month club in 2012. After about a year of delivering ice cream to customers in the Bay Area, Tin Pot opened its first brick and mortar store in Palo Alto. The team at Tin Pot Creamery handmakes ice crea... more

Tucker's

An Alameda and Bay Area favorite since 1941. We specialize in rich and full-flavored old-fashioned super creamed ice cream, but we offer so much more!  We’re famous all over the Bay Area for our yogurt, sorbets and sherbets, fresh fudge,... more

Twirl and Dip

Twirl and Dip is an ice cream parlor on wheels, selling organic, handcrafted soft serve ice cream, ice lollies, sundaes and more out of our cute truck! more

Uji Time

Tofu, Purple Yam, Lychee, Black Sesame, Matcha, Soft Serve... Since 2016 Sharon Ku, John Ip, and Benson Leung have been taking far east flavors and desserts and making them mainstream in the Bay Area. more

Willow Glen Creamery

Willow Glen's venerable Willow Glen Frozen Yogurt Co. is a small but mighty shop that specializes in all things frozen and creamy. The frozen yogurt is particularly rich and good given that it's made with low-fat yogurt. The real attraction isn't the... more

Yogurtland - San Jose State

16 Flavors of Self Serve Frozen Yogurt. more

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