Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in San Francisco, CA

Desserts and ice cream in San Francisco at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 11th largest food category in San Francisco, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 2.6% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 60 listed below, 44 are independent and 16 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in San Francisco

Showing 60 of 197, listings with a website first.

• Smitten Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 904 Valencia St
• Amorino Gelato - San Francisco
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 338 Grant Ave
• Aegean Delights
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 545 Castro St
• The Baked Bear
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2824 Jones St
• Polly Ann Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3138 Noriega St
• Happy Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 503 33rd Ave
• IT'SUGAR
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 145 Jefferson St #400
• Vanda Siam Restaurant
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 668 Sacramento St
• Aydea
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 799 Bryant St
• Balboa Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1844 San Jose Ave
• Bambu Desserts & Drinks
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 6050 Geary Blvd
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1480 Haight St
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 475 Jefferson St
• Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3106 16th St
• Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 44 W Portal Ave
• Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 718 Irving St
• Fiestabowls
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2290 Mission St
• Garden Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3566 20th St
• Giddy Candy
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2299 Market Street, Noe St
• Golden Island Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1300 Noriega St
• Hila Gelato Caffe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 951 Valencia St
• Holy Nata
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 8 Trinity Pl
• Humphry Slocombe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 699 22nd St
• Humphry Slocombe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · One Ferry Building
• Insomnia Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2 Varela Ave Ste . 2
• Kiss of Matcha
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 750 Clement St
• Kowloon Tong Dessert Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 393 7th Ave
• La Copa Loca Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3150 22nd St
• Lush Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 520 Columbus Ave
• Magical Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 900 Grant Ave
• Maison Danel
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1030 Polk St
• Milkbomb Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1717 17th St
• Mission Minis
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3168 22nd St
• Mitchell's Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 688 San Jose Ave
• Miyako Old Fashion Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1470 Fillmore St
• Moscone Liquor & Deli
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 689 Folsom St
• Moto Mio Pizzeria
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1030 Illinois St
• Na Ya Dessert Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5338 Geary Blvd
• Nieves Cinco De Mayo
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3052 16th St
• OH Dessert Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1919 Irving St
• Over The Moon Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2144 Chestnut St
• Powder
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 260 Divisadero St
• Salt & Straw
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 586 Hayes St
• Salt & Straw
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2201 Fillmore St
• San Francisco's Hometown Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1290 9th Ave
• See's Candies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3250 20th Ave #125
• See's Candies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 754 Clement St
• Shaws San Francisco
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 122 W Portal Ave
• Somi Somi
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1350 4th St
• Swensen's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1999 Hyde St
• The Baked Bear
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 303 Columbus Ave
• The Candy Store
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1507 Vallejo St
• Toy Boat By Jane
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 401 Clement St
• Whole Cakes
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 100 1st St Ste Gb01
• Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3886 Noriega St
• Norman's Ice Cream & Freezes
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2801 Leavenworth St
• Gio Gelati
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1998 Union St
• Atalia's Gelato on PIER 39
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Pier 39
• Beard Papa
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 845 Market St
• Yoppi Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 845 Market St

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Los Angeles (637), San Diego (296), San Jose (167), Sacramento (108), Fresno (97) and Anaheim (76).

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