Garden Creamery is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

1. Garden Creamery

9.4
3566 20th St (at Lexington St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 59 tips and reviews

Angelica W.Angelica W: Strong flavors and perfectly creamy and smooth ice cream. Worth the wait!

Eva W.Eva Wei: Always has three different types of matcha. Non-dairy section on the left. Churro cones on Saturdays.

Pam ☕️ O.Pam ☕️ O: The magic wonders of chimney churro cones are only available on Saturday from 2-4pm. Which is a good thing because I would stand in line for one everyday otherwise.

Salt & Straw is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

2. Salt & Straw

9.4
586 Hayes St, San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Hayes Valley · 53 tips and reviews

Shalin M.Shalin Mantri: Strawberry Tres Leches is one of the best ice cream flavors I’ve had in my life. Definitely beats Bi-rite!

Nathan J.Nathan J: The best ice cream in the Bay. Salted caramel is my go to but they always have something new that’s out of this world.

Nitzan B.Nitzan B: Cool ice cream flavors and they make the cones in the spot!

The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

3. The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain

9.0
815 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Cole Valley · 205 tips and reviews

Alexandra K.Alexandra Kelly: The classic banana split is amazing with the caramelized banana!

Mark H.Mark Himmelsbach: The milkshakes really do bring all the boys to the yard.

@SDWIFEY@SDWIFEY: Caramelized Honey.

Mitchell's Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

4. Mitchell's Ice Cream

9.0
688 San Jose Avenue (at 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Noe Valley · 270 tips and reviews

Alexander G.Alexander Grant: Amazing as always, I get the combo of peanut butter and cookies & cream on a waffle cone. Mmm mmm!!

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Satisfy your sweet tooth with some ube ice cream...it's #96 on 7x7's Big Eat SF 2010. Read more.

Brian S.Brian Shields: It's worth the wait.

Salt & Straw is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

5. Salt & Straw

8.9
2201 Fillmore St (at Sacramento St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Pacific Heights · 66 tips and reviews

Natalie K.Natalie K: Nomnom. Try as many flavors as you want. Fresh Waffle cone is delish

Julia L.Julia Lu: Creative flavors with local ingredients. Try all of them!!

DanDan: Waffle cone. 💯

Humphry Slocombe is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

6. Humphry Slocombe

8.9
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews

Sarina A.Sarina Arceo: Malted Ducle De Leche is so creamy and delicious!

Eris S.Eris Stassi: Try the Secret Breakfast for breakfast. Cornflakes and bourbon to start the day.

D@n S.D@n S.: Secret Breakfast. That's all I can say.

Gio Gelati is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

7. Gio Gelati

8.9
1998 Union St, San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Union Street · 9 tips and reviews

Maya B.Maya Byrne: Best gelato! Must try the mango and the hazelnut!

Vishnu P.Vishnu Prem: Newfound favorite Gelato place in SF! Go for the Pistachio 🍨

J J.J John: Best gelato anywhere, as authentic as it gets! This is the stuff I remember growing up in Italy 🇮🇹. The toasted almond and the hazelnut are simply out of this world delicious! A+++

Bi-Rite Creamery is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

8. Bi-Rite Creamery

9.2
3692 18th St (at Dolores St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission Dolores · 687 tips and reviews

Deep P.Deep Pancholi: Ginger, salted caramel and orange cardamom are the best flavors here!!

SFGateSFGate: Trust us, you can't go wrong with the Salted Caramel…until you're addicted. Read more.

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: We die for the salted-caramel ice cream...it's #35 on 7x7's Big Eat SF 2010. Read more.

Smitten Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

9. Smitten Ice Cream

8.7
2404 California St (at Fillmore St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Lower Pacific Heights · 43 tips and reviews

Justin M.Justin McKissick: The chocolate is to die for, + caramel is delicious.

Laura S.Laura Shum: Maple pumpkin ice cream was good!

Anton G.Anton Gaddi: Excellent freshly made ice cream.

Swensen's Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

10. Swensen's Ice Cream

8.7
1999 Hyde St (at Union St.), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Russian Hill · 90 tips and reviews

Sara J.Sara Jones: Sticky peanut butter and sticky chewy chocolate. So good!

LianuhLianuh: a San Francisco Ice Cream landmark Read more.

ToryBurchToryBurch: It looks like it's straight from 1974, and—fittingly—it serves all old-fashioned flavors.

Smitten Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

11. Smitten Ice Cream

8.7
904 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Dolores Heights · 27 tips and reviews

Anton S.Anton Shuster: Cookie dough sundae is excellent.

Stefan M.Stefan Mojsilović: Fresh waffles and excellent ice cream.

Vivek V.Vivek Venkatram: A unique liquid nitrogen process and the finest natural ingredients ensure each made-to-order scoop is a creamy yet light, heavenly treat.

The Castro Fountain is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

12. The Castro Fountain

8.7
554 Castro St, San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Castro · 13 tips and reviews

Aditi M.Aditi Mishra: Roasted banana and chocolate cake ice cream is heaven!

Benjy W.Benjy Weinberger: Excellent ice cream, but don't skip the amazing sorbets.

Bennett W W.Bennett W Wong: Friendly guys on duty and excellent service.

Norman's Ice Cream & Freezes is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

13. Norman's Ice Cream & Freezes

8.9
2801 Leavenworth St, San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Fishermans Wharf · 28 tips and reviews

Chris A.Chris Albrecht: So friendly, and amazing ice cream. Coconut and oreo together is amazing.

Amy S.Amy Schrauf: Omg yam ice cream, what a twist!

Isaac S.Isaac Stephenson: Excellent ice cream. Extremely friendly people

Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

14. Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream

8.6
1447 Taraval St (at 25th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Parkside · 71 tips and reviews

Carmen I.Carmen Ibarra: One of the best ice creams stores in the city ❤️ Truly a natural flavor, with chunks of the fruit!! yummy yummy😋

Taylor M.Taylor Miles: chocolate is best

Dora T.Dora T: You can't go wrong with any flavor

Matcha Café Maiko is one of The 15 Best Ice Cream Parlors in San Francisco.

15. Matcha Café Maiko

8.6
1581 Webster St, San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Japantown · 18 tips and reviews

Jenn P.Jenn Pabón: Ask for the float! This is a matcha latte with soft serve on top.

Tonya M.Tonya Mezrich: Kaki Gori , vanilla with cornflakes and mochi.

steensteen: Allows samples in case you’re debating between matcha and the seasonal flavour.