Dynamo Donut & Coffee is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

1. Dynamo Donut & Coffee

8.8
2760 24th St (at Hampshire St), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Mission District · 192 tips and reviews

Taka T.Taka T: Try the Vanilla Bean Donut - #vanillabean #orangeblosssom #maplebacon #passionfruitchocolate

Jose P.Jose Palomares: Lemon thyme, vanilla bean, passion fruit chocolate milk... Delicious choices!!!

DailyCandyDailyCandy: Local, seasonal ingredients and imaginative recipes make this Mission-based shop stand out from the pack. Not to miss: Spearin’s famed vanilla bean donut and delightfully fluffy bread pudding.

Twirl And Dip is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

2. Twirl And Dip

7.8
Martin Luther King Jr Dr (at Concourse Dr), San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · Golden Gate Park · 42 tips and reviews

Maybs M.Maybs M: Waffle cone is a must. Get the vanilla bean dipped and chocolate with sea salt.

LouiseLouise: Handmade organic vanilla ice cream + olive oil&salt topping = dream

Linda Y.Linda Yang: Vanilla bean soft serve ice cream 🍦 with chocolate dip, sea salt, and toasted almonds in a waffle cone

Loving Cup is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

3. Loving Cup

8.1
2356 Polk St (at Union St.), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Polk Gulch · 71 tips and reviews

Venita M.Venita Maldonado, Dog Walker: Madagascar vanilla bean rice pudding is scrumptious!

Rose A.Rose A: Add Nutella to the Madagascar Vanilla Bean rice pudding. And bring CASH!

Amy M.Amy Matsuno: Keep it simple. Get the madagascar vanilla bean rice pudding!

Humphry Slocombe is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

4. Humphry Slocombe

8.7
1 Ferry Building (at The Embarcadero), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Financial District · 138 tips and reviews

La RecomelonaLa Recomelona: El helado de vainilla tahitiana 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

BuzzFeedBuzzFeed: Flavors like white chocolate lavender and black sesame will tingle your tongue, but first try the famous Secret Breakfast flavor, a bourbon-based vanilla ice cream with clusters of cornflakes.  Read more.

Rebecca M.Rebecca Maldonado: Blue bottle coffee icecream with their vanilla bean! Nice combo.

The Baked Bear is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

5. The Baked Bear

8.6
2824 Jones St (at Beach St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Fishermans Wharf · 12 tips and reviews

M A.M Aldoss ♏: Delicious Ice cream Cookies. My Recommendation White Chocolate and Salted Caramel Cookie (Seasonal) with Vanilla Ice cream. YUMMYLICIOUS

Giovanna J.Giovanna Jones: Red velvet cookie, funfetti cookie, salted carmel fudge ice cream. Hot pressed sandwich!

Paige C.Paige C: Holy amazingness. Ice cream sandwiches like you’ve never had before!

Genki Crepes is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

6. Genki Crepes

8.2
330 Clement St (btwn 4th & 5th), San Francisco, CA
Creperie · Inner Richmond · 81 tips and reviews

Max S.Max Sklar: The vanilla ice cream banana crepe - it's really good but make sure you have napkins because it's going to get sticky!

NanaNana: How did I not know about this!! Nutella crepe with vanilla ice cream 🍦 FTW

Natalia K.Natalia Koritskaya: nutella and banana crepes are the best in SF!

The Candy Store is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

7. The Candy Store

8.3
1507 Vallejo St (at Polk St), San Francisco, CA
Candy Store · Polk Gulch · 9 tips and reviews

Food & WineFood & Wine: Glass jars hold a wide range of sweets, including gumballs and Happy Goat caramels—goat-milk and butter caramels with salt and vanilla bean.

PureWowPureWow: We’re fans of the sour gummies imported from Sweden (the marshmallow gummy hearts are our absolute favorite), Dutch licorice chalk and to-die-for chocolate toffee caramel balls. Read more.

James G.James Guigayoma: Customer of the day gets 10% off!

Emmy's Spaghetti Shack is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

8. Emmy's Spaghetti Shack

8.4
3230 Mission St (between Valencia and 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Bernal Heights · 126 tips and reviews

Grace S.Grace S.: Spaghetti & meatballs + garlic bread is a must. Flatiron steak w/ egg and doughnut w vanilla ice cream, toffee and pecans is delicious!

Abner B.Abner Bollozos: Chocolate Truffle Cake with seasonal poached fruit, Mitchells vanilla ice cream and Carlos's amazing rum sauce

Scott H.Scott H: Yum, yum, and yum. Great for families of you go early enough.

Smitten Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean 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

Sravanti T.Sravanti Tekumalla: I love vanilla ice cream more than chocolate, but the chocolate ice cream here is amazing!!

KimKim: They had my dream combo of Cookie Dough w/ Pretzels & Chocolate Chips! So good! My gf got salted caramel, but it tasted more salty than anything; grossest ice cream I've tasted.

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

Mission Bowling Club is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

10. Mission Bowling Club

8.4
3176 17th St (btwn S Van Ness & Shotwell), San Francisco, CA
Bowling Alley · Mission District · 137 tips and reviews

Darwin D.Darwin Dayan: Try the Cinnamon Crunchy Toast With Vanilla Ice Cream

Marshall S.Marshall St. Clair: If they have it that day, cinnamon toast topped with vanilla ice cream

Will B.Will Bertelsen: Food, cocktails, activities! How can you go wrong?

Dynamo Donut & Coffee Kiosk is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

11. Dynamo Donut & Coffee Kiosk

8.2
110 Yacht Rd (btwn Marina Blvd & Yacht Rd), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Marina District · 15 tips and reviews

SFGateSFGate: "I don’t want to have to smell the Creamsicle-inspired vanilla bean or the apricot cardamom or the strawberry Earl Grey versions; combinations that are as seductive as any fancy pastry." -Kitty Morgan Read more.

Paige C.Paige C: If they have the maple glazed apple bacon donut, GET IT.

Kitzzy A.Kitzzy Aviles: Loved the taste and texture of the spiced chocolate donut. Tasted like a brownie.

Christopher Elbow Chocolates is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

12. Christopher Elbow Chocolates

8.1
401 Hayes St (at Gough St.), San Francisco, CA
Chocolate Store · Hayes Valley · 47 tips and reviews

Lani M.Lani M: Best truffles: caramel pecan, macadamia praline, vanilla bean, flour de sel, Vietnamese cinnamon

Beerblondie V.Beerblondie Victoria Olson: Get the drinking chocolate! Coconut curry & ginger caramel are my favs!

Serious EatsSerious Eats: This shop has a wide variety of visually appealing chocolates and truffles, or hit up the hot chocolate bar on cold days.

Blackbird Bar is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

13. Blackbird Bar

8.8
2124 Market St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Cocktail Bar · Duboce Triangle · 180 tips and reviews

Kenny H.Kenny Hsu: Try the Blackbird Toddy for a relaxing drink (has Earl Grey, Vanilla Bean) with some rye.

7x7 Magazine7x7 Magazine: Class it up with the Hot Toddy made with Evan Williams Single Barrel, Mightly Earl Grey tea, molasses, brown sugar, and vanilla bean paste. It's one of the best Hot Toddy's around! Read more.

Crissy G.Crissy Gershey: Love the Sunset Swizzle! Very refreshing.

Sophie's Crepes is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

14. Sophie's Crepes

8.1
1581 Webster St Ste 275, San Francisco, CA
Creperie · Japantown · 69 tips and reviews

Jay J.Jay Jhun: Strawberry, Nutella + vanilla ice cream is the way to go

KC S.KC Star: Chicken salad crepe with pesto sauce. YUM!

Mona B.Mona B: Best crepes in town. Hands down

Bi-Rite Market is one of The 15 Best Places for Vanilla Bean in San Francisco.

15. Bi-Rite Market

9.3
550 Divisadero St (btwn Hayes St & Fell St), San Francisco, CA
Market · Alamo Square · 77 tips and reviews

Sravanti T.Sravanti Tekumalla: Malted vanilla ice cream is unique and wonderful.

Camille R.Camille Ruvalcaba: Honey Lavender & Salted Caramel. Enough said.

Benjamin R.Benjamin Roodman: Witness the $10 carton of eggs.