Bi-Rite Creamery is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

1. Bi-Rite Creamery

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

NataliaNatalia: The best ice cream in town. Love salted caramel!

Patrick B.Patrick Buggy: Cookies and cream, ricanelas and malted vanilla w/ peanut brittle make for a great combination

joahnnajoahnna: The Ricanelas is my new favourite: cinnamon ice cream + snickerdoodle cookies!

Bob's Donuts is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

2. Bob's Donuts

9.0
1621 Polk St (btwn Clay & Sacramento St), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Polk Gulch · 266 tips and reviews

Leah B.Leah Busse: Must order the giant donut! They put it in a pink box. I love pastry in my box

Kat A.Kat Adh: Best donuts i ever had, buttermilk ohhh so good!

Amy B.Amy B: Real chocolate on the chocolate donuts! What an idea. Crumb cake is excellent too.

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

3. Dynamo Donut & Coffee

8.9
2760 24th St (at Hampshire St), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Mission District · 192 tips and reviews

Erik W.Erik Weber: Good donuts and the back patio is a great place to relax or do some work

Rachel D.Rachel Davis: Well worth the traffic we endured to get there. The maple bacon doughnut was amazing.

Lren & JJ P.Lren & JJ Popnfresh: Awesome donuts. Big variety. Unique.

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

4. Humphry Slocombe

9.0
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews

Suni S.Suni Sidhu: Try the Secret Breakfast, Hot Toddy Sundae and any beer flavored ice cream!

Ms M.Ms Marianne: Well worth the wait in line! Free samples & friendly staff. Excellent quality ice cream.

David S.David Strasser: Best ice cream in the Mission? Probably. Harvey Milk and the Viet coffee are winners.

Mitchell's Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

5. 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

Gene M.Gene Miguel: My favorite ice cream shop, more than Bi-Rite and HumphrySlocombe. Great tasting, no frills ice cream. Try the ube and macapuno! Read more.

Jay C.Jay Carmesis: It's a delicious ice cream.....yummy flavors! Different flavors from local fruits to tropical countries. You'll come back after one scoop!

Markeda C.Markeda Cottonham: Awesome ice cream, any flavor!!! Love chocolate chip cookie dough... All time fav

The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

6. The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain

9.1
815 Cole St (at Carl St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Cole Valley · 205 tips and reviews

Craig G.Craig Glendenning: Fromage blanc. Salty ice cream is unique and delicious!

Zakk D.Zakk DeVine: The best ice cream ever. The Banana Puddin' is no joke and perfect on any day that ends in 'Y'

Chris H.Chris H.: What an awesome hidden gem of a spot. Try the cherry ice cream!

Tartine Bakery is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

7. Tartine Bakery

9.1
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

Danielle M.Danielle Morrill: Chocolate croissant, bread pudding, lemon tart, almond scones, big bowl of latte.

Marisol S.Marisol Segal: Quiche and chocolate croissants are my fave tasty items here.

Ashley Y.Ashley Yue: Banana cream tart, chocolate croissant and their broccoli pesto sandwiches are 🙌🙏

Anthony's Cookies is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

8. Anthony's Cookies

8.7
1417 Valencia St (at 25th St), San Francisco, CA
Dessert Shop · Mission District · 89 tips and reviews

Pangfua H.Pangfua Her: OMG double chocolate chip and walnut cookie is amazing!

Winnie F.Winnie F: Best cookies in the bay area. Cookies and Cream and Choco Chips.

EMCjoeEMCjoe: Try the Assorted Cookies - Anthony is terrific as are his cookies! Crunchy and soft, double #chocolate chip: Perfect! Worth the short drive from d'town SF.

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

9. Humphry Slocombe

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

Timothy L.Timothy Lee: Smooth & creamy texture while bringing the wild flavors makes for a perfect ice cream treat!

Divya M.Divya Mulanjur: Amazing flavours, not too sweet, soft creamy ice cream. Go for the secret breakfast or Vietnamese coffee or peanut butter fudge. Yum!

Rain R.Rain Rannu: Possibly the best ice cream in the world! (Maybe only Hää Kraam in Estonia comes close)

Swensen's Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts 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

Jonathan W.Jonathan Wells: Definitely a top ten San Francisco ice cream joint. Delicious ice cream made on the spot, a scenic locale. Parking is challenging, so take a cable car or uber.

Nick F.Nick Fruendt: Delicious ice cream. Sticky chocolate FTW

Peter B.Peter Berg: Mocha chip FTW! Can't go wrong here, though. Awesome local ice cream.

Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

11. Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream

8.9
1447 Taraval St (at 25th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Parkside · 71 tips and reviews

Fik S.Fik Saleh: They have the best Durian gelato! It's $10/qt, but well worth it.

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😋

Ting S.Ting S: One of my favorite ice cream in town. Go for the sesame favor.

SusieCakes is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

12. SusieCakes

8.7
2109 Chestnut St (btwn Pierce & Steiner St.), San Francisco, CA
Cupcake Shop · Marina District · 63 tips and reviews

Katie I.Katie I.: The German Chocolate cake and Marble cake are both really, really good. One slice is plenty for two people.

Scott E.Scott Everson: Quite possibly the best chocolate chip cookies in the City... also, you can never go wrong with the whoopie pie!

Katherin S.Katherin Son: Red velvet cake is the best there is in SF. Also, get a whoopie pie.

Garden Creamery is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

13. Garden Creamery

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

Isabella W.Isabella Wei: Fantastic ice cream. Highly recommend the ube and any of the matcha varietals (special nod to matcha gold)!

Holly D.Holly D: skip the line at birite and come here first! loved the mango sticky rice ice cream!

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

Rich Table is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

14. Rich Table

8.8
199 Gough St (at Oak St), San Francisco, CA
New American Restaurant · Lower Haight · 188 tips and reviews

Julie C.Julie C: Loved the porcini doughnuts!

Rose A.Rose A: You'll have a hard time deciding what to order but don't fret. Everything is delicious. But you must start off with the Porcini Doughnuts & Sardine Chips (you'll enjoy even if you don't like sardines)

Andreea N.Andreea N: Delicious pasta dishes, very accommodating of vegetarians, a well priced tasting menu and brilliant dessert too. Only thing to mind is that smell from kitchen can creep into the dining area.

Smitten Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Places for Desserts in San Francisco.

15. Smitten Ice Cream

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

Maya S.Maya Shanmugam: hands down the best mint chip ice cream

KEKE: Lines weren't bad, seating inside and limited outside. Get the cookie dough chocolate chip pretzel ice cream in a waffle cone! You won't regret it! Kid-friendly.

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