The 15 Best Dessert Shops in San Francisco

Marshall St. Clair: Classic Apple pie ranked #4 pie in bay area by 7x7 mag

Tasting Table: Thanksgiving is still a week away but be sure to order your holiday pies today. We love the pumpkin, bourbon pecan, and classic apple! Read more.

Jared Zimmerman: Go for the babes, stay for the pie.

louis 💃: Four Barrel Coffee. Goes well with cookies, of course.

Anne Arcelo: You must try the Cookies-and-Cream or Toffee Chip. Read more.

kewlio: toffee chip and chocolate chip, do it

Eric Paul: Great dark chocolate brittle! Also, cheap fruit and some good nuts.

Blake Samic: Get some dark chocolate coffee almond brittle. Amazing.

Ro J: Almond Brittle Chocolate is to die for!

Anton Shuster: Japanese flavors of soft serve (green tea, black sesame, etc.) served in an open-mouth fish shaped cone. It's cute and novel. Tasty too!

Sarah Campbell: the matcha ice cream is AMAZING

Christian Feng: Cantelope seasonal swirl is good!

_: Creamy ice cream! Warning - if you get the Cookie Monster, your mouth will be blue but filled with deliciousness!

Andrew Bristow: The best ice cream I've had so far in SF, milkshakes to die for, and friendly staff

Giovanna Jones: Ice cream cookie sandwiches!!

Marvin: Vanilla + Cereal Flakes + Housemade Cookie

Zach Kirkman: Try the cookie monster (Oreos, cookie dough, vanilla or chocolate base). Om nom

Kelly Mason: Coconut rice pudding.

Amy B: Variety of pastries and chocolates. Don't forget to look behind the counter.

Uyen D: Macarons!

Gilt City: Make anyone's day with a picture-perfect cupcake, cookie or macaroon. The coconut mousse is particularly pleasing. They're all almost too pretty to eat. Almost.

Camilia: Green tea with vanilla ice cream 🍦 not bad.

Adrian Chen: Ask them for the new flavors! I really love the Jasmine green tea, Persian rose, and almond macarons. ALSO macarons and tea go well with each other. try the teas they serve too!

Bérenger: The macaroons were really great! Pricy though. Really. Got a gift certificate to redeem, I wouldn't have gone there otherwise.

Jinnie L: really good macaron place in SF. better than other location cuz they have other pastries! I'm still not a big fan of macarons yet but I feel like I'm getting there, hehehe ;P pretty and clean place♡

L Wilson: Mochi is warm and freshly made in front of you!

Simon Tan: Get the regular flavor

Angela Liu: Traditional hong kong style snacks. Pictured here is freshly made warm mochi

Jonathan Yip: Cute dessert place that's open late. Love the options with both ice cream and shaved ice.

Chenfei Lu: Mango sticky rice

Jian Shen: Salted Egg Custard flavor is spot on! Portions for sharing!

Simon Willison: The desserts here are excellent and hilariously over-the-top. We had a rainbow crepe cake, a matcha lava cake and a very complicated Japanese shaved ice thing.

Alexa (@ladylexy) Andrzejewski: The strawberry yogurt cheesecake bingsu was much sweeter than the mango sticky rice bingsu!

Kristen C: just order it all

Russell Allen Esmus: The way Miette uses visual merchandising to showcase candy and sweets is inspiring. Try the macaroons, get some violet candies too.

Serious Eats: We love the Gingerbread Cupcake, made with molasses, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg and dark stout beer, topped with a tangy-sweet cream cheese frosting. Read more.

marissa axell: Love their licorice selection! You can try them from sweet to salty!

Flora Hinojosa: I got the Chocolate Crunch & hubby got the Good Bar. The shop is well lit, modern & clean plus there is look glass wall towards the back and you can watch them make truffles & their chocolate goodness

Kris Concepcion: Salted caramel dessert on a stick is the pro move here.

Paulina: Delicious gelato pops!