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

Jake B.Jake Blecha: The brown sugar ice cream was delicious along with my favorite ginger.

Casey H.Casey Hogan: Best ice cream in SF. Honey lavender or brown sugar with ginger are my go tos.

Stephanie S.Stephanie Sandberg: I had a wonderful lemon gingersnap ice cream and my friends loved the honey lavender and the earl grey flavors.

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

2. Bob's Donuts

9.1
1621 Polk St (btwn Clay & Sacramento St), San Francisco, CA
Donut Shop · Polk Gulch · 266 tips and reviews

Zahid Z.Zahid Zaman: There's always donuts so fresh the buttery goodness inside is still gooey and chocolate icing on top is still runny. Best donut I've ever had!

Rachel E.Rachel Eisen: Love the maple donuts. Great late night snack. Their giant donuts are also legitimately good - not just a novelty.

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

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

ScottySauceScottySauce: They have a huge and wild selection but I'm so in love with the Maple Apple Bacon, Lemon Pistachio and Monte Cristo Donuts.

Zach K.Zach Klein: Any filled donut. When the key lime custard comes around, buy it out and keep your bomb shelter well stocked.

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

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

4. Mitchell's Ice Cream

9.1
688 San Jose Avenue (at 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Noe Valley · 270 tips and reviews

Rebecca G.Rebecca Goberstein: The BEST ice cream outside of Shubert's in Chico, Ca. Take a number and prepare to wait for American and Latin favorite flavors. If you take home a pre-packed tub, you can cut your wait time down!

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!

Casey H.Casey Hogan: A must for ice cream in SF. Toasted almond is awesome, but I honestly haven't gotten anything I didn't love. (Don't forget to grab a number when you get there.)

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

5. Humphry Slocombe

8.9
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.

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

Norris T.Norris Tran: Excellent dessert or date night spot. The shakes and ice cream sammies are all to die for! Unique concepts on flavors. Parking is bad and it gets crowded on weekends. (3 of 4 petals via Fondu) Read more.

Gusto L.Gusto Lopez: Tasty ice crea! I had the Peanut Butter Cookie flavor and it was delicious. I loved the look and feel of this place.

Kathryn K.Kathryn Keeling: Awesome old school ice cream bar, flavours were amazing but the waffle cones are freshly made and to die for!

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

7. Anthony's Cookies

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

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.

Can K.Can Kagitcibasi: I loved the dark chocolate chip cookies. Milk is very good quality too.

Jackie S.Jackie Say No: Dark chocolate chip with salt is yums? All cookies are tasty, regular sized and they have ice cream sandwiches!

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

8. Tartine Bakery

9.0
600 Guerrero St (at 18th St), San Francisco, CA
Bakery · Mission Dolores · 769 tips and reviews

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

Sandra F.Sandra Fransen: Banana cream and coconut tarts are beautiful.

Ariel Z.Ariel Zach: Everything...gougere, croque monsieur, pecan tart, lemon tart

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

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!

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.

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

8.8
1999 Hyde St (at Union St.), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Russian Hill · 90 tips and reviews

Mark W.Mark Westall: Best banana ice cream I've ever tasted. Get it with the chewy chocolate. Insanely good.

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

Natalie M.Natalie M: The best ice cream in town. Splurge for the sundae or chocolate dip. It's worth is. Sticky chewy chocolate is my everything

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

11. 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😋

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

Thom M.Thom Mahoney: Gelato, asian fruits and other exotic flavors (and the classics too!) arcobeleno, dark chocolate, strawberry are all good here.

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

Laurence B.Laurence B: Really friendly folks serving a tasty variety of ice cream, including a remarkable variety of vegan options; the vegan Rocky Road made it to my cone, which is a first for this dairy lover.

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

Chuck R.Chuck Roslof: Really good ice cream, including the vegan options. The owner is from Hawaii, and that influences the flavors (several matcha options, haupia macadamia nut, thai iced tea, etc.).

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

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)

SS: Porcini doughnuts are really good and the halibut crudo is not to be missed.

SFistSFist: Riches has built a menu around delicious but often unusual flavor combinations, brilliantly conceived salads, and must-have staples like those porcini doughnuts and sardine chips. Read more.

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

Dorian L.Dorian Logan: Great original flavours - silky smooth ice cream

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.