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Korean · Mission District · $$$$
Smooth soft‑serve with balanced sweetness and creamy finish
Coffee & Tea · Marina District · $
A layered dessert‑drink combining matcha latte with creamy soft‑serve
New American · Embarcadero · $$$$
Creamy soft‑serve topped with salted caramel and cocoa nibs—rich, sweet, and texturally satisfying.
Dessert · Japantown · $
Award-winning Uji matcha soft serve in a fresh waffle cone
Luxurious matcha soft‑serve crowned with edible gold leaf—rich, indulgent, and visually striking
Coffee & Tea · Yerba Buena · $
Creamy soft serve dusted with matcha powder and topped with fruit purees — a cool, indulgent finish
Dessert · Chinatown · $
Award-winning Uji matcha soft serve served in a freshly made waffle cone — the chain's calling card.
Silky matcha soft serve crowned with real 24K gold leaf on a freshly made waffle cone—luxurious and rich in matcha flavor
New American · Bernal Heights · $$$
Oversized soft-serve sundae that reviewers call some of the best in the city — creamy, inventive, and unmissable
American · Duboce Triangle · $
Straus organic soft-serve, a consistent draw.
Dessert · Mission Dolores · $
Smoother and richer than dairy soft serve — a rotating cult favorite.
Vibrant purple yam soft serve with a naturally sweet, earthy flavor in the warm taiyaki shell
Coffee & Tea · Inner Richmond · $
Roasted black sesame soft serve.
Chinese · Hayes Valley · $$$$
American · Cole Valley · $$
House soft-serve dessert that locals end the meal with
Monthly exclusive soy milk-based soft serve with a clean, delicate bean flavor — available first weekends only
Shade-grown Kyoto matcha in soft-serve form; the cafe's most-photographed item.
A smooth, milky soft serve known for its rich, creamy texture and clean flavor profile.
Dessert · Stonestown · $
Creamy soft‑serve crowned with a sheet of edible 24K gold leaf on a fresh waffle cone—luxurious and visually striking.
Dessert · Noe Valley · $
Ramen · Mission District · $$
Italian · Yerba Buena · $$$
Creamy, nostalgic soft‑serve elevated by a build‑your‑own topping experience—fun, indulgent, and memorable.
Coffee & Tea · The Castro · $
Bistro · Mission District · $$$
New American · Hayes Valley · $
A delightful seasonal soft serve, often featuring bright, refreshing flavors like tangerine, that receives perfect ratings.
Burgers · Embarcadero · $$
Impossibly smooth, richly flavored soft‑serve—Double 8 Salted Caramel is frequently praised
The classic Uji matcha soft serve, praised for its creamy texture and well-balanced, authentic green tea flavor.
Latin American & Caribbean · Japantown · $$
Dessert · Yerba Buena · $
Japanese · Yerba Buena · $
A thick and creamy soft serve with a pronounced, satisfyingly bitter matcha flavor.
Dessert · Outer Sunset · $
Creamy, barely-sweet milk soft serve — silky and clean-tasting.
Deeply roasted, nutty black sesame soft serve — the more flavorful of the two.
Distinctive black sesame soft serve with a nutty, slightly savory flavor and creamy texture.
House-churned soft serve in nutty roasted black sesame, available in cup or taiyaki cone.
American · Treasure Island · $$
A unique whiskey-infused soft-serve ice cream, crowned with edible 24-karat gold.
Rincon Hill · $
Tangy‑sweet frozen yogurt‑style soft serve, especially good with blueberry and lemon syrup
Coffee & Tea · Inner Sunset · $
A playful dessert combining creamy soft serve (available in Original or Strawberry) with the satisfying chew of boba and a drizzle of black sugar syrup.
Banana-based soft-serve with strawberry and passionfruit — Hawaiian classic, dairy-free.
Dairy-free soft-serve made with organic ingredients.
Soft serve available in unique Japanese-inspired flavors like matcha, black sesame, tofu, and rotating seasonal options such as purple yam and lychee.
