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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in The Infatuation. Updated August 2026.
Humphry Slocombe · Embarcadero
The Infatuation. Creative flavors like Secret Breakfast (bourbon ice cream with corn flakes) at the Ferry Building.
Mitchell's Ice Cream · Mission
The Infatuation. a quintessentially San Francisco scoop shop operating since 1953, famed for ube and tropical flavors.
Milkbomb Ice Cream · Potrero Hill
The Infatuation. The Milkbomb Sandwich pairs their ice cream with a glazed donut bun.
Bi-Rite Creamery · Mission
The Infatuation. A Dolores Park-adjacent creamery known for its smooth soft serve alongside scoops of ricanelas, salted caramel, and cookies and cream.
Swensen's · Russian Hill
The Infatuation. The original 1948 corner shop at the base of Russian Hill, still independently owned, serving flavors like black raspberry marble and thin mint.