In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, CaliPlate would like to give our readers recommendations on the ice creameries we enjoy. Treat yourself to a fresh, seasonal, and California-inspired ice cream today!
(In no particular order)
1. Bi-Rite Creamery & Bakeshop
Recommended flavors: *balsamic strawberry, tcho chocolate, honey lavender with sonoma honey
First Location Info:
3692 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
Sun to Thurs – 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Fri to Sat – 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
(415) 626-5600
Second Location Info:
550 Divisadero St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM every day
(415) 551-7900
2. Mitchell’s Ice Cream
Recommended flavors: *peach, ube, Kahlua mocha cream, lychee, Mexican chocolate
Location Info:
688 San Jose Ave @ 29th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
11:00 AM to 11:00 PM every day
(415) 648-2300
3. Fentons Creamery & Restaurant
Recommended flavors: *mango, *blueberry, toasted almond, peppermint, mocha royale
Location Info:
4226 Piedmont Ave
Oakland, CA 94611
Mon to Thurs – 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
Fri to Sat – 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Sun – 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM
(510) 658-7000
Other Location in Vacaville, CA
4. Ici Ice Cream
Recommended flavors: *rose, *coconut, green tea, Earl Grey
Location Info:
2948 College Ave.
5. Humphry Slocombe
Recommended flavors: *Blackberry Crisp, Secret Breakfast, Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee
Location Info:
Ferry Building, 1 Sausalito – San Francisco Ferry Bldg
San Francisco, CA 94111
Sun – 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Mon to Wed – 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Thurs to Fri – 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Sat 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
(415) 550-6971
Other Locations are in San Francisco
6. Three Twins Ice Cream
Recommended flavors: Mint Confetti, Dad’s Cardamom, Mocha Indifference, Land of Milk and Honey
First San Francisco Location Info:
254 Fillmore St
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 487 – 8946
Second San Francisco Location Info:
79 Jefferson St
San Francisco, CA 94133
7. Smitten Ice Cream
Recommended flavors: *nectarines and cream, Fresh Mint Chip, salted caramel, cookie dough w/ pretzels & chocolate chips
Main Location Info:
8. CREAM
Recommended flavors: Chocoholic, Caramel Macchiato Shake, Cream-Agato, Banana Walnut Fudge, Soy Vanilla
First Location Info:
2399 Telegraph Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94704
Mon to Thurs – 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM
Fri – 12:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Sat – 11:00 AM to 2:00 AM
Sun – 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM
(510) 649 – 1000
Other Locations are in East Bay, South Bay, San Francisco
9. Treatbot
Recommended flavors: *rose, The 408, mango chile, East Side Horchata
Location Info:
100 N. Almaden Ave
San Jose, CA 95110
Sun to Wed – 11:30 AM to 10:00 PM
Thurs to Sat – 11:30 AM to 11:00 PM
(408) 548-7328
Treatbot also has a food truck for catering, special events, and Moveable Feast.
10. Guanatos Ice Cream
Recommended flavors: horchata, Nutella, avocado, guava
Location Info:
2474 Willow Pass Rd.
Bay Point, CA 94565
Mon to Sun – 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM
(925) 458-5500
Other Locations are in Walnut Creek and Oakley
*seasonal ice cream flavor: summer only