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The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain
Ice Cream Parlor$$$$
Cole Valley, San Francisco
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"Get the black cherry phosphate as a float."(18 Tips)
"The Classic Wild Cherry Phosphate Soda is amazing!"(12 Tips)
"Coconut milk chocolate almond is the best, and vegan too!"(4 Tips)
"The best, most amazingly delicious waffle cones ever."(12 Tips)
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Mike WinstonJune 19, 2017Old-school ice cream shop serving up interestingly flavored scoops along with a back bar serving boozy concoctions. Definitely worth a visit when the weather is warm. WinstonWanders.com
Upvoted Oct 19
Sit at the counter and eat the best damn grilled cheese in San Francisco. Get it on their housemade brioche bread (with tomato soup if they have it), and wash it down with a Meyer Lemon Egg Phosphate.
Loved this place and the neighborhood its in. I like cream sodas. This place probably makes the best ones I have had so far. Orange Sickle and Passion Project cream sodas were just delicious.
Alice BarnardJune 21, 2014Guy who served us was super friendly & knowledgeable. Love that all of the tinctures, syrups, ice-cream etc. are all made in-house, and digging the retro vibe. Also everything we had was delicious!
Blueberries and cream + strawberry lavender + banana pudding ice creams. All real flavors. All homemade. All in your mouth! 🍦
Truth KnowledgeMay 31, 2013Wonderfully great ice cream! I sampled the Carmelized Honey, Tres Leche and Butterscotch! So many great choices and options. I chose the Butterscotch this time (so good!) and will definitely go back
Luke BornheimerAugust 24, 2016An old-fashioned style ice cream bar serving up unique and delicious ice cream sundaes, milkshakes and anything else you can dream up. Stop by if you want a sweet treat while exploring Haight-Ashbury.
EpicuriousAugust 3, 2014Watch a soda jerk build banana splits with brûléed-to-order bananas, or a grown-up butterscotch milk shake of eggs, cream, butterscotch syrup, and malt, shaken long and hard over ice like a Martini. Read more
AFAR MediaAugust 12, 2014You can never go wrong with ice cream, especially when it's a brownie sundae with a scoop of mint chip & a scoop of banana pudding ice cream, caramel sauce, whipped cream, cherries, & toasted pecans. Read more
KellySeptember 10, 2021Favorite flavors: banana puddin’, roasted pineapple, cherry, butterscotch, and the passion fruit blood orange sorbet! Can’t wait until the soda fountain reopens!
- The best, most amazingly delicious waffle cones ever. Also, insanely fresh & smooth ice cream. I miss living in Cole Valley cuz of this place.
I like their ice cream a lot, but the real draw is the old fashioned-style soda fountain. Their food is also good, and they have an outpost in the Castro as well.
Some of the most solid flavors of ice cream in the city, beats Bi-Rite by a lot. If they have the cherry, get it! And the silkiest milk chocolate ice cream I've ever had.
Joe Bob JusticeApril 21, 2015All the specialty sodas Plus the unique and pared-down food selection is great. Great service. Great detail when it comes to the ambiance. Oh and ice cream is damn tasty as well.
So far I haven't gone wrong here. Ice cream sandwiches, floats, sundaes, waffle cones, even their lunch items are great! And the staff is stellar too. Favorite neighborhood gem.
Terence ChanNovember 9, 2015Very good ice cream! Not overly sweet or milky/creamy tasting. Strong flavor! Got the pumpkin pie and coconut milk dark chocolate. So good! 4.5/5
SNNOctober 28, 2016I liked the Walnut Thyme flavor the most, which sounded like a strange flavor, but it was crazily delicious! And I highly recommend giving their dreamy cone a try.
Ashley BowlesJanuary 8, 2017Great selection of unique and traditional flavors. Grown up tastes can been fulfilled with alcohol floats!
Norris TranMarch 5, 2012Excellent 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- Cameron KetchamJune 26, 2015My favorite Ice cream place! The coconut ice cream tastes really light, fresh, and delicious! Make sure to get the hot fudge sauce!
Jae ClarkeDecember 13, 2018Banana pudding, butterscotch, milk chocolate among other all-star flavors. Milkshakes are killer, as is the hot chocolate on a cold day.
Jake KaufmanDecember 16, 2014The ice cream is great but they also have an old fashioned soda fountain! So get some ice cream and have the soda jerk fix you something delicious!
The line can be long on weekend evenings, but it's worth it! The milk chocolate is a can't-miss
Vegan chocolate, coconut-milk chocolate almond (vegan) & organic strawberry: they're all amazing!!! 😍😋
Josh RaelJune 14, 2013Like a any other bar, you can keep you tab open and while everything is very good, I recommend the Bonnie Vie No. 2.
RichmarkNovember 25, 2012Can't make up your mind? Create an ice cream cookie: oatmeal raisin cookie with banana puddin' as the filling. You can thank me later.
Nick McCoskerMay 1, 2017This is a very good ice cream bar. I went off menu and added toasted fluff to an ice cream sandwich. So good.
Rachel DaveyFebruary 12, 2014Get the Tres Leches! It has real tres Leches cake mixed into the ice cream! Each would be excellent alone, but together...nommmm!!
Arthur LeeNovember 20, 2016You gotta try this place if you like floats. They have the most unique combinations
Amy BaldwinJune 18, 2017One of the few places with vegan ice cream options! The coconut milk chocolate almond was awesome.
JennyAugust 28, 2015Unique flavors that change frequently, cute retro feel, huge sundaes. Grab a ticket when you get in
Byron WilkesJuly 19, 2016Lovely little spot for an olde fashioned ice cream sundae or malt! They also have adult milkshakes... 😉- J JohnAugust 23, 2019Solid homemade ice cream 🍨 shop. The chocolate & pistachio praline are highly recommended
Chelsea MOctober 26, 2014The ice cream is really rich in flavor. Too much for me. Tried the caramelized honey, vegan dark chocolate, and creme fraiche
Kelly 🍰October 28, 2012Root beer float definitely tastes vintage...not for those who remember the a&w floats. Mix with ice cream and it becomes more palatable. The marshmallow is great though!
Kathryn KeelingOctober 7, 2014Awesome old school ice cream bar, flavours were amazing but the waffle cones are freshly made and to die for!
Christine CustodioSeptember 22, 2013Crowded, popular ice cream shop! Had very good and unique flavors! Definitely coming back! Waffle cones are good!
Liz B. PalumbiApril 14, 2013The drinks at the bar are everything they should be, delicious and creamy and boozy!
Kartik SathappanAugust 19, 2015Cool soda place in SF. They make it right in front of you- I recommend the chocolate soda float.
Philip GarciaMarch 28, 2015Créme Fraiche Ice Cream and Caramelized Honey Ice Cream! Perfect texture. Not too sweet!
Homemade Waffle Cones are great here. Seasonal blueberry ice cream is also fantastic.
Eric LorentzJune 26, 2016Cannot go wrong with a waffle cone. Easily the best ice cream I've had anywhere.
Steve FaddenJuly 13, 2015Everything! But no a/c, so it can get really warm. Don't forget to grab a number when you come in!
Shirley LiuSeptember 17, 2012My fave was the butterscotch ice cream! Def try a banana split if you're not in the mood for a shake-- three flavors instead of one!
Gusto LopezJune 23, 2012Tasty ice crea! I had the Peanut Butter Cookie flavor and it was delicious. I loved the look and feel of this place.
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The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain
815 Cole St (at Carl St)
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States
Cole Valley Ice Cream Bar, Soda Fountain and Lunch Counter.
Open until 10:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon, Wed–Thu, Sun
- Noon–10:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- Noon–11:00 PM
(415) 742-4932
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Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
Yes
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