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The Ice Cream Bar Soda Fountain
Ice Cream Parlor$$$$
Cole Valley, San Francisco
Has a stamp of approval from Epicurious and AFAR Media
"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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Homemade Waffle Cones are great here. Seasonal blueberry ice cream is also fantastic.
Amazing milkshakes and sodas made to order. Perfect on those rare hot SF days.
Byron WilkesJuly 19, 2016Lovely little spot for an olde fashioned ice cream sundae or malt! They also have adult milkshakes... 😉
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.
Cara HirschApril 7, 2012go straight to the back and order a phosphate, lactate, or some other kind of old fashioned soda. They are very well crafted and unique.
This place is one of the best places in SF. Def get any of the phosphates.
Make friends with the jerks! This is easily the best thing you can do at this place, because once you do that, everything else falls into place.
Aaron BoodmanMarch 9, 2013I keep meaning to try other things, but the root beer float is so good, I always just get it.
Paul BurditchJune 28, 2013This is the best ice cream destination in the San Francisco Bay Area, likely California and perhaps the country.
Banana puddin ice cream is THE BEST. There is no way to get the wrong thing here, though.
It only comes around in the summertime, but the organic strawberry ice cream is amazing!!
Hella awesome chocolate raspberry soda. The roasted pineapple ice cream cookie was equally awesome.
Zakk DeVineJune 10, 2013The best ice cream ever. The Banana Puddin' is no joke and perfect on any day that ends in 'Y'
Eric LorentzJune 26, 2016Cannot go wrong with a waffle cone. Easily the best ice cream I've had anywhere.
for something rich and desserty, get the Dublin Honey. for cool and refreshing, the Carl & Cole.
They make all the sodas they serve? Need to try it some other time! 😋
DailyCandyApril 9, 2013Perch on a swiveling stool and slurp mixologist Russell Davis’s nonalcoholic sodas, shakes, and floats.
Tim DengMarch 2, 2019Phosphates give these drinks a delicious old school soda fountain flavor profile!
STEW MUNNERLYNMay 31, 2013The ice cream is nothing special, go for the fountain drinks in the back, incredible stuff!!!
They no longer have food, and their soda menu is pared down to just a few floats.
Try the hot chocolate with marshmallows! Amazing, just a bit expensive.
Head back to the soda fountain and make your own drink. Ice cream? You'll eat waaayyy too much, guaranteed.
Melissa WDecember 8, 2016Root beer float is apparently the crowd favorite; comes with toasted marshmallow. O Canada tastes like waffles & syrup.
Get the orange creamsicle as a float! Classic and delicious :)- Butterscotch in a waffle cone may be the greatest ice cream vehicle ever. 🍦
Kayliegh BarnesJune 16, 2013Try the vegan coconut milk chocolate almond for a delish surprise of mmmmmmm :)
- Get the black cherry phosphate as a float. Thank me later.
- Coconut milk banana is michelin starred pastry chef approved. It's vegan too!
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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.
Closed until Noon (Show more)
- Mon, Wed–Thu, Sun
- Noon–10:00 PM
- Fri–Sat
- Noon–11:00 PM
(415) 742-4932
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- 9.1
"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.)"
Casey Hogan - 8.5
"Their Green Tea Ice Cream is the best green tea ice cream we've ever had!!! It's been our favorite for years and years now. And if you get a chance, also try the Durian over cream."
Andrew Scal - 8.7
"Any place that will top your ice cream with olive oil and sea salt is AOK in my book."
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