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Salt & Straw

4.5 (927 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
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0 stars: extra bitter dark chocolate that tastes like sugar coating + cinnamon (?) flavored ice cream
Elma C.

10/10 for customer service. I really appreciated having the opportunity to order ice-cream with a gift card I received. Thank you Salt and Straw, this is my favorite ice cream. While the chocolate taco wasn't for me, the hand-scooped ice cream (including sugar cones) is top-notch. Both the year-round flavors and monthly flavors have something for everyone.

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William O.

I work in the Hayes Valley neighborhood. It's almost impossible for me not to head here on many of my dinner breaks. I love their seasonal flavors, but my absolute favorite is their chocolate gooey brownie. Today I decided to get it with their Pumpkin spice brownie sundae. I'm also a huge fan of everything pumpkin spice and Fall, so this really worked for me. My friend tried the chocolate Tacolet. Salt and Straw partnered up with Taco Bell to create a fun, new version of a choco taco. The best part is the Tacolet is served with two sauce packets, a mango jalapeño and berry cinnamon. The berry cinnamon was better than the jalapeño but they were both good. The service here is pretty good, but I'm always a little baffled. Every time I come here it seems like they have different staff. Not sure what that's about. I love the ambiance of every Salt and Straw and their merch is fun and interesting. I love coming here!

Matcha and Strawberry Balsamic Vinegar
Jackson C.

Salt and Straw is one of the better ice cream shops in San Francisco. What makes their ice cream unique is that they often make unique creations with a blend of various ingredients including nuts, vegetables, etc. into their ice cream. They have a number of standard flavors and then another set of rotating flavors for each month. ' For the price, I think they offer a pretty generous portion, at least compared to some of the other ice cream shops in San Francisco that I have visited. One of my favorite flavors to try is their matcha which they no longer have as a "regular". Glad to see it come back as Creepy Crawly Critters for October which is a sweet green matcha ice cream. Ordered a double and included Strawberry Balsamic Honey for the other flavor. Definitely worth checking out if you are in the mood for ice cream.

Rachel K.

Creamy and delicious with unique flavor profiles, seasonal offerings, house made waffle cones, and vegan flavors! What more could you ask for. We tried the vegan peanut butter chocolate, birthday cake berry (seasonal), and the vegan banana bread. Both vegan flavors were so yummy and you couldn't tell at all that they're vegan!

Megan C.

After trying S&S years ago in San Diego and falling completely in love, I always try and make a special trip to their scoop shops when I am on the West Coast. I know I can order pints from their site to ship to me, but at $15/pint I tend to just enjoy it for the treat that it is IRL when I can. I think my ice cream palate (and the ice cream boutique ice cream scene in general) has come a long way since 2019 when I last had Salt and Straw, or this scoop shop was simply having an off day. Everything I tried lacked the knockout flavor punch I expected. What I used to think was cohesive and thoughtful now just seems a little experimental for experiments sake. I went with the salted malted cookie dough and snickerdoodle options. There were so few mix ins and such boring flavor profiles in both scoops that I actually ended up throwing away some of my $9 dish while walking SFs steep hills. This could be a case of way too high of expectations meeting reality, but I also do think something gets compromised in expansion. Overall - it was fine! It's a fine spot to get ice cream if you want to enjoy the amazing neighborhood and take a walk. I will stick to my local churners here in Philly-land when the ice cream cravings hit, but grateful for the team at this location for the samples and service.

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Magda G.

We were strolling through Hayes Valley on a Saturday evening. Great places to eat around there. They had live music in the streets too. Towards the end of the walk, we got hit with the smell of freshly made waffle cones. It smelled so good. We followed the smell to Salt & Straw. We noticed other people smelled it too because the place was getting pretty packed. It a cute spot with merch and ice cream. There's a security guard by the merch so it doesn't feel as approachable. I got in line. By the time I was called up, I didn't get to read the whole menu, but I ended up trying the one I wanted to get which was the coffee and nuts. It was so good I also tried the salted caramel ribbon and that was really good. A bit on the sweet Side. They'll let you sample a taste with these mini metal spoons. Then you drop it in a little spoon shoot when you're done. As they get your ice cream ready, they ask you to wait by the register to pay. The ice cream was so good and plentiful. We enjoyed it along the window inside.

Huckleberry Cornbread Pudding
Catalina L.

As always great rotation of monthly flavors and friendly, efficient staff I got the kid scoop size which was still plenty! Huckleberry Cornbread Pudding was nice and fruity with a bit of tart and texture from the cornbread. This was a well balanced ice cream Sampled these flavors: Goat Cheese Marionberry Habanero: you really have to enjoy the savory goat cheese flavor in the cold ice cream, then back of the taste has a little spicy heat Oshii Strawberry Pretzel: tasted too strong of cream cheese and not enough strawberry, but also was a bit too sweet for my palate

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Amber C.

I've always wanted to try salt and straw so I was so excited to stop by today! It was AMAZING. We tried so many different samples to decide on what to get, and settled on the creepy crawly critters and the coffee and love nuts. Loved the crunch. The creepy crawly critters was just matched with candied bugs which tasted like nuts. So good. The coffee and love nuts was the perfect bitterness. Excited to come back and try their other fun flavors!

Finn and Andrew
Tracy B.

We wanted something sweet after dinner and found this place. And OMG!!! The ice cream here is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! Finn and Andrew were what made my visit here better. So friendly and nice. We got to sample lots of ice cream and decided on Strawberry with balsamic. And I forgot the the of the other one but it had black licorice. Both tasted so yummy. I look forward to coming back to try some more ice-cream.

Alexa T.

This might be hot take but I didn't find Salt and Straw to be anything special. My friend and I came at on a Monday night and there were a decent amount of people here. Joey served us and let me try different flavors. I found a lot of them to be too potent or not enough flavor.. there was no in between. I got a split scoop and got potato chip cupcake flavor and the strawberry coconut sorbet. It was a good balance of too much (potato chip) vs not enough flavor (sorbet).

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Kathryn T.

Love!!! They have flagship flavors as well as a list of seasonal flavors, and they have a good mix of "more classic" v. really spunky flavors. They also have several vegan options. I ordered a single split scoop -- a vegan one with peanut butter, and a seasonal one (cornflakes with marionberry jam). It was like a cup of pb&j! They are also very generous with their samples, and I love that they use metal spoons. Definitely recommend a visit!

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Sumi K.

Salt & Straw is definitely in discussion for one of the top ice cream spots in the city. They have really fun flavors and also a monthly menu that I can't help but try every time. Even with their monthly flavors, I tend to prefer some of their classics, like Honey Lavender. It's floral, not too sweet and really refreshing. The Hayes location is nestled in a nice area with benches outside that are perfect for people watching!

Olive oil and salted caramel
Aura B.

Their flavors are phenomenal, and the ice cream is incredibly creamy! You can't miss the olive oil ice cream--I get it every time I go, though I also tried a new flavor this time and loved it. Even though there's usually a line, it moves pretty quickly.

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Really unique flavors! I got the rhubarb crumble which I really enjoyed. Great ambiance and service. I recommend this place!

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