This SF Ice Cream Shop Was Named Among The Best In U.S.: Report

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Bay Area residents looking for some sweet relief from the summer heat should make it a point to check out a creamery that was named one of the best ice cream shops in the nation, according to a new report.

Thrillist named the 40 best ice cream shops in the U.S. in an era where ice cream has been renewed as an artistry as new wave creameries crop up around the country.

The list includes plant-based creameries, shops where cones have been spiked with booze and complex flavors you can bet you've never heard of.

In California, four creameries were named and one of them is located in San Francisco.

California ice cream shops named in the 40 best:

An's Dry Cleaning - San Diego

Awan - Los Angeles

Bi-Rite Creamery - San Francisco

Wanderlust Creamery - Los Angeles

San Francisco's Bi-Rite Creamery is known for stacking a line of folks outside — no matter the weather. The shop is known for its salted caramel and balsamic strawberry scoops.

The shop also offers dairy-free options and pre-ordered pints, popicles, bars, sandwiches and ice cream cakes. The creamery, located in the Bi-Rite Market, also offers seasonal ice cream flavors such as Pumpkin Cheesecake as well as cookies, brownies and pies.

The secret? Their soft serve is made with Double 8 Dairy buffalo milk. The shop uses the higher butter fat from just one of only two water buffalo dairies in California.

Bi-Rite creamery is open from noon to 9 p.m. every day.

Read the full report from Thrillist: The 40 Best Ice Cream Shops in the U.S.