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Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream
Ice Cream Parlor$$$$
Parkside, San Francisco
"Arcobaleno is the best flavor."(4 Tips)
"One of the best places to get gelato in the city!"(17 Tips)
"Love black sesame and thai tea!"(2 Tips)
"Black sesame ice cream is delicious!"(8 Tips)
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🚀 Tom NguyenDecember 3, 2017Lychee, soursop, and guava… all fantastic. Not our favorite mangosteen and black sesame renditions, but all together a solid ice cream stop. Get a flight of flavors to share, and enjoy!
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Winson WongJanuary 24, 2016Italian gelato with Asian fruits! Lychee, jackfruit, mangosteen, durian and more! Gelato was smooth and not too sweet. Pretty delicious.
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Carmen IbarraSeptember 27, 2015One of the best ice creams stores in the city ❤️ Truly a natural flavor, with chunks of the fruit!! yummy yummy😋Upvote2Downvote
Thom MahoneySeptember 13, 2016Gelato, asian fruits and other exotic flavors (and the classics too!) arcobeleno, dark chocolate, strawberry are all good here.Upvote1Downvote
Alexis YipJanuary 6, 2014All flavors are great but my personal favorites are jackfruit, lychee, mango, and arcobaleno! No matter how full I am from dinner, I always have room for Marco Polo for dessert!UpvoteDownvote
only and/or best place in the city to get lychee gelato. black sesame, guava, arcobaleno (pistachio chocolate vanilla) and all other flavors are delicious too, and made in-house!Upvote1Downvote- Felipe OliveiraJanuary 30, 2016Best thing about ice cream shops in asian neighborhoods are the asian flavors of course. Love black sesame and thai tea!UpvoteDownvote
Runqiu CaiJanuary 2, 2015Jackfruit, lychee, taro, thai iced tea. Everything tastes just like the name. Great Italian ice cream with asian flavors!UpvoteDownvote
Sonia SJanuary 24, 2017pistachio with real pistachios is great. black sesame is good too!
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Rahul ReddyAugust 13, 2019Durian ice cream is good, even though I don’t like durian! So damn good ice cream Asian and Italian flavorsUpvoteDownvote- J JohnJune 28, 2019A good gelato option, Spumoni is delicious, they also have Asian flavors like Durian.UpvoteDownvote
StephanieSeptember 3, 2016So many original flavors. Go back as many times as you can to try them all!UpvoteDownvote
Allison CJune 24, 2018The Dark chocolate and the pistachio were fabulous. Hidden gem of a place.UpvoteDownvote
- Alan HJanuary 6, 2020The double chocolate gelato reminds me of the best brownies of my lifeUpvoteDownvote
Laura PhanJune 28, 2015Durian, Soursop & Venetian Coffee is a winning combination. Sweet, sour & a refreshing cleansing of the palate.UpvoteDownvote- Amy YFebruary 28, 2015Ice cream with incredible Asian flavors, like black sesam, mangosteen, and durianUpvoteDownvote
Bonnie ChuMay 14, 2017There are so many flavor options. Make sure to save space after dinnerUpvoteDownvote- Trysha AnneMay 5, 2012One of the best places to get gelato in the city! All the flavors are good. Cash only.UpvoteDownvote
The taro is so authentic that you can taste the bite-sized pieces every few bites!UpvoteDownvote
Katarina TApril 17, 2013Try the asian flavors! They won't disappoint - durian, guava, jackfruit, mangosteen, etc.UpvoteDownvote
Song ZhengDecember 18, 2012Staff here is lenient. Order take out and eat there, they are nice about it. You don't have to pay tax if you order take outUpvote1Downvote
Durian Soursop Mocha Strawberry Black Sesame Guava ChocolateUpvoteDownvote
- Alan HJanuary 6, 2020Old tips say “cash only” but they do now accept card (but not Apple Pay), as of Jan 2020UpvoteDownvote
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Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream
1447 Taraval St (at 25th Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94116
United States
San Francisco, CA 94116
United States
Open until 10:00 PM (Show more)
- Mon–Fri
- Noon–10:00 PM
- Sat–Sun
- 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
(415) 731-2833
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No
Outdoor Seating
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