Prager Brothers Artisan Bread - Carlsbad

Daily 7:30am-6:00pm (Saturday 8:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 8:00am-2:00pm)
Location: 5611 Palmer Way Suite C (Carlsbad Gateway Center)
Why Go There? High quality crusty, flavorful breads made with wild yeasts, other baked goods offered in limited varieties, quantities (go early); sandwiches. Finding the small retail bakery tucked away in a business center is worth the effort.  If visiting Wednesday - Monday afternoons, check out Arcana Brewing (microbrewery) tasting room a few steps away (check website for hours)
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JoJo's Creamery - Encinitas (not curator reviewed)

Tuesday-Sunday 12:00pm-9:30pm, Friday-Saturday closes 10:30pmn
Location: 937 South Coast Highway 101, Suite 106
Why Go There? Artisan small batch ice cream made with Straus Family Creamery organic dairy; vegan flavors made with organic coconut milk, coconut cream,  housemade cashew milk. Look for Mud Pie, Nibby Chocolate, Mixed Berry; housemade chocolate chip cookies, add-ins, toppings.
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Bobboi Natural Gelato - La Jolla

Daily 11:00am-9:00pm (10:00pm Friday, Saturday)
Location: 8008 Girard Avenue (downtown)
Why Go There? Artisan house-made intensely flavored gelato, refreshing sorbets made with organic seasonal ingredients. On a steep curved street with a tiny patio out front this small place is easy to miss, but don't! Other locations added in 2019: 2175 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego; Piazza Della Famiglia food hall 550 West Date Street, San Diego (Little Italy)
Access: Street parking (challenging) + public transportation
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Hammond's Gourmet Ice Cream - San Diego (not curator reviewed)

Location: 1418 Garnet Avenue (Pacific Beach); 3077 University Avenue (North Park); 3740 Sports Arena Blvd, Suite 6 (Point Loma)
Why Go There? Coffee-flavored Kahala Road, ginger cream and poha berry are amongst flavors created by Hawaiian-based Tropical Dreams.18% butterfat;  50% of ingredients come from Hawaii. Offers flights of three to six ice cream mini-scoops.
More Information: Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream

Additional Resources

Sweet Cloud Creamery - Chula Vista
Offers small batch housemade ice cream "hybrid between gelato and traditional American ice cream", vegan flavors use their own rice milk; 555 Broadway Unit 141 (Chula Vista Center); daily 11:00am-9:00pm, until 11:00pm Thursday-Sunday (not curator reviewed)

Oasis Ice Cream Parlor - Imperial Beach
Family-run housemade Mexican-style ice cream, fruit paletas (not curator reviewed); 1832 Coronado Avenue

Niederfrank’s Ice Cream - National City
Old fashioned longstanding ice cream, sorbet scoop shop uses natural colors, flavors, 726 A Avenue; daily 11:30am-6:00pm, Sunday opens at 12:00pm (not curator reviewed)

Farmers Market - Rancho Santa Fe
16079 San Dieguito Road, 9:30am-2:00pm (Sunday)

Krisp Beverages + Natural Foods - San Diego
Natural/specialty food store with 1,000 craft brews

Little Italy Mercato - San Diego
Farmers market, West Date between Kettner/Front; year-round 8:00am-2:00pm (Saturday)

Mariposa Ice Cream - San Diego
Homemade mostly egg-free ice cream, 3450 Adams Avenue; Wednesday-Sunday 1:00pm-9:00pm (Sunday 2:00pm-8:00pm) (not curator reviewed)

Mutual Friend Ice Cream - San Diego
Small batch artisan made, changing flavors; 811 25th Street, daily 1:30pm-9:30pm, 12:30pm Friday-Sunday (not curator reviewed)

Nibble Chocolate - San Diego
Bean-to-bar truffles, bars, drinking chocolate; 2754 Calhoun Street ( in Old Town SD State Historic Park shops Fiesta de Reyes/Casa de Reyes),10:00am-9:00pm, see website for farmers markets (not curator reviewed)

Stella Jean’s - San Diego
Small batch artisan ice cream shop, unique flavors; 4404 Park Boulevard Suite B University Heights (not curator reviewed)

Edible San Diego - San Diego County
Certified farmers markets

San Diego Beer - San Diego County
Member craft breweries, events