Ghirardelli Square: A world-famous attraction

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Ghirardelli Square


Ghirardelli is a San Francisco company that is world-famous for its premium chocolates. These chocolates are creamy, rich, and milky, and come in multiple varieties, with white, milk, and dark chocolate squares, filled with an assortment of fillings, including mint and caramel. They are distributed all over, but they are freshly made here in the San Francisco Bay Area, making this perhaps the best place to try them. Ghirardelli embraces its San Francisco heritage by selling gifts with iconic pictures of the city and maintaining a strong presence in the area. As such a popular, well-known, and well-loved brand, Ghirardelli is a part of San Francisco’s culture and very identity.
Thus, Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco is a destination I recommend to visitors and residents of the Bay Area alike. This charming red brick complex, situated on a hill, has been a landmark of San Francisco since 1862. The square hosts a variety of nice restaurants, shops, and places to hang out (including Subpar Miniature Golf, a very fun place to try with about twenty small miniature golf courses, each getting progressively more challenging), but the main attraction is the chocolate company Ghirardelli and its amazing treats.
Ghirardelli Square is a picturesque destination that offers more than one shop that sells famous Ghirardelli chocolate squares (which come in bags, tins, and custom-made packages), and has more than one ice cream parlor featuring sundaes with decadent Ghirardelli chocolate fudge, delightful vanilla ice cream, and other toppings, like a gooey caramel, a brownie, or banana. Most sundaes come complete with a red cherry and/or a chocolate square on top as decoration. They also sell baked goods like cookies and brownies made with their signature chocolate, plus Ghirardelli Chocolate hot chocolate if you want it.
The square itself has an old-fashioned charm and is a great place to pose for a picture to remember your time in San Francisco. You will find that this spot enchants Bay Area residents and tourists alike, and there is almost always a healthy crowd trying to experience Ghirardelli’s delightful sweet treats. The squares make fantastic snacks and unbeatable gifts for anyone in the Bay Area or anywhere else in the world, and the view here is very nice.
The sundaes always seem to attract a crowd; there’s usually a long line to order and some difficulty finding seating. Just taking one look at the sundae, you start to see why the ice cream is a real hit here—why it’s the kind of thing people try once because it’s so famous, and then start to understand why it’s famous, and then keep coming back for more. These sundaes look like works of art, and then you taste them, and you become even more enamored with this famous San Francisco brand. The cold, vanilla ice cream and the layers of warm, chocolatey fudge work together to make a truly memorable treat, one that you would be hard-pressed to find anywhere but the Bay Area. That signature chocolate flavor is what really elevates the ice cream dish, but the non-chocolate elements of the sundaes are as worthy of your attention.
Ghirardelli Square is one of the most famous and iconic places in the Bay Area, and it deserves its high fame. It’s scenic and charming; it is also one of the most enjoyable places to indulge yourself in the city. This chocolate company’s products are not an afterthought or a simple treat to get you through your day—they are decadent, indulgent, world-famous desserts that you go out of your way to not just try but truly experience. 
 


OPEN 9 am - 10 pm every day

Located at  900 North Point Street at the  corner of Beach & Larkin Streets 

 
Location: 900 North Point St, San Francisco, CA 94109, USA

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