Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop

Ideal place to crave sugar at night The first time I ran into this store was during my second San Diego visit, I was out at night within the Gaslamp district. The lights, decoration and smell attracted me to this fantastic establishment. If you combine the craziest food fantasy, add the creativity of an artist and the diversity of guest in the gaslamp district - you'll get this Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop. Don't miss this store next time you are in San Diego.
5 7 years ago (23-05-2018)

Hands down a must visit if you come to San Diego and don't have one of these near you. The ice cream / shake / drinking chocolate / etc deserts they have are delectable. This is one of my favorite stops anytime I'm downtown. Not exactly easy on the calories, though. ;-)
5 7 years ago (30-03-2018)

My boyfriend and I love this restaurant! The first time we went here was Oct 2014 and since we had a great experience at that time and we are back in San Diego, then we decided to visit this place again! When we got there, a woman was handing out a free Ghirardelli chocolate! I thought that it was very nice of this shop to do that! We ordered at the front station, we ordered our favorite here, the “World Famous Hot Fudge Sundae”! This time, we chose to dine in because there were not a lot of people, the place was almost empty, maybe because it was really cold at that night. Lol. So we ordered this sundae in their chocolate waffle bowl! The wait for the sundae was not that long, I think we only waited for 5 minutes. The manager served it on us. I was actually surprised that he did it. He also asked us if we needed anything before leaving us. After serving us, I saw him cleaning the tables and wiping the plates dry. I actually have a high regard to the managers like him! He was unlike some managers in other places who doesn’t want to do anything other than boss around on their employees. I was very surprised that he really works! So kudos to you, sir! He was not only very hardworking, he was also very friendly and attentive! As for our sundae, it was still delicious! It tasted the same like before! It was perfect! The chocolate waffle bowl complimented it more! My boyfriend and I thinks that this sundae is still the best among the sundaes that we had eaten so far! It really lives up to its name! Before we left, we cleaned our table as a help from the manager, and was about to take our plate at the front but the manager immediately took it from us. He was extremely nice! I really admire and appreciate how hardworking he is!
5 8 years ago (23-12-2017)

A good place to stop by for dessert and after a long stroll along 5th Ave. They have variety of chocolate items for sale and for souvenir too.
5 7 years ago (17-04-2018)

Absolutely delicious ice cream and desserts that aren't crazy expensive. Staff are super friendly and will sometimes give out Ghirardelli chocolate samples while you're waiting in line to order. Service is very quick, my only criticism is that you can't look at the ice cream and pick it like a normal ice cream parlour- its menu only.
4 8 years ago (14-01-2018)