Cowgirl Creamery

Located in SF’s foremost gourmet destination, we run a European-style cheese shop featuring our Cowgirl cheeses alongside our favorites from near and far.

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  • Phone

    (415) 362-9354

  • Website

    cowgirlcreamery.com

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  • Type

    Cheese Store

Address

1 Ferry Building #17 (at The Embarcadero) San Francisco , CA 94105 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Drinks Beer, Wine

Comments / 143


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AFAR Media

Cowgirl Creamery in San Francisco is legend in these parts, with carefully crafted cheeses that pay homage to the delicious, rich, and varied flavors of the Bay Area. Read more

SFist

If it's warmer cheesiness you're looking for, try Cowgirl's Sidekick Cafe—also in the Ferry Building—where the crew melts their offerings into mac & cheese , grilled cheeses and naan flatbread melts. Read more

Natalie

Super helpful and friendly staff . They sell ice packs for a dollar and I was easily able to keep the cheese cold on my trip home in my check in. Highly recommend if you love cheese !

Bubbles Utonium

Saturday between 11 and 3 stop by for the weekend raclette . Toast pieces and bread and butter pickles and then they just scrape off the wheel a delicious ooey gooey cheese !

Erik Cintron

Cheese heaven!! All sorts of kinds of cheese . Little bites to try if your not sure. A great staff to answer any questions. They have crackers to pair it with. Fun platters. It's located in the mall

Koji KOMATSU

MT TAM is my favoirte cheese . Whenever I drink wine , I need MT TAM! I thought it was something like Brie for the first time, but it's much more creamy and sweeter. Delicious!

I Y

OMG. If you love cheese , this is your place. The breakfast sandwiches are delicious. Then be tempted by all the cheese offerings in the shop next door.

Tyler

Delicious new breakfast sandwiches for morning commuters, just make sure to ask for them to be toasted first.

Johnny Angleson

We had the salami and cheese sandwich which was extraordinary! I can't wait to go back and have a bowl of soup and grilled cheese .

Alison McQuade

Great sandwiches , wonderful cheese and lovely service. Love the tam and ham for breakfast but of course the naan with grilled cheese and chutney is fabulous!!!!!

Nada Chan

You can sample cheeses like you would ice cream , it's so awesome! And the staff is so knowledgeable , learnt so much about the different types of cheeses :)

Gia

The cheese here is insanely good! Careful, cuz it does get crowded at lunch time!

Chloe Condon

Great cheeses ! Mt Tam is one of my favorites cheeses ever. Grab a to go platter for a picnic at Cupid's Bow!

Sarah Hernandez

The Wagon Wheel and Gruyere cheese is the perfect combination for a delicious grilled cheese ! The flavor combination of the two cheeses go together perfectly.

Premshree Pillai

Get the cheese and jam on challah for breakfast , then head to blue bottle for your morning cuppa.

Vihang Mehta

You can't go wrong with the Grilled Cheese of the day.

lululemon

Enjoy some cheese ! Lots of cheese ! Then, take the ferry from here to Sausalito for a guided tour of Heath’s factory showroom and watch how wares are made.

Ron Williams

Ordered a ham and cheese breakfast sandwich . They handed to to me cold so I asked for it to be heated. This is how it was served.

Steve S

If you're around for breakfast you can do a lot worse than ordering the poached egg with grits . Don't forget the pancetta !

Karin Beil

This shop is located in the 1 Ferry Building and there are numerous culinary treats there. Cowgirl has the best cheese I've ever tasted!

Laurea de Ocampo

Get a cheese plate to go, grab a chair outside facing the bay and space out on an amazing view & delicious cheese

John R

Super friendly , knowledgable cheese monger, ask for Nan ! Amazing assortment of local and international artisan cheese .

Nick D'Ambrosi

Ask to try the Mt Tam or Humboldt Fog . If those seem to scary, go with an aged gouda -- always a crowd pleaser!

Brickellista

I love cheese and jam . I also love challah . Try the Bambini - you won't be disappointed.

EL のり

cheese toasties : open faced grilled cheese + caramelized onion + maple mustard . deelish!

SF Weekly

SF Weekly’s Best Of 2011 Winner – Editorial Pick – BEST CRISPY CHEESE EXPERIENCEThe Cheese Toasties ($7.95) at Cowgirl Creamery's Ferry Building food stand are a dream come true... Read more

Kait Gaiss

A++ cheese , plus they do a monthly beer and cheese pairing that's immensely enjoyable.

Abbey Keck

Get the Roasted Turkey and Fromage Blanc sandwich . Go eat it on a bench outside .

Rachel Roth

This used to be a charming cheese shop , but now the cheese is pre-cut and you don't get to taste. You may as well go to Whole Foods, which is cheaper.

Brian Sperduto

Can't go wrong with any cheese they sell. Always a great beer pairing .

Daniel Wilson

Cheese grits with a poached egg and bacon makes for a decadent and delicious breakfast .

Mark Heyert

Their Humboldt Fog is extraordinary and worth trying.

Doug Baer

Opens earlier on weekdays than most places in the Ferry Building. Good breakfast options .

Omer Zach

Loved the baked eggs sandwich with sautéed mushrooms and lots of cheese .

Craig Villamor

Poached egg on cheese grits when pancetta bacon !

Julie

The best cheese shop EVER. Try a buffalo milk variety and make sure to get lots of samples!

Nichole Treadway

Get the spicy chèvre and jam sandwich . They're already made so it's fast, but soooo delicious

Hoa-Ting

Get the cheese toasties . It's open faced grilled cheese w/ carmelized onions and maple mustard . Delicious.

Spencer Holtaway

The butter pickles are secretly the best part of the grilled cheese sandwich .

Sarah Trott

Mac & Cheese and chai . What more do you need?

Kait Gaiss

There's a monthly beer-and-cheese pairing they do here that's pretty lovely if I do say so myself.

JD Wallsten

The food is so good! Friendly staff & I will be going again!

nora walker

Ask them for the stinkiest cheese they have - and they will not disappoint. I recommend the Red Hawk - amazingly stinktastic and delish.

Terrance Kwok

The baked egg sandwich with sautéed mushrooms is delicious and comes out piping hot.

Sofia Uz

Best grilled cheese in the world! Also try cheese plate !

Karan Tamhane

Great grilled cheese sandwiches . (Add ham or bacon ..it's goood).

Tatiana Lutz

Best sandwiches ever!!! They also make home made cheese

Michael Meadows

Try the Breakfast Sandwich - Gruyere , grilled mushrooms , eggs and pancetta . This is why you should make time for breakfast .

George Joseph

I find it impossible to resist getting a grilled cheese every time I walk by this place.

Fabio

Love this cheese shop . Great south European selections

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