Kara's Cupcakes

Kara's Cupcakes is a cupcake shop Marina District San Francisco located in United States.

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  • Phone

    (415) 563-2253

  • Website

    karascupcakes.com

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  • Type

    Cupcake Shop

Address

3249 Scott St (btwn Lombard & Chestnut St.) San Francisco , CA 94123 United States

Outdoor Seating Yes

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Keywords:

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Serious Eats

Meyer Lemony Lemon - light, vanilla-flavored cake filled with lemon curd and topped with lemon buttercream . Fleur de Sel - chocolate cake injected with caramel topped with chocolate ganache and salt. Read more

cyn k

the perfect cupcake- moist fluffy cake , topped with ethereal creamy frosting that's not too sweet or gritty. i especially like the chocolate cupcakes here.

Gilt City

This Sunday, Gilt City members can join E&O, Slanted Door, Range, One Market , Kara's Cupcakes and more as SF's best wineries , mixologists and restaurants convene for an evening to benefit Japan.

Lana D

Ммммм!! Incredible! Super tasty! Super sweet cupcakes ! Best I've ever tried ????????????????????????

JoAnne Kao

Red velvet cupcake and chocolate caramel filled! Amazing.

Kitzzy Aviles

Try the Fluer de Sel cupcake : chocolate cupcake with caramel filling, chocolate ganache frosting and fleur de sel (salt)

Christina Boggs

My mini carrot cupcake was awesome! Moist, lots of carrots and nuts and rasins, oh my!

Jimi Radcliff

Wonderful cupcakes . You can't go wrong.

Starr Grady

Best vanilla gf cupcakes ' s I've had in a long time!

Ava

try the cupcake of the month—proceeds go to various charities

Samaher

Lemon cup cakes and blue bottle coffee

Kelsey Kotzebue

Very moist! Try a red velvet or a chocolate cupcake .

Rachael Lynn

Gluten-free? Call ahead and they will dress your GF cupcake with your choice of frosting flavor. Perfect!

C Clarke

Great gluten-free cupcakes ! And the same price as all the others!

Chris H.

Careful, they're not kidding when they call the mini cupcakes mini. Mine was gone before I had a chance to taste it!

Marshall St. Clair

7x7 recommends the Coconut Cupcake

sfBirdie

The cupcake craze is kinda ridiculous, but with Kara's cupcakes, it's no wonder why people love them so much. (via Scoville) Read more

Tony McRoberts

SUPER bitchy attitude from the cupcake attendant. I'd skip Kara's and go to one of the other cupcake spots.

Dara Oke

the sweet chocolate won't fail you.

Audrey Lerigner

It's delicious. I specially enjoyed the lemon cupcake . Try it !

SF Weekly

SF Weekly's Best Of 2011 Winner - Reader's Poll - BEST CUPCAKES

Mike Chau

Try the Peanut Butter Milk Chocolate Ganache Cupcake

Elvis Murks

Try the Gluten Free Chocolate Velvet Cupcake

SF Weekly

SF Weekly's Best of Winner 2010 - Reader's Poll - BEST CUPCAKES

Hilarie Williams

BEST cupcakes in SF.

Jess L

Salted chocolate caramel

Edison Cruz

Eat all of it.

Stephanie Yuen

I love the sugar designs

Rupak Anto

Vanilla coconut

Toby Negrin

Order in advance if you want a lot of chocolate cupcakes

Mike Chau

Try the Fleur De Sel Cupcake

Jessica Stark

Go for the banana caramel !

Caroline G

Supposedly, the chocolate velvet is the way to go. I had to go Meyer lemon though. Just had to...

Lindsay

Fleur de sel is to die for.

Stephanie Yuen

It's national toasted marshmallow day!

Tasneem

Chocolate velvet is where it's at.

Missy Mara

love the blue bottle coffee

Abdul

Their red velvet is below average! Save your money and try it elsewhere! ????????????

Chase Perrin

Fleur de sel is where it's at.

Danny Nguyen

Get the cupcakes !

Hali

Banana Caramel !

SFConcierge

Organic Strawberry Cream

Jennifer Emerson

Espionage.

Julian Gutierrez

Red velvet cupcakes are great!

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