Autumn in San Francisco Calls For a Warm Specialty's Cookie

Sometimes we find ourselves walking around San Francisco and are succumbed to the fog and biting wind that autumn brings. We escape the cold to grab a cup of coffee most of the time, but sprinkled throughout the city is Specialty's Café and Bakery. Though they serve soups, salads, and sandwiches, they are famously known for their incredibly fresh selection of heftily dolloped cookies. 

With seven locations in San Francisco, you can run into one easily if you're in the downtown area. They also have stores all over other parts of the Bay Area and southern California. 

With this many locations you can find out which store has the freshest cookies by checking out their website's Cookie Radar. I found this out when I accessed their mobile site on my iPhone. What's additionally amazing is the fact that you can narrow it down to where your favorite cookie is hot off the press.


Speaking of which, it's hard to choose a favorite but the ones that tops my list of favorites would have to be the Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip and Milk Chocolate Chip. Pictured on the right is the Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chip cookie. Notice how the chips melt all over the paper. Imagine that in your mouth. It's pure magic. Wash it all down with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee, and you're all set to continue your chilly trek in the city. This isn't Mrs. Field's. You'll probably even forget her existence after you've had a bite out of Specialty's.

The Peanut Butter and Snickerdoodle are excellent as well.




San Francisco Locations: 

22 Battery Street
500 Howard Street
101 New Montgomery Street
369 Pine Street
1 Post Street
505 Sansome Street
150 Spear Street 


For other locations, refer to their website.