Eddie’s List: San Francisco Bay Area Newsletter

Eddie’s List: San Francisco Bay Area Newsletter

Double 8 Dairy: Where To Find Buffalo Milk Soft Serve San Francisco Bay Area

Best Soft Serve Marin County, Vanilla Soft Serve Bay Area, Where To Find Double 8 Buffalo Soft Serve, Double 8 Buffalo Milk Soft Serve Locations

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Eddie Hernandez
Sep 25, 2025
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Best Soft Serve In The San Francisco Bay Area

The best soft serve in all the San Francisco Bay Area is incredibly hard to find, and that’s because it’s made with buffalo milk. Most soft serve on the market is made with cow milk. Buffalo milk is fattier and richer in flavor. It’s the most decadent treat you can find.

It’s so insanely delicious that even people who are lactose intolerant will gladly suffer the consequences and immediate aftermath and make an exception for this dairy delight.

The number of water buffalo dairies is limited, and it’s hard to tell how many exist today. If you grew up in Marin or Sonoma or spent significant time there, chances are you may have tried one from none other than Double 8 Dairy in Valley Ford (Sonoma County).

At one point, it supplied restaurants like French Laundry, Sushi Ran, with their gelato and even Four Barrel Coffee used it in their affogatos. They even had their own packaged pints available for retail purchase.

Where To Find Double 8 Dairy Buffalo Milk Soft Serve

Double 8 Dairy Buffalo Milk Soft Serve is so hard to get that even establishments that have an account with them can’t get it at their other locations.

I will update this list as I get confirmation from locations that serve this highly coveted dairy delight.

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WARNING: Once you have this, you will be ruined for life. There is no going back once you have had the best (just like Michelle Polzine’s 10 Layer Russian Honey Cake).

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