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    Palace Market

    3.9 (202 reviews)
    Open 8:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Ken C.

    Really creamy We stopped by here after a nice afternoon hike at point reyes to try their buffalo milk soft serve. it was pleasantly creamy. The flavor is otherwise similar to classic vanilla and chocolate soft serve. Sprinkles are free :P Def worth a try!

    Amanda M.

    I heard about this place when I was looking for places to go when visiting Point Reyes. Palace Market is known for their buffalo milk ice cream, which I never had before. They do also have other items they serve at the deli and it is also a grocery store. Anyways, they do have a line here for the ice cream. It's popular. They only have vanilla, chocolate or swirl and free sprinkles. Got the swirl ice cream. Probably the most creamy and smooth ice cream i have ever had. I do wish they had other flavors, but the chocolate and vanilla combo was good and the sprinkles added some nice texture. Overall definitely recommend trying it!

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    Joy F.

    A stop when in the area specifically for buffalo milk soft serve. They moved the machines in the back with the deli and you pay in the back too now to vs at the cash wrap. Always delicious - so creamy! Love seeing local items and unique items as well. Yes, it's a bit pricey but what isn't one these days? Might as well treat yourself with some .

    Soft serve (chocolate and chocolate vanilla swirl)
    Sathish N.

    Have you ever seen someone stopping the car just for soft serve cone? I have a lot of childhood memories with soft serve swirl cones. When driving back to SFO after visiting Point Reyes station, I've noticed a lot of people walking out with soft serve cones. I immediately parked the car and checked out this place. I haven't spent a lot of time to see what's really going inside palace market because I was very much on the mission to gulping down this cone. Lol. Aisles looked like a grocery store, but if you go to extreme end of store you can order coffee/ice cream/sandwich etc., I ended up getting a chocolate cone and a chocolate-vanilla cone. It was thick, creamy and delicious.

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    Rachel H.

    This place is quite literally a palace! It's a spendy gourmet food market sure, but the selection here is impeccable. We even found cheeses were less expensive here than at the cheese makers and farms we visited (we did our price comparison same day.) A very nice selection of produce, local flowers, cheese and meats, an international selection of canned fish and dry pasta, a good wine and respectable liquor section, bath and body items, and even local water buffalo soft serve is on offer here. An all around a nice option should you need to shop for fancy groceries on the coast!

    Bison Vanilla soft serve
    Joanna F.

    Sooo good! Tried to go to the station staruant but they were so lame and didn't seat us; this place is full of super nice people working fast and efficiently. The polenta was so goooood and so was the chowder and corn muffin. Bison soft serve was chill lol tasted like reg ice cream, at least the sprinkles was free!

    Soft serve - swirl with sprinkles
    Noopur D.

    Everything at Point Reyes Station was closed since it was past 5pm and we were really craving a sweet treat before we headed back home. We saw people leaving the store with ice cream and decided to go check it out. What a perfect idea! They have soft serve ice cream in a cup or cone, and chocolate or vanilla or swirl flavors! You can also add free sprinkles on top! It looks small but it's a very generous amount and was so delicious and creamy, so perfect. The staff were also really friendly and sweet and brought them out quickly even though it was quite crowded! The market itself is huge and has lots of things to browse besides just groceries. Staff there are also super friendly! Very nice little store!

    Rufhiline T.

    Had a beach day at North Beach and we were craving some post beach sweetness and this market popped up! It was a super cute market, looks like they had everything you'll need but we went straight to get their soft serve ice cream! It was so goood and creamy! I actually got the affogato and oh my lord. . . best affogato ever! The espresso wasn't bitter and the soft serve just goes so well with it! They came out lesst than five minutes after ordering! 10/10! Someone will have to tell me if they've tried the clam chowder there!

    Benjamin C.

    Palace Market I had the water buffalo gelato swirl in a cup (5), and it was absolutely amazing. The texture was velvety smooth, and the flavor was rich without being too heavy. It was my first time trying gelato made from water buffalo milk, and it completely blew me away! Definitely one of the better gelatos I've had! Wonder what else is out there

    Cute- local cards....
    Kay O.

    This was my first time ever seeing this particular marketplace, and it was rather cute and local with all its little pop-ups of local vendors!! I'm always a fan of buying from mom and pop shops, so the fact that this particular marketplace had a number of local vendors made me feel quite locally comfortable! I have a number of food, allergies, and I rather eat gluten-free, then feel overly indulged with wheat and this particular grocery store had a number of gluten-free and allergy, friendly items and local vendors that supported all of our food allergies. I also love the fact they had a deli and espresso bar , their own checkout system!! The store was honestly so cute my in-laws and I walked up and down each aisle just to see what they had!!!M I will definitely go back!!

    Mary G.

    I enjoy exploring the local market when visiting a small town. Pricey for what I'm used to, but it was fun to go up & down the aisle. Clean & easy to navigate. In their deli area they sell water buffalo soft serve ice cream in vanilla and chocolate.

    Miss warm and welcoming
    Charisse B.

    I stumbled across Palace Market after searching for a dessert, post Yelp event in Point Reyes. In addition to being a small local market and deli, they serve buffalo soft serve that everyone raves about. I enter and find a nice selection of merchandise, some specialty items as well. So far so good. I see the deli at the back and think to myself: jackpot! I go to take a photo so I can add it to my review, and I'm met with a pair of scathing eyes giving me the death stare, hands on hips and everyYikes! The young lady in the back didn't seem so friendly. I didn't want to judge her right away, so I approached her to ask about the flavors, to which she responded with a condescending remark. Nothing was going to stop me from scoring my chocolate soft serve, so I proceed to order. When it was time to pay, I asked her if I could tap. She replied yes, here's the terminal (it was located way across a counter that I had to lay my body over to reach). I'm pretty sure that terminal had a cord that could be moved closer to the customer, but miss friendly wasn't going to do that. Takeaway was that I was not welcomed there. I won't surmise as to the reasoning, but I'm sure we could take a few guesses if we had to. Anyhow, the market itself seemed pretty cool. The soft serve was delicious. Will I return? Probably not. I like to feel welcomed when I spend my money somewhere.

    Asal B.

    Back again for the buffalo soft serve and it was great. They did move the machine to the back of the store in the deli section and you order via a tablet now. But the folks were very friendly and we got our ice cream quickly.

    Swirled Ice cream with sprinkles

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    The store is nice and the deli is clean. Their sandwiches are just okay. I'd give it a 3 star.

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    The buffalo milk soft serve gelato is easily the best soft serve I've ever had. Definitely worth a stop.

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    Award-winning Original Blue Cheese.
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