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Valencia Street pastry shop where a cake or a cookie buys a quiet few minutes.

A busy, well-kept playground that shares its block with the city's only outdoor pool, plus tennis, basketball and a blacktop soccer pitch.

Taqueria focused on fresh ingredients with a big salsa selection.

Mission bakery with room for strollers; a morning bun makes the line worth it.

Ice cream churned to order; a treat stop for babies through school-age kids.

An ice cream shop a block from Dolores Park, popular with locals.