Double Rainbow Cafe
850 4th St, San Rafael, CA
Crema's Take
“Double Rainbow is a rare dual-threat spot where excellent Red Whale specialty coffee shares the spotlight with their legendary house-made ice cream, drawing a genuinely warm crowd of regulars and families who linger for hours. The cafe doubles as an art gallery showcasing local artists, so you're sipping alongside rotating exhibits in a beautifully designed space that feels more like a creative hub than a typical coffee shop. If you want specialty drinks and pastries in a place where people actually want to hang around and get to know the staff, this is worth the detour to downtown San Rafael.”
What to expect
Specialty coffee. A slow-sit spot, good for meetings. Pastries on the menu. Family friendly.
Google Reviews
Delightful! Stopped for ice cream and fell in love with art for sale. Beyond friendly and beautiful inside.
I have come here many times since they moved to be with Artistry Studios. The ice cream tasted great. I always get coffee ice cream there. And now they serve Red Whale coffee, specialty toasts and some pastries. Staffs are also very nice.
Last time I came here was about 20 years ago when I was a teen & I believe it was smaller back then. Anyways I came here with my nuclear family but for some reason I felt servers were hesitant or had their guards up,not really welcoming. I knew it was a woke friendly business…
As a pregnant woman with a very specific craving, I made the noble 20-minute pilgrimage for a scoop of sweet satisfaction. I arrived at 9 PM on 7/2 to find the shop open but eerily empty — no staff in sight. After five minutes of awkwardly loitering like a lost cone, someone…
In quaint downtown San Rafael, CA, Double Rainbow Ice Cream is wonderful - absolutely wonderful. The ice cream tasted great, there was a wide selection, specialty items were made exactly as requested, the atmosphere was filled with cheery teens, Millennials, upbeat seniors, and…
Crema Reviews
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