NaYa Dessert Cafe

One of the few spots in San Francisco for late night dessert. I've been here a few times, and traffic has picked up since they first opened. Interior is a little tight, with small tables seating mostly a max of four people (with an elbows touching setup).Service is dependent on the crowd. It can get pretty slow when the place is entirely full (paper waitlist is hanging by the door). Staff is friendly and pleasant. This most recent visit they messed up on the ice cream flavor when making one of the dishes, and brought us more scoops of (the correct) ice cream for us without us saying a word.This time, I went with friends, and got their melon snow bingsu and the grass jelly with brown sugar syrup. Bingsu here is always great, and I especially love the toppings you can toss ontop. It's both fun, and you get to (somewhat) control how sickly sweet you love your dessert by just not pouring that much syrup on. The grass jelly with brown sugar syrup is a lot of ice and milk which I probably should have expected and wasn't really my favorite. I'm a huge fan of their bingsu! Will be back for more late night dessert runs.

Stopped by Naya for some dessert, and overall, it was a great experience with a couple of small issues.We got the Mango Tango Bingsoo, and it was light, fluffy, and delicious! The mango was perfectly sweet, and the sweet sticky rice with toasted sesame added a rich, nutty flavor--so good. My only complaint? The mango syrup portion was too small for the amount of bingsoo. A little more would've made it perfect!The Thai Tea Ice Cream was another win--not too sweet but just right, and the almost Frosted Flakes texture was such a fun surprise.I also tried the Grass Jelly with Maple Brown Sugar Syrup. It was tasty, but I personally would've liked the jelly to be a little sweeter.A couple of downsides: The cup I got originally was gross, so I had to ask for a new one--not a huge deal, but not great either. Also, the seating situation was frustrating. We were told we needed five or more people to sit at a larger table, yet shortly after, a group of four was seated there while my group of four was told no. Felt unfair, to be honest.Would I come back? Definitely--the desserts were delicious! Just hoping for a little better service next time.

This was my first time trying takoyaki! These are potato balls with minced squid inside, with bonito flakes and seaweed. They were great and I will definitely order them again. Mango is my favorite fruit so I was so excited for this mango tango dish. It's milk shaved ice with fresh mango, sweet sticky rice, mango sauce, and toasted sesame. Aka my dream dessert. Honestly, this may have been my favorite dessert I had in San Francisco. It was the perfect amount of sweetness, lightness, goodness, yumminess, just everything beautiful you want out of a dessert. This shop is super cute btw! Nice lively setting.

5/26/24Came here with 4 other coworkers for dessert. It's a pretty small interior. The inside is cutely decorated. We had to wait for about 15 minutes outside since there's no room to wait inside.Here's what we got to share:- ovaltine roti- salted egg custard toast- double strawberry bingsuBetween the three we got to share, my favorite was the bingsu. Even though it was a cold evening, it was refreshing to eat. I don't normally eat nor like salted egg, but it worked well with the vanilla ice cream and toast. My least favorite was the ovaltine roti. When I was eating it, I inhaled the ovaltine dust(?) and choked on it. I'm used to eating roti that is usually savory and I didn't like the taste of the ovaltine with it. Overall, the desserts are mostly IG picture worthy and there's a variety of desserts you can get. In terms of parking, I had parked at the restaurant we ate prior and then we walked about 10 minutes to NaYa.

I've been here a few times already and it's a decent spot for late night desserts. There's some seats inside to dine-in, but it's a small cafe. I tried their green tea roti and it did satisfy my green tea sweet craving, however, it was my least favorite dessert we got that night. My favorite dessert we ordered was their Salted Egg Custard Toasted. The salted egg custard sauce is delicious and pairs well with the warm toast and cold ice cream. I recommend trying this dessert!

Cute place. We enjoyed a black crepe filled with Thai tea iced cream and whipped cream,served with Thai tea sauce and Oreo crumbles topped with egg yolk strands for chew.

Came on a weekend for some after lunch dessert treat. We got a mango bingsoo to share for three people, which came with some sticky rice. The bingsoo also melted so quickly! Just a tip, anything below $20 must be paid for by cash.

I can't believe I haven't written a review for this place yet, despite coming here so many times! I've tried several desserts, including the bingsu, honey toast, and crepes, and everything has always been delicious.On this visit, we had the charcoal crepe filled with whipped cream and Thai tea ice cream, and it was absolutely amazing! I also ordered a hot milk and it was tasty!The service was wonderful, and our dessert came out super quickly. We were lucky to get a table without waiting, but be prepared for a long line if you visit during busy times. This spot is definitely worth it!

One of my go to dessert places whenever i'm in the city! It's a little small and the wait time can be sometimes long but it's definitely worth it. We ordered the Double Strawberry Bingsu, Mango Sticky Rice Crepe, and Thai Tea Toasted! My favorite was definitely the Thai Tea toasted as I love Thai Tea flavored desserts! The sticky rice is also another go to item for me as well as it was very sweet, ripe, and pairs amazingly with the sweet sticky rice!We went here after dinner so it was late at night so there was a bit of a wait. Once we got seated they took our orders and we got our desserts within 5 minutes! The workers were very nice as well!The place is pretty small and compact but it was not too much of a problem.

the place is a very affordable for desserts. their bingsoo is very good. I love the texture of it. It's very soft and melts in your mouth so quickly without the brain freeze. they have a lot of options and I like that they have a lot of asian flavors as well.food:strawberry bingsoo: 5/5 better when the strawberries are in season.mango sticky rice bingsoo: 5/5 better when the mangos are in season.croffle: 4/5 the flavor was good it still retained some of the flakiness of the croissant in a waffle form.service: the service is fine I don't have much to say. Ambiance: a nice late night spot. can get kind of loud depending on how loud the people in the store are talking. very chill and relaxing. Many of my friends and I choose this dessert house because it is usually open pretty late and is a great place to chat about life and catch up.