Popular East Coast late-night cookie delivery chain coming to SF

Late-night warm cookie delivery chain Insomnia Cookies is opening its first San Francisco location. Late-night warm cookie delivery chain Insomnia Cookies is opening its first San Francisco location. Photo: Annie L. Via Yelp Photo: Annie L. Via Yelp Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close Popular East Coast late-night cookie delivery chain coming to SF 1 / 39 Back to Gallery

It's hard to argue with the charms of a warm cookie. Especially one that shows up at your doorstep in the wee hours of the night.

Insomnia Cookies, the New York-based bakery chain that delivers "warm, delicious" cookies daily until 3 a.m., is opening a San Francisco outpost.

Hoodline reported that the cookie store is slated to open at 362 Kearny St. in the Financial District, sharing a photo from a tipster showing an Insomnia Cookies sign posted in the window. The company did not confirm an exact opening date, but told SFGATE that they hope to open "sometime later this winter."

A press release indicated that the new location will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. on weekdays and from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. on weekends.

"Whether you need cookies for a meeting, just a mid-day pick me up or to fulfill a late night craving, Insomnia Cookies will deliver. The San Francisco location will serve popular cookie flavors including Chocolate Chunk, Snickerdoodle, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup and the S’mores Deluxe," read the press release. Also on the menu are pints of cold milk, cookie cakes, brownies, ice cream and ice cream cookie sandwiches.

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Insomnia Cookies was started in a college dorm room in 2003 at the University of Pennsylvania and now has more than 100 locations. Many of these cookie hubs are located near college campuses to cater to students studying late into the night. This new location will be San Francisco's first, but not California's — Chico, Davis, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo and Irvine are some of the cities that are already enjoying 3 a.m. cookies.

Madeline Wells is an SFGATE associate digital reporter. Email: madeline.wells@sfgate.com | Twitter: @madwells22