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The Best Ice Cream & Frozen Treats In Philadelphia
Where to get a creamy, frozen, swirly dessert in Philly.
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Small Oven Pastry Shop
Small Oven Pastry Shop on Washington Avenue makes great baked goods, as well as soft serve in the summer.
Zsa’s Ice Cream
At Mt. Airy's Zsa’s Ice Cream, you order out back and then join a large crowd huddled near the side awaiting their incredibly creamy sweet treats.
Bredenbeck's Bakery & Ice Cream Parlor
Bredenbeck's Bakery & Ice Cream Parlor has been open in Chestnut Hill since 1889. All of this experience means it’s a go-to for creamy scoops every day of the week.
The Best Ice Cream & Frozen Treats In Philadelphia
Where to get a creamy, frozen, swirly dessert in Philly.
D’Emilio's Old World Ice Treats
D’Emilio's Old World Ice Treats in South Philly has everything from the best sorbetto and gelati in town to some top-tier soft serve and wild sundaes.
Cloud Cups
With unconventional flavors and a kitschy interior, everything inside Cloud Cups in Fishtown makes it one of the best gelato spots in the area.
Float Dreamery
Float Dreamery is a vegan ice cream shop in Fishtown where you can get some of the best scoops and creamy sandwiches in town.
Milk Jawn
Milk Jawn is a small Passyunk Square ice cream shop that is probably the most popular one in the neighborhood.
La Guerrerense
Passyunk Squares’s La Guerrerense is a Mexican ice cream shop that has lots of creative flavors like guava, papaya, and piñon.
1-900-ICE-CREAM
1-900-ICE-CREAM is a small shop in Rittenhouse that makes the best soft serve in Philly.
Gran Caffe L’Aquila
Gran Caffe L’Aquila is a Center City spot where you can get a pastry-heavy breakfast in the morning and sit down for a last-minute dinner of pappardelle al ragu and spaghetti vongole. They also have the best gelato in town.
Cuzzy's Ice Cream Parlor
Cuzzy's Ice Cream Parlor in Queen Village makes fantastic homemade ice cream with locally-sourced ingredients.
Bottega Rittenhouse
Bottega Rittenhouse is a cafe, sandwich, pasta, and prepared foods shop just off Rittenhouse Square.
The Igloo
The Igloo in Fishtown is one of those self-serve frozen yogurt spots where you make your own bowl.
Coco’s Cookies and Creamery
Coco’s Cookies and Creamery in West Philly is the closest thing the city has to a do-it-all dessert spot.
Twistee Treat
Twistee Treat is a cash-only Northeast spot that has a bunch of rotating soft serve flavors that you can get every day.
Fairmount Flavors
Fairmount Flavors serves desserts like water ice, ice cream cookie and waffle sandwiches, shakes, donuts, and some of the best soft serve in town.
C&C Creamery
C&C Creamery in Manayunk always has a line of people holding cones and cups full of their excellent vanilla, chocolate, twist, and pineapple Dole whip soft serve.
Franklin Ice Cream Bar
When you want creamy soft serve instead of ice cream scoops, Franklin Ice Cream Bar is the way to go.
The Franklin Fountain
The Franklin Fountain is a throwback ice cream parlor in Old City where you can get scoops of things like cotton candy, pistachio, and peanut butter in Chinese takeout boxes.
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream is an ice cream spot serving up both dairy and vegan options at multiple locations in Philadelphia. The quick and easy shop is a go-to when you want a quick frozen treat.
Strollo’s Italian Ice
Strollo’s Italian Ice in Belmar might just be the best spot for frozen desserts down the shore. Go for a chocolate/pistachio twist.