Top 10 ice cream shops in La Jolla
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Baskin-Robbins
7470 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037-5029
Mon-Sun 11am-10pm
Locally owned
Custard · Cookie sandwiches · Waffle cones
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2Cold Stone Creamery
909 Prospect St, La Jolla, CA 92037-4131
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3Bobboi Natural Gelato
8008 Girard Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037-4159
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4Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream
8861 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037
Mon-Sun 11am-11pm
Since 1945
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6Killer Whale Creamery
7660 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037
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7Floatisimo
1030 Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037
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8Golden Spoon La Jolla
8657 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037-2356
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9Lil' Dipper
4130 La Jolla Village Dr Ste 102, La Jolla, CA 92037
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10Yogi Topi
7501 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037-4721
Of the 12 ice cream shops listed in La Jolla, 12 give a phone number, 2 publish opening hours and 6 have a website. 4 are branches of national chains — Cold Stone Creamery (2), Baskin-Robbins (1), Häagen-Dazs (1); the remaining 8 are independent. By what they offer: 4 make milkshakes, 3 sell frozen yogurt, 2 make homemade ice cream. The longest-running is Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream, in business since 1945. The nearest bigger selection is San Diego with 174.
All 2 other ice cream shops in La Jolla
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Cold Stone Creamery
8855 Villa La Jolla Dr Ste 400, La Jolla, CA 92037
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Bird Rock Yogurt
5604 La Jolla Blvd, La Jolla, CA 92037
Nearby in California
- San Diego174
- Encinitas9
- Poway6
- La Mesa7
- National City13
- El Cajon12
- Los Angeles321