Top 10 ice cream shops in San Marcos
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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2Cold Stone Creamery
1158 W San Marcos Blvd Ste 102, San Marcos, CA 92078
Mon-Thu 12pm-9pm, Fri 12pm-10pm, Sat 11am-10pm, Sun 11am-9pm
Cookie sandwiches
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3Baskin-Robbins
730 Nordahl Rd Ste 101, San Marcos, CA 92069
Mon-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm, Fri 11:30am-10:30pm, Sat 10:30am-10:30pm, Sun 10:30am-10pm
Locally owned
Custard · Cookie sandwiches · Waffle cones
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4FroYo Love
300 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078
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6Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream San Marcos
109 S Las Posas Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078
Mon-Thu 11am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 11am-10pm
Since 1945
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7La Mixteca
705 Center Dr Unit 107, San Marcos, CA 92069
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8Bono Ice Cream & Frozen Yoghurt
838 Nordahl Rd Ste 240, San Marcos, CA 92069-3595
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9La Michoacana
218 W San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, CA 92069
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10La Isla Neveria
327 S Rancho Santa Fe Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078
Of the 11 ice cream shops listed in San Marcos, 11 give a phone number, 4 publish opening hours and 7 have a website. 5 are branches of national chains — Cold Stone Creamery (2), Baskin-Robbins (1), La Michoacana (1); the remaining 6 are independent. By what they offer: 3 sell frozen yogurt, 3 make milkshakes, 2 make homemade ice cream. The longest-running is Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream San Marcos, in business since 1945. The nearest bigger selection is Escondido with 20.
All 1 other ice cream shops in San Marcos
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Cold Stone Creamery
708 Center Dr Ste 101, San Marcos, CA 92069