Top 10 ice cream shops in Manchester
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Royal Ice Cream
27 Warren St, Manchester, CT 06040
Mon – Fri: 7:30AM to 5:30PM, Sat: 7:30AM to 12:30PM
Since 1926
Family-owned
Ice cream cakes
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2Sweet Frog
1500 Pleasant Valley Rd, Manchester, CT 06042
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3Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
684 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT 06040
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4Cream Time
106 Strawberry Ln, Manchester, CT 06040
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6Faddy's Donuts and Ice Cream
194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester, CT 06042
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8Maggie Moo's
194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester, CT 06042
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9Froyo World
194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester, CT 06042-8705
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10Chill Out's
194 Buckland Hills Dr Spc 5536, Manchester, CT 06042-8705
Of the 12 ice cream shops listed in Manchester, 10 give a phone number, 1 publishes opening hours and 9 have a website. 3 are branches of national chains — Ben & Jerry's (1), Dairy Queen (1), Friendly's (1); the remaining 9 are independent. By what they offer: 2 serve soft serve, 2 sell frozen yogurt, 2 make ice cream cakes. Most often named on their own websites: ice cream cakes (2) and sundaes (2). The longest-running is Royal Ice Cream, in business since 1926. The nearest bigger selection is Norwalk with 22.
All 2 other ice cream shops in Manchester
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Icy Sweet
194 Buckland Hills Dr, Manchester, CT 06042-8705
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Creamy Rolls
699 Main St, Manchester, CT 06040-5109
Nearby in Connecticut
- Hartford9
- West Hartford12
- Enfield6
- Cromwell6
- Avon6
- Middletown7
- Norwalk22
- Milford18