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Ice Cream Shops in Des Moines, IA

24 ice cream shops in and around Des Moines, Iowa.

Des Moines has about 213,096 residents, which works out to 11 ice cream shops per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.

Top 10 ice cream shops in Des Moines

Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.

  1. 1Dairy Zone

    2219 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317

    Monday — Saturday : 11 am — 9 pm, Sunday: 12 pm - 9 pm

    Since 1990

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  2. 2Black Cat Ice Cream

    2511 Cottage Grove Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311-4210

    TUESDAY-SUNDAY: 11:30 AM – 9 PM

    Homemade
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  3. 3Dairy Queen

    3408 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315-3129

    Soft serve
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  1. 4Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

    2105 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312

    Mon-Thu 5pm-9pm, Fri 5pm-10pm, Sat 12pm-10pm, Sun 12pm-9pm

    Soft serveFrozen yogurt
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  2. 5Snookies Malt Shop

    1810 Beaver Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

    Milkshakes
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  3. 6Paleteria La Michoacana

    1552 E Grand Ave Ste B, Des Moines, IA 50316

    Paletería
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  4. 7Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt

    1905 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

    Frozen yogurt
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  5. 8Granny's Sweet Freeze

    3417 Hubbell Ave, Des Moines, IA 50317

    Soft serve
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  6. 9La Ventanita Snack Bar

    3802 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313

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  7. 10Baskin-Robbins

    4221 Fleur Dr, Des Moines, IA 50321

    Custard · Sundaes · Waffle cones

    Ice cream cakes
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24ice cream shops
11per 100,000 residents
21with a phone
19with a website
4publish hours

Of the 24 ice cream shops listed in Des Moines, 21 give a phone number, 4 publish opening hours and 19 have a website. 9 are branches of national chains — Dairy Queen (5), Baskin-Robbins (1), La Michoacana (1); the remaining 15 are independent. By what they offer: 9 serve soft serve, 2 sell frozen yogurt, 2 make homemade ice cream. The longest-running is Embers Restaurant, in business since 1936.

Des Moines 24 ice cream shops

All 14 other ice cream shops in Des Moines

By ZIP code: 50309 (4) · 50310 (2) · 50312 (1) · 50313 (1) · 50316 (1) · 50317 (1) · 50320 (1) · 50322 (3)

ZIP 50309 4

  1. Black Cat Ice Cream Downtown

    1301 Locust St Ste D, Des Moines, IA 50309

    Tue-Sun 11:30am-9pm

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  2. Black Cat Ice Cream

    1501 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309

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  3. the creamery.east village

    424 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA 50309

    Homemade
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  4. Molly's Frozen

    322 E Court Ave Ste 105, Des Moines, IA 50309

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ZIP 50310 2

  1. Dairy Queen

    5415 Douglas Ave 5415 Douglas Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310

    Soft serve
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  2. Kaleidoscoops

    2929 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50310-1103

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ZIP 50312 1

  1. Chocolaterie Stam

    833 42nd St, Des Moines, IA 50312

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ZIP 50313 1

  1. Dairy Queen

    3520 1st St, Des Moines, IA 50313

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ZIP 50316 1

  1. Dairy Queen

    1321 E University Ave 1321 E University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316

    Soft serve
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ZIP 50317 1

  1. The Dairy Barn

    Rock Is, Des Moines, IA 50317

    Soft serve
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ZIP 50320 1

  1. Classic Frozen Custard

    4000 SE 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50320

    Custard

    Custard
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ZIP 50322 3

  1. Dairy Queen

    5814 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50322

    Soft serve
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  2. Embers Restaurant

    4805 Merle Hay Rd, Des Moines, IA 50322

    Since 1936

    Rolled
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  3. Fogarty’s Hickman soft serve

    5814 Hickman Rd, Des Moines, IA 50322-6025

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