Top 10 ice cream shops in Bethesda
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Sarah's Handmade Ice Cream River Road
5241 River Rd, Bethesda, MD 20816
Open Daily 11am - 9pm
Ice cream cakes
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2Yogitopi
4924 Elm St, Bethesda, MD 20814
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3Dolcezza Gelato and Coffee
7111 Bethesda Ln, Bethesda, MD 20814
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7Cold Stone Creamery
7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817
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9Giffords Ice Cream Company
7237 Woodmont Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
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10Menchie's
7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817
Of the 15 ice cream shops listed in Bethesda, 14 give a phone number, 2 publish opening hours and 13 have a website. 3 are branches of national chains — Cold Stone Creamery (1), Dippin' Dots (1), Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams (1); the remaining 12 are independent. By what they offer: 3 serve gelato, 3 sell frozen yogurt, 3 offer vegan ice cream. Most often named on their own websites: sundaes (3) and ice cream cakes (2). The nearest bigger selection is Silver Spring with 16.
All 5 other ice cream shops in Bethesda
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Sarah's Handmade Ice Cream
10219 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814
Open Daily 11am - 9pm
Ice cream cakes
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Yogi Castle
7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817
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Cafe Gelato
4823 St Elmo Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814-3009
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Class 520
4941 Elm St, Bethesda, MD 20814
Nearby in Maryland
- Silver Spring16
- Rockville24
- Hyattsville7
- Gaithersburg14
- Oxon Hill7
- Laurel10
- Baltimore64
- Ocean City35