Top 10 ice cream shops in Columbia
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Rita's Italian Ice
8640 Guilford Road, Center Suite B-10, Columbia, MD 21046
Mon–Fri 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Sat 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Custard
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2The Meadows Original Frozen Custard
6470 Freetown Rd, Columbia, MD 21044
Wed–Sun 1:00pm to 8:30 pm
Custard
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3The Charmery
6000 Merriweather Dr Ste B185, Columbia, MD 21044
Sun–Thu 11am–11pm, Fri–Sat 11am–12am
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4Jack and Jills Ice Cream
6751 Alexander Bell Dr, Columbia, MD 21046
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5Kona Ice of Howard County
6608 Gleaming Sand Chase, Columbia, MD 21044
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7ShakeUp
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044
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8Tcby
9400 Snowden River Pkwy Ste 106, Columbia, MD 21045-5332
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9Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044
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10Yogicup Frozen Yogurt
8865 Stanford Blvd #133, Columbia, MD 21045
Of the 15 ice cream shops listed in Columbia, 13 give a phone number, 4 publish opening hours and 12 have a website. 3 are branches of national chains — Cold Stone Creamery (1), Marble Slab Creamery (1), TCBY (1); the remaining 12 are independent. By what they offer: 4 make shaved ice, 3 serve frozen custard, 3 sell frozen yogurt. The longest-running is Marble Slab Creamery, in business since 1983. The nearest bigger selection is Baltimore with 64.
All 5 other ice cream shops in Columbia
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Rita's Italian Ice and Frozen Custard
Center, 5485 Harpers Farm Rd, Columbia, MD 21044
Mon–Fri 2:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Sat 12:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Custard
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Cold Stone Creamery
10101 Twin Rivers Rd., C2-102-1, Columbia, MD 21044
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Tutti Frutti
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044
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Hagen Daaz
10300 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044-3341
Nearby in Maryland
- Ellicott City9
- Laurel10
- Hanover6
- Catonsville12
- Glen Burnie11
- Baltimore64
- Ocean City35