Top 10 ice cream shops in Cambridge
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
1255 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
Sun–Thu 11:30am - 9:30pm, Fri–Sat 11:30am - 10:30pm
Since 1983
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2Honeycomb Creamery
1702 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Tue–Thu 12:00-22:00, Fri–Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-22:00
Ice cream cakes
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3J.P. Licks
1312 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
Mon–Thu 9AM to 11PM, Fri–Sat 9AM to midnight, Sun 10AM to 11PM
Sundaes
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4New City Microcreamery
403 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Mon–Thu 09:00-22:00, Fri–Sat 09:00-23:00, Sun 09:00-22:00
Ice cream cakes
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5Taiyaki Nyc X The Dough Club - Cambridge
6 Church St, Cambridge, MA 02138-3716
Mon–Thu 12 PM to 10PM, Fri 12 PM to 11PM, Sat 11 AM to 11PM, Sun 11 AM to 10PM
Since 2016
Custard
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6Ben & Jerry's
59 White St, Cambridge, MA 02140
Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri 11am-11pm, Sat 12pm-11pm, Sun 12pm-10pm
Locally owned
Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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7Earnest Drinks
399 Binney St, Cambridge, MA 02142
Mon-Thu 2:30pm-10pm, Fri 2:30pm-11pm, Sat 11am-11pm, Sun 1pm-10pm
Sundaes
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8Toscanini's Ice Cream
159 First St, Cambridge, MA 02142
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10BerryLine
3 Arrow St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Of the 24 ice cream shops listed in Cambridge, 24 give a phone number, 9 publish opening hours and 22 have a website. 6 are branches of national chains — Baskin-Robbins (3), Ben & Jerry's (1), Pinkberry (1); the remaining 18 are independent. By what they offer: 11 make ice cream cakes, 6 offer vegan ice cream, 5 make homemade ice cream. Most often named on their own websites: ice cream cakes (6), sundaes (6) and custard (3). The longest-running is Herrell's Ice Cream, in business since 1973. The nearest bigger selection is Boston with 60.
All 14 other ice cream shops in Cambridge
By ZIP code: 02138 (8) · 02139 (3) · 02140 (1) · 02142 (2)
ZIP 02138 8
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Ben & Jerry’s
35 JFK St, Cambridge, MA 02138-4908
Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri 11am-12am, Sat 12pm-12am, Sun 12pm-10pm
Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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Amorino Gelato
50 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Pinkberry Harvard Square
1380 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
1 Brattle Square Spc C2, Cambridge, MA 02138
ZIP 02139 3
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Toscanini's Ice Cream
899 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02139-3512
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Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream
808 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Baskin-Robbins
616 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
ZIP 02140 1
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Emack & Bolio's
23 White St, Cambridge, MA 02140
ZIP 02142 2
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Boston Ice Cream Machine
170 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142-1508