Top 10 ice cream shops in Reading
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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5Great American Creamery
645 Penn St Ste F, Reading, PA 19601-3543
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6Rita's Italian Ice
810 Oley St Ste G1 Bldg 4, Reading, PA 19604-2546
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7Sunset Mexican Ice Cream
835 Hiesters Ln, Reading, PA 19605
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8Pan-n-Ice
4 Albert Ln, Reading, PA 19607-9365
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9Maria’s limber’s
314 McKnight St, Reading, PA 19601
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10Flyin Hawaiian Shave Ice Company
321 S 3rd St, Reading, PA 19602-2301
Of the 13 ice cream shops listed in Reading, 12 give a phone number, 2 publish opening hours and 10 have a website. 5 are branches of national chains — Carvel (2), Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard (2), Friendly's (1); the remaining 8 are independent. By what they offer: 4 sell Italian ice, 4 make shaved ice, 3 serve frozen custard. The longest-running is Friendly's, in business since 1935. The nearest bigger selection is Lancaster with 27.
All 3 other ice cream shops in Reading
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Carvel
3320 N 5th St, Reading, PA 19605
Nearby in Pennsylvania
- Pottstown12
- Downingtown9
- Royersford8
- Phoenixville6
- Exton7
- Lancaster27
- Philadelphia181
- Pittsburgh98