Top 10 ice cream shops in Charlottesville
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge
313 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Mon-Thu 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm, Sun 10am-10pm
Since 1947
Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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2Ben & Jerry's
1112 Emmet St N, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Mon-Thu 12pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10:30pm, Sun 12pm-10pm
Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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4Moo Thru Charlottesville
946 Grady Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Fri, Sat 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
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5Chaps Ice Cream
223 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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8sweetFrog
145 Community St, Charlottesville, VA 22911
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9Baskin-Robbins
160 Riverbend Dr, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Locally owned
Custard · Cookie sandwiches · Waffle cones
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10Splendora's Gelato
2050 Bond St, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Of the 20 ice cream shops listed in Charlottesville, 18 give a phone number, 4 publish opening hours and 13 have a website. 7 are branches of national chains — Ben & Jerry's (2), Cold Stone Creamery (2), Baskin-Robbins (1); the remaining 13 are independent. By what they offer: 4 make milkshakes, 4 make homemade ice cream, 3 make ice cream cakes. Most often named on their own websites: cookie sandwiches (3), custard (3) and sundaes (2). The longest-running is Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge, in business since 1947. The nearest bigger selection is Fredericksburg with 23.
All 10 other ice cream shops in Charlottesville
Same order: the most complete listings first.
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Cold Stone Creamery
365 Merchant Walk Square, Building 1400, STE 600, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Cookie sandwiches
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Splendora's Gelato
317 E Main St, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Bluegrass Creamery
522 2nd St SE, Charlottesville, VA 22902
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Arch's Frozen Yogurt
1232 Emmet St N, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Dips & Sips
3450 Seminole Trl, Charlottesville, VA 22911-2210
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Kirk's Homemade Ice Cream
622 Albemarle Sq, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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Wonderment Bakeshop & Creamery
247 Ridge Mcintire Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Chandlers Ice Cream
936-962 River Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22901
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Ben & Jerry's
180 McCormick Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Nearby in Virginia
- Harrisonburg10
- Culpeper7
- Fredericksburg23
- Glen Allen8
- Henrico15
- Ashland6
- Virginia Beach76
- Richmond52