Top 10 ice cream shops in Richmond
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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1Bruster's Real Ice Cream
512 Hull St, Richmond, VA 23224
Mon-Sun 10:30am-11:30am
Sundaes · Waffle cones
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2Crossroads Coffee & Ice Cream
3600 Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, VA 23225-3416
Wed-Thu 8am-3pm, Fri-Sun 8am-7pm
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5Baskin-Robbins
6940 Forest Hill Ave, Richmond, VA 23225
Mon-Sun 11am-9pm
Locally owned
Custard · Cookie sandwiches · Waffle cones
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6Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge
3115 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
Mon-Thu 12pm-9pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-10pm, Sun 12pm-9pm
Since 1947
Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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7Bev's Homemade Ice Cream & Cafe
2911 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221
Since 1998
Woman-owned
Ice cream cakes
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8bubs and Gracie's Ice Cream and Cookies
7214 Hull Street Rd, Richmond, VA 23235
Of the 52 ice cream shops listed in Richmond, 46 give a phone number, 7 publish opening hours and 41 have a website. 21 are branches of national chains — sweetFrog (7), Bruster's Real Ice Cream (4), Dairy Queen (3); the remaining 31 are independent. By what they offer: 11 make ice cream cakes, 11 make homemade ice cream, 7 serve soft serve. Most often named on their own websites: ice cream cakes (8), sundaes (6) and waffle cones (6). The longest-running is Friendly's, in business since 1935. The nearest bigger selection is Virginia Beach with 76.
All 42 other ice cream shops in Richmond
By ZIP code: 23173 (1) · 23219 (2) · 23220 (2) · 23221 (3) · 23222 (1) · 23223 (3) · 23224 (3) · 23225 (3) · 23226 (2) · 23227 (1) · 23228 (2) · 23229 (2) · 23230 (4) · 23231 (1) · 23233 (4) · 23235 (4) · 23238 (2) · 23294 (1) · no ZIP (1)
ZIP 23173 1
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Sweet Frog
50 Westhampton Way, Richmond, VA 23173-0001
ZIP 23219 2
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Sweet Wynns
1209 E Main St, Richmond, VA 23219-3669
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One Way Cream & Goodies
407 N 1st St, Richmond, VA 23219
ZIP 23220 2
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Stoplight Gelato Cafe
405 Brook Rd, Richmond, VA 23220
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Moon Rocks Gelato
2400 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220-4437
ZIP 23221 3
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
3500 W Cary St C150, Richmond, VA 23221
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NarWhals Rolled Ice Cream
3313 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221-3436
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Crispý Cones
3449 W Cary St, Richmond, VA 23221-2726
ZIP 23222 1
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Ruby Scoops
120 W Brookland Park Blvd, Richmond, VA 23222-2634
ZIP 23223 3
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Spotty Dog Ice Cream Co.
2416 Jefferson Ave, Richmond, VA 23223
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Sweet Spot Ice Cream Cafe
6 N 18th St, Richmond, VA 23223
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The Neighborhood Scoop
1401 N 25th St, Richmond, VA 23223
ZIP 23224 3
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Soul Ice
1011 Hull St, Richmond, VA 23224
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The Sweet Xscape
2601 Maury St, Richmond, VA 23224-3665
ZIP 23225 3
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Charm School Study Hall
4930 Forest Hill Ave Ste D, Richmond, VA 23225
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Cold Stone Creamery
7101 Forest Hill Ave Ste U, Richmond, VA 23225
ZIP 23226 2
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Blue Cow Ice Cream Co.
7017 Three Chopt Rd, Richmond, VA 23226
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sweetFrog
409 Libbie Ave, Richmond, VA 23226
ZIP 23227 1
ZIP 23228 2
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Dalia's Ice Cream & Bakery
7310 Staples Mill Rd, Richmond, VA 23228
ZIP 23229 2
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Bruster's Real Ice Cream
8911 Patterson Ave, Richmond, VA 23229
Sundaes · Waffle cones · Ice cream cakes
ZIP 23230 4
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Dairy Queen
1601 Willow Lawn Dr Ste 305, Richmond, VA 23230
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Sweet 95
3312 N Arthur Ashe Blvd, Richmond, VA 23230-4207
ZIP 23231 1
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Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
3275 New Market Rd, Richmond, VA 23231
ZIP 23233 4
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SweetTooth Ice Cream & Funnel Cake Truck
3900 Westerre Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23233
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Frost Gelato
11800 W Broad St Ste 1058, Richmond, VA 23233-7920
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Bruster's Real Ice Cream
2100 John Rolfe Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23233
Sundaes · Waffle cones · Ice cream cakes
ZIP 23235 4
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La Michoacana
7808 Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23235
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sweetFrog
11415-B Midlothian Turnpike, Richmond, VA 23235
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sweetFrog
9200 Stony Point Pkwy, Richmond, VA 23235
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Casa Karamelo
10022 Robious Rd, Richmond, VA 23235
ZIP 23238 2
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Dairy Queen
11210 Patterson Ave, Richmond, VA 23238
ZIP 23294 1
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Va Fresh Icecream & Cafe
8703 W Broad St, Richmond, VA 23294-6207
No ZIP listed 1
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Narwhals
Richmond, VA