Top 10 ice cream shops in Washington
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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2Häagen-Dazs
3120 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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3Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
3109 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE Ste D, Washington, DC 20032
Custard
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4Dolcezza Gelato & Coffee
904 Palmer Alley NW, Washington, DC 20001
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5Ben & Jerry’s
705 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024-3433
Mon-Thu 11am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11am-12am, Sun 11am-11pm
Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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7Dolci Gelati
1420 8th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
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8FroZenYo
3000 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
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9Here's The Scoop
2824 Georgia Ave NW LL, Washington, DC 20001
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10Hershey's Ice Cream
3151 K St NW, Washington, DC 20007
Of the 95 ice cream shops listed in Washington, 88 give a phone number, 2 publish opening hours and 81 have a website. 35 are branches of national chains — Baskin-Robbins (8), Van Leeuwen (6), Ben & Jerry's (5); the remaining 60 are independent. By what they offer: 24 offer vegan ice cream, 19 serve gelato, 19 make milkshakes. Most often named on their own websites: sundaes (18), custard (15) and ice cream cakes (10). The longest-running is Kilwins D.C., in business since 1947. 3 describe themselves as family-owned.
All 85 other ice cream shops in Washington
By ZIP code: 20001 (3) · 20002 (10) · 20003 (11) · 20004 (3) · 20005 (4) · 20006 (2) · 20007 (11) · 20008 (3) · 20009 (11) · 20010 (3) · 20011 (1) · 20012 (1) · 20015 (1) · 20016 (3) · 20017 (4) · 20018 (2) · 20024 (3) · 20032 (2) · 20036 (4) · 20052 (1) · 20201 (1) · 20560 (1)
ZIP 20001 3
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Tipsy Scoop D.C.
675 I St NW, Washington, DC 20001
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Dolcezza Gelato and Coffee
1418 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
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Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
610 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001
ZIP 20002 10
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Gelat'oh
1625 Eckington Pl NE, Washington, DC 20002
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Milk Cult
1369 New York Ave NE, Washington, DC 20002-1620
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Ben & Jerry's
50 Massachusetts Ave Ne, Washington, DC 20002
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Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
50 Massachusetts Ave NE Ste M111, Washington, DC 20002
Cookie sandwiches · Sundaes
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Ruby Scoops Ice Cream & Sweets
1110 Congress St NE, Washington, DC 20002-3418
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The Creamery at Union Market
1309 5th St NE, Washington, DC 20002
ZIP 20003 11
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Ice Cream Jubilee
301 Water St SE #105, Washington, DC 20003
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Moorenko's
720 C St SE, Washington, DC 20003-4337
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Baskin-Robbins
406 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Locally owned
Custard · Cookie sandwiches · Waffle cones
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Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge
1250 Half St SE, Washington, DC 20003-3665
Since 1947
Waffle cones · Ice cream cakes
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Altani Gelato
202 M St SE, Washington, DC 20003
ZIP 20004 3
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FroZenYo
1006 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004
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Ben & Jerry's
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004
ZIP 20005 4
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Hershey's Ice Cream
1432 K St Nw Ste 100c, Washington, DC 20005-2535
Custard · Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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Presidential Scoops
1450 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005-2001
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Pleasant Pops
731 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
ZIP 20006 2
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D/Lai Ice Cream
2000 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
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FroZenYo
1634 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006
ZIP 20007 11
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Dolcezza
1560 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007-2758
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Thomas Sweet
3214 P St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Yala Greek Ice Cream
3143 N St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Jubilee - Ice Cream & Hot Donuts - Georgetown
3333 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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GoPuff
3401 K St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Pinkberry Georgetown
3288 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Amorino Gelato - Georgetown
3401 M St NW, Washington, DC 20007
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Hershey's Ice Cream Parlor
1529 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007-2739
Custard · Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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Gelateria Dolce Vita
3000 K St NW, Washington, DC 20007-5109
ZIP 20008 3
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YogiBerry
3515 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
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Ben & Jerry's
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
ZIP 20009 11
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Dolcezza Gelato & Coffee
1704 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009
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Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
Site, 1925 14th St NW B, Washington, DC 20009
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Larry's Homemade Ice Cream
1633 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20009-1041
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Pitango Gelato, Adams Morgan
1841 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC 20009-2009
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Pitango Gelato & Coffee, 14th Street
1802 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
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Ice Cream Jubilee
1407 T St NW, Washington, DC 20009
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Caliyogurt
2473 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
ZIP 20010 3
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Mount Desert Island Ice Cream
3110 Mt Pleasant St NW, Washington, DC 20010
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Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
3460 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20010
ZIP 20011 1
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Dolci Gelati
5766 2nd St NE, Washington, DC 20011
ZIP 20012 1
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The Charmery Walter Reed
7175 12th St NW #305, Washington, DC 20012
ZIP 20015 1
ZIP 20016 3
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TCBY
4200 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
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Bloo Moo Frozen Yogurt
4530 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
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Something Sweet
3708 Macomb St NW, Washington, DC 20016
ZIP 20017 4
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Jarabe Gourmet Pops
703 Edgewood St NE, Washington, DC 20017-3341
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La Marmotta Gelateria Factory
703 Edgewood St NE, Washington, DC 20017
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Alco Helado
703 Edgewood St NE, Washington, DC 20017-3341
ZIP 20018 2
ZIP 20024 3
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Pitango Gelato & Coffee, The Wharf
605 Wharf St, Washington, DC 20024
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Dolcezza Gelato & Coffee
99 District Sq SW, Washington, DC 20024-2490
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Southwest Soda Pop Shop
1142 Maine Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024
ZIP 20032 2
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Capital City Creamery
3023 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC 20032-2525
Custard · Sundaes · Ice cream cakes
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Baskin-Robbins™
1541 Alabama Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC 20032
Locally owned
Custard · Cookie sandwiches · Waffle cones
ZIP 20036 4
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Mr. Yogato
1515 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
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Pinkberry
1213 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, DC 20036
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Baskin-Robbins
1511 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
ZIP 20052 1
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Baskin-Robbins
616 23rd St George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052
Custard · Sundaes · Waffle cones
ZIP 20201 1
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Baskin-Robbins
50 Independence Ave SE, House Of Representatives, Washington, DC 20201
ZIP 20560 1
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Dolcezza at the Hirshhorn
7th and, Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560