Top 10 ice cream shops in Milwaukee
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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5Gilles Frozen Custard
7515 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53213
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7Dairy Queen (Treat)
245 E Hampton Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53217
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8Cold Spoons Gelato
5924 W Vliet St, Milwaukee, WI 53208-2165
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9La Gelati
5663 S 27th St, Milwaukee, WI 53221
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10Kona Ice of NE Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Of the 40 ice cream shops listed in Milwaukee, 32 give a phone number, 5 publish opening hours and 22 have a website. 8 are branches of national chains — La Michoacana (4), Dairy Queen (2), Baskin-Robbins (1); the remaining 32 are independent. By what they offer: 7 are paleterías, 6 make milkshakes, 4 offer vegan ice cream. Most often named on their own websites: custard (3) and sundaes (2). The longest-running is Paletería La Michoacana, in business since 2001.
All 30 other ice cream shops in Milwaukee
By ZIP code: 53022 (1) · 53202 (4) · 53203 (1) · 53204 (6) · 53206 (1) · 53207 (1) · 53209 (1) · 53211 (2) · 53212 (2) · 53215 (5) · 53216 (2) · 53217 (1) · 53219 (1) · 53221 (1) · 53223 (1)
ZIP 53022 1
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Shake It Up
1345 W North Street, Milwaukee, WI 53022
ZIP 53202 4
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Scratch Ice Cream
2238 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202-1117
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Fro Zone
1320 E Brady St, Milwaukee, WI 53202-1613
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Froyo
2203 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53202-1116
ZIP 53203 1
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Baskin-Robbins™
612 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Locally owned
Custard · Cookie sandwiches · Waffle cones
ZIP 53204 6
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La Michoacana Plus- 16Th St
1224 S Cesar E Chavez Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53204
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Scratch Ice Cream
636 S 6th St, Milwaukee, WI 53204-1524
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Paletería León y Nevería
1414 W Forest Home Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53204
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Paleteria Montealban
1711 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI 53204
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My Yo My Frozen Yogurt Shop
100 S Water St, Unit #100, Milwaukee, WI 53204
ZIP 53206 1
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Tastee Twist
2378 N Teutonia Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53206
ZIP 53207 1
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Babes Ice Cream & Dessert
2264 S Kinnickinnic Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53207-1330
ZIP 53209 1
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Paparazzi Ice Cream Shop
6235B N Teutonia Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53209-3648
ZIP 53211 2
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Cold Stone Creamery
2907 N Oakland Ave,, Milwaukee, WI 53211
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The Chocolate Factory
4330 N Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
ZIP 53212 2
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Riverwest Ice Cream Bike
818 E Center St, Milwaukee, WI 53212-3048
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Wilke Dairy
3519 N Hubbard St, Milwaukee, WI 53212-1532
ZIP 53215 5
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Paleteria Yayo
1727 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215
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La Michoacana Plus
3142 South 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53215
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Michoacan A Pedir De Boca
1310 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215
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Neveria Las Maravillas
2908 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53215
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Los Gordos
2691 S 6th St, Milwaukee, WI 53215
ZIP 53216 2
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Purple Door Ice Cream
3536 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53216
Mon-Thu 12pm-9pm, Fri-Sun 12pm-10pm
Sundaes
ZIP 53217 1
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The Chocolate Factory Subs & Ice Cream
5900 N Port Washington Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53217-4521
ZIP 53219 1
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Cream City
5029 W Manitoba St, Milwaukee, WI 53219-3346
ZIP 53221 1
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Don Chamoy Ice Cream House
3920 S 27th St, Milwaukee, WI 53221
ZIP 53223 1
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Dairy Queen
6818 W Brown Deer Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53223