Highest-rated ice cream shops in Louisville by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Louisville by diners
Ice cream is a treat that can be enjoyed all year round, although the volume produced during the hotter months signals otherwise. The majority of ice cream and other frozen desserts in the U.S. are made between March and August, with July being the busiest month of all, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Many Americans have memories of their pastel green mint chocolate chip scoop dripping down their waffle cone at the height of summer or cooling down with their sprinkle-covered chocolate and vanilla soft-serve twist. Ice cream tends to scream nostalgia, but the range of available flavors has evolved since the days when the dessert was mainly limited to vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.
Of course, that doesn't mean those aren't still top-tier choices. According to a May 2024 survey of 2,200 American adults by the International Dairy Foods Association and Morning Consult, the top 10 ice cream flavors today are still the three classics (vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, in that order) followed by butter pecan, cookie dough, cookies and cream, mint chocolate chip, chocolate chip, rocky road, and peanut butter or peanut butter cup.
Nowadays, many ice cream shops offer fresh combinations and ingredients you may never have imagined could be made into ice cream, concoctions like black sesame cookies and cream or honey lavender. Some ice cream shops boast flavors with even more unheard-of ingredients and combinations, like the savory tarragon olive oil or pineapple with pink peppercorns.
Ice cream creators have also expanded into rethinking frozen yogurt, soft serve, and vegan options. Dairy-free folks no longer have to order the only sorbet on the menu. There are nondairy milk ice creams made from plant-based milks like oat or almond and other plant-based products like avocado or sunflower butter.
And then there are the toppings, one of the best parts about getting a scoop at your local shop. Pour on the condensed milk or dulce de leche. Sprinkle bits of honeycomb or your favorite childhood cereal.
Ice cream shops everywhere have made it their job to serve up the smoothest, creamiest, and most crave-able options. To find out who's doing the best job of it, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated ice cream shops in Louisville using data from Yelp. Data is as of June 14, 2024.
Businesses were selected using Yelp's ranking system, which calculates an adjusted rating value that takes into account the number of ratings as well as the rating score itself. Only businesses with at least 10 reviews were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than five locations nationally, based on the Yelp data, were not included.
Read on to determine where you'll get your next cup or cone from!
Note: The photos in this article are stock images and do not necessarily depict the specific ice cream shops listed or the items they serve.
#23. Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen
- Rating: 3.7/5 (57 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5606 Bardstown Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: desserts, bakeries, ice cream & frozen yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#22. Dirty Dough
- Rating: 3.7/5 (20 reviews)
- Address: 12905 Shelbyville Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: desserts, ice cream & frozen yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#21. 0 Degrees
- Rating: 3.8/5 (14 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 5000 Shelbyville Road Space 5820 Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#20. Valley Dairy Freeze
- Rating: 3.8/5 (25 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 10300 Deering Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#19. The Comfy Cow
- Rating: 3.9/5 (49 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 13301 Shelbyville Road Ste 106 Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#18. Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen
- Rating: 4.0/5 (102 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3737 Lexington Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: desserts, bakeries, ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#17. La Maison aux Crêpes
- Rating: 4.1/5 (16 reviews)
- Address: 1001 Logan St. Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: creperies, waffles, ice cream & frozen yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#16. PRP's Ice Cream Corner
- Rating: 4.1/5 (28 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5115 Greenwood Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#15. Highview Ice Cream and Coffee
- Rating: 4.2/5 (19 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7525 Outer Lp Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt, coffee & tea
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#14. Dairy Del
- Rating: 4.2/5 (92 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1516 South Shelby St. Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt, hot dogs, burgers
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#13. Hillview Family Diner & Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.2/5 (94 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1679 Old Preston Hwy North Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: diners, ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#12. Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen
- Rating: 4.2/5 (245 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2525 Bardstown Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: bakeries, ice cream & frozen yogurt, desserts
- Read more on Yelp
#11. The Comfy Cow
- Rating: 4.3/5 (164 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1301 Herr Lane Ste 118 Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: desserts, ice cream & frozen yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#10. Paris Banh Mi & Bakery
- Rating: 4.4/5 (100 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1237 Bardstown Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: bakeries, patisserie/cake shop, ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#9. Ehrler's Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.4/5 (106 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: Carlysle Building 201 East Main St. Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#8. Panchitos Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.4/5 (50 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8118 Preston Hwy Ste 100 Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#7. Sweet Savannah's Frozen Yogurt & Toppings
- Rating: 4.5/5 (78 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 10108 Taylorsville Road Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt, desserts
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#6. J-Town Beach
- Rating: 4.5/5 (10 reviews)
- Address: 10315 Watterson Trl Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: bars, sports clubs, ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#5. Louisville Cream
- Rating: 4.6/5 (384 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 632 East Market St. Ste 101 Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt, food stands
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#4. Dairy Kastle
- Rating: 4.7/5 (182 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 575 Eastern Pkwy Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt, hot dogs
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#3. King Donuts
- Rating: 4.8/5 (24 reviews)
- Address: 814 Eastern Pkwy Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: donuts, ice cream & frozen yogurt
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#2. Barrel of Fun Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.8/5 (71 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 9421 Smyrna Pkwy Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: ice cream & frozen yogurt, burgers, hot dogs
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#1. Hip Hop Sweet Shop
- Rating: 4.9/5 (16 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1805 West Jefferson St. Ste 3 Louisville, Kentucky
- Categories: desserts, food trucks, ice cream & frozen yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Karim Noorani, writing by Chia-Yi Hou, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 237 metros.
