Highest-rated ice cream shops in Phoenix by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Phoenix 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 the Phoenix area using data from Yelp. Data is as of June 24, 2025.
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!
#27. Jobot Coffee & Bar
- Rating: 3.8/5 (259 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 333 East Roosevelt St. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bars, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#26. Zoyo Frozen Yogurt - Downtown Phoenix
- Rating: 3.8/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1515 North 7th Ave. Ste 130 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Do-It-Yourself Food
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#25. Zoyo Neighborhood Yogurt
- Rating: 3.9/5 (119 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1139 East Glendale Ave. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#24. YobaHut
- Rating: 4.0/5 (106 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3446 West Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bubble Tea, Waffles
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#23. Melt
- Rating: 4.0/5 (451 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 333 East Roosevelt St. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#22. Wally Burger
- Rating: 4.1/5 (192 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 10222 North 43rd Ave. Glendale, Arizona
- Categories: Burgers, fast food, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#21. MacAlpine's Diner & Soda Fountain
- Rating: 4.1/5 (504 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2303 North 7th St. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, American, Diners
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#20. Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
- Rating: 4.1/5 (112 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4727 East Bell Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Shaved Ice, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#19. Fairytale Brownies
- Rating: 4.1/5 (169 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4610 East Cotton Center Blvd. Ste 100 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Desserts, Bakeries, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#18. Yogurtini
- Rating: 4.2/5 (192 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 475 East Bell Road Ste 170 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#17. Desert Swirl Frozen Yogurt
- Rating: 4.2/5 (175 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4273 West Thunderbird Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies, Acai Bowls
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#16. Slickables
- Rating: 4.3/5 (409 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 699 South Mill Ave. Ste 117 Tempe, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bakeries
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#15. The Screamery
- Rating: 4.3/5 (248 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 10625 North Tatum Blvd. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#14. Yogurtini
- Rating: 4.3/5 (118 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5870 West Thunderbird Road Ste A3 Glendale, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#13. Churn
- Rating: 4.4/5 (1207 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5223 North Central Ave. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Candy Stores
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#12. Milk Run
- Rating: 4.4/5 (698 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1702 West Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bubble Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#11. Sweet Republic
- Rating: 4.5/5 (519 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6054 North 16th St. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#10. Scoopwell's Dough Bar
- Rating: 4.5/5 (290 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 100 East Camelback Road Ste 164 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bakeries
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#9. Coyote Oaties
- Rating: 4.6/5 (169 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7005 North 58th Ave. Glendale, Arizona
- Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#8. Frost Gelato at the Biltmore
- Rating: 4.7/5 (441 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2502 East Camelback Road Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Gelato, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#7. AZ Pops
- Rating: 4.7/5 (118 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5050 North 7th St. Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#6. Scooptopia
- Rating: 4.7/5 (256 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4700 North Central Ave. Ste 105 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bubble Tea, Shaved Ice
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#5. Lix Uptown Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.8/5 (184 reviews)
- Address: 3343 North 7th Ave. Ste 3 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#4. BEG Bakery & Creamery
- Rating: 4.8/5 (241 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3030 North 68th St. Scottsdale, Arizona
- Categories: Desserts, Vegan, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#3. Peace Cream
- Rating: 4.9/5 (317 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 15414 North 19th Ave. P2 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Coffee & Tea, Desserts
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#2. Raspados Solaris
- Rating: 4.9/5 (192 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 9204 North 7th St. Unit 6 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Desserts, Shaved Ice, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#1. Novel Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.9/5 (1244 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1028 Grand Ave. Ste 6 Phoenix, Arizona
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Donuts
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