Highest-rated ice cream shops in Los Angeles by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles 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!
#25. Wanderlust Creamery
- Rating: 4.5/5 (244 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7920 West 3rd St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#24. Fatamorgana Gelato
- Rating: 4.5/5 (161 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 162 South Beverly Drive Beverly Hills, California
- Categories: Gelato, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Gluten-Free
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#23. Ginger's Divine Ice Creams
- Rating: 4.5/5 (912 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 12550 Washington Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#22. Scoops
- Rating: 4.5/5 (452 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5105 York Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#21. Uli's Gelato
- Rating: 4.5/5 (711 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 541 South Spring St. Ste 104 Spring Arcade Building Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Gelato
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#20. Mateo's Ice Cream & Fruit Bars
- Rating: 4.5/5 (468 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4929 Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Sandwiches, Juice Bars & Smoothies
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#19. 88 Hotdog & Juicy
- Rating: 4.6/5 (275 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3825 West 6th St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Hot Dogs, Juice Bars & Smoothies, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#18. Sliders Bakery and Ice Cream Factory
- Rating: 4.6/5 (518 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3118 West Burbank Blvd. Burbank, California
- Categories: Desserts, Bakeries, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#17. Happy Ice
- Rating: 4.6/5 (469 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7324 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Food Trucks, Shaved Ice, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#16. Awan
- Rating: 4.6/5 (105 reviews)
- Address: 5630 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#15. Bacio di Latte
- Rating: 4.6/5 (131 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 141 1/2 North Larchmont Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Coffee & Tea, Desserts
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#14. Mateo's Ice Cream & Fruit Bars
- Rating: 4.6/5 (147 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 11551 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies, Sandwiches
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#13. Mashti Malone's Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.6/5 (118 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1529 Griffith Park Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#12. JAMZ Creamery
- Rating: 4.6/5 (355 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 231 East Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#11. Humphrey Yogart
- Rating: 4.6/5 (159 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4520 Van Nuys Blvd. Sherman Oaks, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#10. Bacio di Latte
- Rating: 4.6/5 (411 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 10250 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Gelato
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#9. Saffron & Rose Persian Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.6/5 (2989 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1387 Westwood Blvd. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#8. AWAN
- Rating: 4.7/5 (279 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 866 Huntley Drive West Hollywood, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Gluten-Free, Vegan
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#7. iRoll Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.7/5 (167 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6336 Laurel Canyon Blvd. North Hollywood, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#6. Paradis Ice Cream DTLA
- Rating: 4.7/5 (345 reviews)
- Address: 700 South Spring St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Caterers
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#5. Hokey Pokey LA
- Rating: 4.8/5 (282 reviews)
- Address: 10250 Santa Monica Blvd. Ste 2625 Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Coffee & Tea
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#4. Tea Master Matcha Cafe & Green Tea Shop
- Rating: 4.8/5 (2074 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 450 East 2nd St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies
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#3. CVT Soft Serve
- Rating: 4.8/5 (169 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Food Trucks
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#2. Fika Fika Coffee & Creamery
- Rating: 4.9/5 (160 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7267 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Cafes, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#1. ecco un poco - Natural Italian Gelato
- Rating: 5.0/5 (227 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8318 West 3rd St. Los Angeles, California
- Categories: Gelato, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Gluten-Free
- Read more on Yelp
