Highest-rated ice cream shops in Santa Rosa by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Santa Rosa by diners
Nothing makes people quite as happy as a trip to the ice cream shop. Thankfully, there are endless options offering enough goods to tantalize anyone's palate. Across the U.S., nearly 17,800 ice cream shops serve up tasty treats to satisfy Americans' cravings.
While most of us would agree that there's no such thing as bad ice cream, there are still elements that keep customers coming back to one ice cream shop over another. A sense of newness and surprise are two big draws. Shop owners aim to please by using quality ingredients to experiment with new mashups—consider the rising trend of ice cream combined with pie. Some put unique spins on global treats, like Japanese mochi and Italian gelato. Others create giant Instagram-ready concoctions that become the highlight of social media.
Consumers have learned that smaller scoop shops may be more adaptive to real-time reactions, which means embracing new concepts, such as delicious dairy-free options. They can also ditch chemicals and give plant-based food coloring a try to see how it resonates with their customers.
But where artisanal shops really shine is in their ability to push the envelope to create amazing new flavors and limited-edition offerings that have customers eager to not miss out on what's next.
Seasonal ice creams feature fresh ingredients and flavors that evoke a particular time of year. Partnerships with local businesses can result in crave-able combinations highlighting local specialties. Many local shops also dabble with exotic flavors—savory ice cream, anyone?
To find out who's scooping up the best options, Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated ice cream shops in the Santa Rosa 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 20 reviews and within a 10-kilometer radius of Santa Rosa were considered. Also, in an effort to highlight independent businesses and local chains, those with more than 10 locations nationally, based on our Yelp data, were not included.
#24. Fosters Freeze
- Rating: 2.8/5 (112 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1400 4th St. Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Burgers, American, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#23. Shake Shack Montgomery Village
- Rating: 2.9/5 (105 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2424 Magowan Drive Ste C1 Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Burgers, fast food, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#22. Scoops
- Rating: 3.2/5 (42 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 288 Golf Course Drive Graton Casino Rohnert Park, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#21. Yogurt Time
- Rating: 3.4/5 (34 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 531 Summerfield Road Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#20. Yogurt Time
- Rating: 3.6/5 (72 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 90 Mark West Springs Road Ste 110 Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#19. La Michoacana Plus - Santa Rosa
- Rating: 3.8/5 (32 reviews)
- Address: 750 Stony Point Road Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#18. Two Dog Night Creamery
- Rating: 3.9/5 (124 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6760 McKinley St. Ste 110 Sebastopol, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Vegan
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#17. Fruta Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.0/5 (43 reviews)
- Address: 3080 Marlow Road Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#16. Pink Sugar Creamery
- Rating: 4.0/5 (49 reviews)
- Address: 1224 Mendocino Ave. Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#15. Sandy's Take & Bake Pizza
- Rating: 4.1/5 (84 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2015 Elizabeth Way Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Pizza, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#14. Honeymoon Frozen Yogurt
- Rating: 4.1/5 (75 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7108 Bodega Ave. Sebastopol, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#13. Toppings
- Rating: 4.1/5 (56 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 969-C Golf Course Drive Rohnert Park, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies
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#12. Noble Folk Ice Cream & Pie Bar
- Rating: 4.2/5 (269 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 539 4th St. Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#11. Moxie's Yogurt and Toppings
- Rating: 4.2/5 (92 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8930 Brooks Road South Windsor, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#10. Fruta Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.3/5 (138 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2770 Stony Point Road Bellevue Shopping Center Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#9. Dave's Gourmet Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.4/5 (97 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 320 West 3rd St. Ste D Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#8. Los Munchies
- Rating: 4.4/5 (24 reviews)
- Address: 6555 Hunter Drive 5 Rohnert Park Ca Rohnert Park, California
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#7. Fruta
- Rating: 4.5/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 52 Mission Cir Ste 116 Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies
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#6. Swirl Time
- Rating: 4.5/5 (98 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1718 East Cotati Ave. Rohnert Park, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Gelato
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#5. Screamin' Mimi's Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.5/5 (771 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6902 Sebastopol Ave. Sebastopol, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#4. Nimble & Finn's
- Rating: 4.6/5 (191 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 123 4th St. Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#3. Frozen Art Gourmet Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.7/5 (244 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 500 Sebastopol Road Ste B Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#2. Squatch's Gourmet Ice Cream Sandwiches and Coffee
- Rating: 4.8/5 (99 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1451 Southwest Blvd. Ste 111 Rohnert Park, California
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#1. Goguette Bread
- Rating: 4.9/5 (261 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 59 Montgomery Drive Santa Rosa, California
- Categories: Bakeries, Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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