Highest-rated ice cream shops in Orlando by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Orlando 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 Orlando 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!
#18. Shake Shack Winter Park
- Rating: 3.3/5 (661 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 119 North Orlando Ave. Winter Park, Florida
- Categories: Burgers, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, fast food
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#17. Foxtail Coffee & Kelly's Ice Cream
- Rating: 3.5/5 (121 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3405 Edgewater Drive Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, New American, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#16. Twistee Treat - Curry Ford
- Rating: 3.8/5 (105 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4500 Curry Ford Road Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#15. Shake Shack Mall at Millenia
- Rating: 3.8/5 (131 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4068 Conroy Road Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Fast food, Burgers, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#14. Shake Shack Florida Mall
- Rating: 3.8/5 (113 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8001 Orange Blossom Trl 100A Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Fast food, Burgers, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#13. Shake Shack I-Drive
- Rating: 3.9/5 (687 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 8359 International Drive Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Burgers, fast food
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#12. The Soda Fountain
- Rating: 3.9/5 (256 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2525 Edgewater Drive Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#11. Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlour
- Rating: 4.2/5 (235 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6000 Universal Blvd. Universal Studios Florida The Wizarding World of Harry Potter - Diagon Alley Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#10. Charlie's Bakery & Creamery
- Rating: 4.2/5 (221 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3213 Curry Ford Road Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Bakeries, Custom Cakes, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#9. I CE NY Baldwin Park
- Rating: 4.2/5 (190 reviews)
- Price level: $$$
- Address: 4954 New Broad St. Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Coffee & Tea
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#8. WAFU
- Rating: 4.2/5 (133 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3201 Corrine Drive Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Desserts, Japanese, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#7. Mr. Cool Ice Cream & Boba Tea
- Rating: 4.2/5 (283 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6550 International Drive Ste 104 Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bubble Tea
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#6. Ginther's Swirls Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.5/5 (310 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 11036 International Drive Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#5. Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.7/5 (218 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1817 South Ferncreek Ave. Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#4. The Greenery Creamery
- Rating: 4.7/5 (541 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 420 East Church St. Unit 112 Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Vegan
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#3. Kelly's Homemade Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.7/5 (551 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3114 Corrine Drive Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Food Trucks
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#2. Premium Matcha Cafe Maiko
- Rating: 4.7/5 (362 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 639 North Mills Ave. Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#1. Sampaguita
- Rating: 4.8/5 (469 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1233 East Colonial Drive Orlando, Florida
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Filipino, Bakeries
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