Highest-rated ice cream shops in New Orleans, according to Yelp

Ice cream is a treat all year round, although the frequency and volume consumed during the hotter months might eclipse the colder months. The range of flavors in ice cream shops has evolved since the olden days when flavors were mainly limited to vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry.

The best shops nowadays offer fresh combinations and ingredients you may never have imagined could be made into ice cream. Yes, you can find your classics, but also new concoctions like black sesame cookies and cream or honey lavender. Some shops boast flavors with even more unheard-of ingredients and combinations, like the savory herb tarragon or pineapple with pink peppercorns.

Ice cream creators have also expanded into rethinking frozen yogurt, soft serve, and vegan options. The dairy-free folks no longer have to order the only sorbet on the menu. There are non-dairy milk ice creams made from plant-based milks like oat or almond and other plant-based products like avocado or sunflower butter.

One of the best parts about getting a scoop at your local shop is picking out the toppings. Pour on the condensed milk or dulce de leche. Sprinkle bits of honeycomb or your childhood cereal. If you are an '80s kid, you might have had your fair share of popping candy rocks, which you can sometimes find as an offering to go with your latest ice cream craving.

Shops everywhere have made it their job to serve up the smoothest, creamiest, and most craveable ice cream ever. Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated ice cream shops in New Orleans using data from Yelp. Rankings factor in how many reviewed the shop and how high they rated it. Keep reading to find your future go-to ice cream stop on the list.

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#17. Plum Street Snoball

- Rating: 4.5/5 (190 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1300 Burdette St New Orleans, LA 70118
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp

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#16. Aqua S

- Rating: 4.5/5 (75 reviews)
- Address: 1000 Girod St Unit 104B New Orleans, LA 70113
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#15. Hansen's Sno-Bliz

- Rating: 4.5/5 (569 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4801 Tchoupitoulas St New Orleans, LA 70115
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Shaved Ice
- Read more on Yelp

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#14. Creole Creamery

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1000 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4924 Prytania St New Orleans, LA 70115
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#13. Stop Jockin Snoballs

- Rating: 4.5/5 (41 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3600 St Bernard Ave New Orleans, LA 70122
- Categories: Fast Food, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Shaved Ice
- Read more on Yelp

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#12. Parish Parlor

- Rating: 4.5/5 (94 reviews)
- Address: 1912 Magazine St New Orleans, LA 70130
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#11. Abbott's Frozen Custard

- Rating: 4.5/5 (46 reviews)
- Address: 628 Toulouse St New Orleans, LA 70130
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
- Read more on Yelp

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#10. Pontilly Sno

- Rating: 4.5/5 (15 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3968 Old Gentilly Rd New Orleans, LA 70126
- Categories: Shaved Ice, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp

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#9. Popbar - New Orleans

- Rating: 4.5/5 (43 reviews)
- Address: 207 N Peters St Ste 2B New Orleans, LA 70130
- Categories: Gelato, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#8. Red Rooster

- Rating: 4.5/5 (36 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2801 1/2 Washington Ave New Orleans, LA 70113
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Fast Food, Sandwiches
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#7. Ro-Bear's Snowballs & Soft Serve

- Rating: 5.0/5 (50 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6869 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans, LA 70123
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#6. Ice Cream 504

- Rating: 5.0/5 (156 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2511 Jena St New Orleans, LA 70115
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp

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#5. Sunset Slush NOLA

- Rating: 5.0/5 (16 reviews)
- Address: 1832 Gentilly Blvd New Orleans, LA 70119
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#4. New Orleans Ice Cream Company

- Rating: 5.0/5 (11 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: New Orleans, LA 70112
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#3. Rahm Haus Ice Cream

- Rating: 5.0/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 1160 Camp St New Orleans, LA 70130
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#2. Lucy Boone Ice Cream

- Rating: 5.0/5 (10 reviews)
- Address: 3918 Baronne St New Orleans, LA 70115
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Beer, Wine & Spirits
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#1. Sweet Saint

- Rating: 5.0/5 (58 reviews)
- Address: 710 St Louis St New Orleans, LA 70130
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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