Highest-rated ice cream shops in Newark by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Newark 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 Newark 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!
#30. Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
- Rating: 4.1/5 (21 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1353 Stuyvesant Ave. Union, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Shaved Ice
- Read more on Yelp
#29. Harvy's
- Rating: 4.2/5 (22 reviews)
- Address: 175 Morgan St. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Coffee & Tea, Indian
- Read more on Yelp
#28. Downtown Yogurt - Jersey City
- Rating: 4.2/5 (241 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 126 Newark Ave. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#27. Thomas' Ice Cream Cafe
- Rating: 4.2/5 (64 reviews)
- Address: 214 Jefferson St. Hoboken, New Jersey
- Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#26. Ice Cream Charlies
- Rating: 4.2/5 (171 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 200 Park Ave. Rutherford, New Jersey
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#25. Milk Sugar Love
- Rating: 4.3/5 (444 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 19 McWilliams Place Hamilton Square Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bakeries
- Read more on Yelp
#24. Sonny's Frozen Desserts
- Rating: 4.3/5 (28 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 599 Pompton Ave. Cedar Grove, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
- Read more on Yelp
#23. Mochimoly
- Rating: 4.3/5 (34 reviews)
- Address: 315B Millburn Ave. Millburn, New Jersey
- Categories: Donuts, Hot Dogs, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#22. Cake & Cone
- Rating: 4.3/5 (130 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 306 Paterson Ave. East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#21. Angel's Recipe Ice Cream & Crepes
- Rating: 4.3/5 (143 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 312 Central Ave. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Creperies
- Read more on Yelp
#20. Torico Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.4/5 (961 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 20 Erie St. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#19. Yestoday dessert bar
- Rating: 4.4/5 (28 reviews)
- Address: 1255 Raritan Road Ste 250 Clark, New Jersey
- Categories: Juice Bars & Smoothies, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bubble Tea
- Read more on Yelp
#18. Lincredibowl
- Rating: 4.4/5 (53 reviews)
- Address: 350 Kearny Ave. Kearny, New Jersey
- Categories: Bubble Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#17. The Towne Scoop
- Rating: 4.4/5 (31 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 8 Park Place Verona, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#16. Nasto's Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.4/5 (181 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 236 Jefferson St. Newark, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Gelato
- Read more on Yelp
#15. Leo's Italian Ice
- Rating: 4.5/5 (21 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 736 Kearny Ave. Krny, New Jersey
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#14. Boathouse Cafe
- Rating: 4.5/5 (81 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 350 Passaic Ave. Inside 3rd Ward Memorial Park Passaic, New Jersey
- Categories: Cafes, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Coffee & Tea
- Read more on Yelp
#13. Mango Mango Dessert
- Rating: 4.5/5 (28 reviews)
- Address: 175 2nd St. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Desserts, Juice Bars & Smoothies, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#12. Chocolate House
- Rating: 4.5/5 (50 reviews)
- Address: 1342 Clifton Ave. Clifton, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Chocolatiers & Shops, Creperies
- Read more on Yelp
#11. Salaam Ice Cream Parlor
- Rating: 4.6/5 (20 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1024 Bergen St. Newark, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bakeries
- Read more on Yelp
#10. Melao Cafe & Creamery
- Rating: 4.6/5 (128 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1425 Irving St. Rahway, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Cafes, Sandwiches
- Read more on Yelp
#9. Vanilla Bean Creamery
- Rating: 4.6/5 (196 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 22 North Ave. West Cranford, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#8. Ralph's Famous Italian Ices
- Rating: 4.6/5 (23 reviews)
- Address: 239 Blvd. Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies
- Read more on Yelp
#7. Lexylicious
- Rating: 4.6/5 (65 reviews)
- Address: 512 Bay Ave. point pleasant beach, New Jersey
- Categories: Food Trucks, Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#6. ZRolls Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.6/5 (103 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 214 Harrison Ave. Floor 1 Harrison, New Jersey
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bubble Tea
- Read more on Yelp
#5. Absolute Zero Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.6/5 (262 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 410 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair, New Jersey
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#4. Kubo Coffee And Creamery
- Rating: 4.6/5 (149 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 226 Franklin Ave. Nutley, New Jersey
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Bubble Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#3. Dan & Day's Burgers & Shakes
- Rating: 4.7/5 (57 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 598 Valley Road Upper Montclair, New Jersey
- Categories: Burgers, American, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
#2. Crema
- Rating: 4.7/5 (123 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 695 Bergen Ave. Jersey City, New Jersey
- Categories: Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Breakfast & Brunch
- Read more on Yelp
#1. Dicosmo's Italian Ice
- Rating: 4.8/5 (63 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4th Ave. & High St. Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
