Highest-rated ice cream shops in Dallas by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Dallas 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 Dallas 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!
#24. Shake Shack Old Town
- Rating: 3.1/5 (148 reviews)
- Address: 5500 Greenville Ave. Unit #505 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Fast food, Burgers, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#23. Creamistry
- Rating: 3.4/5 (404 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5100 Belt Line Road Ste 610 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Caterers
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#22. Shake Shack Addison
- Rating: 3.4/5 (110 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5290 Belt Line Road Suite 112A Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Burgers, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, fast food
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#21. Shake Shack Dallas, Preston Royal
- Rating: 3.5/5 (158 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 6025 Royal Lane Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Burgers, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, fast food
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#20. Shake Shack Dallas, Uptown
- Rating: 3.5/5 (648 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2500 North Pearl St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Burgers, fast food, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#19. The Great Outdoors Sub Shop
- Rating: 3.7/5 (146 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6918 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Sandwiches, Salad, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#18. Le Bon Temps
- Rating: 3.8/5 (297 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2932 Main St. Ste 103 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Bakeries, Cafes, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#17. Pokey O's Cookies & Ice Cream
- Rating: 3.8/5 (212 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3034 Mockingbird Lane Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Bakeries, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#16. TCBY Lakewood Dallas
- Rating: 3.9/5 (111 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 6402 East Mockingbird Lane Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#15. Cauldron Ice Cream
- Rating: 3.9/5 (475 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3001 Knox St. Ste 103 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#14. Yumilicious
- Rating: 3.9/5 (332 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 3800 McKinney Ave. Ste 160 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Gelato
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#13. Cream And Crepes Cafe
- Rating: 4.1/5 (112 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 100 South Central Expy Ste 16A Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Desserts, Creperies, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#12. Milk & Cream
- Rating: 4.2/5 (808 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1929 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#11. Monster Yogurt -Dallas
- Rating: 4.3/5 (121 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 9540 Garland Road Ste 394 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Food Trucks, Acai Bowls
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#10. JOY Macarons
- Rating: 4.3/5 (189 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1927 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Macarons, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#9. Sno
- Rating: 4.4/5 (231 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 10455 North Central Expy Ste 102 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Shaved Ice, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#8. Pure Milk and Honey
- Rating: 4.4/5 (200 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5321 East Mockingbird Lane Ste 135 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#7. Howdy Homemade Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.5/5 (279 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 12300 Inwood Road Ste 200 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#6. Tongue In Cheek Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.5/5 (256 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 526 West Arapaho Road Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#5. Picolé Pops
- Rating: 4.7/5 (164 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2656 Main St. Ste 110 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#4. Bigdash Ice Cream & Pastries
- Rating: 4.7/5 (656 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 888 South Greenville Ave. Ste 140 Richardson, Texas
- Categories: Desserts, Middle Eastern, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#3. Picolé Pops
- Rating: 4.7/5 (225 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 415 West Davis St. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Juice Bars & Smoothies
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#2. Botolino Gelato Artigianale
- Rating: 4.7/5 (121 reviews)
- Address: 5959 Royal Lane Ste 622 Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#1. Botolino Gelato Artigianale
- Rating: 4.8/5 (642 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2116 Greenville Ave. Dallas, Texas
- Categories: Gelato, Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
