Highest-rated ice cream shops in Seattle by diners
Highest-rated ice cream shops in Seattle 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 Seattle 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!
#28. Bluebird Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.0/5 (229 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 7415 Greenwood Ave. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Breweries
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#27. Molly Moon's
- Rating: 4.0/5 (575 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 2615 Northeast 46th St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#26. Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.1/5 (1349 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1622 1/2 North 45th St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#25. Midnight Cookie
- Rating: 4.2/5 (243 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1058 North 39th St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Bakeries, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#24. Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.2/5 (2291 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 917 East Pine St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#23. Matcha Man Ice Cream & Taiyaki
- Rating: 4.2/5 (235 reviews)
- Address: 6014 12th Ave. South Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts
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#22. Shug's Soda Fountain + Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.2/5 (709 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1525 1st Ave. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Cocktail Bars, Beer Bar
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#21. Indigo Cow
- Rating: 4.2/5 (297 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1911 North 45th St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#20. Husky Deli
- Rating: 4.2/5 (610 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4721 California Ave. Southwest Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Sandwiches, Delis
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#19. Frankie & Jo's - University Village
- Rating: 4.3/5 (115 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4619 Village Terrace Drive Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Gluten-Free, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#18. Cold Plate
- Rating: 4.3/5 (152 reviews)
- Address: 5240 University Way Northeast Ste- B Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Desserts, Bubble Tea
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#17. Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.3/5 (507 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 321 West Galer St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#16. Chuck's Hop Shop
- Rating: 4.3/5 (268 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2001 East Union St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Beer, Wine & Spirits, Food Trucks, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#15. Sweet Alchemy Ice Creamery
- Rating: 4.3/5 (471 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4301 University Way Northeast Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bakeries, Coffee & Tea
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#14. Full Tilt Columbia City
- Rating: 4.3/5 (372 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 5041 Rainier Ave. South Ste 105 Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Arcades
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#13. Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.4/5 (109 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4822 Rainier Ave. South Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#12. Gelatiamo
- Rating: 4.5/5 (857 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1400 3rd Ave. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Bakeries, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Gelato
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#11. Sirena Gelato
- Rating: 4.5/5 (350 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 109 Park Lane Kirkland, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Gelato, Coffee & Tea
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#10. Baiten
- Rating: 4.5/5 (182 reviews)
- Address: 500 East Pine St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Bakeries
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#9. Nutty Squirrel Gelato - Phinney Ridge
- Rating: 4.5/5 (155 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7212 Greenwood Ave. North Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Gelato, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt, Coffee & Tea
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#8. Frankie & Jo's - Capitol Hill
- Rating: 4.5/5 (746 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1010 East Union St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#7. MOTO Pizza - West Seattle
- Rating: 4.6/5 (261 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 4526 42nd Ave. Southwest Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Pizza, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#6. Frankie & Jo's - Ballard
- Rating: 4.6/5 (219 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1411 Northwest 70th St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#5. Seattle Pops
- Rating: 4.6/5 (161 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1401 North 45th St. Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Desserts, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#4. Hellenika Cultured Creamery
- Rating: 4.6/5 (305 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1920A Pike Place Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#3. Puffy Pandy
- Rating: 4.7/5 (151 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 9828 16th Ave. Southwest Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Desserts, Coffee & Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#2. OMO Thai Tea
- Rating: 4.8/5 (116 reviews)
- Address: 10226 Northeast 10th St. Bellevue, Washington
- Categories: Bubble Tea, Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
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#1. Lil' Tiger Ice Cream
- Rating: 4.8/5 (108 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 12348 Lake City Way Northeast Seattle, Washington
- Categories: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
- Read more on Yelp
