In the Southwest desert we have lots of opportunity to visit ice cream parlors. After all, we have about five months of summer! If you are looking for a neighborhood ice cream shop in the Phoenix area, here are ten ice cream parlors that are bound to satisfy your sweet tooth.
Phoenix Ice Cream Parlors: Cold Slab/Table Style
Cold Stone Creamery
The very first Cold Stone Creamery was opened in 1988 right here in Tempe, Arizona. There are more than 30 Cold Stone Creamery stores in the Greater Phoenix area. Each Cold Stone Creamery is privately owned. You select your ice cream, select your mix-ins, and the staff mixes them together on a frozen granite stone--the Cold Stone!
Maggiemoo's Ice Cream & Treatery
Locations in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Peoria, and Gilbert. The appeal of Maggiemoo's is the hand-folding of an array of candy, fruit and nut mix-ins into the fresh-made ice cream on a frozen table. Over 40 flavors of ice cream are made on premises at each Maggiemoo's.
Marble Slab Creamery
Once your desired flavor has been selected, the ice cream will then be scooped onto a frozen marble slab, where your choice of fruits, nuts and candies will be blended in, until the whole concoction is piled high on the fresh waffle cone of your choosing. More than five Marble Slab Creamery locations in the Greater Phoenix area. Two-for-one discount coupons are often available through the Entertainment Book. (Buy Direct)
Phoenix Ice Cream Parlors: There's Only One of These in Phoenix
Mary Coyle Ice Cream
5521 N Seventh Ave, Phoenix
602-265-0405
The environment at Mary Coyle Ice Cream is definitely old-fashioned ice cream parlor. This family-friendly place has been in the Valley for more than 50 years. Mary Coyle Ice Cream is a family business. There are lots of choices, combos, and huge specialties that several people can share.
Sugar Bowl Ice Cream Parlor
4005 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale
480-946-0051
Old Town Scottsdale wouldn't be the same without the Sugar Bowl. Not only ice cream, but shakes, floats and malts. Sugar Bowl Ice Cream Parlor is a full service place, with sandwiches, salads, and soups. There's only one Sugar Bowl.
Phoenix Ice Cream Parlors: National/International Chains
Baskin-Robbins
We all know Baskin-Robbins as "31 Flavors" and it is the world's largest ice-cream franchise. Kids 12 and under can register online for the Baskin-Robbins Birthday Club. More than 25 Baskin-Robbins locations in the Greater Phoenix area. Two-for-one discount coupons are often available through the Entertainment Book. (Buy Direct)
Carvel
People from back east will remember Carvel from our youth when the ice cream truck used to come around playing that jingle that we can never get out of our heads! All Carvel ingredients are kosher. There are more than 10 Carvel locations in the Greater Phoenix area. Two-for-one discount coupons are often available through the Entertainment Book. (Buy Direct)
Ben & Jerry's
Ben & Jerry's has several Scoop Shopsin the Valley. You can see the Ben & Jerry's menu online. Try a Cappachillo Cooler©! Or be traditional and get a Chunky Monkey© or Cherry Garcia© cone.
Dairy Queen
DQ serves food, too, but I'll always think of Dairy Queen as soft-serve ice cream. I say, let the kids have soft-serve--I'll stick with those Blizzards. Many locations of Dairy Queen in the Greater Phoenix area.
Golden Spoon Frozen Yogurt
Not ice cream, but soft serve, fat free yogurt. Pleasure without much guilt. Several locations in the Phoenix area, and more coming.
Not Really an Ice Cream Parlor
Bahama Buck's
The signature item at Bahama Buck's is the gourmet shaved ice - shaved ribbons of fluffy snow, flavored with one of more than 90 Bahama Buck's gourmet flavors. Bahama Buck's also offers made-to-order tropical smoothies and fruit juices. More than five Bahama Buck's locations in the Phoenix area.
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