The 15 Best Ice Cream Shops in Seattle

Cool off at these classic spots for gelato, soft serve, or a good old-fashioned vanilla cone.

Summer in Seattle is excellent for a long list of reasonableness ( among them : fair weather , picnics , swimming in the ocean , barbeque ) but let ’s turn our attending to the most delicious of them all : ice cream . Now that it ’s ultimately hot enough to mollycoddle in dessert that come from the freezer , the only stay plight is where to find it . Whether it ’s gelato , soft serve , or a good old - fashioned vanilla extract cone , this city has heap of option , and , luckily , you ’ve got mountain of time to sample them all . Ahead , where to see the absolute best ice cream in Seattle this summertime .

KRYSE Ice Cream

Beacon HillLaunched last class by Central District Ice Cream Company carbon monoxide gas - laminitis Kryse Martin , KRYSE is the mathematical product of Martin ’s Filipina - American upbringing , creative hunch , and passion for sweet treats . Rotating flavor like LiliKoi Li Hing Mui , Salted Caramel Apple , and Calamansi Cheesecake are available once a week for pre - order pick - ups at The Station in Beacon Hill ; keep an eye on the web site andInstagramfor novel flavors launching weekly .

Fainting Goat Gelato

Various locationsFainting Goat Gelato is a family - fly the coop business owned by Yalcin and Sevim Ataman , who immigrated from Izmir , Turkey in 1997 dreaming of gelato ( well , sort of ) . Since 2009 , the shop has collaborated with Smith Brother Farms to make some of the creamy gelato in the city , coming in a slew of nip like Earl Grey , Lavender , Tiramisu , Double Espresso , Nutella , and Sea Salt Caramel . seize a scoop shovel ( or two ) of your own from one of two locating , in Fremont or Wallingford .

Matcha Man Ice Cream & Taiyaki

GeorgetownFish - regulate ice ointment conoid are the name of the plot at Matcha Man , which narrow in Taiyaki methamphetamine emollient , aka the Nipponese tradition of shape a cone to look like a deep-fried fish . Matcha feel like the most obvious flavor to try here , given the store ’s name , but a rotating menu cause others — like Honey Lavender , Pineapple Dole Whip , Ube , and Cereal Milk — just as enticing .

Indigo Cow

WallingfordOperating out of a humble computer memory front in Wallingford , Indigo Cow was plainly the nation ’s first - ever Hokkaido milk cushy serve shop class when it opened back in 2021 . Made from reinvigorated Milk River sourced from the island of Hokkaido , this soft service , or lenient ointment , comes in a rotating tilt of both sweet and savory flavor , like Black Sesame , Original Milk , Ceremonial Matcha , Yaki - Imo , Kabocha Honey , and Mochi .

Salt & Straw

Salt & Straw has some of the most unexpected ice cream flavors you ’ll detect in Seattle , and that ’s part of what piss them so particular ( the other part being , obviously , the delectability ) . Go out on a wing and try the Arbequina Olive Oil , Pear & Blue Cheese , or Honey Lavender next metre you ’re at either of their two location in the metropolis , AKA Ballard and Capitol Hill .

Sweet Alchemy

Multiple LocationsOpened a few years ago by a UW - alum who also get a intellectual nourishment science degree from Penn , this small - batch creamery headquartered on The Ave get their Sweet Cream base daily using organic constituent , almost all of which are sourced within 100 miles of our storefront . Said base is then turned into a reach of creative , or just creatively key , ice cream , include Cookies & Cream , Chocolate Earl Grey , Birthday Cake , and a interpretation of cookie dough they ’re calling Dough or Die .

Frankie & Jo’s

Multiple locationsStarted by a former ballet dancer , and the former Canlis chef who lead off red-hot Cakes back in 2008 , F&J boasts locations in Capitol Hill and Ballard ( the latter is in reality on the street where the owners first meet ) , serve up about a dozen feel of plant - based , gluten - free ice emollient , like the deep black colored Salty Caramel Ash , and something call Gingered Golden Milk that is , well , golden . They also have more traditional options including Mint Brownie … and that ’s pretty much it . But who wants traditional ?

Street Treats

Various locationsSeattle ’s first - ever dessert truck was conceived by a retail vet who turned her gross sales experience and " major sugared - tooth " into a mobile frosting emollient military operation after purchase a former postal service truck on eBay . Currently ST offer a range of consolingly conversant flavors like Rocky Road , Mint Chip or Cookie Dough , plus their signature miniature ice cream biscuit ( peanut vine butter with cocoa , double deep brown with quite a little check , etc . ) and a fistful of other baked goods . To get your hands on some Street Treats condition for popping - up date onInstagramor blockage by their kitchen in South Seattle on Fridays , 3 - 5 necropsy ( pre - orders only ) .

Gelatiamo

DowntownThis classical Seattle sweets purveyor has been around for 20 age , but their formula are still all hand develop by their father and then crafted daily in small batches , with ingredients like constitutive Milk River and seasonal fruits . In addition to pints you could also find cake , cookies and other pastry at their shop on Third Avenue , but the best way to score Gelatiamo is probably by ordering a pizza pie – their gelato is the dessert of choice at all area Pagliacci location .

Bluebird Ice Cream

Phinney RidgeThis oh - so - artisanal " microcreamery " serves the usual coffee / frozen dairy desserts in originative flavour that rotate quarterly , but since 2014 — when they were inspired by a beer - season ice cream create in quislingism with their Capitol Hill neighbor , Elysian Brewing — Bluebird has also been brew its own beer and slyness sodas ( often in afters appropriate flavor ) and serve them in their shop . So , in other words , screw the root beer float . Pay a sojourn to their brick and mortar in Phinney Ridge ( which , by the direction , is closed Mondays and Tuesdays ) , or find them at 10 seasonal James Leonard Farmer securities industry in and around Seattle .

Full Tilt

Multiple locationsStarted in White Center in 2008 , FT ’s three locations are deserving checking out for the old - schooltime video game / pinball machines lining the walls , as well as the hearty pick of Northwest beer on strike , and the eclectic collection of tunes bumping in the background . But then , there is the crank pick : fertile , creamy stuff that ’s still clear enough to make you eat more than you should , and is uncommitted in an array of classic sapidity ranging from Mint Chip , Coffee Oreo , and Birthday Cake to Peppermint Hot Chocolate and Blue Moon .

Molly Moon’s

Multiple locationsMM ’s eight , almost invariably diminutive , ice creameries are charming . And who can blame people for line up to shove a scoop of handmade ' Scout ' Mint glass pick made with real Girl Scout Cookies ( one of the few factor not produced topically ) , or Melted Chocolate flavored with bar purchase from Theo , or local Strawberry sorbet in their face ?

Nutty Squirrel Gelato

Multiple locationsPoised to open their first Eastside locating this summertime in Woodinville , this gelato surgery ( which also boasts brick and mortars in Phinney Ridge and Magnolia ) is name for the nuts ( hazel , pistachio , peanut vine , etc . ) found in many of its flavors , which rotate seasonally . In addition to pint , their gelato can also be purchased in milkshake or cake mannequin , or a six - clique of gelato pops , all of which are available for delivery or curbside - cartridge in their on-line store .

Shug’s Soda Fountain

Pike Place MarketThis brightly colored spot that ’s have in mind to bring up the nostalgia of onetime - fashioned soda fountains ( it even boast a doctor washing soda spring from the ' 30s ) does n’t make its own ice cream , but it ’ll gladly serve you some from Lopez Island Creamery by the max , in a sundae , or float - vogue with beer or bubbly .

D’Ambrosio Gelato

Various locationsLaunched in 2010 , and run by a sire and son squad , this operation combine premium Italian and Northwest ingredients to create an authentic , but uniquely " Seattle " style of Gelato . Made from scratch daily , the ca n’t omit flavors include Chocolate Hazelnut , the signature Pistachio , and mascarpone - based Tiramisu . Try D’Ambrosio at either of their two locations ( in Ballard and Westlake ) or via on-line order and delivery .

D’Ambrosio Gelato