15 Best Ice Cream Shops in Seattle

Creamy Cone Cafe is a family-run Seattle ice cream shop with a warm, playful personality and a menu full of substantial flavors. Banana Pudding, Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Brownie, Toffee Coffee, and Creamy Strawberry are among the combinations that give the café a dessert-forward identity.

Always Summer is a Seattle ice cream café designed as a cheerful neighborhood gathering place, pairing handcrafted scoops with coffee and crepes. Its menu is especially appealing to adventurous eaters: Indian-inspired flavors such as honey saffron and cardamom pistachio sit alongside classics, matcha, ube, and other creative combinations.

Dolce Diletto brings handcrafted Italian-style gelato to Seattle in a compact, charming setting designed for a slower dessert break. The menu mixes classics with distinctive choices such as rice, calamansi basil, pistachio, fig, coffee, and amaretto, and sampling helps visitors choose among the more unusual flavors.

Lil' Tiger Ice Cream makes small-batch ice cream in its Seattle shop, pairing familiar favorites with playful flavors such as pistachio, ube, cotton candy, and vanilla. The texture leans rich and smooth, while house-made details—including marshmallows—give the menu a personal, handmade feel.

Salt & Straw brings small-batch, chef-driven ice cream to Seattle with a menu built around inventive combinations and local ingredients. The shop is known for creamy scoops, creative seasonal flavors, and a tasting-friendly way to choose between options such as Honey & Lavender, Sea Salt Caramel, and vegan selections.

Salt & Straw stands out in Seattle for silky, small-batch ice cream and a rotating selection that keeps repeat visits interesting. The menu balances familiar favorites with bold seasonal combinations, while vegan choices and generous flavor sampling make it easier to find a scoop that fits.

The setting is casual, stylish, and comfortable for a quick treat or a relaxed stop with friends. Customers can choose in-store shopping, takeaway, seating, pick-up, or delivery, including no-contact delivery.

Frankie & Jo’s Capitol Hill serves plant-based ice cream made with house-made oat and coconut milk, seasonal vegetables, and superfoods. Its menu moves comfortably between familiar flavors and imaginative combinations, with vegan and gluten-free choices that do not feel like an afterthought.

Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream offers a distinctly Seattle scoop-shop experience, with homemade ice cream, fresh waffle cones, dependable classics, and seasonal flavors that reward curiosity. The menu includes thoughtful combinations such as iced latte with hot fudge and candied hazelnuts, alongside rotating options that are balanced rather than overly sweet.

Husky Deli & Catering & Ice Cream is a West Seattle neighborhood institution combining hand-crafted ice cream with a broader deli, grocery, and catering offering. The shop carries a wide range of flavors, including favorites such as Husky Flake, Salted Caramel, and Chocolate Orange, with generous portions and pre-packed pints for taking home.

Many Bennies brings New Zealand-style ice cream to Seattle with a simple, interactive format: a creamy dairy or vegan base is blended to order with real fruit and selected toppings. Seasonal ingredients and combinations such as blackberry with lemon curd or blueberry with graham cracker give each cup or cone a made-to-order character.

Frankie & Jo’s Ballard serves vegan, gluten-free ice cream made with oat and coconut milk, seasonal vegetables, and superfoods. The menu combines recognizable favorites with distinctive flavors such as blueberry lavender pie and salted caramel ash, while freshly made gluten-free waffle cones add welcome texture.

Nutty Squirrel Gelato brings Italian-style gelato to Seattle with roughly a dozen flavors, balancing familiar favorites with seasonal creations. Most flavors are gluten-free, while several dairy-free sorbetto options broaden the choice. Servings come in cups, cones, or pints, with macarons and coffee also available.

Molly Moon’s Homemade Ice Cream in Wallingford is the original scoop shop, serving fresh homemade ice cream in a neighborhood setting with a welcoming, family-friendly feel. The menu ranges from dependable classics to seasonal flavors and indulgent creations such as warm brownie sundaes, giving both first-time visitors and regulars plenty to explore.

Gelatiamo offers a polished downtown Seattle dessert-café experience centered on rich, authentic gelato. The menu includes classic and inventive flavors, with tasting available before choosing; coffee, Italian-style pastries, cookies, cakes, and affogato make it easy to turn a scoop into a fuller treat.

Salt & Straw delivers a polished Seattle ice cream stop built around small-batch, chef-driven scoops and unusually creative flavor combinations. The menu includes seasonal options alongside favorites such as Sea Salt Caramel, and sampling makes it easier to compare richer, fruit-forward, spicy, or unexpected profiles.