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Chester County Guide To Ice Cream and Other Cool Treats

By Jen Anderson, Macaroni Kid West Chester // Macaroni Kid Kennett Square June 4, 2022

We've rounded up a guide to ice cream and cold treats in Chester County. It'd been a tough job to research, but we'd do anything for you (and for ice cream).  We like to think of it this list as....a dessert to-do list. Enjoy working your way through it and we hope you get to visit all of these local spots. Let us know if we need to add any other local gems to it. 

Stay Cool! 


Baily’s Dairy at Pocopson Meadow Farm
1821 Lenape Unionville Rd. West Chester PA 19382
http://www.bailysdairy.com/
Fresh ice cream from a real working dairy farm


Baskin Robbins
Multiple locations
https://www.baskinrobbins.com/


Bell's Delites
111 Church Street S. Parkesburg, PA 19365
https://bellsdelite.webs.com/ or find them on Facebook
Soft serve, sundaes, flurries, milkshakes, parfaits, water ice and more


Brusters
1118 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills, PA 19342
https://brusters.com/glenmills/
Cones, sundaes, shakes, cakes, pies and more


Chester Springs Creamery
521 E Uwchlan Ave, Chester Springs, PA 19425
https://www.milkywayfarm.com/creamery/
"Moo-licious" ice cream from a working dairy farm


Cookie Dope - Cookie Dough and Ice Cream Bar
28 S. High Street, West Chester PA 19382
https://www.thecookiedope.com/
Ice cream, snow cones, shakes, cookie, waffle and brownie ice cream sandwiches, sundaes and more


D'Ascenzo's Gelato
132 E. Gay Street, West Chester PA 19380
http://dascenzosgelato.com/
Handmade gelato


Dairy Queen
Multiple locations
https://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/?localechange=1&


Gemelli - Artisinal Gelato and Dessert Cafe
12 W. Market Street, West Chester, PA 19382
http://www.gemelligelato.com/
Fresh gelato, milkshakes, cookie sandwiches, sundaes and other desserts


Insomnia Cookies
142 W. Gay Street West Chester PA 19380
https://insomniacookies.com/
Cookie sandwiches and ice cream


Kennett Creamery
401 Birch Street, Kennett Square
https://www.kennettcreamery.com
The Creamery serves Woodside Farm ice cream


Kiwi Yogurt
243 Pottstown Pike, Exton PA 19341
https://kiwifrozenyogurt.com/
Frozen yogurt


La Chispa Creamery
302 E. Baltimore Pike, West Grove, PA 19390
La Chispa on Facebook
Hand-Crafted Mexican Style Ice Cream


La Michoacana
231 E State St Kennett Square, PA 19348
https://www.facebook.com/lamichoacanaksq/
Unique tropical homemade ice cream flavors, water ice and sorbet, fruit popsicles and more


Lani Ice
1230 Pottstown Pike, Glenmoore, PA 19343
https://www.laniice.com/
Shave ice, smoothies and acai bowls


Maggie Moos
137 W. Lincoln Highway Exton, PA 19341 (new location, opens July 16, 2020)
https://www.marbleslab.com/
Ice cream, sundaes, shakes, smoothies and more


Pelican's Snowballs
807 W Lancaster Ave  Downingtown PA
https://www.facebook.com/pelicanssnoballsdowningtown/
New Orlean's style shaved ice SnoBalls


Ritas
Multiple locations
https://www.ritasice.com/


Scooped
130 Pottstown Pike, Exton 19425
https://www.facebook.com/scoopedicecream/
Handcrafted ice cream, gelato and sorbet made on site


Scoops 'N Smiles
2 locations  - 327 E. King St. Malvern PA 19355 and 6 E. Gay St. West Chester PA 19380
http://www.scoopsonking.com/
Serves Dutch Farm Ice Cream and Homemade Water Ice


The Creamery at Farmhouse
119 W. Lancaster Ave, Downingtown PA 19335
https://www.farmhousecoffee.com/the-creamery-at-the-farmhouse
Ice cream, shakes, donut or waffle ice cream sandwiches and more


The Station Ice Cream Shoppe
100 Railroad Ave, West Grove, PA 19390
https://my-site-108150-109838.square.site/
Ice cream, sundaes, sandwiches, shakes and more


Travelers Eats and Sweets
148 W. State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348
https://www.travelerseatsandsweets.com/
Shakes, sundaes and much more



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