List of ice cream parlor chains
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This is a list of notable ice cream parlor chains. Ice cream parlors are places that sell ice cream (including gelato and frozen custard) to consumers.
Note: Chains that are no longer in business are displayed in italics.
| Name | Locations | Countries | First location | Date opened | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amorino | 250+ | 18 | Paris, France | 2002 | Known for gelato sculpted into rose petals | [1][2] |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | 46 (2024) | United States | Rochester, New York | 1902 | ||
| Amy's Ice Creams | 15 | United States | Austin, Texas | 1984 | ||
| Andy's Frozen Custard | 150 (2024) | United States | Osage Beach, Missouri | 1986 | ||
| Australian Homemade | Over 50 | Netherlands, Germany, Spain, United States | Knokke, Belgium | 1989 | ||
| Baskin-Robbins | 7800+ (2024) | Over 50 | Glendale, California | 1945 | ||
| Ben & Jerry's | 573 (2021) | Many | Burlington, Vermont | 1978 | ||
| Big Gay Ice Cream | United States | East Village, New York | 2011 | Began as an ice cream vender in Brooklyn in 2009. Five locations at its peak. | ||
| Bob's Famous Ice Cream | United States | Washington, D.C. | The last store closed in 1991. | |||
| Bresler's 33 Flavors | ||||||
| Brigham's Ice Cream | United States | Newton Highlands, Massachusetts | 1914 | |||
| Bruster's Ice Cream | 214 (2024) | United States, Guyana, South Korea | Bridgewater, Pennsylvania | 1989 | ||
| Cadwaladers | 9 | Wales, England | Criccieth, Wales | 1927 | ||
| Carvel | 320 | United States | Hartsdale, New York | c. 1934 – c. 1937 | Began as an ice cream vender in Hartsdale in 1929. | |
| Ciao Bella Gelato Company | 8 | United States | Little Italy, New York | 1983 | ||
| Cold Rock Ice Creamery | 90 | Australia | Aspley, Australia | 1996 | ||
| Cold Stone Creamery | 929 (in the US alone in 2022) | Many | Tempe, Arizona | 1988 | ||
| Coolhaus | Indio, California | 2009 | Switched to animal-free whey protein in 2021. | |||
| Coppelia | Havana, Cuba | 1966 | state-owned. | |||
| Cows Creamery | 15 | Canada | Cavendish, Prince Edward Island | 1983 | ||
| Dairy Queen | 7700+ | Many | Joliet, Illinois | 1940 | ||
| Emack & Bolio's | 17 (US only) | Many | Brookline, Massachusetts | 1975 | ||
| Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour | United States | Portland, Oregon | 1963 | |||
| Fifty Licks | 3+ | United States | Portland, Oregon | 2009 | ||
| Frankie & Jo's | 4 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 2013 | Serves vegan ice cream. | |
| Friendly's | 105 | United States | Springfield, Massachusetts | 1935 | ||
| Full Tilt Ice Cream | 2 | United States | Seattle, Washington | 2008 | Four locations at its peak. | |
| G&D's | 3 | Oxford, England | Oxford, England | 1992 | ||
| Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard | 31 (2023) | United States | ||||
| Graeter's | 59 (2024) | United States | Cincinnati, Ohio | 1870 | ||
| Grido Helado | 1900 (2022) | Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay | Argentina | 2000 | ||
| Häagen-Dazs | 900+ | Many | The Bronx, New York | 1960 | ||
| Handel's Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt | 150 (2025) | United States | Youngstown, Ohio | 1945 | ||
| Herrell's Ice Cream | United States | Northampton, Massachusetts | 1980 | |||
| High's Dairy Store | 60 | United States | Richmond, Virginia | 1928 | ||
| Island Creamery | 3 | United States | Chincoteague, Virginia | 1975 | ||
| Jahn's | 1 (2025) | United States | The Bronx, New York | 1897 | ||
| Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams | 80 (2025) | United States | ||||
| KaleidoScoops | 5 | United States | 1999 | |||
| Kaspa's | 104 | United Kingdom, Pakistan | Croydon, South London | 2012 | ||
| Kopp's Frozen Custard | 3 (2021) | United States | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 1950 | ||
| Kawartha Dairy Company | 13 | Canada | Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada | 1937 | ||
| Kline's Dairy Bar | 4 | United States | Virginia | 1943 | ||
| Lappert's | United States | Kauaʻi, Hawaii | ||||
| Laura Secord Chocolates | 100 (2023) | Canada | ||||
| MADO | 305 | Many | Turkey | 1850 | ||
| MaggieMoo's Ice Cream and Treatery | 5 (2022) | Kansas City, Kansas | 1989 | |||
| Marble Slab Creamery | 391 (2021) | Many | Houston, Texas | 1983 | ||
| Mashti Malone's | 4 | United States | Los Angeles, California | 1980 | ||
| Meadows Frozen Custard | 27 (2024) | United States | Duncansville, Pennsylvania | 1950 | ||
| Mixue Ice Cream & Tea | 46,479 (2024) | Many | Zhengzhou, China | 1997 | ||
| Morelli's | Many | Broadstairs, England | 1932 | Began as an ice cream vender in Scotland and Northern Ireland in 1907. | ||
| Natural Ice Cream | 137 (2022) | India | Juhu, India | 1984 | ||
| New Zealand Natural | Many | Sydney, Australia | 1985 | |||
| Newport Creamery | 10 (2023) | United States | Middletown, Rhode Island | 1940 | ||
| Oberweis Dairy | United States | |||||
| Rita's Italian Ice | 594 | United States | Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania | 1984 | ||
| Rossi's | England | Southend-on-Sea, England | 1931 | |||
| Salt & Straw | 50 (2025) | United States | Portland, Oregon | 2011 | ||
| Shake Shack | 262 (United States), 142 (elsewhere) | Many | New York City | 2004 | Serves milkshakes, frozen custard, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, etc. | |
| Shake's Frozen Custard | United States | Joplin, Missouri | 1991 | |||
| Steve's Ice Cream | Somerville, Massachusetts | 1973 | ||||
| Strickland's Frozen Custard | United States | Akron, Ohio | 1936 | |||
| Sweet Rose Creamery | 6 | United States | ||||
| Swensen's | Over 350, including one in the United States | Many | San Francisco, California | 1948 | ||
| Tastee-Freez | 4 | United States | Down from nearly 1800 locations in 1957 | |||
| Thrifty Ice Cream | 184 (in Mexico) | United States, Mexico | Los Angeles | c. 1940, possibly earlier | Used to be served by the scoop at Thrifty/Rite Aid drugs stores; now at independent shops in the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico | |
| Tipsy Scoop | 4? | United States | New York City | 2013 | ||
| Toscanini's | 1 | United States | Cambridge, Massachusetts | |||
| Twistee Treat | 40+ | United States | North Fort Myers, Florida | 1983 | ||
| Udders | 21 | Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines | Singapore | 2007 | ||
| United Dairy Farmers | United States | Norwood, Ohio | 1940 | |||
| Wendy's Milk Bar | Over 200 | Australia | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia | 1979 | Formerly Wendy's Supa Sundaes | |
| Whitey's Ice Cream | 8 (2024) | United States | Moline, Illinois | 1933 |
See also
- La Michoacana (ice cream), a brand claimed by three different Mexican chains
- List of frozen yogurt companies
- List of ice cream brands
- List of ice cream flavors
References
- ^ "New gelato parlour to open soon in city". Oxford Mail. Gannett Media Corp. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "AMORINO – GELATO AL NATURALE | The Birth of a Delicious Story". AMORINO – GELATO AL NATURALE. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
External links
Media related to Ice cream parlors at Wikimedia Commons
