No matter where you are in southwest Ohio, you’re never too far away from great ice cream. Whether you like your ice cream in a cup or cone, sandwiched between cookies, or plopped on a piece of pie, you’ll find the perfect local place to cool off with a cold treat. Here are 20 great ice cream spots to visit this summer!
Mason Whippy Dip
127 E Main St, Mason
The Mason stand is famous for their Glaciers: a slush float with ice cream and tons of flavor options. With a hot dog in one hand and a cone in the other, Mason Whippy Dip will keep your belly full and happy.
Sprinkles Soft Serve and Tasty Treats
1861 Main St, Goshen
Sprinkles in Goshen is a neighborhood soft serve ice cream shop with a large patio area and drive thru. You’ll find lots of tasty treats here, including all things soft serve.
Aglamesis Bro’s
3046 Madison Rd, Cincinnati
Aglamesis is a family-owned ice cream parlor that has been serving the Cincinnati area since 1908. They are known for their handcrafted ice cream, candies and chocolates, made with only the finest ingredients.
Graeter’s Ice Cream
Multiple locations
Famous for their French Pot ice cream, Graeter’s is a Cincy-based ice cream company that has been serving up delicious frozen treats since 1870. Their ice cream is handcrafted in small batches and known for its creamy texture and intense flavors.
Don’s Creamy Whip
1522 Market St, Reading
The Reading shop serves premium ice cream with all the traditional toppings for a deliciously creamy cone. Some of the flavors you might find here include low-fat cake batter yogurt, Vanilla, chocolate, blueberry, Zebra Twist and low-fat peanut butter yogurt.
Young’s Dairy
6880 Springfield Xenia Rd, Yellow Springs
Young’s Jersey Dairy is a working dairy farm and family-friendly destination, offering a wide range of activities such as petting zoos, miniature golf … and most importantly, homemade ice cream made with milk from their own cows.
The Sweet Retreat Ice Cream
2613 Smithville Rd, Dayton
Ice cream nachos? Sign us up! Parents will especially love creative ice cream concoctions like Iced Caramel Latte Nachos with coffee ice cream, caramel drizzle, crunchy caramel topping and waffle “chips” for scooping.
Jubie’s Creamery
471 W Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn
Created one small batch at a time, Jubie’s Creamery in Fairborn boasts premium ice cream and soft custard. They serve a variety of crowd favorites, specialty flavors, soft serve custard creations and tasty treats.
Vegan Meltz Ice Cream
4636 Salem Ave, Trotwood
Trotwood is making vegan dreams come true with their entirely plant based frozen dessert shop. Bases are made from almonds, coconut milk and oat milk, and flavors include brownie blast, cookies n’ cream, strawberry cheesecake, peach cobbler and more.
Pendleton Parlor
1218 Broadway, Cincinnati
Order from an eclectic menu of creamy whip flavors ranging from Nutella Swirl to Rainbow Sherbert in a cup or cone. They also serve edible cookie dough by the scoop, plus sundaes and shakes.
Sugar Shack by the Tracks
405 E. Wyoming Ave, Lockland
We recommend the Knuckle Sandwich, two huge cookies filled with creamy soft served then rolled in the topping of your choice. This sandwich is big enough to share coming in at over one pound!
Ritter’s Frozen Custard
2531 Dayton-Xenia Rd., Beavercreek
2226 Wilmington Pike, Kettering
Ritter’s serves up an ultra-premium ice cream called “frozen custard,” developed by the French over 100 years ago. Enjoy a scoop or two in one of their waffle cones or waffle bowls, which are made fresh daily.
Pipers Ice Cream Bar
520 West 6th Street, Covington
Indulge in a wide selection of over 80 flavors and 100,000 unique blends of lactose-free soft serve treats. Complement your frozen delights with our artisan hand-crafted sodas, teas, and coffee drinks.
Whetsel Whip
4825 Whetsel Ave. First Floor, Cincinnati
Located inside The Cheesecakery Bakery, this ice cream walkup window has the ultimate selection of chocolate-dipped waffle cones, milk shakes, sundaes and more!
Legen-Dairy Whip
3376 OH-125, Bethel
With a variety of unique flavors, including Dole soft serve in flavors like pineapple and mango, and sundae creations such as the Hangover with potato chips and pretzels. We recommend checking out their famous milkshakes!
Whipty-Do!
2529 US-22, Maineville
Soft serve options include vanilla, chocolate, twist, blueberry, and Dairy-Free Dole Whip. They also have Flavor Burst flavors and hard shell dip top flavors. Customers can choose from different cone types and toppings like rainbow sprinkles, Oreo dust, and Fruity Pebbles. Don’t miss the homemade and chocolate-dipped waffle cones.
Terry’s Icecream Dairy Bar
1505 U.S. 50, Lynchburg
Terry’s has over 20 kinds of Crazy Shakes, all stacked high with toppings like cotton candy, marshmallows, cake, donuts and more.
Miranda’s Ice Cream Shoppe
205 Main Street, Morrow
Serving gourmet ice cream, food, refreshments, sports drinks, and snacks. They also offer cups, cones, sugar cones, and waffle cones.
Sprinkles Soft Serve & Tasty Treats
1861 Main St, Goshen
A neighborhood soft serve ice cream shop with a large patio area and drive thru. Serving lots of tasty treats including all things soft serve, Dole whip, frozen lemonade, nachos with cheese, pretzels with cheese, cupcakes, brownies, cookies and much much more!
Putz’s Creamy Whip
2673 Putz Pl, Cincinnati
With rotating flavors of dole whip, Putz’s mouth watering cones will bring you back week after week.
