Jul 26, 2023 - Food and Drink
The most popular place to get ice cream in San Diego
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Baskin Robbins is the most common ice cream chain across San Diego County, with Coldstone Creamery a close second.
By the numbers: There are 20 Baskin Robbins from San Ysidro to Oceanside, 19 Coldstones and 10 La Michoacanas, per an Axios analysis of Yelp data.
Reality check: The shop with 31 flavors might be the easiest to find, but that hardly means it's the best.
- Local creameries with no more than a handful of locations won't crack this kind of ranking.
Here are some of our favorite spots to get a scoop:
- Handel's Homemade Ice Cream, an old school classic
- Gelato 101 by Bottego Italiana, smooth and creamy gelato
- North Park Creamery, organic soft serve
- Stella Jean's, small-batch ice cream with fun flavors
- MooTime Creamery, slow-churned and made from scratch
- Bobboi Gelato, traditional and unique flavors
- Baked Bear, build your own ice cream sandwich
Of note: An's Dry Cleaning, a from-scratch gelato shop in North Park, was named one of the best in the country by USA Today's 10Best.