10 Best Ice Cream Shops in Phoenix

Novel Ice Cream serves gourmet ice cream in distinctive flavors, including pistachio, Vietnamese iced coffee, bourbon caramel, matcha and dulce de leche. Desserts can be ordered as scoops or as dough melt sandwiches made with donuts or waffles, creating a more substantial treat than a standard cone.

The casual shop fits date nights, after-dinner stops and late dessert runs, with sampling available for first-time visitors. Seasonal flavors rotate, so the selection can change, while the Cookie Monster flavor may leave blue coloring on the mouth.

Peace Cream combines an ice cream shop, coffee counter and casual café in Phoenix. The menu includes scoops, root beer floats, frozen hot chocolate with espresso, cold-brew shakes and fresh crepes, including combinations with fruit, Nutella and chocolate malt flavors.

Its family-friendly setting offers dine-in, takeaway, delivery and pickup, with table service, Wi-Fi and seating for quick dessert stops or relaxed visits. A children’s ice-cream stand adds another kid-focused feature, while coffee-based desserts broaden the appeal beyond ice cream alone.

LIX Uptown Ice Cream offers ice cream, coffee and a casual place to linger, with delivery, takeaway, pickup and dine-in options. The Phoenix shop combines seating and Wi-Fi with colorful, immersive decor, lights and a lounge area that gives a dessert stop a more playful setting.

It works for families, groups, solo visitors and quick treats that turn into longer hangs. The space includes giant Jenga and giant Kerplunk, while dogs are allowed inside and outside.

La Michoacana AZ brings Mexican ice cream and related treats to its Phoenix Thomas Road location near Maryvale and Desert Sky Mall. The shop offers paletas, mangonadas and Mexican snacks alongside its ice cream selection.

It suits visitors looking for fruit-forward, colorful desserts or a distinctly Mexican-style snack stop.

Mighty Moo Ice Cream makes small-batch ice cream with rotating flavors in comfortable, homey surroundings. The shop serves cones, cups, sundaes, shakes, malts, floats and customizable toppings, giving families and dessert seekers plenty of formats to choose from.

A children’s area and toys add a family-oriented touch for visits with kids.

Scooptopia & Kuboba combines an ice cream shop with Filipino desserts, drinks and a broader food menu. Its offerings include Halo-Halo, taho, calamansi drinks, boba milk tea, sorbet and multiple ice cream flavors, with coffee also available. Guests can dine in, take orders away, pick up in store or use delivery.

The casual, trendy setting works for solo visits, families, quick stops and groups. Wi-Fi, a kids’ zone and seating make it more than a grab-and-go counter, while the range of flavors gives mixed groups room to choose different treats.

Churn brings together ice cream, coffee drinks, sweets, and fanciful gifts and toys in Phoenix. Dessert seekers can choose a signature concoction or build a custom ice cream creation, making the menu flexible for both decisive and adventurous orders.

The shop also offers a back sitting area and a patio with misters, giving visitors places to linger with their treats. Its soda-fountain-inspired setting adds a playful angle for casual dessert stops, after-dinner outings, or an easy family treat.