Best Ice Cream in Schenectady

10 restaurant menus in Schenectady, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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Cocobar
Cocobar
97/100 (73 ratings)
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Cafe
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Ice Cream
Café
Café
Dinner
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Cheap Eats
"Stopped in here today while in the area and it was so cute and yummy! As soon as we walked in we were welcomed and asked if we had been there before...."
Sarah MacIntosh
"We love going here regularly to get ice cream or chocolates. It is very cute and quaint inside. The owner of the, Olivia is always sweet and..."
Parker Inn
"Great stop for a special treat along with the best hot chocolate I've ever had. The peppermint hot chocolate is a..."
Amy Tidball
"Not a bad place to grab something sweet. They only serve chocolate related items, so there's no tea or coffee for drinks. Warning: hot sipping cocoa..."
Becky Catelli
"Stopped in with a sudden urge for ice cream and I'm glad I did. The employee at the time (a wonderful young woman from a nearby highschool) and I had..."
Conor Terry
"Cute little dessert place in downtown Schenectady. Limited ice cream flavors (chocolate, vanilla, or twist), but a ton of other sweet treats to make..."
Sarah Koenig
"Must go to when in old town San Juan. Their chocolate drop drinks are out of this world and don’t forget to pair it with a great pastry..."
sadri elezaj
"Sweet treats that are pretty to look at too! Street parking has a 1 dollar minimum for a..."
Sean Focht
Civitello's Spumoni Shop
Civitello's Spumoni Shop
96/100 (423 ratings)
Dessert
Vegetarian Friendly
Italian
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Lunch
Breakfast
Eclairs
Pesto
Sandwiches
Eggplant
Pasta
Ice Cream
Gelato
Italian
Seating
Takeout
Breakfast
Lunch
Mid-range
"We ordered a tray of cookies instead of flowers for my family in Schenectady when they gathered for the passing of my cousin. Roie went above and..."
Joe Parisi
"The egg plant sandwich was oh do good! Would recommend anyone to go there. They have excellent bakery items as well! Owner is very..."
Linda Fratine
"Civitellos is the real deal, as a child on a hot summer night our family would love to go to civitellos for the lemon ice! You can taste the passion..."
cynthia deligiannis
"Great old school Italian bakery. The manager is great. I came in with my kids and they were all over the place asking questions and just being kids..."
Sean Westgate
"Wonderful sandwiches and pastry ... friendly service ... great value ... an..."
Robin White
"Super authentic. Best lemon ice. Cannoli is second to..."
Tim Nelson
"I tried their “tomato pizza” is really good! Staff is..."
Geovanny L.
"The sandwiches there are phenomenal. The deserts will blow you away.....the italian ice (lemon in particular) is the best anywhere. This is truly a..."
Travis Herron
Curry Freeze
Curry Freeze
90/100 (702 ratings)
Dessert
Bakeries
Cafe
Cafe
Ice Cream
Café
Wheelchair Accessible
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"My favorite place to get ice cream! Staff is nice, icecream is always the best. I've been going here since I was 8 and now I bring my kids!! Thanks..."
Rachel Kristy Molnar
"The ice cream and Italian ice are amazing....even better is the amazing service we have received this summer! My son can not have any dairy so..."
Jackie Stark
"I love this ice shop one of the best up here I'm from down state and when I first came up here I looked around I tried lots of places but this one is..."
Arleen Matay
"Love Curry Freeze! Best frozen yogurt in the capital district!! And the friendliest service & best cakes! ..."
Staci Covkin
"Great soft ice cream and ice cream cakes!! Easy walk and very courteous staff!! Frequent there ever..."
Maureen Bruno
"My favorite place to get icecream � At 8 months pregnant I am there a lot..."
Zoë O'Brey
"Bought an ice cream cake from there and it was..."
Sonya Marie
"Omg!! The Mexican Chocolate soft serve was uhhmazing!! I need to know how often you will have..."
Colleen Elizabeth
"People are very nice here always.. and the quality and taste of the ice cream you can't get anywhere else!! Love it..."
Leslie Lucas
"Ice cream is delicious and the cakes are always great! ..."
Anna Bogusky
"Great ice-cream and friendly staff always. Thank..."
Cierra Fazio
"Everything I've had is great at Curry Freeze. Whenever we're in the area, I make sure we have to travel by Curry Freeze so we can stop! Oh, yes,..."
Carol Mackey
"Best place ever! Going there as i type..."
Alex Marsett
"Ice cream cakes are made with TLC and deliciousness! Customer service is excellent too. Highly..."
Melissa Maggiolino Acosta
"Love going there w/ the family. Great service, & great..."
James Baccari
"It's my favorite ice cream!! It's nice and creamy and tastes great! Just thinking about it makes me wanna go over there right now to get my favorite..."
Kathy Zalatan Whittemore
"Great family business with the BEST homemade ice cream in the..."
Sarah Gockley
"They have an amazing home made Waffle Cone and hard ice cream. Cookie Dough is my favorite. I will definitely order an ice cream cake for my next..."
Steven Vasquez
"It's a great place to take the kids! Human and furry. The help is..."
De Mayette-Ditton
"They have the best ice cream and ice cream cake...."
Michele-Shellie Marley-Askew
"Curry Freeze has a wonderful variety from dog treats to Italian ice to sundaes and everything in between! They are nice and extremely community..."
Melissa Meczywor Messemer
"Definitely hands down the Best Ice cream in..."
Vanessa Scepkowski
"Wow first time wanted a milk shake. Price was listed at 6.50. So judging by other places 6.50 wouldn't be very big. Well this shake was huge,thick..."
James Richburg
"Have been there twice so far this year.....kind of disappointed in the homemade hard ice cream as my. Favorite flavor doesn't have that exact same..."
Jean Reeser
"Good place. The only thing is that you must spend $10 or more in order for you to use your debit card. Now days carrying cash for me is somehow..."
Roberto Salamanca
"The ice cream was so good, definitely will be back several more times 😋❣️ Highly recommend trying this ice cream shop..."
Jenn L
"The ice cream is fantastic and the staff is very friendly. I recommend the upside down Banana..."
Audrey Yetto
"Great flavor choices. Ice cream was great, friendly..."
James Dawson
"Great desserts, ton of options, expensive, usually long lines. Tastes..."
Louis Philips
"best ice cream in schdy.the whole capital region if u ask me,and I'm an ice cream..."
Patrick Odonnell
Ice Cream Shop
Ice Cream Shop
88/100 (211 ratings)
Dessert
Fast Food
Fast food
Ice Cream
Hot Fudge
Brownie Sundae
Vanilla Ice Cream with Sprinkles
Pistachio Vanilla Twist
Fast food
"I've always had great service here and the best ice cream in the tri-city area. This usually goes unnoticed, but take a look at how the place is..."
Glenn Blinckmann
"This was our 1st time going to the ice cream shop..passed by it thousands of times but never stopped..till i saw that Facebook post with the..."
Stephen J Unser
"Convenient location with clean tables and benches to eat ! Nice people working and of course the ice cream is delicious ! Perrys Is the..."
Maria Ferraro Dillenbeck
"Great ice cream and the girls are wonderful especially..."
Bry Bent
"Love It There. Owner Is A Sweetheart Always..."
Judy Humphrey
"Delicious frozen custard! Friendly service! We'll be..."
Julie DeSalvatore Maloney
"Hands down, BEST ice cream around!! Check it..."
Megan Elizabeth Garrity
"Although the chocolate custard wasn't available today the vanilla was so fresh and delicious! The girls even used fresh sprinkles out of the carton..."
glo penman
"They have a great selection of soft serve and regular ice..."
Justin Saiz
"EXCELLENT!!!!! CLEAN! Friendly service. So many flavors to choose from you will be making a return trip. Bonus they give you a card buy 10 get 1..."
sharon dockal
"Chocolate custard! Wonderful treat from my long-ago childhood in upstate NY. Nothing fancy here, but that doesn't detract from experiencing the..."
Carol Conley
"Great soft ice cream. So many flavors you will always find your..."
Mike Schott
"Wow! When out of town I typically don’t review too often, but felt it was necessary and deserved! As for the ice cream it was delicious and no..."
Jon Hostig
Sweetfrog
Sweetfrog
88/100 (371 ratings)
Restaurants
Dinner
Lunch
Ice Cream
Candy
Dole Whip Floats
Cheesecake Frozen Yogurt
Dinner
Lunch
"Tizler, you are great. Thanks so much for taking care of our class..."
Alicia Backus
"Love Niskayuna Sweet Frog the staff are super friendly and the froyo is the..."
Martha Rodriguez
"A fun, friendly & clean place to relax and enjoy a delicious frozen yogurt with an amazing assortment of..."
Bob Morehouse
"My 6 year old is super sensitive to sugar so he doesn't eat ice cream often. But Sweet FROG is perfect for him!! Plus he thinks he's eating ice cream..."
Sarah Phillips
"Best frozen yogurt place around! I love the flavors and the toppings you can put on. Plus it's very clean. I went to 16 handles in Clifton park..."
Jay Jay
"Great frozen yogurt:) I'm so happy that I can walk with my son there on a hot day...."
Jackie Mero Beverly
"Love this place. They have a wide variety of toppings to add to your frozen yogurt. If you haven't tried it, I prefer caramel on top of strawberry..."
Criss8427
"Tgis is our best Frozen Yogurt place butI am rating it four because nowadays we hardly get all flavors available.Mostly during weekends half of the..."
Dipankar Ganguli
"Many flavors the employees are so friendly and helpful great for kids and very clean bathrooms. My personal favorite is the cheese cake..."
Art_Z
The Appian Way
The Appian Way
87/100 (393 ratings)
Restaurants
Vegetarian Friendly
Italian
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Breakfast
Dinner
Ice Cream
Gelato
Pesto
Shrimp
Pasta
Salad
Calamari
Calamares
Sit down
Italian
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Serves Alcohol
Takeout
Breakfast
Dinner
Mid-range
"Thank you Gina for making the delicious Gnocchi tonight! You made my dad’s 93 birthday very special! The food was outstanding as..."
Clate Hart
"Food was outstanding! The homemade bread was the best..."
Peter Juliano
"Wonderful Atmosphere. Great Service.Fantastic Food!Please go there and enjoy a safe friendly home cooked meal. True Italian taste !Recommend highly..."
Joann Rescelo
"Plan to spend a few hours here. Everything is made in house (even the olive oil used in the restaurant is from their family's olive grove in Italy...."
Emily Gosh
"Great location for quality Italian food. visited on a wednesday i think. looking forward to coming back with my coworkers. the place has a good feel..."
Melvin12 S
"The food was out of this world Waiter was great Right on top of..."
Ken Tibbitts
"Smooth process for take out order was ready for me when I got there. Portions were hot and generous. PS the bread is to die for!!! I cant wait..."
Lynn M
"It's like having mom cook for you. Two and half hours of..."
Ernie Selke
Villa Italia
Villa Italia
86/100 (961 ratings)
Dessert
Bakeries
Italian
Vegetarian Friendly
Italian
Cafe
Cafe
Vegetarian Friendly
Lunch
Breakfast
Chocolate mousse
Cupcakes
Eclairs
Sandwiches
Cakes
Cannoli
Ice Cream
Gelato
Fast food
Café
Italian
Seating
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Breakfast
Lunch
Mid-range
"My family and I have been going to Villa Italia for years. I got my wedding cake from here, and we always order custom birthday cakes from Villa. The..."
Swaila Rasoully
"Villa Italia is one of my favorite dessert shop for local goodies when I'm in the mood. I always get the rainbow cookies, there's just something..."
Stephanie Lall
"Hire Villa Italia! My wife and I got their Red Velvet cake with cream cheese frosting for our wedding and it was delicious. Everyone at the wedding..."
Brandon Lee
"Terrific sfogliatella before a show at Proctors. I live in Italy and this was a good one...perfect pastry and not too sweet filling with semolina. ..."
JRThiker
"The pastries there are out of this world. Just so y'all can see what l'm talking about, check-out the pics I've posted along with this review. The..."
Anthony Quinones
"Tiramisu cup. Food/Value: B Service/Wait Time: A Decor/Environment: A Parking: C (Street parking) *Photos by me Follow me on Instagram:..."
Paul Paterakis
"The best tasting quality cakes I have ever ordered besides my 1 private cake maker Grace Flagg in Averill Park. These cakes are creamy and moist.Best..."
Brenda Ellman
"we ordered 200 cupcakes for our wedding. Variety of different flavors. I’ve been eating them for a straight week. One of the best cupcakes I’ve..."
Melissa Yelle
Poppy's Ice Cream
Poppy's Ice Cream
82/100 (339 ratings)
Quick Bites
Dessert
Ice Cream
Cheap Eats
"Good prices, good service, wide assortment of flavors. I'd definitely go back. Try it you won't go..."
Christopher Van Vranken
"Update 11/9/19 This is a nice little place to stop for a frozen treat. The flavor selections are very large and diverse, and there are even options..."
Victoria Franklin
"Poppy's Ice Cream is a good place to go and get a cone. Their prices are reasonable and portion sizes well worth it. The variety of flavors is..."
Brian E. Flynn
"Delicious 😋 I got the Gelati (pictured) We also got a hot fudge sundae and a flavour burst cone. Everyone enjoyed their..."
Tabatha A
"The sign said new owners this year, we appreciate the changes we noticed. Electronic signs made it so much easier to see all the options. Much..."
Erin K
"Love love love Poppy's!! The ice cream was delish and the service was friendly! We can't wait to go..."
Jessica Izzo
"Very good and they have pistachio twist with vanilla. Definitely a..."
Lorigary Olsen
"They have trains that roll by and they have an over-hang to block the sun while we eat our yummy ice..."
Philip W. Giardino
Bumpy's Polar Freeze
Bumpy's Polar Freeze
77/100 (902 ratings)
Quick Bites
Dessert
Bubblegum Soft Serve Ice Cream Sundae
Ice Cream
Banana split
Hot Dog
Hard Ice Cream
Café
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Cheap Eats
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
70/100 (51 ratings)
Dessert
Ice Cream
"This place is great! Has a cool, fun atmosphere and cool, fun flavors :D I never knew frozen yogurt could be this fun or delicious until I was taken..."
Victoria Franklin
"I'm one of the "weird" people who enjoy a frozen treat more in the winter than the summer, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover this little gem..."
Krystal Miller
"Great customer service and good..."
Shenna Watkins
"Different flavors every time. Cake Batter.. Yum. Lots of toppings but watch it. Those toppings are heavy. Pay per..."
Joseph Stacey
"So many flavors to choose from! And then there are the toppings..... there is no downside here, folks. Froyo done..."
Patrick Murray
"It's a cool atmosphere. Get it?? Cool/frozen?? I'll let myself..."
Dr. Gonzo
"Small menchies and closes early often. But overall I like..."
Sabrina Valencia