From floating ice cream boats to ice cream parlours with 100s of flavours to choose from, you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to ice cream in York. Why not work your way through our mouth-watering list whilst the sun is shining! 🍦 🍦 🍦
The Full Moo is an ice cream boat on the River Ouse. Serving delicious local dairy ice cream and sorbets, the kids will really enjoy a visit here.
📍Next to the trip boats at Lendal Bridge & the Star Inn The City
⏰ 12-5 pm, weather dependant
🍦 Find out more about the Full Moo on Facebook
LICC is an ice cream parlour with loads homemade flavours for you to try from cookie monster to watermelon! Your hardest job will be deciding which flavour to have! Vegan/dairy-free and dog-friendly options also available!
📍 20 Back Swinegate, York, YO1 8AD
⏰ Open 11am – 5pm Monday – Thursday and 11am – 6pm Friday – Sunday
🍦 Find out more about LICC on their website.
An independent ice cream parlour that offers a wide selection of dairy ice cream from ‘Brymor’ a Yorkshire award-winning dairy farm, plus traditional soft-serve whipped ice cream. You will find fun and creative ice cream with unusual toppings and sauces!
📍 3 Church Street, York, YO1 8BA
⏰ Open 7 days a week 12 noon – 6 pm
🍦 Find out more about Loopy Scoops on Instagram
Enjoy liquid nitrogen ice cream, which is made to order and instantly frozen with the help of liquid nitrogen. The result is a creamy and velvety texture!
The cafe also offers a variety of coffee blends and delicious cakes and savouries with a twist of Southeast Asian influences.
📍 15 Fossgate, York, YO1 9TF
⏰ Open 9am – 3pm Tuesday – Friday, 9am – 5pm Saturday & 10am – 5pm Sunday
🍦 Find out more about Dianas Cafe on Facebook
Plush offer a great range of ice cream flavours including some unique and interesting combos, such as Black Coconut, White Chocolate & Honeycomb, Gooseberry & Elderflower, Birthday Cake, Blue Bubblegum, Vietnamese Coffee and Matcha Green Tea.
📍 6 Stonegate, York, YO1 8AS
⏰ Mon – Fri 10am – 3pm, Sat – Sun (and school holidays) 10am – 5pm
🍦 Find out more about Plush on York Mumbler or on their website here.
Roberto Authentic Italian Gelato is an artisanal gelato offering freshly made gelato every day for you and your family. Also serving coffee, cakes, pastries and tasty pizzas.
📍 3A Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LJ
⏰ Open 10am – 5pm 7 days a week (Sundays opens at 10.30am)
🍦 Find out more about Roberto Authentic Gelato on Facebook
Scoops offer some exotic flavours as well as the ever-popular and always carry sorbets for vegans and those with various allergies plus some gelatos for the healthier option. They also offer tea coffee, hot choc, slush, fresh milkshakes, frappes and cold drinks.
📍 Coppergate Centre, York
⏰ Open daily 11am – 5pm, weather permitting.
🍦 Find out more about Scoops on Facebook
Two Hoots Ice Cream Boat, is a unique and charming floating ice cream van, situated on the riverbank upstream of Millennium Bridge in York. It serves the finest quality locally made ice cream and drinks.
📍 Millennium Bridge, York
⏰ Open from 12:30 pm till 6pm weekdays, 11am till 7ish on Weekends.
🍦 Find out more about Two Hoots Ice Cream on Facebook
Woody’s Ice Cream is a traditional soft scoop ice cream kart, based in King’s Square at the top of the Shambles. Their ice cream is full of flavour and made in Yorkshire, supporting small local businesses.
📍 King’s Square, York
⏰ Opening times: 11am-5pm (weather dependent)
🍦 Find out more about Woody’s here.
Enjoy delicious Italian ice cream in York!
📍 40 Walmgate, York, YO1 9TX
⏰ Opening times: Mon – Sun from midday – 10pm
🍦 Find out more about Il Paradiso Del Cibo here.
All of the ice cream is homemade right on the farm! There are so many flavours to choose from, as they make over 80 different ice creams and sorbets, including seasonal limited editions, meaning there is always something for everyone!
“Fabulous ice cream and you can get milkshakes from the machine! Love it as it’s literally farm to mouth!” Fiona, York Mumbler, May 2024
📍 New Road, Hessay, York, YO26 8JS
⏰ Open Monday & Thursday – Sunday from 11am – 5pm (closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays)
🍦 Find out more about Curlew Fields Dairies here.
Opened in June 2024, Gelato! by Ashley Smith is the brainchild of Ash, gelato chef with over 20 years’ experience. All products are made in store, with natural ingredients sourced from local suppliers. Takeaway only.
“Delicious, authentic gelato with the scenic backdrop of York’s most famous street! I liked some of the playful names for the flavours – the “Paddington” flavour (creamy orange gelato streaked with zingy orange marmalade) was absolutely delicious”. Fiona, Mumbler, June 2024
📍 46 Shambles, YO1 7LY
⏰ Opening hours TBC
🍦 Find out more about Gelato! by Ashley Smith here.
🍦☀️🍦 We hope you enjoy a yummy ice cream or two in York in the sunshine! 🍦☀️🍦
