custom ice cream creation on a frozen granite stone.
Cone Zone
Address: 2412 Ferguson Road, Allison Park Contact: conezoneonline. com, facebook. com / ConeZoneAP, or 412.487.2446
What goes together better than pizza and ice cream? This veteran-owned ice cream shop is located inside Pasquale’ s Pizzeria, making it the perfect stop for dinner and dessert. The soft-serve ice cream is offered in dozens of flavors. Enjoy it in a cone, sundae, ice cream sandwich, milkshake, or arctic swirl.
Cookie’ s Creamery
Address: 2199 Babcock Boulevard, Ross Township Contact: cookiescreamery. com, facebook. com / cookiescreamerypgh, or 412.408.3319
Named after the owner’ s grandmother, an ice cream enthusiast, this newer ice cream shop features a large menu of your favorite treats like milkshakes, sundaes, freezes and floats. It also sells cookies from a local bakery as well as gourmet chocolate.
Corner Cones
Address: 399 Bonniebrook Road, Butler Contact: cornercones. com, facebook. com / CornerCones, or 724.287.1639
Get to this ice cream stand from any direction and choose your favorite milkshake, smoothie or hard or soft ice cream. There are hot foods too, so check out the website for store hours and the flavor of the week!
Custard’ s First Stand
Address: 315 Camp Horne Road, Ohio Township Contact: facebook. com / CustardsFirstStand, or 412.766.3101
Enjoy soft-serve and hard ice cream and yogurt, sundaes, milkshakes, burgers and more. Visit the Facebook page for information on the store’ s hours of operation and other details.
Debbie Lee’ s Delight
Address: 886 Evans City Road, Renfrew Contact: facebook. com / DebbieLeesDelight, or 724.486.3600
Family-owned and operated, there is everything imaginable at this shop— from the traditional vanilla and chocolate ice cream to fat-free / sugar-free yogurt, banana splits and sundaes! Offerings include 30 soft-serve flavors, ice cream cakes made to order, homemade ice cream cupcakes, hot food and more. There is even on-site play equipment for kids. Visit the Facebook page for more information.
Edwards Ice Cream Shop
Address: 518 Bairdford Road, Bairdford Contact: facebook. com / edwardsicecream, or 724.265.4414
This shop features soft-serve ice cream, including the flavor of the week, hard ice cream, sugar-free and lactose-free sorbets, arctic swirls, milkshakes, smoothies, floats, sodas, slushes and more. Check out the Facebook page for information on the store’ s hours of operation and other details.
Graeter’ s
Address: Wexford Plaza, 10610 Perry Highway, Wexford Contact: graeters. com, or 724.940.2272
Graeter’ s produces craft ice cream and sorbet using a small-batch, artisanal method of production dating back over a century. There are many classic flavors along with a variety of chocolate chip flavors, plus delicious shakes, sundaes, candy and more! Visit the website for more information.
Hammer’ s Frozen Custard & Subs
Address: 1192 Pittsburgh Road, Valencia Contact: letsgotohammers. com, or 724.898.1900
Hammer’ s offers soft-serve frozen custard, homemade hard ice cream and frozen yogurts made on-site. There are also shakes, tornadoes, sundaes, banana splits … and don’ t forget those delicious apple dumplings! Subs, sandwiches, salads, sides and more are available as well. Visit the website for information on the store’ s hours of operation and other details.
Handel’ s Homemade Ice Cream
Address: 9020 St. Simon Way, McCandless Contact: handelsicecream. com, or 412.366.3379
Handel’ s ice cream and yogurt is made fresh every day on the premises. Each batch is made in freezers specifically designed to create Handel’ s distinctively smooth and creamy texture. Handful after handful of fresh nuts, creamy caramel, rich dark chocolate, fresh fruits or marshmallows are poured into individual batches as they are drawn from the machine.
IceBox Creamery
Address: 114 South Main Street, Zelienople Contact: Facebook @ IceBox Creamery, or 724.776.3300
Featuring many amazing flavors of homemade ice cream and sorbet, IceBox uses the best-quality cream, chocolates, fruits and nuts. Visit the Facebook page for more information.
JoeZeppi’ s Frozen Treats
Address: 915 Mount Royal Boulevard, Glenshaw Contact: facebook. com / Joezeppis, or 412.486.8066
Seasonal sweet treats! You’ ll find a wide variety of ice cream, Italian ice, gelato and more. Check the Facebook page or call for hours and other information.
King Cones Castle
Address: 566 Evans City Road, Butler Contact: kingconescastle. net, facebook. com / KingConesCastle, or 724.482.4909
Choose from 22 soft-serve and 48 amazing hard ice cream flavors. King Cones also offers soft frozen yogurt, cakes, novelties and more. Visit the website for information on the store’ s hours of operation and other details.
Koala Coffee & Tea House
Address: 820 West Ingomar Road, Ingomar Contact: koalacoffeeandtea. com, facebook. com / koalacoffeeandtea, or 412.444.1883
If you’ re wondering about the name, Koala Coffee & Tea House is owned by a Pittsburgher( Nicki) who fell in love with and married an Australian coffee lover. Unable to find their favorite Australianstyle coffee here, Nicki decided to start Koala to serve it up herself. The shop features Millie’ s ice cream along with coffee, tea and baked goods.
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