Baskin Robbins
Address: 715 Freeport Road, Aspinwall Contact: baskinrobbins. com
This familiar chain is sure to please with its signature“ 31 flavors”— a flavor for every day of the month! The reality is that Baskin Robbins actually has made more than 1,400 flavors and rotates them throughout the stores. Besides scoops, there are all your favorite ice cream creations, like sundaes, shakes and frozen cakes.
Bruster’ s Real Ice Cream
Address: Various locations Contact: brusters. com
Bruster’ s ice cream is made the old-fashioned way, with slow kettle processing designed specifically to create the Bruster’ s flavor, starting with a proprietary homestyle mix delivered fresh from its dairy. A wide variety of premium flavors and artisan desserts are made right in the store, including crunchy handmade waffle cones, sundaes, candy-filled blasts and thick milkshakes, plus customized cakes and pies. Check the website for information on locations and hours.
Cold Stone Creamery
Address: Waterworks Mall, 1035 Freeport Road, Fox Chapel Contact: coldstonecreamery. com, or 412.781.4710
For more than 25 years, Cold Stone Creamery has served up the finest, freshest ice cream, cakes, smoothies and shakes using only the highest quality ingredients and a signature process of preparing your 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, sugarfree 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
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