The Palm Beaches, Florida are home to tons of ice cream parlors, each offering unique flavors and ambiance. Here we have rounded up our top fifteen ice cream shops to grab a scoop after a day at the beach.  

1. Sloan’s Ice Cream

Locations:

• West Palm Beach, CityPlace: 700 South Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL
  Phone number: (561) 833-4303
  Hours: Sun-Thurs 11 am -11 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-12 am
   
• West Palm Beach, Clematis: 112 S Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL
  Phone number: (561) 833-3335
  Hours: Sun-Thurs 11 pm-11 pm, Fri-Sat 11 pm-12 am
   
• Boca Raton: Mizner Park, 329 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL
  Phone number: (561) 338-9887
  Hours: Sun-Thurs 11 pm-11 pm, Fri-Sat 11 pm-12 am
   
• Delray Beach: Atlantic Ave., 111 East Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, FL
  Phone number: (561) 303-3912
  Hours: Mon-Thurs 12 pm-11 pm, Fri 12 pm – 12 am, Sat 11 am-12 am, Sun 11 am-11 pm

Sloan’s Ice Cream is an extravagant, colorful ice cream parlor with an irresistible aroma and fun décor that fascinates the little ones and adults alike. 
Satisfy your sweet tooth with a giant cone, a sundae, a milkshake, or a cup of ice cream. They have lots and lots of unique flavors, including vegan ones. Go for a classic cookie dough or coconut scoop. Or, try the Luscious Sloan’s Dark Chocolate ice cream with brownies, pecans, almonds, peanuts, toffee, and caramel. Besides ice cream, Sloan’s also serves a wide variety of candies, chocolates, and baked treats, including toffee, brownies, and cookies.

What makes it special? The bright-colored décor, the restrooms (check them out and you’ll understand what we mean), and the unique stores’ locations throughout The Palm Beaches. All of them are in vibrant areas, steps away from bars and restaurants.

2. Sant Ambroeus

Location: 340 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480

Phone number: 561-285-7990

Hours: Sun-Thurs 8 am-9.30 pm, Fri-Sat 8 am-10.30 pm

Inspired by the Gran Caffé’s of the 1950s in Italy, Sant Ambroeus Palm Beach is an Italian restaurant serving high-end Milanese cuisine and hospitality.
In addition to the fine dining experience, guests can enjoy a bar, a café, and an Italian gelateria that serves one of the best gelatos in Palm Beach. Order a few scoops of their gelato, served with two delicious, freshly baked cookies. Find a spot to sit at the café, indoors or outdoors, and savor the experience! Be sure to try a scoop of their hazelnut gelato and the coffee affogato—espresso poured over a scoop of ice cream.

What makes it special? The picturesque outdoor seating area in the beautiful Royal Poinciana Plaza—just the perfect place to enjoy your Italian gelato surrounded by Palm Beach’s beauty.

3. Kilwins

Locations:

• Lake Worth Beach: 10 S Ocean Blvd, Lake Worth Beach, FL 33460
  Phone number: 561-249-1568
  Hours: Sun-Thu: 10:00 am-10:00 pm, Fri-Sat: 10:00 am-11:00 pm

• Delray Beach: 402 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483
  Phone number: 561-278-0808
  Hours: Mon-Tue: 11 am-10:30 pm, Wed 10:30 am – 11 pm, Thu 11 am – 11 pm, Fri-Sat: 11:00 am-11:30 pm, Sun: 11 am-11 pm

This chocolate, fudge, and ice cream shop with numerous locations across the US serves high-quality ice cream, chocolates, and confections since 1947. Palm Beach County is home to two Kilwins parlors: one in Lake Worth Beach and one in Delray Beach.
Kilwins offers dozens of premium, unique flavors made with selected ingredients such as caramel, nuts, chocolate chips, and other quality confections. Our favorite flavors? The Toasted Coconut, a creamy coconut-flavored ice cream with chocolate-covered toasted coconut, or the Kilwins Mud, velvety vanilla-flavored ice cream with an explosion of chocolate chips swirled with rich caramel.

What makes it special? Kilwins in Lake Worth Beach is just steps from the shoreline! Enjoy your cup of ice cream right on the beach or on a bench with stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean. Their Delray Beach store is located on Atlantic Avenue, a lively downtown area teeming with shops, art galleries, bars, and restaurants.

4. Mary Lily’s

Location: The Breakers Palm Beach, One South County Road, Palm Beach, FL, 33480

Phone number: (561) 655-6611

Hours: Daily 11 am-9 pm

Situated at The Breakers Palm Beach, Mary Lily’s presents a delightful assortment of treats, including craft ice cream, frozen custard, Italian gelato, candies, and chocolates. The charming and stylish shop, adorned with a neon cone and sophisticated décor, invites you to select your favorite flavor from a range of fresh, creamy options, and enjoy it in your choice of cone or bowl.

What makes it special? Mary Lily’s honors Mary Lily Kenan, wife of The Breakers’ founder Henry Morrison Flagler. It is the only ice cream parlor at The Breakers Hotel, a must-see luxury oceanfront resort that attracted socially prominent families from America’s early 20th-century to Palm Beach, including the Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Astor and more.

5. Cielito Artisan Pops

Location: 430 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432

Phone: (561) 826-8754

Hours: Sun-Thurs 12 pm-11 pm, Fri-Sat 12 pm-12 am

Nestled in Mizner Park, Cielito Artisan Pops is a unique ice cream shop that specializes in hand-crafted, gourmet frozen treats shaped like popsicles. Each pop is made by hand using locally sourced ingredients, offering over 40 flavors that rotate with the seasons, including fruity pops, ice cream pops, and vegan options. Enhance your popsicle by dipping it in dark or white chocolate and adorning it with a variety of colorful, tasty toppings such as mini pretzels, marshmallows, flowers, and chocolate chips.

What makes it special? Not only are these unique popsicles delicious, but they’re also incredibly Instagrammable! Be sure to snap a photo before you dig in.

6. Lily’s Ice Cream

Location: 4900 Linton Blvd, BocaRay Plaza, Delray Beach, FL 33445

Phone number: 561-501-4301

Hours: Mon-Sun 12 pm-10 pm

Lily’s Ice Cream is a family-owned shop specializing in hand-crafted ice cream made with the finest quality ingredients. Some of their flavors are inspired by the family’s European travels and their fourteen years in Israel. Lily’s menu features a variety of classic flavors, including vegan, gluten-free, and no-added-sugar options, along with unique flavors created for holidays and special occasions. Our top pick? The Espresso Coffee flavor—delicious, gluten-free, and incredibly creamy!

What makes it special? Lily’s is a local favorite and a family-owned business. The ice cream is made by the owner’s son, Ori, who spent many hours in the kitchen learning to make the exquisite ice cream served at Lily’s.

7. La Michoacana Natural

Location: 636 Belvedere Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33405

Phone number: (561) 514-3030

Hours: Mon-Sun 10 am- 9:45 pm

The history of this unique ice cream parlor began in 1940 in the municipality of Tocumbo in the Mexican state of Michoacán. Throughout the years, La Michoacana expanded in the United States and today it has several stores all around Florida. Besides ice creams (“helados”), La Michoacana also serves “paletas” (popsicles) made with a base of milk or water, milkshakes, and fresh juices.

What makes it special? La Michoacana offers authentic Mexican ice cream flavors that are hard to find elsewhere, such as chongos, mamey, guanabana, queso (cheese), and ron pasas (rum & raisin). They also feature classic flavors like chocolate, strawberry, mango, vanilla, coconut, and lemon. Trying the queso flavor is definitely a must!

8. Angie’s Epicurean

Location: 700 S Rosemary Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Phone number: (305) 800-3433

Hours: Mon-Thurs 3 pm-10 pm, Fri 2.00 pm-11.00 pm, Sat 12.30 pm-11.00 pm, Sun 12.30 pm-10.00 pm

Angie’s Epicurean offers gourmet confections crafted from the finest organic, plant-based ingredients. Select from a variety of sophisticated flavors and enhance your ice cream with unique toppings like rose petals, quinoa pops, cacao nibs, hemp seeds, mini mochis, and goji berries. For an extra touch of elegance, opt for premium toppings such as edible gold, edible glitter, and brownie bites. Our top recommendation? The pistachio flavor topped with rose petals and choco quinoa pops. Angie’s Epicurean serves its delicious ice cream from a charming pink food truck located at CityPlace, a vibrant spot in downtown West Palm Beach.

What makes it special? Angie’s Epicurean strongly supports the values of no animal cruelty, real ingredients, and sustainability. All flavors and toppings are 100% vegan.

9. Piccolo Gelato

Location: 66 Via Mizner, Palm Beach, FL 33480

Phone number: (561) 814-5966

Hours: Mon-Thu 12 pm-9 pm, Fri-Sat 12 pm – 10 pm, Sun 1 pm – 9 pm

Piccolo Gelato is a hidden gem just steps from Worth Avenue, offering hand-crafted, small-batch gelato and sorbetto made with premium ingredients sourced locally and globally. With over twenty rotating flavors, they feature Italian classics like hazelnut, tiramisu, Nutella, Stracciatella, pistachio, and chocolate. Additionally, they provide fresh, fruity sorbetto flavors such as lemon, mango, peach, strawberry, and more—all low-calorie and dairy-free!

What makes it special? Piccolo Gelato is nestled in the picturesque Via Mizner, a beautiful short via with Mediterranean architecture that was once home to famous architect Addison Mizner.

10. The Ice Cream Club – Manalapan

Location: 278 S Ocean Blvd Plaza Del Mar, Manalapan, FL 33462-3312

Phone number: (561) 582-0778

Hours: Daily 11 am-10.30 pm

The Ice Cream Club is a manufacturer and distributor of premium parlor style ice cream, yogurt and related products. It all started in 1982 with a single ice cream shop located in Manalapan, a small town just a few miles south of Palm Beach. Still today, the retailer store in Manalapan offers locals and visitors a wide array of flavors including no sugar added flavors and reduced fat ice cream.

What makes it special? The Ice Cream Club in Manalapan is a 40-year-old store and the first location of what is today a large ice cream distributor throughout the U.S. and Caribbean Islands.

11. Sprinkles Palm Beach

Location: 279 Royal Poinciana Way, Palm Beach, FL 33480.

Phone number: (561) 659-1140

Hours: daily 12 pm – 10 pm

Sprinkles Palm Beach, an iconic ice cream shop on Palm Beach Island, has been serving rich and creamy ice cream made from high-quality ingredients for nearly 40 years. Their in-house made waffle cones perfectly complement their delicious flavors. They offer a wide variety of classic like vanilla bean and chocolate, but their unique flavors like stellar coffee and toasted coconut are truly exceptional!

What makes it special? Notable celebrities like Michael Jackson, Brooke Shields, and John Lennon have visited Sprinkles, making it a spot where you might just run into a famous face!

12. Oh My Chocolates

Location: 335 Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401.

Phone number: (561) 832-8017

Hours: Fri 11 am –12 am, Sat 12 pm – 2 am, Sun-Wed 12 pm – 10:30 pm, Thu 12 pm – 12 am

Oh My Chocolates is dedicated to using the finest and freshest ingredients from around the world, ensuring uncompromised quality in every confection. Their product line includes over 70 varieties of confections and homemade gelato recognized by national culinary authorities. Their store on Clematis St., stocked with fresh, homemade chocolate products and gelato, is a must-visit for chocolate lovers.

What makes it special? Besides serving exceptional gelato, Oh My Chocolates also stands out for its fun décor with stuffed animals in every corner.

13. Gelato & Co. Delray Beach

Location: 418 E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444.

Phone number: (561) 270-3123

Hours: Mon-Thu 1 pm – 10 pm, Fri-Sat 12 pm – 11pm, Sun 12 pm – 10 pm

Giancarlo Triulzi, originally from Italy, brings a piece of his homeland to Delray Beach with Gelato & Co., showcasing premium Italian gelato on Atlantic Ave. Despite being far from home, the strong connection to Italian traditions is evident in every iconic flavor they offer. Their vegan sorbets are dairy and fat-free, yet retain the typical taste and creaminess of gelato, making them perfect for vegetarians, vegans, and those with dairy or gluten intolerances. Their creative and signature flavors are inspired by local recipes, reimagined with a touch of creativity and love by their experienced gelato-makers.

What makes it special? Gelato & Co. stands out for its dedication to authentic Italian quality, offering premium gelato with flavors that embody iconic Italian traditions, such as Stracciatella, Pistacchio, and Nocciola (Hazelnut).

14. Matty’s Gelato Factory

Location: 867 Donald Ross Road, Juno Beach, FL 33408.

Phone number: (561) 557-3539

Hours: Tue-Sat 12 pm – 10 pm, Sun 12 pm – 9:30 pm, Mon closed.

Matty’s Gelato Factory, an award-winning gelateria in Juno Beach, serves authentic Italian gelato handcrafted daily. Opened by Matthew Cairo in 2017, it quickly gained national recognition, consistently ranking among the top three desserts in Palm Beach County from 2020 to 2023.

Matty’s Gelato Factory offers a variety of flavors, including classics like Vanilla, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, and Strawberry, as well as unique options like “OMG” Coffee Chocolate Mascarpone, Cannoli, and Lemon Sorbet. They also provide vegan and no-sugar-added options. Each flavor is meticulously crafted to deliver a little taste of Italy in Juno Beach.

What makes it special? The gelato here is so special that Matty’s has garnered numerous accolades, including being named one of Yelp’s top 5 ice cream shops nationwide and receiving praise from Travel and Leisure and Food and Wine magazines.

15. Royal Palm Ice Cream

Location: 11328 Okeechobee Blvd Suite 6, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411.

Phone number: (561) 268-2979

Hours: Sun-Thu 12 pm – 10 pm, Fri-Sat 11:30 pm- 10:30 pm

Royal Palm Ice Cream stands is an old-fashioned parlor-style ice cream shop located in the heart of Royal Palm Beach, offering premium ice cream without the premium price. With 44 flavors to choose from, including non-dairy, no-sugar-added options, and hard-packed probiotic yogurt, there is something for everyone. They also serve soft-serve ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, sundaes, milkshakes, floats, smoothies, coffee, bulk candy, and ice cream cookies.

What makes it special? What makes Royal Palm Ice Cream truly special is their wide variety of flavors, ranging from fruity flavors like coconut pineapple and watermelon, to special flavors like red velvet cake and salty caramel peanut!