Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Albany, NY

Desserts and ice cream in Albany at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 13th largest food category in Albany, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.9% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 11 listed below, 9 are independent and 2 belong to chains; 8 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Albany

• Emack & Bolio's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 366 Delaware Ave
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 467 Madison Ave
• Sham Candy and Groceries
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 123 Central Ave
• Cheesecake Machismo
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 293 Hamilton St
• Dessert Time
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1178 Western Ave
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 250 Lark St
• Just Desserts Albany
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 329 Ontario St
• Nocturnal Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5 Clinton Square
• Flavors Authentic Caribbean Ice Cream & Pastries
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 313 Central Ave
• Krazy Skoops
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 437 S Pearl St
• Reis and Irvy's Froyobotics
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 709 Central Ave

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in New York

Among the New York cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in New York (1381), Buffalo (39), Yonkers (23), Syracuse (18), New Rochelle (17) and Rochester (14).

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