Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Athens, GA

Desserts and ice cream in Athens at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 7th largest food category in Athens, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 3.7% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 24 listed below, 11 are independent and 13 belong to chains; 20 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Athens

• Great American Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5405 Jefferson Rd Ste 320
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1710 S Lumpkin St
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 105 College Ave
• Alumni Cookie Dough
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 480 N Thomas St
• Andy's Frozen Custard
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2180 W Broad St
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1045 Gaines School Rd Ste A
• Crumbl
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 196 Alps Rd Ste 5
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 376 Oak St 376 Oak St
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · DQ Grill & Chill Restaurant 900 Highway 29 N
• The UGA Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · W Green St
• Deborah's Specialty Cakes
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 197 Holly Hills Ct
• Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 283 E Broad St
• Great American Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3700 Atlanta Hwy Ste 147
• La Michoacana Antojitos Mexicanos
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3750 Old Jefferson Rd
• Cool World Ice Cream Shop
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1040 Gaines School Rd
• Dairy Queen Grill & Chill
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3465 Jefferson Rd
• Menchie's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 196 Alps Rd, Ste 5
• Orange Julius
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3700 Atlanta Hwy Ste K9
• SunO Dessert
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 480 E Broad St Ste 102
• Bruster's Real Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1029 Parkway Blvd
• Swirlee's Sweet & Frozen Treats of Athens
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1040 Gaines School Rd
• Taste Of India
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 131 E Broad St Ste B
• Rico's Helados Y Antojitos
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 50 Gaines School Rd
• Maya Ice Cream House
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 198 Baxter St

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in Georgia

Among the Georgia cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Atlanta (120), Savannah (44), Columbus (27), Roswell (22), Sandy Springs (20) and Warner Robins (20).

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