Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Chicago, IL

Desserts and ice cream in Chicago at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 8th largest food category in Chicago, 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 60 listed below, 23 are independent and 37 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Chicago

Showing 60 of 518, listings with a website first.

• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4851 W Belmont Ave
• The Original Rainbow Cone
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 9233 S Western Ave
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5050 W Grand Ave
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5050 N Cicero Ave
• Dippin' Dots
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 600 E Grand Ave
• Baskin-robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4302 S Ashland Ave
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5306 N Clark St
• Callebaut
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 600 W Chicago Ave
• Sweet Home Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 151 W Riverwalk
• Xurro
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2214 S Wolcott Ave
• Crumbl - Lincoln Park
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2321 N Lincoln Ave
• Eli's Ark
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1843 W North Ave
• Paleteria Azteca
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3119 W Cermak Rd
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 908 W Randolph St
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 871 N Wabash Ave
• Loopie & Nato's Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4968 N Milwaukee Ave
• La Michoacana
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5137 W Diversey Ave
• Paleteria Lindo Michoacan
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5246 W Fullerton Ave
• Windy City Sweets
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3308 N Broadway
• Forever Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3510 N Halsted St
• Primrose Candy Co
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4111 W Parker Ave
• Amorino Chicago - West Loop
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 818 W Fulton Market
• Annette's Italian Ice
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2009 N Bissell St
• Azucar
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3617 W 27th St
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3501 Roosevelt Rd
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3310 W Addison St
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2706 N Halsted St
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 7553 N Paulina St
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 7450 S. Martin Luther King Dr.
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 7013 S Stony Island Ave
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 10351 S Torrence Ave
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 200 E Ohio St Ste 1
• Black Dog Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 859 N Damen Ave
• Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5337 W Devon Ave
• Ciao Ciao Gelato & Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5355 W Irving Park Rd
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1316 S Halsted St
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 20 W Ohio St,
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2348 N Lincoln Ave
• Cone Gourmet Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1047 W Madison St
• Crumbl - Roscoe Village
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3340 N Western Ave
• D'Fruta La Vida
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3739 W Fullerton Ave
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2200 N Lincoln Ave 2200 N Lincoln Ave
• Dessert Dealer
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 108 N Green St
• Dessert Dealer
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1824 W Division St
• Dessert Dealer
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 405 N Dearborn St
• Dizzy Cow
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2155 W Irving Park Rd
• Dq / Orange Julius
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2200 N Lincoln Ave
• Drip Dessert Lounge
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 851 W Belmont Ave
• Forever Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2741 N Elston Ave
• Forever Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5309 N Clark St
• Garrett Popcorn Shops
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 737 E 87th St
• Grand Lux Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 600 N Michigan Ave
• GT Fish & Oyster
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 531 N Wells St
• Insomnia Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1537 N Milwaukee Ave
• Insomnia Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3519 N Clark St Ste C106
• Insomnia Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1350 N Wells St #3
• Insomnia Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 6470 N Sheridan Rd
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1505 N Milwaukee Ave
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3404 N Southport Ave
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1419 N Wells St Ste 1S

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in Illinois

Among the Illinois cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Naperville (46), Aurora (41), Elgin (32), Schaumburg (29), Joliet (27) and Peoria (21).

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