Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Des Moines, IA

Desserts and ice cream in Des Moines at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 8th largest food category in Des Moines, after bars and mexican.
• Its 3.0% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 29 listed below, 20 are independent and 9 belong to chains; 28 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Des Moines

• Classic Frozen Custard
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4000 SE 14th St
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3408 SW 9th St
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5415 Douglas Ave 5415 Douglas Ave
• Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2105 Ingersoll Ave
• Paleteria La Michoacana
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1552 E Grand Ave Ste B
• the creamery.east village
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 424 E Locust St
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3520 1st St
• Black Cat Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1501 Grand Ave
• Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1905 Ingersoll Ave
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1321 E University Ave 1321 E University Ave
• Dairy Zone
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2219 E University Ave
• Granny's Sweet Freeze
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3417 Hubbell Ave
• Molly's Frozen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 322 E Court Ave Ste 105
• Black Cat Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2511 Cottage Grove Ave
• Dough Crazy
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1220 Locust St
• Beaverdale Confections
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2641 Beaver Ave
• La Ventanita Snack Bar
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3802 6th Ave
• Snookies Malt Shop
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1810 Beaver Ave
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4221 Fleur Dr
• Chocolaterie Stam
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 833 42nd St
• Cicis Des Moines
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3411 SE 14th St
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5814 Hickman Rd
• Embers Restaurant
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4805 Merle Hay Rd
• Flarah's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2815 Beaver Ave
• Great American Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3800 Merle Hay Rd
• Black Cat Ice Cream Downtown
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1301 Locust St Ste D
• Dough Crazy
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Rock Island Ave Pavilion
• Menchie's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2105 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines, IA
• Fogarty’s Hickman soft serve
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5814 Hickman Rd

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in Iowa

Among the Iowa cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Cedar Rapids (24), Davenport (20), Sioux City (17), Ankeny (16) and Iowa City (12).

Run a desserts and ice cream spot in Des Moines?

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