Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Durham, NC

Desserts and ice cream in Durham at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 8th largest food category in Durham, after coffee shops and cafes and bars.
• Its 4.1% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 54 listed below, 33 are independent and 21 belong to chains; 43 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Durham

• Two Roosters Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 800 Taylor St
• Paleteria La Monarca Michoacana Durham
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2000 Avondale Dr
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 6911 Fayetteville Rd, Ste 101
• Funnel Me Crazy
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 7072 NC-751 Ste 105
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 908 W Main St
• Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4711 Hope Valley Rd Ste 6E
• MilkShake Factory Downtown Durham
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 359 Blackwell St
• Simons Says Dip This
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 117 W Parrish St
• sweetFrog
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 6917 Fayetteville Rd Ste 103
• The Bean Flower
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4015 University Dr J
• The Parlour
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 117 Market St
• Miel Bon Bons Patisserie & Confiserie
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2514 University Dr #14
• Pincho Loco
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1918 Perry St
• Vida Dulce
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 618 Ramseur St Ste 101
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2608 Erwin Rd Suite 156
• Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3710 Shannon Rd
• Crumbl - Southpoint
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 8128 Renaissance Pkwy Ste 113
• The Mad Popper
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 105 NC-54
• Ice Cream Club
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3799 Guess Rd
• Red Mango
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · Wilson Rec Center, 330 Towerview Rd
• Frozy
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5324 New Hope Commons Dr
• Pelican's Snoballs
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 606 Fayetteville St
• Dippin' Dots
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 6910 Fayetteville Rd
• LocoPops
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2618 Hillsborough Rd
• Bruster's Real Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 8200 Renaissance Pkwy
• A Little Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4823 Meadow Dr
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 609 Broad St
• Häagen-Dazs
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · The Streets at Southpoint, 6910 Fayetteville Rd #250
• Lolli And Pops
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 6910 Fayetteville Rd
• Marble Slab Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1058 W Club Blvd
• Menchie's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3604 Witherspoon Blvd Ste 109
• My Favorite Cheesecake
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3108 Glenn Rd
• Rockwood Dairy Bar
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2514 University Dr
• Scoop Local
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 900 W Main St
• See's Candies Seasonal Pop Up Shop
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 6910 Fayetteville Rd
• Sugarfish Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 905 W Main St
• Sweet Charlie's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1125 W Nc Highway 54 Ste 204
• Two Roosters
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 512 S Mangum St
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 6910 Fayetteville Rd
• Goodberry's Frozen Custard
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3906 N Roxboro St
• Southpoint
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 8128 Renaissance Pkwy, Ste 113, Durham, North Carolina 27713
• Sugar Koi
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 905 W Main St
• La Monarca Michoacana Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4600 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd Ste 26
• Mike's ice cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1600 E Pettigrew St
• Honey Bee
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 923 N Miami Blvd steA
• Localicious Caribbean Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3600 N Duke St #16
• Suga Gourmet Treats
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2514 Fayetteville St
• Dulceria
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2000 Avondale Dr T
• East Durham Sweet Shoppe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2022 Angier Ave
• It'sugar
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 8030 Renaissance Pkwy Ste 925
• La fiesta michoacana ice cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1006 E Geer St
• Raspa Fruit Lupita
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2226 N Roxboro St
• Salt N Cocoa
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1125 NC-54
• The Frozen Bull
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Not Just Wings, 102 Hood St

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in North Carolina

Among the North Carolina cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Charlotte (164), Raleigh (98), Greensboro (51), Winston-Salem (40), Asheville (40) and Cary (39).

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