Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Hartford, CT

Desserts and ice cream in Hartford at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 16th largest food category in Hartford, after bars and coffee shops and cafes.
• Its 1.5% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, so it is thinner here than in most cities.
• Of the 9 listed below, 7 are independent and 2 belong to chains; 8 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Hartford

• Capital Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 389 Capitol Ave
• Insomnia Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 247 Asylum St
• Lulu's Ice Cream Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 465 Albany Ave
• Emrey's Sweets & Soda Shop
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 196 Trumbull St
• Carvel Express
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1 Civic Center Plaza
• Doughwich
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 55 Bartholomew Ave
• Friendly's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 85 Seymour St
• Carvel Express
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1 Civic Center Plz
• Queen Bee's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 510 Park St

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in Connecticut

Among the Connecticut cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Stamford (22), New Haven (21), Norwalk (20), Danbury (15), Bridgeport (14) and Waterbury (12).

Run a desserts and ice cream spot in Hartford?

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