Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in San Diego, CA

Desserts and ice cream in San Diego at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 8th largest food category in San Diego, after coffee shops and cafes and mexican.
• Its 3.9% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 60 listed below, 30 are independent and 30 belong to chains; 60 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in San Diego

Showing 60 of 296, listings with a website first.

• Milkissimo Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1640 Camino Del Rio N
• Yogurtland Del Mar
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2600 Via de La Valle
• Incredible Cheesecake Company
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3161 Adams Ave
• An's Dry Cleaning
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3017 Adams Ave
• Crumbl
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 8657 Villa La Jolla Dr Ste 107
• Crumbl - Del Mar
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2646 Del Mar Heights Rd
• Stella Jean's Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4195 Voltaire St
• MeMe Tea and Dessert
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4203 Genesee Ave #102
• Insomnia Cookies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 542 Fifth Ave
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 859 A W Harbor Dr
• Figaro Dessert Cafe
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3011 University Ave
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2448 San Diego Ave
• Cali Cream Homemade Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 425 Market St
• Parfait Paris
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2820 Historic Decatur Rd
• Seaport Fudge Factory
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 859 W Harbor Dr
• Chocolat Cremerie
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 509 5th Ave
• Salt & Straw
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1670 India St
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 909 Prospect St
• See's Candies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5941 Balboa Ave
• Tocumbo Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1900 Main St
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2401 Truxtun Rd
• An's Electronics Repair
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1861 Bacon St
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4015 W. Point Loma Blvd
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 5575 Balboa Ave Unit 3A
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 7470 La Jolla Blvd
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 8250 Mira Mesa Blvd Ste E
• Big Kahuna's Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 711 Oliver Ave
• Bobboi Natural Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2175 Kettner Blvd
• Bobboi Natural Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 8008 Girard Ave
• Candy Land Minimart
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3502 Fairmount Ave
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 6145 El Cajon Blvd, Ste H
• Cor Di Gelato
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 736 Ventura Pl
• Cousin's Candy Shops
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2711 San Diego Ave
• Dairy Queen
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 11835 Carmel Mountain Rd Ste 1312 11835 Carmel Mountain Rd Ste 1312
• Gelabong
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3882 Fourth Ave
• Golden Spoon
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1254 University Ave
• Handel's Homemade Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 12843 El Camino Real Ste. 108
• Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 8861 Villa La Jolla Dr
• Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream Hillcrest
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1080 University Ave
• Holy Paleta
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2040 India St
• Häagen-Dazs
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1172 Prospect St
• Iceskimo
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4609 Convoy St
• IT'SUGAR
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 450 Fifth Ave
• Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2871 University Ave
• Killer Whale Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 7660 Fay Ave
• La Michoacana Plus
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 2919 Coronado Ave
• Lighthouse Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5059 Newport Ave
• Mariposa Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3450 Adams Ave
• Meet Fresh
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 9420 Mira Mesa Blvd
• Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3225 Sports Arena Blvd Ste 105
• Mr. Frostie
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1470 Garnet Ave
• Neveria Los Mochis
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2168 Logan Ave
• Ocean's Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 707 Reed Ave
• Paleteria La Michoacana
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 3558 National Ave
• Paradise Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 5664 Mission Center Rd Suite Suite #401
• Pinkberry
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 7007 Friars Rd
• Pop Pops Paleta
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1740 India St
• Scoops La Jolla
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2179 Avenida De La Playa
• Scoops Ocean Beach
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 4944 Newport Ave Ste B
• See's Candies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 4545 La Jolla Village Dr

Desserts and ice cream elsewhere in California

Among the California cities in this guide, the most desserts and ice cream listings are in Los Angeles (637), San Francisco (197), San Jose (167), Sacramento (108), Fresno (97) and Anaheim (76).

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