Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Santa Barbara, CA

Desserts and ice cream in Santa Barbara at a glance

• Desserts and ice cream is the 9th largest food category in Santa Barbara, after bars and mexican.
• Its 3.7% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 27 listed below, 14 are independent and 13 belong to chains; 25 list a website.

Dessert and Ice Cream Shops in Santa Barbara

• Rori's Artisanal Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 38 W Victoria St
• Rori's Artisanal Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1024 Coast Village Rd
• McConnell's Fine Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 120 State St Ste b
• Mcconnell's Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 835 E Canon Perdido St
• McConnell's Fine Ice Creams
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 728 State St
• Baskin-Robbins
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3611 1/2 State St
• Mister Softee Santa Barbara
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 935 State St
• See's Candies
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 3849 State St #1-161
• Yogurtland Santa Barbara
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 621 State St
• Mother Stearns Candy Co
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 219 Stearns Wharf
• Mission Street Ice Cream & Yogurt
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 201 W Mission St
• Chocolats du CaliBressan
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1114 State St Ste 25
• Great Pacific Ice Cream Co
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 219 Stearns Wharf # A
• The Lovin' Spoonful
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 2028 Cliff Dr
• Zio & Sweet Italian Desserts
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 819 State St Ste A
• Ben & Jerry's
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 305 Paseo Nuevo
• Creamistry
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 935 State St
• Monkeyshine
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 121 E Yanonali St
• Pinkberry Santa Barbara
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 742 State St
• Rocket Fizz
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 1021 State St
• Rolld Ice Cream
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 819-A State St
• Scoop
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1187 Coast Village Rd
• Cold Stone Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · Chain · 504 State Street
• Cuso’s Creamery
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 620 State street
• Sugar Cat Studio
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 32 Anacapa St
• La Michoacana Premier
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 21 N Milpas St
• Gelato n more
  Restaurant · Desserts and ice cream · 1222 State St

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 Diego (296), San Francisco (197), San Jose (167), Sacramento (108) and Fresno (97).

Run a desserts and ice cream spot in Santa Barbara?

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