Oct 21, 2019

Best Ice Cream Shops in Rochester, MN

A great way to cool off in the summer is with a scoop or two of creamy ice cream, a cool sundae, or a palate-pleasing milkshake. When the craving for ice cream is teasing your taste buds, visit one of these Rochester, Minnesota parlors.

Flapdoodles

With two locations in Rochester, you’re never far away from the sweet delights scooped up and served at Flapdoodles. Just a few of the creamy flavors to satisfy your sweet tooth include cherry almond, maple nut, German chocolate cake, cherry, lemon, and blueberry cheesecake, key lime pie, caramel apple, butter brickle, coffee chip, and many more. Whether you desire a single scoop in a sugar cone, a double sundae, a triple banana split, or you need a delicious ice cream cake for a party, visit Flapdoodles for a cool treat. Dine in, go through the drive-thru, or check their online calendar for their ice cream truck route.

Carroll’s Cup

Your cup will overflow with sweet goodness with an order at Carroll’s Cup. At the shop, you have a choice to satisfy your taste buds with a menu of frozen yogurt with a choice of toppings or pick your favorite from multiple flavors of ice cream. The shop is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Chocolaterie Stam

Chocolates are definitely on the menu at Chocolaterie Stam, but the shop also serves generous portions of sweetness such as rich gelato such as double Dutch chocolate, flavorful sorbets, and a select menu of creative ice cream flavors. The shop opens at 9:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and noon on Sunday.

Cold Stone Creamery

When you visit Cold Stone Creamery, you’ll be treated to hand-crafted made fresh and just the way you like it. Choose one of the signature creations such as the honey graham bowl, dough-lightful peanut butter, surrender to strawberry, mud pie mojo, and banana caramel crunch. You can also create your own masterpiece beginning with your favorite flavor ice cream and mixing in tasty tidbits such as blueberries or bananas. Ice cream, cakes, sundaes, yogurt, and sorbet is available Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Dairy Queen

Classic scoops can be expected at Dairy Queen that first opened its doors on June 22, 1940, in Joliet, Illinois. With multiple locations in Rochester, you’re just minutes away from scoops and cones of soft creamy flavors, signature items, classic goodies, specialty items like the cinnamon roll shake, pumpkin pie blizzard, and assorted sundaes and banana splits.

Take your next party to a level of extra goodness with one of DQ’s specialty pizza like the M&M Treatzza Pizza consisting of a fudge crunch cookie topped with a thick layer of vanilla soft serve ice cream, sprinkled with M&M candy, then drizzled with chocolate. Dairy Queen is open daily with dine-in or drive-thru service.

Whenever your taste buds are sending messages that an ice cream cone, a thick shake, or a gooey banana split with all the toppings is required to “make your day,” stop by one of Rochester’s shops for a cool treat.

 

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