A List of Independent Cincinnati Ice Cream Shops

Discover Cincinnati’s sweetest hidden gems! This curated list highlights locally owned ice cream shops serving up unique flavors, handcrafted treats, and hometown charm. Taste the best of the Queen City—one scoop at a time.

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Sprinkles

Sprinkles

A neighborhood soft serve ice cream shop with a large patio area and drive thru. Serving lots of tasty treats including all things soft serve, hot dogs, loaded nachos, pretzels, walking tacos, cupcakes, brownies, cookies and much much more!

90 degree day! Whew, it is HOT! We need something to cool us down. Where could we go? Sprinkles, they have great ice cream and other frozen tasty treats. Great service + they are such friendly people.

Pro tip: Get the Pineapple Dole Whip you won't be disappointed.

Rating: 4.7/5, Reviews: 374

Wednesday 3–9 PM  Thursday 3–9 PM  Friday 3–10 PM  Saturday 1–10 PM  Sunday 1–9 PM  Monday 3–9 PM  Tuesday 3–9 PM

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