18 Best Ice Cream Shops near Kittery

“Great portions, friendly service, and a great selection. Don't forget to get your half gallons to enjoy during the winter months when they're closed too.“

“Dunne's ice cream is delicious and their staff is amazing! They were so helpful when we took our girls for a visit and needed some help planning a treat for our daughter with T1 diabetes! Thank you!“

“We were visiting from NH today and decided to have our usual start-o-the-season ice cream at Village Scoop in York. We were skeptical since our NH favorite sets a high bar.

Well, we were pleasantly surprised! If we lived locally, this would be our go-to!

My go to is chocolate chip with chocolate jimmies. The jimmies actually had chocolate flavor in addition to texture and the chocolate chips were a good dark chocolate!

The chocolate dipped waffle cone is a fav of mine, which unfortunately our usual place does not have. The cone although good tasting had a taste to it....it is either flavored a bit or this batch of cones had too much almond extract type of flavor, but it was good but a "flavored" cone is not needed with ice cream, IMO.

I prefer an outside window set up rather than having to go into a store front for an ice cream cone but that would not keep me away from this ice cream shop!“

“Kilwins never disappoints! The staff was super friendly and was eager to help out and be of good service. I felt welcome and there were many ice cream and chocolate choices. I do recommend stopping by here for a sweet treat and I hope this place gets recognized for how cool it is!“

“This is a Portsmouth must!! Great ice cream and super friendly customer service, we had the peppermint stick ice cream and I recommend ordering it before it's gone!! We ordered it and took home a pint!“

“So many flavors….ice cream heaven. Many other choices too!“

“Hands down some of the best frozen custard I've ever had! Much creamier than plain old ice cream. My maple scoops tasted even better than a maple creemee which is saying a lot.

Although the facilities were sparse (a porta potty) I commend them in their menu and Sundae choices.

I'm looking forward to seeing how the food truck event turns out.“

“The best ice cream for more than 30 years of traveling throughout the world and living in various states…I come back to Portsmouth for the salted caramel chip❤️“

“Stopped by spontaneously on a Monday afternoon and I was so delighted with my experience at Izzy’s. I salted caramel chocolate pretzel and I can’t remember the last time I’ve had such a delicious ice cream flavor in the US. Seriously check it out, I was very pleased“

“First time ordering from Susie’s Sweets and can’t wait to go back. Very easy to order and even customized a cake for us for the 4th of July holiday. Large cake was perfect size for 10 people. Highly recommend them , better pricing and quality than other well known ice cream places in MA and NH“

“I have been eyeing this place for at least a year on Facebook I recently was passing through Dover and realized the location and decided to surprise my son! We both LOVED it! Such a cool spot with friendly/welcoming staff! We both were blown away by how good the shakes were! We will for sure be returning!!“

“We really liked Crumbl Cookies in Portsmouth, NH. The cookies were fresh out of the oven, small, cute, and absolutely delicious. On the other hand, the service is almost non-existent: everything is done via a machine, which is an accepted choice. This may surprise you or lack human warmth, but for the rest, the experience was great. An address to try for lovers of fresh and tasty cookies!“

“This place is awesome. Me and my son have gone every year. I would highly recommend it.“

“The staff is great, patient and friendly. And we threw 4 adults and 3 kids at them!Only issue is the lot. All pavement with limited shady hang out areas. Two tables on the right helped when available. I know the asphalt jungle provides few options. But maybe some big umbrellas or pop up canopies?Otherwise the taste buds and belly's are happy!“

“Ordered food at 12:30pm on wednesday 9/11/24. There was already a line at 12pm. Short staffed, so expect a long wait. But the chowder and ice cream were amazing. Small ice cream was almost as big as my head, way too much ice cream for me but good for someone who loves ice cream and can eat more than a pint in one sitting. ? i envy you. its right across the street from hampton beach state park. Lots of picnic bench seating with umbrellas. Decent amount of parking. Its a little expensive for food, but the ice cream is 100% delicious and get a huge amount. $5.49 for a small. I dont even want to know what a large size ice cream looks like.“

“I got the chocolate boba milk tea. The boba itself was great and I liked the flavor, it was like chocolate milk with tapioca boba, only issue was that the straw was literally the same height as the large cup, so I had to press my face on the lid to drink the boba. PLEASE GET BIGGER STRAWS :(“

“Amazing place and fair prices! The staff were very welcoming. Great ice cream!

Dietary restrictions: Two Lactose-free options available: Flavors are called chocolate silk and strawberry sorbet.

Kid-friendliness: Kids all ages are welcome.“

“Just a quick note from someone who never writes reviews. Sitting at The Beach Plum with my three kiddos and so impressed and grateful for the wonderful service we’ve received here. We had a tiny issue with one meal which was immediately acknowledged and fixed tenfold. Two members of the team checked on us several times after to make sure we were doing okay and then sent us home with an extra meal for later on the house. My kids learned a great lesson on wonderful and kind customer service and The Beach Plum will continue to be a favorite spot for us! Thank you!!“