45 Best Ice Cream Shops in Virginia Beach

“First time here and OH MY HEAVENLY GOODNESS! If you're in the area it's a must to stop.“

“SOOOOO GOOD! We stopped here after dinner and fell in love! The ladies working were so kind and attentive to everyone! The ice cream is made on site and DELISH! We also had the privilege of chatting with the owner and expressing our appreciation for the ice cream and customer service. Highly recommend!“

“Adorable atmosphere and delicious dessert. I had the donut puffs and they were delicious. My sister's had milkshakes and both were over the moon. Will def be going back if we come this way again!“

“The ice cream flight is perfect to share and try new flavors“

“Delicious! Friendly! Convenient!“

“Amazing team! Made our twins’ birthday very special on very short notice. We’ve loved coming for sweet treats but absolutely recommending now for celebrations. Thank you so much again, Katie, Hannah, Ellie, and Sweet Frog gang🤍“

“Staff was very friendly, I got the chocolate abuelita ice cream flavored milkshake and it was really good. Would love to stop by again with some friends! 😃“

“best ice cream in the state“

“The best, authentic shave ice this side of Kauai! Delicious flavors and the friendliest staff, we are looking for excuses to go to Va Beach so we can get more!“

“$20 for 4 cookies but they are good. I was only able to eat half of one. I liked the banana caramel cookie. My daughter likes the tres leches and my son liked the cookies and cream. They make them fresh right in front of you. The young man at the counter today was so nice and respectful. I’ll definitely be back during the holidays to get as gifts to give to friends & family.“

“This is our favorite Rita’s location. We are frequent customers! With the power outages last night, Danni did an outstanding job with keeping things under control while she had a huge line. We love coming here! ❤️🍦“

“We had my son’s birthday party at the Town Center location and it was awesome!! It was easy, fun and the gelato was delicious!“

“Had peanutbutter chocolate yesterday. It was very good (y)“

“The only reason i’m here writing this review is because of Argie. He let us walk in 2 minutes before closing and handled everything so professionally and kindly. Even tho he was closing and wrapping up he still managed to let us in and take our order. Thank you Argie!“

“#ronlahfamily Celebrating ❤️“

“If your first thought was "no one needs a $5 cookie", you're so very incorrect. I speak from experience! Someone else bought a crumbl sugar cookie with strawberry icing and gave it to me to try. I melted into a puddle on the first bite. Best experience my taste buds have ever had! I saved half of it to eat later so I could enjoy it to the fullest and end my day with something amazing. Everyone needs a $5 Crumbl cookie.“

“On our first trip to visit family in VirginiaBeach, we were looking for an ice cream place. Came across Gillys's Cremery. We are very particularly about Ice Cream. Gilly's did not disappoint. Every flavor we have tried is delicious. Your first spoonful or lick of your icream and you can tell the ingredients are a high quality and made with knowledge. Love their ice cream!!!!“

“We tried Ben and Jerry's before located at the ocean front My mom loves ice cream so I decided to surprise her with Ben and Jerry's for lunch. Mom commented on the serving size she received and was quite pleased!“

“Had peanutbutter chocolate yesterday. It was very good (y)“

“So good we ate there 3 times in 6 days. Very friendly staff serving great pizza. Had leftovers for lunch the next day. Tried lasagna one day and it was excellent and of course had leftovers for later that night. Wife tried ham and cheese sub that was very good and took half back to the hotel. Eat in or take out which was convenient as we stayed right across the street. They have subs, pizza, calzones,hot dogs, burgers etc. Large selection of ice cream also . If you can't find something to order you aren't really hungry.“

“Fast / Friendly service Always clean“

“Had peanutbutter chocolate yesterday. It was very good (y)“

“Delicious cookies a very nice treat. I waited for a long time for them to open a store in our town. I am not disappointed.

Parking: Easy to find a decent parking spot. If all of the spaces are taken, it will not be long before when opens up.“

“Very nice people at this store happy to have you come in for ice cream 👍👏“

“best ice cream in the state“

“The staff were so friendly and very generous with their portions! We told them about a food allergy and they made sure to specially accommodate by scooping from the bottom of the trays with new utensils. Ice cream was delicious as expected ?“

“This is the place to go if you or your kid(s) want delicious icecream and have allergies. 🙌🙌 I have a severe peanut allergy and my daughter has a severe pecan and walnut allergy. We were so surprised (and excited!) when we were told by the friendly and knowledgeable young lady working at the shop today that they do not serve any scoop icecream or toppings with nuts. ⭐️ ⭐️. Their portions are huge and the staff was so helpful and kind. We highly recommend! ☺️“

“I have visited this location on several occasions, for several years now. This is the best Brusters location in the area. The employees possess a healthy balance of social skills and professionalism. The recipe for their icecream is always satisfactory. I noticed a few 1 stars in their reviews, but I have never had a bad experience here.“

“This was delicious we loved her everything was arranged and nicely ordered it was beautiful and delicious this was one of the best ice cream places that I have been to! With so much friendly staff and overall a great experience with many wonderful COVID-19 precautions taken!“

“DQ always has delicious ice cream treats. This location was fast and friendly. This location is hard to get to though. Don't try to turn into the lot until immediately passing the business. The two parking lots before the business didn't connect. We ended up staying in the oil change lot and walking.

Parking: They don't really have parking as they are a drive-thru. Don't turn into the lot until you have passed the building. None of the previous two lots connect.

Kid-friendliness: My kids love their treats.“

“This is a Virginia staple. I've eaten here for 40 years. They have the best banana barges and chocolate walnut ice cream. Over the years, they have had some questionable employees and management. However, the current employees and management are steller! Highly recommend this location!“

“Had such a wonderful experience at Cold Stone Creamery! I want to especially recognize Dipan for his outstanding service — he was friendly, patient, and super helpful with helping me choose the perfect ice cream combo. He made it with care and enthusiasm, and it came out absolutely delicious. You can tell he really enjoys what he does!

On top of that, the owners were incredibly kind and welcoming, which added to the overall positive vibe of the place. It’s clear they care about both their customers and their team.

This is hands-down one of the best Cold Stone visits I’ve had. Amazing service, great people, and delicious treats — what more could you ask for? I’ll definitely be back and recommending this spot to everyone I know! 🍨👏“

“This is a beautiful ice cream shop we usually stop here on our way home. There is a boat for children to play in. There are nicely painted picnic tables. There’s an outside fan to keep customers cool. I enjoy the tiki and beach themed decor and the yellow and pink theme colors. We didn’t wait long for our milkshakes, a few minutes. There is a Connect 4 game the children enjoyed. You can order milkshakes in any of the ice cream flavors which is nice. We’ll be visiting again!“

“Best place to make yourself chill“

“My husband and I stopped by on our way home. We've driven past multiple times, but since we were hungry this time, we figured we could try their pizza. We came in around 2pm and it was pretty quiet, which was nice. Our server Katie grabbed our drinks, took our orders, and was polite and friendly. The fried pickles tasted fresh, briny, and delicious. The pizza was good with a very tasty crust and tomatoey sauce. The cheese and pepperoni were good. I probably wouldn't order sausage on our pizza again as it didn't taste like Italian sausage, but almost tasted like breakfast sausage, being too sweet. The only downside to our meal was the group of servers standing around to loudly gossip in the hallway right next to the dining room. And the group of children that came running out of the game room in the back rattled the entire room, sending our table and booth to shaking. We'll be back to try them again and look forward to the garlic knots we keep seeing mentioned! Food: 3.5 out of 5 Service: 4 out of 5“

“I got 2 bomb pop and 2 strawberry shortcakes and they were delicious. My 1&2 year olds enjoyed them LOL their bomb pops didn’t stand a chance haha.“

“Great flavors and nice staff.“

“This is suposed to be a Christian based buisness according to the acronym FROG (God). I had children there and the music playing had swear words. The ocean front is suposed to be a no swear area. I had to explain to the children about the "bad word" they kept hearing was not one for them to say“

“There food is ok BUT THE FAMILY BIKE WE RENTED WAS $40.00 a hour we used a coupon for a free 2nd hour. . The bike was no good it wouldn't pick up speed . The gears are no good and they wouldn't refund any money. We hade this one for 40 mins . So we lost money and hurt at the same time . So don't wast your time“

“Usually love this Rita’s, the staff is awesome and the owners are super sweet. Tonight we had a not so good experience. We showed up at 9:50, they close at 10. We waited about 5 minutes for someone to come to the window, as we waited the staff made eye contact with us a few times before even acknowledging that we were there. They were cleaning up as they were about to close, all the machines were broken down. After someone finally came to the window, we were greeted with annoyed staff for us showing up 10 minutes before closing. I wouldn’t have written this review if someone would have said “ sorry but we have cleaned up shop and aren’t serving anymore tonight”. I would have been completely okay with it! The open sign was still on, so I’m not sure why there was a problem, I have family in town that are leaving tomorrow and they wanted to come to Rita’s one last time. Sorry for the inconvenience!“

“Ive never been to a shake shack i didnt love“

“I ordered 2 types of Bahn mi. There was little to no meat on either sandwiches. I asked for extra pickeled items it was basic of what I get at other restaurants and they charged me 1.25 for extra. only one tiny spear of cucumber. I loved the reviews but was highly disappointed with the out come. the restaurant less than a mile away is much better mommy mom was 100× better and offer more vietnamese food.“

“On Friday night, we had a big group of runners that really wanted ice cream. Kilwins was closed, but they saw our group and let us in! The girl that waited on us was awesome and patient. Very thankful! We are from Ohio and really enjoyed the ice cream. Highly recommend. They could have turned us away, but they didn’t and that is rare now a days. Next time we are in VA Beach we will definitely come back.“

“Great selection of frozen yogurt!“

“Always a fun time at the sweet frog! Lots of choices for toppings!!! you can choose to eat indoors or out!“