44 Best Ice Cream Shops near Des Moines

“Recently stopped by since my gf will be opening her esthetics salon across the street and I’ve always seen this place for the past couple years growing up in the area, super happy and excited for this business to exist and the owner now has a market attached to it 🔥 go support this local business the only of its kind in the area, typically only 1 or 2 workers so try to be nice if you stop by on a hot day and they have other customers they’re attending. My gf got the esquite and she loved it she said, I got the mangoneada and it was 👌🏽 sorbet base fyi I enjoyed it“

“Sitting in my car shaking and crying, barely able to compose myself to drive right now. Those who frequent Auntie Irene's beware of the owner. She just yelled at me infront of the whole shop, about parking out front. It sent me into a anxiety riddened, ptsd fueled state. There were zero parking stalls when l pulled into the coffee shop. l was grabbing my one coffee and leaving. l would be there for 5 minutes maybe 10 at most. I parked snuggled up along the the flower bed north of the shop, in front of the rhodedendron/north of the deck. On the other side of the flower bed is parking stalls. Just to exactly detail where l was parked. Completely out of anyone's way. There is no posted sign saying "no parking here", nor is it a painted fire lane. If that were the case, of course l wouldn't park there. That's obvious. I was not blocking her drive thru window line or blocking either entrance to her shop. I wasn't in the way of people needing to back out ,since they have to turn the other way to exit. After placing my coffee order, an waiting about 5 minutes at a table, she came out of no where and reprimanded me like a child....She could have politely introduced herself and asked me to move. She never even told me who she was. For all l knew, she was a crazed lady bossing me around. No "hi", "hello" or "how are you?". She just marched up to me without identifying shes the owner and started in on me. I would have had zero problem being asked to move, if she had gone about it in a decent manner, that most "adults" are capable of. Her tone was egregious and severely uncalled for. Over the years, l have heard rumors about an aggressive, petite, blonde haired, older lady named Susie as the owner. That was the only reason l deduced this must be the owner, becuase like l stated she did not tell me who she was at all. But, l had only ever seen her maybe 3 times, in all the years I've been going there. I have never spoken to her or even had an one on one encounter with her. So, for her to treat me, complete stranger, who is paying for a comfortable place to enjoy coffee like this, this is wildly uncalled for. I'm a full grown adult mind you, though lve been told, l look young for my age. Even if l was young, it still would not make this encounter okay at all. l was so taken a back, l couldn't even mutter a reply to her. l ran out of the shop and immediately reparked my car. There were stalls open at this point. l had to smoke a cigarette to calm down before l went back in, it rattled me so badly. l was barely able to muster up the courage to go back in for my coffee, without feeling like l was going to start breaking out into tears, if l saw her or had to encounter her again to get my coffee. I came back in, and by then she was no where to be seen... She wasn't there to thank me for moving and understanding her concern. Nothing, she just disappeared. She ambush disciplined me and disappeared, which made it even weirder and more upsetting...Anyways, when l came back in the staff asked me where l went? l didn't want to tell them what happened, so l pretended like l didn't hear their question and barely got out a stiffled, whimper of a "thank you" to them. Rushing out of the shop before they had a chance to see me upset.. I didn't want them to think they were the reason l was in this clearly emotional state. They didn't do anything wrong, so l wasn't about to complain to them about their own boss.There would be nothing they could do about her actions, if she's in charge, ya know? When l got back to my car, l broke down in tears, past PTSD trauma flooding in. I've had experiences like this with some past elder women bosses, in my younger years. I've been subject to 3 very unprofessional older female boss's. Who, in over the years had treated me completely horribly and were very verbally abusive. One even grabbed my arm so hard she left bruising. All of them traumatizing me, using their p“

“We ordered strawberry banana smoothie and a mango smoothie. Both of the smoothies were amazing. They use real fruit! I love that they use real fruit and not powder because it made the smoothie taste so good. I would definitely recommend anyone looking for smoothies that’s made out of real fruit to come here and try their delicious smoothies.“

“Amazing flavors!! The owners are lots of fun!!“

“Just found out about this place from our Realtor friend David so happy to get these treasures our daughter has a gluten allergy and it was so excited to have so many options he is are absolutely delicious thank you for our wonderful treat today!“

“This post deserves a SHARE and it’s public! I ventured out to Creamy Cone Cafe (a Black owned small business) for the first time today. The post about the grilled cheese on croissant bread with tomato soup got me. As soon as I walked in I wanted everything!!!! I started with ALL 12 of the flavors currently on hand, the grilled cheese w/soup, the peach cobbler à la mode and a brown sugar cookie that never made it home. My favorite flavors were Strawberry Shortcake, Banana Pudding, Mint Mud pie and Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake. None of the flavors were displeasing and ALL of them I would order again. I love that you can taste the individual ingredients in the ice cream it’s self. You can absolutely tell these flavors are made with real fruit!! There was a vegan flavor and a non-dairy flavor that was tasty, something for everyone!!! I will be back often. I did want to point out, just because parking isn’t the greatest doesn’t mean don’t stop in. When you walk through the door it feels like family! Also, they have gift certificates. A win win!!! I’ll be buying some to give to people so they can experience the greatness as well. The list of current flavors are in the photos.“

“Such an amazing place with very kind workers!

It's the only soft serve boba I've seen around and the drinks are amazing, never knew ice cream mixed in with boba teas would be this good.

Unique and tasty drinks, welcoming staff, chill hang out spot, what more can you ask for.

Definitely recommend this place to everyone.“

“Came to visit town and it was so yummy! Got the ube ice cream and the ube cream puff. 10/10. Service was so kind and helpful!“

“This is a great place for sweets. You place your order through the kiosk and pay with a card.

There are usually a couple of employee who works there and they’re so busy - no one greets you.

Some of the cookies are pretty good and some are so-so. Lots of cream and sugar.“

“FroYo, Almond milk, Sugar free, and Sorbet. Great flavors, and lots of yummy toppings to choose from! 😍😋“

“Wonderful location, a lot of toppings and different syrups and stuff to add, service was okay, not overly friendly but okay according to WA state standards, not even one single flavor was sold out, which is rare, I appreciate how clean and organized this location is, highly recommend to stop by if you are craving something sweet.“

“I was there to meet someone and had the best coffee I have had in a long while! Definitely come back again when I am in the area!“

“Came for the too good to go. I got pastries, I was hoping for sandwiches. They were good, shared with the family. The ice cream is made in store and it's really fresh and tasty. I got mango in sweet cream. They also had coconut cream base. I will try that next time the lady making the ice cream is really sweet.“

“The best cheeseburgers fries, and tarter sauce.“

“Great food! Great people! Great service! Thank you Island Queen“

“I only had a coconut base in one small cup and sweet cream base mixed with mango, so can't comment on the other stuff. What I really like is the small was for my pittie and its dairy free plus not really sweet, so I didn't feel the pang of guilt I get when I give her ice cream. I really liked mine because I'm not into really sweet, that seems at times overbearing, but sweat cream I really like. Mixed with mango (fruit) and juice it was really the perfect mix of fruit and sweetness. In the top view you can see the imperfect blend, but gives you an idea of the mix, this made no difference in the dessert. Of course the side view I've already dug into. 😁“

“Visited on a Sunday afternoon after a friend recommended this local spot in Burien.
We tried the bacon sandwich, $13 from the breakfast menu, and the Cuban melt $15 from the lunch menu.

While the café itself has a cozy and welcoming atmosphere, the food didn’t quite meet our expectations. The bacon sandwich felt a bit too small for the price, and the Cuban melt could have been much better if they had added some Dijon mustard to balance the richness of the mayo—it would have brought out the true flavor of a Cuban sandwich.

Staff were kind, and the space has a neighborhood charm, so I’d be open to coming back to try their pastries or coffee.“

“Moved from los lunas new mexico years ago and had forgotten about this place because I never thought it would be a thing in wa, but I ordered a strawberries con crema and the cheetos con queso strawberries were fresh and delicious and the cream was just right.“

“Wonderful and very inventive!“

“Baskin and Robbins is a timeless family experience! Smiles all over the place!!! ❤️“

“This is legit the best ice cream I’ve ever had. The vanilla!!!!!!! 😍“

“the most delicious flavor ever. get a chance to try out culture ice 🍨“

“⚡⚡ I had an amazing experience at the newly renovated shop! The decor is modern and spacious, and the entire staff has changed – they're all incredibly friendly and helpful. 😊

The rolled ice cream and dragon breath were both absolutely fantastic! The rolled ice cream is fresh, creamy, and delicious, and the dragon breath is still such a fun and unique experience.

With all these updates, this shop has definitely become one of my favorite stops in the mall. Highly recommend it for both the amazing treats and excellent service!“

“Awesome Ice cream trucks they even take cards and have scoops of ice cream with cones!“

“I’m recommend this place for healthy and fresh“

“Menchie's Frozen yogurt is a great treat. I like that it has no preservatives and no additives. It has a great variety of flavors. I'm so glad I found a good frozen yogurt place. I also love the friendly staff.“

“All the of the ice cream flavors is really good also the employees are very friendly“

“El mejor de los yogures las esquisitas tortas las deliciosas aguas y exente servicio“

“1st time to this location. There was only 1 staff member there 02/10/25. She was very sweet and although swamped she tried her best to accommodate everyone a quickly as she could.

I appreciate the effort even if we waited, I did not mind. Because that’s the thing that is missing in customer service these days, a kind and friendly face.

I much rather wait than to deal with rude and unfriendly staff.

Hopefully other customers will be patient as well and treat people the way they themselves want to be treated. And treat new young staff with grace and kindness.

Thank you for helping us with the best of your abilities. Experience will come with practice and time.“

“Yummy, awesome toppings 🤤“

“These guys went to my work for catering and it was absolutely fire! I went and got seconds cuz of how fresh and good the tuna and salmon were!! Spicy mayo tuna was the best, but salmon was not far behind.

I remember when they came over the summer, took my breathe away😁“

“everything is good. get yourself s bionico“

“I tried the Tamarind palettas today and they are so delicious! I hope to make them my summer staple! Excellent!“

“best 🍔 burger I've had. my 1st time there. great friendly staff“

“Very busy Sat night at 530pm. 6 people in line. The gal working did an excellent job working under pressure. Need to hire more for Sat night. The place is clean and lots of wonderful icecream varieties to chose from: cakes, tacos, waffle cones, mini popscilces...

Recommend!“

“Antojitos Michalisco is a fantastic little shop offering many flavors of sorbet and ice cream as well as many fruit based treats and classic Mexican street food favorites such as chicharron preparado, tostitlocos, elote, and esquites.

The staff are very friendly and happy to let you sample any of the flavors of sorbet and ice cream they have. They even have several flavors you aren't likely to find anywhere else.

There are tables and chairs to sit and enjoy your treats, and they have a TV playing movies or shows, which can be great for kids. When we visited last they were playing Despicable Me 3, which our kids loved to watch at they happily ate their ice cream.

They are very generous with their scoop sizes, and a single scoop there is the same size as a double scoop from other near by shops, for similar prices.

I highly recommend this shop.“

“The best cheeseburgers fries, and tarter sauce.“

“I love this Coldstone. It may not have the frills or modern flavor mashups of the modern ice cream shops (like salt & straw) but the classics are on point. Their mint sundae thing is the best. All served up with great customer service- the perfect stop after a dinner out or on your way to a fun evening somewhere.“

“Last night, 9/29, we stopped by Cold Stone about 15 minutes before closing. Two gentlemen and one young lady helped us, and they gave my daughters one of the best experiences we’ve ever had at an ice cream shop.
We only asked for a small ice cream because it was already late, but they were incredibly kind and patient. They let my daughters sample flavors, gave them two different flavors, and even added a little extra so they could share. Most importantly, they made my daughters smile.
I don’t know their names, but I really want to thank all three of them. People like this truly make a difference in a business. My daughters already want to come back. Thank you for making such a simple stop feel so special“

“My service was fantastic. My wife ordered apple pie ala mode and server was unsure how to make it. Really need a better system in place for new employees. The supervisor remade the dish after the new person messed it up. She was very nice. Felt bad for new person because other employees were snickering about the situation. No issues with the mess up. People need to make mistakes to learn. It’s the best way. Doesn’t help to have mean coworkers.“

“Food was great! Croffle was fresh and warm. The bingsu was great (I got a small and honestly was enough for 2 people). Strawberry cake was not too sweet, tasted like strawberry and was pretty fluffy. The Bangkok fog latte was pretty good, honestly wish they had thinner straws so I could enjoy the drink more (they only had the boba straw so I chugged it down lol)“