Ice Cream Favorites Around the BeltlineIce Cream Favorites Around the Beltline

Nothing pairs better with summer on the Atlanta Beltline than ice cream. Explore our favorite places to find delicious scoops, gelato, Italian ice, soft serve, and more. 

Eastside Trail: 

• Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream: Visit Midtown Promenade for a taste of Handel’s 48 rotating flavors. You’ll never get bored with one or two scoops of their classic ice cream, sherbets, or Italian ices.  

• Big Softie: Made with local organic ingredients, you’re sure to enjoy this soft-serve dessert spot in Old Fourth Ward. With fun toppings like Cheez-it brittle, cornflake streusel, or rosemary caramel, there’s something for everybody.  

• Van Leeuwen Ice Cream: Known for its rich texture and inventive flavors like Earl Grey Tea, Van Leeuwen at Ponce City Market is the perfect place to sample a few scoops and pick up a pint to keep in the freezer for emergencies. 

• Voga Italian Gelato: From Almond Noto Sicily to Wild Berry Gelato, Voga is the spot for your taste buds to experience an Italian getaway in Inman Park. You’ll also want to check out one of their decadent shakes or sorbets. 

• Ben & Jerry’s: This iconic pint brand has a scoop shop just off the trail, serving their creative, chunk-filled flavors. Indulge in your favorite as a cone, sundae, or shake. 

• Three Peaches Gelato & Coffee: Along with serving organic coffee and superfood lattes, this colorful cafe near Piedmont Park crafts small batches of gelato daily with locally sourced produce. If you’re in the mood for something extra indulgent, try one of their vegan shakes. 

Northside Trail 

• Baskin-Robbins: Located in the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center, this longtime staple offers classic scoops like Pralines 'n Cream alongside seasonal flavors and other goodies like its Polar Pizza.  

Northwest Trail  

• Izzy's Ice Kreme: Tucked inside Grecian Gyro in West Midtown, Izzy’s Ice Kreme offers creamy soft serve and authentic Greek yogurt with plenty of flavors to choose from.  

• Morelli’s: With a goal of creating some of Atlanta’s most unique ice cream, Morelli’s at The Works is worth a visit for their rotating flavors or selection of delicious pints, pound cakes, and brownies. 

Southeast Trail  

• Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams: You can’t forget this fan favorite! Jeni's serves their from-scratch flavors right on the trail, so you barely have to step off the Beltline to grab a scoop. Additional shops are located at the Krog District on the Eastside Trail and the Northwest Trail at Westside Provisions. 

  

• Kilwin’s: Discover handcrafted ice cream, creamy fudge, caramel apples and more at this Kilwin’s location in Madison Yards.  

• Westside Creamery Desserts: Serving hand-dipped ice cream, milkshakes, and sundaes in Glenwood Park, you’re sure to satisfy your sweet tooth when you pair a scoop with their freshly baked cakes, pies, and cookies. 

Southside Trail  

• The Cream Bubble Lab: Along with bubble tea, this spot inside Terminal South serves a dairy-based shaved ice called bingsu in 10 varieties. 

• The Creamy Spot: Stop by the Atlanta Beltline Marketplace at Pittsburgh Yards® for plant-based soft-serve, ice cream flights, mini ice cream sandwiches, and more. 

Southwest Trail 

• Honeysuckle Gelato: After a meal at Lee + White (or before, we won’t judge), visit this stall to indulge in Southern-inspired flavors, rotating seasonal specials, and dairy-free sorbets. An alternative Beltline location is located at Ponce City Market on the Eastside Trail. 

• Glacier’s Italian Ice: Located at the Beltline Marketplace at Allene, Glaciers serves refreshing, snowy-textured Italian ice. The small business is also an alum of the Beltline Business Ventures accelerator program. 

  

Westside Beltline Connector 

• Pecan Jack’s Ice Cream & Candy: Named after the founders’ beloved dog Jacks, this distinctive shop is known for pushing the boundaries of traditional ice cream. Every scoop is crafted to capture the feeling of a beachside afternoon. 

• The Yard Milkshake Bar Atlanta - Centennial Park: When in downtown Atlanta, build your dream milkshake or sundae in a keepsake glass mason jar. With over 25 ice cream flavors, eight flavors of edible cookie dough, and dozens of toppings—including gluten-free and dairy-free/vegan options—the combinations are nearly endless. 

No matter where you are along the corridor and what the weather is like, there are plenty of options to treat yourself to a cool and creamy dessert.