During the warm Summer months, everyone has frozen treats on their minds, but where can you get the very best ice cream? We asked PBS fans to nominate their favorite spots, and here are the votes for the best ice cream in California.
Submit your suggestions using the form at the bottom of the page and we’ll add it to the list.
Orange
à la minute ice cream
117 N. Glassell Street, Orange & 19 E. Citrus Ave. #105, Redlands
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Fountain Valley
Afters Ice Cream
18030 Brookhurst St.
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Napa
Anette’s Chocolates by Brent
1321 First Street
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Arcata
Arcata Scoop
1068 I St.
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Claremont
Bert and Rocky’s Ice Cream
242 Yale Ave
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San Francisco
Bi-Rite Creamery & Bakeshop
3692 18th St. & 550 Divisadero St.
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Berkeley
Bootleg Creamery
2530 10th St #3,
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Yuba City
Brock’s Ice Cream
990 Gray Ave
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Altadena
Bulgarini Gelato
749 E. Altadena Dr., Altadena & 8686 Washington Blvd., Culver City,
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Los Angeles & Pasadena
Carmela Ice Cream Artisan Creamery
2495 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena & 7920 W. Third Street, Los Angeles
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Sonoma
Chocolate Cow
452 1st Street, East
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San Leandro
Clancy’s Ice Cream Parlour
1234 Manor Blvd
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Fort Bragg
Cowlick’s Hand Made Ice Cream
250 N Main St.
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Palo Alto
CREAM (Cookies Rule Everything Around Me)
440 University Ave.
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Irvine
Creamistry
3972 Barranca Parkway #D
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Torrance
Cuppies Delicious Cupcakes
3525 Pacific Coast Hwy
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Bakersfield
Dewars Candy Shop
2700 Calloway Dr
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Arroyo Grande
Doc Burnsteins Ice Cream Lab
114 W. Branch Street
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Escondido
EscoGelato
122 South Kalmia
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Fairfax
Fairfax Scoop
63 Broadway Blvd
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San Diego
Famous Oasis Ice Cream Parlor
1832 Coronado Ave
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Various
Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour Restaurant
locations throughout CA and 1 in Hawaii
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Oakland
Fenton’s Creamery
4226 Piedmont Ave
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Alhambra
Fosselman’s Ice Cream Company
1824 W Main St
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Various
Frostbites Crepes & Frozen Delights
locations throughout CA
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Santa Rosa & Petaluma
Fru-ta Natural Artisan Ice Cream
2770 Stony Point Rd., Santa Rosa & 279 North McDowell Blvd, Petaluma
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Laguna Beach, Newport Beach, San Diego
Gelato Paradiso
Various
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San Diego
Gelato Vero Caffe
3753 India St
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3 in San Fernando Valley & 1 in Torrance
Get Shaved
Various
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Chino
Grandma Pucci’s Homemade Ice Cream
3926 Grand Ave Suite E
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Sacramento
Gunther’s Ice Cream
2801 Franklin Blvd
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San Diego
Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream
3077 University Ave
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Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Redondo Beach
Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt
Various
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Santa Ana
Hans’ Homemade Ice Cream & Deli
3640 S Bristol St
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San Francisco
Humphry Slocombe’s
2790 A Harrison Street & 1 Ferry Building
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Berkeley
Ici Ice Cream
2948 College Avenue
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Berkeley
iScream
1819 Solano Ave
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Los Angeles
Jean’s Ice Cream Shop
8442 S Normandie Ave
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San Francisco
Joe’s Ice Cream
5420 Geary Blvd.
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Los Angeles
KindKreme
1700 W. Sunset Blvd.
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Sausalito
Lappert’s Ice Cream
223 Ohio Ave
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Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove
Leatherby’s Family Creamery
Various CA
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San Diego
Lighthouse Ice Cream & Yogurt
5059 Newport Ave #102
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Vallejo
Liled’s Candy Kitchen
1318 Tennessee St
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Eureka
Living the Dream Ice Cream
1 F St, Eureka
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San Leandro
Loard’s Ice Cream
2000 Wayne Ave.
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Long Beach
Long Beach Creamery
Reopening September 2014
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Berkeley & Oakland
Lush Gelato
1511 Shattuck Ave, Bereley & 4184 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland
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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach Creamery
1120 Manhattan Ave
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Santa Cruz
Marianne’s Ice Cream
1020 Ocean Street (original) and others throughout CA
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San Diego
Mariposa Ice Cream
3450 Adams Avenue
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Los Angeles
Mashti Malone’s Ice Cream
1525 North La Brea Avenue, Los Angeles
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Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, Ventura
McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams
728 State Street, Santa Barbara
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Sonoma
Michoacana Natural Ice Cream
18495 Highway 12
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Los Angeles
MILK
7290 Beverly Blvd
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Santa Cruz
Mission Hill Creamery
1101B Pacific Ave
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San Francisco
Mitchell’s Ice Cream
688 San Jose Ave.
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Coronado
MooTime Creamery
1025 Orange Avenue
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San Francisco
Mr. and Mrs. Miscellaneous
699 22nd St
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Pine Grove
Munnerlyn’s Ice Creamery
20145 California 88
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Rancho Cucamonga
N7 Creamery
7880 Kew Avenue,
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San Diego
Niederfrank’s Ice Cream
726 A Ave
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Palo Alto
Palo Alto Creamery Fountain & Grill
566 Emerson Street
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Montrose, Long Beach, Huntington Beach
Paradis
CA Flagship: 2323 Honolulu Avenue, Montrose
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Gualala
Pazzo Marco Creamery
Sold at the Surf Market in Gualala, The Black Point Grill at Sea Ranch Lodge, Trinks Cafe and Anchor Bay Thai Kitchen
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Santa Cruz
Polar Bear Ice Cream
389 Coral St.
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San Francisco
Polly Ann Ice Cream
3138 Noriega St
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Burbank
Quenelle
2214 W Magnolia Blvd
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Three Rivers, Avila Beach, Oakhurst
Reimer’s Candies & Gifts
42375 Sierra Drive, Three Rivers
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South Lake Tahoe
Richardsons Ice Cream Parlor
1900 Jameson Beach Rd
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Palo Alto
Rick’s Rather Rich Ice Cream
3946 Middlefield Road
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Santa Barbara
Rori’s Artisanal Creamery
4191 Carpinteria Ave
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Montecito
Rosemary’s Family Creamery
1024 D Coast Village Rd.
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Red Bluff
Scoops of Red Bluff
905 Walnut St
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Los Angeles
Scoops Westside
3400 Overland Avenue
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Sebastopol
Screamin’ Mimi’s
6902 Sebastopol Avenue
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Chico
Shubert’s Ice Cream & Candy
178 East 7th Street
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San Francisco, Los Altos, Oakland, Lafayette
Smitten Ice Cream
Flagship: 432 Octavia St. #1A
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Davis
Sugar Daddy’s
113 E Street
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Hanford
Superior Dairy Product Co Inc
325 N Douty St
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Twain Harte
Sweet Harte Ice Cream
18752 Cedar Dr
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Los Angeles
Sweet Lucie’s Ice Cream and Treats
1536 W 25th Street #527
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San Jose
Sweet Rendezvous
668 Blossom Hill Rd
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San Jose
Sweet Retreat
6061 Cahalan Ave
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Los Angeles and 2 locations in Santa Monica
Sweet Rose Creamery
826 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica
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Oakland and Berkely
Tara’s Organic Ice Cream
4731 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
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Arcata
The Arcata Scoop
1068 I St
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Fairfax
The Fairfax Scoop
63 Broadway Blvd
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San Francisco
The Ice Cream Bar
815 Cole St
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Strathmore
The Orange Works Cafe
22314 Avenue 196
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Santa Cruz (3 locations)
The Penny Ice Creamery
Flagship: 913 Cedar Street
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San Rafael, San Francisco, Napa, Larkspur
Three Twins Ice Cream
Flagship: 641 Del Ganado Road
San Rafael
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Palo Alto
Tin Pot Creamery
855 El Camino Real, #121
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San Jose
Treat Ice Cream Company
11 South 19th Street,
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San Jose
Treatbot
Main/factory location: 100 N. Almaden Ave
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Nevada City
Treats
110 York St
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Alameda
Tucker’s Super Creamed Ice Cream
1349 Park St
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Sacramento
Vic’s Ice Cream
3199 Riverside Blvd
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