Is there anything better than treating the kids (and yourself) to a frozen treat on a hot day in Florida?
Luckily, we have a lot of great ice cream and treat shops in Vero Beach and Sebastian where we can indulge in frozen treats! I'm a bit of an ice cream connoisseur and have personally taste-tested treats from many of these shops. I'm looking forward to visiting the shops that I haven't been to yet! Here are 18 of our favorite places for frozen treats in Indian River County, listed alphabetically.
If you know of a place I am missing, please let me know at alisone@macaronikid.com. Tag me in photos of your ice cream adventures so I know what my next order should be!
Abbott's Frozen Custard
4140 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 567-7338
Abbott's offers slow-churned frozen custard along with milkshakes, pies, and other treats.
Carvel
5976 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 365-4810
My favorite thing here is just a classic vanilla soft-serve cone. Even the smalls are huge! They have ice cream, soft-serve, and their famous cakes available.
Countryside Citrus
Beachside Location: 3300 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 234-8299
Farm Location: 6325 81st Street, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 581-0999
My family absolutely loves both their orange and vanilla swirled soft serve and the orange and vanilla slushie. It's so refreshing on a hot day!
Cravings
3149 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 231-0208
This beachside establishment has been around for a long time! You can find ice cream, baked goods, milkshakes, and smoothies here.
Dairy Queen
10950 Fellsmere Road, Sebastian, FL | (772) 589-2375
You can't go wrong with a Blizzard!
Please note that this location is at a gas station.
Downtown Dipper
2036 14th Avenue #101, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 453-7930
I love that we now have an ice cream shop in downtown Vero, and it's within easy walking distance of The Buggy Bunch and Pocahontas Park. They serve ice cream, milkshakes, root beer floats, banana splits, and more!
925 Bougainvillea Lane, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 231-5536
Coffee shop by day, bar by night, and - surprise! - they also sell Italian gelato and other treats.
Jeremiah's Italian Ice
5931 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 257-5874
There are so many flavors of Italian ice available here, and they also have soft-serve ice cream. I personally love their gelati, which mixes the two!
Kilwin's
3001 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 584-3281
This chocolate and ice cream shop is located right across from Humiston Park. The kids love going here after working up an appetite at the beach or park! One of our favorite flavors: New Orleans Praline.
Nuno's Ice Cream
1859 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 217-3483
This ice cream shop offers a unique experience for your family, serving popsicles, raspados, aguas frescas, Mexican snacks, and more.
Paradise Ice Cream
482 US-1, Sebastian, FL | (772) 228-8126
This shop in Sebastian serves Ice Cream Club ice cream.
Pop's Ice Cream
13600 US-1 Suite 8 Roseland Plaza, Sebastian, FL | (772) 917-4763
This shop sells homemade ice cream, italian ice, sherberts, and sorbets made with fresh ingredients.
Rita's
1355 US-1 Suite 9, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 770-0100
I've been going to Rita's since I was a kid! They have Italian Ice, frozen custard, Blendinis, and gelati.
455 Oslo Road, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 562-6492
No, it's not a mistake that this is on the list. Safari Mini Golf serves ice cream! One of my readers told me about how her family was enjoying going just for the ice cream (although playing some arcade games while you're there sounds fun, too!).
1820 58th Avenue #108, Vero Beach, FL 32966 | (772) 774-8784
Steel N Roll is a unique experience! Your mix-ins are added, your ice cream is flattened, and then it's rolled up into small cylinders.
Sweet Kiss
390 21st Street Unit 103, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 213-8744
Their gelato is made fresh daily, and they also have gluten and dairy-free options.
3225 Cardinal Drive, Vero Beach, FL | (772) 538-9500
This local shop serves gelato, along with coffee, breakfast, and more.
102 N Broadway Street, Fellsmere, FL | (772) 571-8130
This family business located in Fellsmere serves homemade ice cream.
*Closed June 21 - July 1
You can also find Yami's ice cream bars at Schacht Groves!
I would love to hear which place is your favorite, and what your go-to order is. Always feel free to send me a message!
