The Best Ice Cream & Gelato in Scottsdale
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The best ice cream & gelato in Scottsdale, according to the experts: Phoenix New Times has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Gelato Cimmino comes out on top.
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Rank 1. Gelato Cimmino
Italian Ice Cream Shop
A gelato shop in Old Town Scottsdale where the owner brought recipes from his hometown in southern Italy and hasn't wavered since. The flavors run classic, almond with orange, hazelnut, milk cream, plus dairy-free fruit options, and the affogato is the move if espresso is involved in your afternoon. The crowd is half tourists already pretending they're somewhere else, and the gelato gives them a reasonable case.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Gelato · Best of Phoenix
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Rank 1. Sugar Bowl
Ice Cream Shop
Pink booths, a soda fountain counter, and ice cream sodas that have been drawing Scottsdale families for what feels like forever. This old-school ice cream parlor is better known for sundaes than sandwiches, but the lunch menu holds its own: turkey salad with avocado, tea sandwiches, chili with cheese. The kind of place where saving room for dessert isn't advice so much as the whole point of showing up.
The awards
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Rank 3. Cool Gelato Italiano
Italian Ice Cream Shop
The awards
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2024 · Best Gelato · Best of Phoenix