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Independent ice cream shops in San Diego

There are 69 independent ice cream shops in San Diego County on the Hot Tip map, counted on : 21 in Central San Diego, 14 in Coastal San Diego, 12 in North County coastal, 8 in North County inland, 7 in East County and 7 in South Bay. 24 have hours on record.

Counted from the live Hot Tip map. Listings start from OpenStreetMap and are corrected by hand.

How this list is made. Every place tagged as ice cream in OpenStreetMap, which takes in gelato, paletas and frozen yogurt. Chains are left off by their corporate parent. Within an area, places named in print or on Reddit come first, then places with hours on record, then the rest by name.

Central San Diego 21

Convoy and Kearny Mesa3

Mira Mesa2

  • Dang Good!

    Ice cream

    8680 Miralani Drive, San Diego, CA 92126

  • The Yogo

    Ice cream

    9225 Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92126

Mission Hills2

Balboa Park1

  • Craveology

    Ice cream

Barrio Logan1

Downtown San Diego1

East Village1

Little Italy1

Midway District1

  • Fiji Yogurt

    Ice cream

Normal Heights1

North Park1

  • Jeni's Ice Creams

    Ice cream

Old Town1

  • Old Town Ice Cream & Handmade Waffle Cones

    Ice cream

San Diego1

  • Elegant Desserts

    Ice cream

Serra Mesa1

  • Yogurt Lounge Serra Mesa

    Ice cream

Skyline1

  • Casa Fiesta Juice Bar

    Ice cream

    950 Cardiff Street, San Diego, CA 92114

    Mon to Sat 9am to 8pm, Sun 9am to 6pm

    (619) 460-9082

University City1

University Heights1

Coastal San Diego 14

Point Loma4

Pacific Beach3

Coronado2

La Jolla2

Mission Bay2

  • Dippin' Dots

    Ice cream

  • Dippin' Dots Sundae Shop

    Ice cream

Ocean Beach1

North County coastal 12

Carlsbad4

  • McConnell's Fine Ice Creams

    Ice cream

    Every day 11am to 10pm

  • Castle Ice Cream

    Ice cream

  • Original Yogurt Shack

    Ice cream

  • Shaved Ice

    Ice cream

Del Mar2

Encinitas2

  • JoJo's Creamery

    Ice cream

    937 South Coast Highway, Encinitas, CA 92024

    Tue to Thu and Sun noon to 9pm, Fri and Sat noon to 10pm, closed Mon

    On Redditr/asksandiego thread

  • Shave Ice

    Ice cream

Oceanside2

Carlsbad Village1

Solana Beach1

North County inland 8

Poway3

Carmel Mountain Ranch2

  • Sunny Scoops

    Ice cream

    Mon to Thu 1pm to 8pm, Fri 1pm to 8:30pm, Sat noon to 8:30pm, Sun noon to 8pm

    On Redditr/FoodSanDiego thread

  • Tutti Frutti

    Ice cream

    Mon to Fri 11:30am to 9:30pm, Sat and Sun 11am to 9:30pm

4S Ranch1

  • Yogurt Heaven

    Ice cream

    16621 Dove Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92127

San Marcos1

Torrey Highlands1

East County 7

El Cajon2

Lakeside2

  • California Ice Cream

    Ice cream

    9668 Winter Gardens Boulevard, Lakeside, CA 92040

  • Yogurt Barn

    Ice cream

    9840 Channel Road, Lakeside, CA 92040

Alpine1

Ramona1

  • Yogurt Barn

    Ice cream

    1334 Main Street, Ramona, CA 92065

Rancho San Diego1

  • Yoyo's Frozen Yogurt

    Ice cream

    2522 Jamacha Road, El Cajon, CA 92019

South Bay 7

Chula Vista2

  • La Michoacána Ice Cream

    Ice cream

    1285 Broadway, Chula Vista, CA 91911

    Every day 9am to 10pm

    michoacana.com(619) 429-1631

  • Frozen Treats

    Ice cream

San Ysidro2

  • Circus Ma'am Ice Cream

    Ice cream

    137 Virginia Avenue, San Ysidro, CA 92173

    (619) 662-2828

  • tropi Fruta

    Ice cream

    342 West San Ysidro Boulevard, San Ysidro, CA 92173

Imperial Beach1

National City1

Nestor1

What the map can tell you

How many independent ice cream shops are there in San Diego?

Hot Tip lists 69 in San Diego County, counted on 5 October 2026: 21 in Central San Diego, 14 in Coastal San Diego, 12 in North County coastal, 8 in North County inland, 7 in East County and 7 in South Bay. The areas with the most are Point Loma (4), Carlsbad (4), Convoy and Kearny Mesa (3), Pacific Beach (3) and Poway (3). Chains are not counted.

Which ice cream shops in San Diego County are open after 9pm?

Of the 24 with hours on record, 17 are open after 9pm at least one night. The latest: Sunday Ice Cream (until midnight on Friday and Saturday), An's Dry Cleaning (until 11pm every night), An's Hatmakers (until 11pm every night), Moo Time Creamery (until 11pm on Friday and Saturday), Iceskimo (until 10:30pm on Friday and Saturday), Bobboi Natural Gelato (until 10pm on Friday and Saturday), Gelato 101 (until 10pm on Friday and Saturday) and Gelato Love (until 10pm on Friday and Saturday). The hours beside each name in the list show the others.

Hours come from OpenStreetMap or from the business's own website. The rule for a chain is its owner. Anything with a national or regional corporate parent is out. A San Diego group with a few locations of its own stays. Seen a chain on this list, or a place that has closed, or one that is missing? Write to hello@hottip.club. If the place is yours, claiming it is free.

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