17 ice cream, gelato, custard and chocolate shops in St. Petersburg, from Beach Drive and Central Avenue to 4th Street North and 66th Street.
Last checked 2026-10-11. Refreshed every three months.
St. Petersburg’s ice cream and dessert shops gather downtown, on Beach Drive along the waterfront and on the first blocks of Central Avenue, where Kilwins, Paciugo, Mayday, Chiki Churros and Schakolad are a short walk apart. 4th Street North has Old Farmer’s Creamery, Yogurtology and Small Batch Creamery, and the custard and soft-serve chains sit out on Tyrone Boulevard and 66th Street.
How we made this list. We started from OpenStreetMap records inside St. Petersburg’s city limits, the same records that feed our local directory, and checked each place against its own website on Oct. 11, 2026. We added places the map missed from the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s restaurant license records and checked each address against the U.S. Census Bureau’s city-limits map. Doughnut, cookie and cake shops are on our bakeries list. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. A place can write to us to correct its entry.
| Name | Address | Hours as published | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amorino Gelato (store page would not load) | 1246 Central Ave., Suite 104 | Not posted | Not posted |
| Andy’s Frozen Custard (store page would not load) | 2176 Tyrone Blvd. N | Not posted | Not posted |
| Baskin-Robbins, with Dunkin’ (site would not load) | 1525 4th St. S; 3934 49th St. N | Not posted | 727-289-3927 (4th Street); 727-471-6343 (49th Street) |
| Chiki Churros | 685 Central Ave. | Open seven days a week; daily hours on its site | 727-378-2939 |
| Dairy Queen (store page would not load) | 3101 66th St. N | Not posted | 727-343-8424 |
| Go Greek Yogurt (site would not load) | 153 2nd Ave. N, Suite C-102 | Not posted | Not posted |
| Kilwins | 222 Beach Drive NE | 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday | 727-803-6821 |
| La Mamma Italian Gelato Caffe (no website) | 1691 Central Ave. | Not posted | 727-600-0811 |
| Mayday Ice Cream | 627 Central Ave. | 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday | 727-498-6536 |
| Old Farmer’s Creamery (no website) | 2531 4th St. N | Not posted | 727-896-2827 |
| Paciugo Gelato & Caffe (store page would not load) | 300 Beach Drive NE, No. 120 | Not posted | 727-209-0298 |
| Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard (site would not load) | 2141 66th St. N | Not posted | Not posted |
| Schakolad Chocolate Factory | 401 Central Ave. | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday | 727-892-2400 |
| Small Batch Creamery | 5530 4th St. N | Not posted on its site | 727-329-8436 |
| Wildflower Ice Cream (no website) | 2603 9th St. N | Not posted | Not posted |
| Yard Milkshake Bar | 111 2nd Ave. NE, Unit 103 | Not posted on its site | 727-502-0990 |
| Yogurtology (site would not load) | 3043 4th St. N | Not posted | 727-895-1376 |
The places with their own pages
Chiki Churros, 685 Central Ave. A churro shop downtown that also sells wholesale and caters events. Its site says it is open seven days a week.
Kilwins, 222 Beach Drive NE. The ice cream, chocolate and fudge chain’s St. Pete shop on the Beach Drive waterfront row. It stays open to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Mayday Ice Cream, 627 Central Ave. An ice cream shop with stores in St. Augustine and Jackson, Mississippi; its St. Pete shop is on Central Avenue downtown.
Schakolad Chocolate Factory, 401 Central Ave. A chocolate shop that says its chocolates are made fresh on the premises from a three-generation European family recipe.
Small Batch Creamery, 5530 4th St. N, and Yard Milkshake Bar, 111 2nd Ave. NE. Both have their own sites, but neither site showed us hours; both hold current state food licenses.
Places we could not check online. Amorino Gelato, Andy’s Frozen Custard, Baskin-Robbins, Dairy Queen, Go Greek Yogurt, La Mamma Italian Gelato Caffe, Old Farmer’s Creamery, Paciugo Gelato & Caffe, Rita’s, Wildflower Ice Cream and Yogurtology all hold current state food licenses at the addresses above; their sites or store pages would not load for us, or they have none. Call before you go.
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I get ice cream in downtown St. Petersburg?
Downtown has Kilwins and Paciugo Gelato on Beach Drive, Mayday Ice Cream and Chiki Churros on Central Avenue and Yard Milkshake Bar on 2nd Avenue Northeast. Amorino Gelato is in the EDGE District on Central Avenue.
Which St. Pete ice cream shop is open latest?
Kilwins at 222 Beach Drive NE posts hours to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and Mayday Ice Cream at 627 Central Ave. is open to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.
Where is there frozen custard in St. Petersburg?
Andy’s Frozen Custard is on Tyrone Boulevard North and Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard is on 66th Street North. Culver’s, on our burger list, also serves frozen custard.
Is there a chocolate shop in downtown St. Pete?
Schakolad Chocolate Factory at 401 Central Ave. makes its chocolates on site and is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Kilwins on Beach Drive also sells chocolate and fudge.
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