Ice cream and desserts in Asheville: downtown, Haywood and Merrimon

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Most of Asheville’s ice cream and dessert shops are downtown, within a few blocks of each other on Haywood Street, Battery Park Avenue, Patton Avenue, Biltmore Avenue and South Lexington Avenue. Haywood Road in West Asheville has The Hop and Hole Doughnuts, and Merrimon Avenue in North Asheville has The Hop and Jeremiah’s Italian Ice side by side.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Asheville’s city limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 12, 2026. We added Kilwins and The Hop’s downtown counter from their own sites. We left out Dairy Queen and Cinnabon, whose own pages give Arden addresses, French Broad Chocolate, whose locations page would not load for us, and shops with no working website of their own. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Ben & Jerry’s has a scoop shop on Haywood Street downtown, with sundaes and the brand’s ice cream flavors.

Crumbl on Hendersonville Road in South Asheville is the cookie chain’s Asheville bakery, with flavors that change every Monday, pickup and delivery.

Double D’s Coffee & Desserts serves coffee and desserts from a bus on Biltmore Avenue downtown.

Hole Doughnuts on Haywood Road, near the French Broad River, takes doughnut orders by phone for pickup; orders of four dozen or more need two days’ notice, its site says.

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice on Merrimon Avenue sits next to Asheville Pizza and Brewing and serves Italian ice and frozen treats.

Kilwins on Battery Park Avenue downtown sells ice cream, fudge made in the store and chocolates, and lists dairy-free frozen treats.

Sugar & Snow Gelato reopened at 146 Roberts St. in the upper River Arts District. It makes gelato, including non-dairy, vegan-friendly flavors and sorbets, and sells pints by subscription.

Sunshine Sammies on South Lexington Avenue downtown is a bake shop and creamery making ice cream sandwiches from cookies baked in house, its site says. Hours change by season.

The Hop has four Asheville shops: North Asheville on Merrimon Avenue, West Asheville on Haywood Road, a downtown counter inside the S&W building on Patton Avenue, and The Creamery on Haywood Road. It makes its ice cream by hand. A fifth shop is in Black Mountain.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get ice cream in Asheville?

This list includes The Hop on Merrimon Avenue, Haywood Road and Patton Avenue, Ben & Jerry’s on Haywood Street, Kilwins on Battery Park Avenue, Sunshine Sammies on South Lexington Avenue and Sugar & Snow Gelato on Roberts Street.

Which Asheville dessert shops are open late?

Ben & Jerry’s on Haywood Street lists hours to 11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Jeremiah’s Italian Ice on Merrimon Avenue is open until 11 p.m. daily, and Sunshine Sammies is open until 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Where can I get gelato in Asheville?

Sugar & Snow Gelato is at 146 Roberts St., Suite 102, in the upper River Arts District. It is open noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday and makes vegan-friendly flavors too.

Where can I get doughnuts in Asheville?

Hole Doughnuts is at 168 Haywood Road in West Asheville, open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and closed Monday and Tuesday.