Ice Cream Shops in Traverse City, Michigan

This guide highlights the best places to enjoy a frozen delicacy in Traverse City, Michigan.

Moomers Homemade Ice Cream is located at 7263 North Long Lake Road. Their phone number is (231) 941-4122. This ice cream shop is nestled in a unique country setting. Customers can watch cows grazing in the field while they enjoy their scrumptious ice cream treats. Moomers makes over one hundred different flavors of ice cream. The ice cream is served in cups, regular cones or delicious homemade waffle cones. A variety of sundaes, flurries, floats, milkshakes and malts are listed on the menu, too. They also offer beautifully decorated ice cream cakes for any special occasion that are custom made. Moomers gives field trips of their operation (reservations required). This trip includes a tractor wagon ride and a visit to the barn. The tour ends back at the ice cream parlor with a delectable ice cream treat. Moomers was named 'America's Best Scoops' by Good Morning America in May 2008.

Wares Bros Frosty Treat is located at 1409 W South Airport Road. Their phone number is (231) 946-3207. They offer ice cream cones (including Moomers Ice Cream), sundaes, shakes, malts and flurries. Wares Bros advertises a weekly 'Flavor Of The Week' soft serve ice cream special. They also serve a variety of sandwiches -- hot dogs, chili dogs, barbequed pork, turkey, ham and tuna are on the menu. This is a friendly little shop with room to dine at booths inside or at picnic tables outside. They also have a drive through for added convenience.

Cold Stone Creamery is located at 240 E Front Street. Cold Stone offers freshly made ice cream (plain or flavored), sundaes, shakes and cakes. They prepare each creation on a frozen granite stone. They have ample room to seat a group of people. This shop is situated near the State Theater in downtown Traverse City. The phone number for Cold Stone is 944-1036.

Dairy Queen is located at 1660 U S 31 North. Their phone number is (231) 938-044. They serve ice cream cones, banana splits and the famous Blizzard. They also carry decorated ice cream cakes. Grilled sandwiches, burgers and wraps are on the menu, too.

Culvers Restaurant is located at 101 U S 31 South. Culvers offers delicious sundaes, shakes, malts, floats and concrete cakes on their menu. Their treats are made with tasty frozen custard. They also serve sandwiches, seafood, soups and fresh garden salads. Enjoy being Culverized with their friendly smiles and warm hospitality. Culvers is just down the road from Wuerfel Park -- home of the Traverse City Beach Bums. The phone number for Culvers is (231) 943-7300.

There are a couple of old-fashioned ice cream shops in the area that are only open during the summertime. The first is the Dairy Lodge located at 405 N Division. The phone number for the Dairy Lodge is (231) 941-4374. The second is Bardon's Wonder Freeze located at 1100 E Front Street. Bardon's phone number is (231) 941-4326. Both businesses offer a great selection of ice cream cones, sundaes, floats and flurries. They also serve hot dogs and chili dogs if you want a sandwich to go with your ice cream. People can sit at picnic tables to eat their mouth-watering treats.

Enjoy each and every bite of your ice cream!