12 ice cream shops where you can take holiday visitors in the Dayton region

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Credit: LISA POWEL

An alphabetical list of area ice cream shops that have done well over the years in our annual Best of Dayton contests.

Ben & Jerry’s

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Credit: Lauren Stephenson

Best of Dayton finalist 2015, 2016, 2019.

1934 Brown St, Dayton | (937) 461-1888 | Website | Facebook


Cold Stone Creamery

Best of Dayton finalist 2015, 2016, 2019.

Multiple Locations | Website | Facebook


Ducky’s

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Best of Dayton finalist 2016.

100 W Market St, Troy | (937) 703-5463 | Facebook


Graeter’s

Best of Dayton first place 2017. Second place 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022.

Multiple Locations | Website | Facebook


JD’s Old Fashioned Frozen Custard

Best of Dayton finalist 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019. Second place 2017. Third place 2022.

322 Union Blvd # A, Englewood | (937) 836-9219 | Website | Facebook


Jet Freeze

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Credit: Natalie Jones

Best of Dayton finalist 2015, 2016.

4014 E Patterson Rd, Beavercreek | (937) 429-5845 | Facebook


Jubie’s Creamery

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Credit: Tom Gilliam

Best of Dayton finalist 2018, 2019, 2022. Fourth place 2021.

471 W Dayton-Yellow Springs Rd, Fairborn | (937) 874-5391 | Website | Facebook


Ritter’s Frozen Custard

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Best of Dayton finalist 2015, 2022. Third place 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021.

Multiple Locations | Website | Facebook


The Root Beer Stande

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Credit: Ron Alvey

Best of Dayton finalist 2019.

1727 Woodman Dr, Dayton | (937) 640-1114 | Website | Facebook


United Dairy Farmers

Best of Dayton finalist 2018, 2019.

Multiple Locations | Website | Facebook


What’s The Scoop

Best of Dayton finalist 2022.

230 Market St, Brookville | (937) 770-1194 | Facebook


Young’s Jersey Dairy

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Credit: Staff

Best of Dayton first place 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022. Third place 2017.

6880 Springfield Xenia Rd, Yellow Springs | (937) 325-0629 | Website | Facebook