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🍦 Ice Cream Shops

in Ocean City

Looking for ice cream in Ocean City? The shore town has 9 spots serving frozen custard, soft serve, and classic cones. Johnny B Goode Ice Cream Prlr is a local favorite.

Price Range

5 moderate, 4 budget-friendly

Dining Tip

Lines get long on summer evenings. Visit in the afternoon for shorter waits.

9 Ice Cream Shops in Ocean City

Johnny B Goode Ice Cream Prlr

$$

Located in Ocean City.

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3339 West Ave(609) 525-0648

Jilly's Ice Cream Factory

$$

Located in Ocean City.

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Hobby Horse Ice Cream Parlor

$$

Located in Ocean City.

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Cone Appetit

$$

Boardwalk ice cream shop with creative treats. Located in Ocean City.

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Crazy Susan's Cookie Co

$$

Cookie bakery and sweet shop. Located in Ocean City.

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Shriver's Salt Water Taffy & Fudge

$

Boardwalk's oldest business since 1898. 30+ taffy flavors, homemade fudge (pumpkin, Irish mint, Black Forest cherry). Watch candy being made.

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Must Try: Assorted taffy box

  • historic
  • candy making
  • fudge
  • 30+ flavors
9th Street & Boardwalk

Kohr Bros Frozen Custard

$Seasonal

5/5 Yelp, "the ultimate Ocean City boardwalk food" since 1919. Orange/vanilla and peanut butter/chocolate twists. Uses eggs to prevent melting in shore salt air. 5 locations. "A trip without Kohr's is a waste of time!"

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Must Try: Orange/vanilla twist

  • frozen custard
  • iconic
  • multiple locations

Dairy Queen

$

Blizzards and soft-serve on the boardwalk. The Blizzard Treat bar is the family fallback when Kohr Bros has a line wrapping down the boardwalk.

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  • ice cream
  • boardwalk
  • chain

Drip & Scoop

$

Dual-concept shop on Asbury Avenue pairing specialty coffee drinks with hand-scooped ice cream. Morning cold brew crowd transitions to afternoon ice cream crowd — it works surprisingly well.

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  • ice cream
  • coffee
  • specialty drinks
  • hand-scooped

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Tips for Ice Cream Dining in Ocean City

Summer reservations: Book 1-2 weeks ahead for weekend dinners, especially July-August.

BYOB advantage: Many Ocean City restaurants are BYOB—bring your own wine and save.

Off-peak savings: Early bird specials (5-6pm) often include price breaks.

Dress code: Most ice cream spots are casual—flip flops usually fine.

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