Category: Dining Guides

Franklyn’s Breakfast, Burgers, Shakes
1007 Penn Street

If you haven’t had one of Franklyn’s shakes, you’re missing out. The small diner along Penn Street has great meals at breakfast, lunch and dinner, but make sure to save room for one of 16 flavors of shakes, including strawberry banana, passion fruit, and mocha coffee.

Pennside Drive-In
916 Carsonia Avenue

Just outside Reading in the Pennside Neighborhood, the namesake Pennside Drive-In got new owners in 2025, but you can still get your fill of ice cream and fast food favorites.

Sunset Mexican Ice Cream
835 Hiesters Lane

Located along Hiesters Lane in Reading, Sunset Mexican Ice Cream scoops a variety of flavors, but the highlights are their fruity concoctions like the spicy-sweet mangonada.

Longacre’s Modern Dairy
1445 PA-100

You can find Longacre’s ice cream in local stores, especially in eastern Berks County, but you can also visit their home base in Barto. It’s a small scoop shop and diner that also has tubs to go. Longacre’s ice cream is somehow a little creamier than others – a great treat on a hot summer day.

Plum Creek Farm Market & Creamery
5035 Bernville Road

Plum Creek has become one of our favorites, especially since they expanded the creamery in 2020. The homemade soft serve flavors rotate seasonally, and we especially love the snickerdoodle in winter and peach in the summer.

Way-Har Farms
7701 Bernville Road

Growing up in Western Berks County, Way-Har is the first I can remember trying. Stop by their shop and pick up containers to-go or enjoy a fresh seasonal sundae with their homemade ice cream.

Kauffman’s Bar-B-Que Restaurant
254 Gravel Pit Road

Yes, Kauffman’s is known for their BBQ chicken, but their ice cream is also popular, especially in summer. Grab a cone of hard or soft-serve, or enjoy a milkshake, sundae or Razzle (soft-serve blended with candy or cookies).

Scoupe De Ville
3365 Main Street

One of several retro-style ice cream parlors in Berks County, Scoupe De Ville has the checkered floor, stainless steel tables and chairs, and vintage posters to take you right back into the 50s. Scoupe de Ville offers hand-dipped and soft serve ice cream as well as the Fat Elvis challenge – 10 scoops plus toppings, free if you finish it in 30 minutes or less.

Fiore’s Chill-n-Grill
833 Park Road

Fiore’s is a classic drive-in: quick serve hot food with cold treats. Fiore’s Chill-n-Grill has a freezer full of hard ice cream and rotating seasonal soft-soft serve, along with sundaes, milkshakes, and granitas.

Peppermint Stick Candy Store
26 E. Philadelphia Avenue

After a recent expansion, the Peppermint Stick in Boyertown is more than a candy store. While they already offered ice cream, the store now has an old-fashioned ice cream counter. They also offer the unique cub sundae, served in a bear-shaped cone.

Frecon Farms
501 S. Reading Avenue

Frecon Farms is more than a farmers market, it’s also a great place to grab lunch, enjoy a cup of coffee or specialty drink, and indulge with hand-dipped gelato.

Colebrookdale Creamery
64 S. Washington Street

The Colebrookdale Railroad has paired with Ridgewood Winery to create the Colebrookdale Creamery. Step inside the converted rail car to get ice cream and floats every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Oliviero’s Pizzeria & Ice Cream
101 Park Lane

Is there a better combination to keep the whole family happy than pizza and ice cream? Oliviero’s in Douglassville has a seasonal stand serving a dozen flavors of ice cream.

Kirbyville Farm Market
14030 Kutztown Road

The Kirbyville Farm Market offers hand-dipped ice cream year-round and seasonal soft-serve. Though there is limited indoor seating, there are picnic benches and a playground outside for families to enjoy.

Willy’s Ice Cream Saloon
3700 Pricetown Road

At the crossroads of Pricetown Road and Route 662, Willy’s Ice Cream Saloon has grown from a small stand connected to Willman’s Automotive into one of the most popular seasonal ice cream shops in Berks County.

Adams & Bright Drugs
306 State Street

An old-school soda fountain inside a family-owned pharmacy: Adams and Bright is a true step back into time with their delicious ice cream treats.

Hamburg Sweet Treats
234 State Street

Hamburg Sweet Treats has everything to satisfy your sweet tooth: cakes, pies, cupcakes, candy, and of course, ice cream.

HIVE
236 Sacony Alley

If you’re looking for a vegan option, check out HIVE in Kutztown. Their Big Foot shakes – organic oat milk soft-serve – are amazingly indulgent. I like the chocolate Oreo, but you can’t go wrong with any of their seven flavors.

Pop’s Malt Shoppe
208 W. Main Street

Stepping into Pop’s is like stepping into a 50s diner. And while they offer a full food menu (kids meals are served in a paper cutout classic car), the ice cream is the star. Pop’s offers hard and soft ice cream, plus shakes, floats, and of course, malts.

Weaver’s Orchard
40 Fruit Lane

From late spring through early fall, the Orchard View Ice Cream Deck is open at Weaver’s Orchard. The deck serves hand-dipped hard ice cream plus sundaes, shakes, and more.

Nuse’s Deli
3160 Main Street

More than a deli, Nuse’s in Morgantown is also a dessert destination. They’re serving ice cream cones, dishes, and sundaes, but the real stars are the specialty milkshakes.

K&L Dairy
2934 N. 5th Street Highway

Enjoy a sweet treat while shopping at the Fairgrounds Farmers Market. Saddle up to the counter at K&L Dairy to enjoy your ice cream or shake, or grab some to-go.

La Eterna Primavera Ice Cream
3045 N. 5th Street Highway

The 5th Street Highway is lined with national chains, but turn into the Penn Plaza to find La Eterna Primavera, a locally owned Mexican ice cream shop and restaurant.

Jen & Jessie’s Creamery
798 Memorial Highway

Jen & Jessie’s, the seasonal scoop shop in the Oley Valley, has a dozen staple flavors plus a rotation of seasonal hard ice cream. You can also choose from a variety of frozen treats like sundaes, shakes, and Jen-Z’s, their version of a flurry.

Reppert’s Candies
2708 W. Philadelphia Avenue

Reppert’s is primarily known for their chocolate candies, but if you stop into their store near Oley, you can also sit down and enjoy a sundae from their ice cream bar.

Lori’s Candy Station
21 West Penn Avenue

This one is personal because Lori is my mom, and I dipped more ice cream cones here than I can count. My favorite things are custom milkshakes. Order one with half strawberry, half death by chocolate for the best chocolate-covered strawberry you’ve ever tasted. Or get a shake with vanilla ice cream and mango ice. It’s better than a Blendini.

Simple Delights by DJ
10 S. Summit Avenue

The sweetest stand at the Shillington Farmers Market is Simple Delights by DJ. They are serving up ice cream, sorbet, and milkshakes, along with candy and other treats.

Kwik-Shoppe
555 Shoemaker Avenue

Another drive-in with food and ice cream, the Kwik Shoppe is a popular stop along Route 61. Enjoy hard or soft ice cream and treats like Flurries, sundaes, and milkshakes.

Candy’s Homemade Ice Cream
1085 Pottsville Pike

As the name suggests, Candy’s offers a variety of homemade hard ice cream flavors. You can also mix and match from a wide menu of toppings to create your own sundae or candy swirl.

Big Bertha’s Grill
499 Mountain Home Road

Giant sandwiches and ice cream are two things that Big Bertha’s is known for. Located adjacent to the Sittler’s Golf driving range and mini golf in Sinking Spring, Big Bertha’s is great for a treat after hitting a bucket or anytime.

Schell’s Dairy Swirl
4625 N. 5th Street Highway

Schell’s is a Berks County classic – both the restaurant and neighboring Dairy Swirl. The Twisters – the Dairy Swirl’s version of the Blizzard – are our go-tos after a round of mini golf or a hamburger BBQ at the restaurant.

Herman’s Drive-In
50 W. Weis Street

Herman’s is a classic drive-in with quick service comfort food and cold treats. The restaurant offers soft-serve ice cream – vanilla, chocolate and seasonal flavors – plus water ice, gelati, and 14 flavors of Flurries.

The Cone
55 Penn Avenue

The Cone is the only place in Berks County where you can get a cone from a cone. The uniquely shaped building along Penn Avenue in Wernersville attracts quite a crowd for their soft serve.

Lilli’s Ranch House & Creamery
West Lawn

When new owners took over the Ranch House in 2022, they embraced dessert. Lilli’s Ranch House & Creamery now offers more than a dozen flavors of hard ice cream, milkshakes, malts, and sundaes including the Bulldog, a mix of vanilla and chocolate ice cream topped with strawberry and pineapple sauces, chocolate syrup, peanuts, and whipped cream.

Sweet Ride Ice Cream
542 Penn Avenue

From ice cream cart to ice cream truck to one of the most popular brick-and-mortar ice cream shops in Berks County, Sweet Ride has been a local favorite for more than 10 years. Try their ice cream sandwiches made with homemade cookies and Sweet Ride’s homemade ice cream.

Russo Food Market
1150 Bern Road

Russo is primarily an Italian market and grocery store that also serves lunch and dinner, but you can also get rich and creamy hand-dipped gelato to enjoy in their seating area or to go.

YoGo Crazy
2733 Papermill Road

At the height of the fro-yo fad, there were seemingly endless options for frozen yogurt. Now, only YoGo Crazy is still going strong. Located in the Target shopping center, YoGo Crazy offers a dozen fro-yo flavors and a wall of toppings to choose from.

Soft Pretzel Corner
845B Woodland Road

Inside the PA Dutch Farmers Market of Wyomissing, the Soft Pretzel Corner has hand-dipped ice cream. Enjoy a free soft pretzel when you order their featured milkshake flavor.

Boehringer’s Drive-In
Adamstown

No, it’s not in Berks County. But you can see Berks County from the outdoor seating area at Boehringer’s so their homemade ice cream makes the list. They have a wide selection of hand-dipped flavors. Enjoy it at one of the picnic tables by the creek or in your car – there’s no indoor seating.

Wanamakers General Store
Kempton

Though just north of Kempton and across the line into Lehigh County, Wanamakers is the place to get Nesting Box ice cream. The Nesting Box used to have a creamery and store on their Kempton farm but now focus on mobile events and serving local restaurants and stores, like the Wanmaker’s General Store where you can get scoops and shakes.