Cuisine guide

Ice cream & dessert in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County: 184 places, mapped

Every ice cream & dessert listing in our directory, by neighborhood, town and region, from county permit data. 109 of 184 are independent.

184listings
59%independent
57in the city
86neighborhoods & towns
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Map: U.S. Census TIGER/Line · 184 listings

By region

City of Pittsburgh57South Hills29North Hills28West & Airport22Mon Valley18Allegheny Valley17East Suburbs13

Where to find ice cream & dessert

McCandless8Bethel Park6Monroeville6Strip District6Squirrel Hill South5Tarentum5South Side Flats5West Mifflin5Central Oakland5Shadyside4Robinson4Highland Park4

Listings in each neighborhood or town1. Regions are our own grouping.

All 184, A to Z

FAQ

How many ice cream & dessert places are in Allegheny County?

Our directory lists 184 ice cream & dessert listings countywide (57 inside the City of Pittsburgh), 109 of them independent. Counts come from Allegheny County Health Department permits, refreshed October 28, 2026.

Which neighborhood or town has the most ice cream & dessert spots?

McCandless has the most in our directory with 8, followed by Bethel Park (6) and Monroeville (6).

How do you decide what counts?

We use the category on each county food permit plus the business name. Some places fit several categories and appear only once, under their main one.

Sources

  1. Pittsburgh Spotlight directory, built from Allegheny County Health Department food facility permits, plus OpenStreetMap listings marked unverifiedUpdated October 28, 2026. Counts include every listing inside the official boundary.

Listings come from permit data and may include places that have closed. Coverage is all of Allegheny County.

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