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Small batch, soft serve,

and halo-halo.

Scoop shops, gelato windows, halo-halo bars, soft serve trailers and the small-batch makers worth the line. Sweet things across all 34 OC cities.

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Shops listed
3
Small-batch makers
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Family run
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Open year-round
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Mölly's Creamery

Sponsored
Seal Beach, CA

Three generations of the same family have been scooping in Seal Beach since 1962. House-churned ice cream, seasonal fruit sorbets, and a tin ceiling that hasn't changed in forty years.

Open · 11am–9pmGluten-Free$4.9 (634)
24flavors

Afters Ice Cream

Sponsored
Anaheim, CA

The OG of the milky bun — Afters invented the ice cream stuffed inside a glazed donut hole and the lines have never really stopped since.

Open · 12pm–11pmVeganGluten-Free$4.7 (1203)
20flavors
1905 Ice Cream Co

1905 Ice Cream Co

Yorba Linda, CA

1905 Ice Cream Company the premier Orange County Ice Cream Truck Catering company for private and corporate events in all of Orange County. From private parties, company outings, promotional events, to ice cream socials. People have us out to their events because they are looking for something really unique, really customized, and really fun.

Open · 11am–9pm$$5.0 (10)
36flavors

Gelato Paradiso

Newport Beach, CA

Authentic Italian gelato on Balboa Peninsula. Small batches made daily, rotating seasonal flavors, and a pistachio that regulars drive across the county for.

Open · 11am–10pmVegetarianGluten-Free$4.6 (287)
8flavors

Pier Twist Ice Cream Co.

Huntington Beach, CA

California-style soft serve steps from the Huntington Beach pier. Twisted cones, fresh fruit toppings, and a line that tells you everything you need to know.

Open · 11am–9pmVegan$4.5 (398)
10flavors

Summer Scoops Laguna

Laguna Beach, CA

Open Memorial Day through Labor Day only. Small-batch ice cream made with local fruit and a rotating menu that changes weekly based on what's in season.

Open · 12pm–8pmSeasonal · Memorial DayVeganGluten-Free$4.8 (156)
12flavors

Ube Kitchen

Garden Grove, CA

Filipino-inspired frozen desserts in Little Saigon — ube soft serve, halo-halo loaded with toppings, and mochi waffles that justify the drive from anywhere in OC.

Open · 12pm–9pmVegan$4.8 (445)
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