North Four Corners News ♦ June 2024

Nearby Ice Cream/Frozen Dessert Scoop Shops

By Jacquie Bokow

For the good of the neighborhood, this newsletter’s intrepid editor tracked down all the closest spots where one could savor a scoop of frozen deliciousness.  If you know of others, let us know!   ■

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• FOUR CORNERS
• *DD/BASKIN-ROBBINS [24 flavors]
  115 University Blvd., West
  Open Sun-Th 5-9, Fri-Sat 5-10
• *SWEETFROG FROZEN YOGURT
  Behind Woodmoor Shopping Center
  100 Lexington Drive
  Open Daily 12-9

• WHITE OAK
• NICE ’N SPICY EATERY & ICE CREAM
  White Oak Shopping Center
  11275B New Hampshire Avenue
  Open Mon-Wed 10-7, Th-Sat 10-8, Sun closed
  Only VCS scoops but pints/quarts of many Caribbean flavors
• *DD/BASKIN-ROBBINS [24 flavors]
  11140 New Hampshire Avenue
  Open Mon-Th 4-10, Fri-Sat 4-11, Sun 5-10

• WHEATON
• FRUVER SMOOTHIES & COFFEE
  11255 Grandview Avenue [at Ennalls Avenue]
  Open Daily 7-9
  Only VCS scoops

• WESTFIELD WHEATON MALL
• 11160 Veirs Mill Road
  M-Th 10-8, Fri-Sat 10-9, Sun 11-7
• Crepe Lena & Ice Cream [8 flavors]
  Food Court, Upper Level
• Hershey’s [28 flavors]
  Upper Level by Target
• Rico’s Ice Cream [11 flavors]†
  Lower Level by AT&T
• The Smoothie Spot [8 flavors]†
  Upper Level by Foot Locker
• †Not shown on Mall Directory

• KENSINGTON
• *BASKIN-ROBBINS [36 flavors]
  10592B Metropolitan Avenue
  Open Daily 11-10
  The last stand-alone Baskin-Robbins
• LA GELATTERIA GELATO/ESPRESSO BAR
  10414 Detrick Avenue
  Open Sun-Th 8-7, Fri-Sat 8-8
  Coffee, cocktails, gelato, and breakfast all day [kitchen closes at 6pm]

• DOWNTOWN SILVER SPRING (DTSS)
• MOORENKO’S ICE CREAM CAFÉ
  8030 Georgia Avenue
  Open Mon-Th 1-730, Fri 1-9, Sat 12-9, Sun 12-8 (summer hrs.)
• SWEETERIA DESSERT CAFÉ
  8646 Colesville Road
  Open Sun-Th 9:30-8:30 [Closed Tues], Fri-Sat 9:30-9
  Thailand-inspired dessert and beverages
• *BEN & JERRY’S
  903 Ellsworth Drive
  Open Mon-Thurs 12-10, Fri-Sat 12-11, Sun 12-9
• *COLD STONE CREAMERY
  821 Ellsworth Drive
  Open Sun-Th 12-8, Fri-Sat 12-9
• SHUGA X ICE [8 flavors]
  Solaire Social (door at left)
  8200 Dixon Avenue
  Open Sun-Th 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10
  Flavors inspired by African countries and cuisines
• *MAMMA LUCIA [10 Gelato flavors]
  Blair Park Shopping Center (by the Giant)
  1302 East-West Highway
  Open Sun-Th 11-9, Fri-Sat 11-10

• COLESVILLE
• SWEET BLOCK
  24 Vital Way, Suite B
  (between New Hampshire Ave. & Randolph Rd.)
  Open Sun 12-7, Mon-Sat 12-8:30
  Tropical dessert shop

• BETHESDA
• *DOLCEZZA GELATO & COFFEE
  7111 Bethesda Lane
  Open Daily 12-10
• *SARAH’S HANDMADE ICE CREAM [40 flavors]
  Wildwood Shopping Center
  10219 Old Georgetown Road
  Open Daily 11-9
• *JENI’S SPLENDID ICE CREAMS [37 flavors]
  4918 Elm Street
  Open Sun-Th 1-10, Fri-Sat 12-11
• HENRY’S SWEET RETREAT
  4823 St. Elmo Avenue
  Open Mon-Thurs 11-8, Fri-Sat 11-9, Sun 12-8
  Henry’s carries Graeter’s (of Cincinnati) and Always Ice Cream (of Annapolis)

• ASPEN HILL
• *RITA’S ITALIAN ICE & FROZEN CUSTARD
  13621 Georgia Avenue
  Open Daily 12-10
• *DD/BASKIN-ROBBINS [24 flavors]
  12200 Veirs Mill Road (at Randolph Road)
  Open 24 Hours a Day!

• ROCKVILLE
• *THE BAKED BEAR [13 flavors]
  Pike & Rose | 929 Rose Avenue
  Open Sun-Th 12-10, Fri-Sat 12-11
  Custom Ice Cream Sandwiches
• *MIMI’S HANDMADE ICE CREAM
  Federal Plaza
  12274 Rockville Pike
  Open Mon-Fri 12-9, Sat-Sun 11-9

• CHEVY CHASE
• *THE CHARMERY
  8551 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 202
  Open Daily 12-10

• POTOMAC
• THE SCOOP ICE CREAMS [32 flavors]
  Cabin John Village
  7909 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac
  Sun-Th 11:30-9, Fri-Sat 11:30-10

VCS = vanilla, chocolate, strawberry only
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