Ice cream and desserts in Cary: downtown, Fenton and west Cary

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Refreshed every three months.

Downtown Cary has two scoop shops a block apart on East Chatham Street, and Fenton has a gelato shop on its main street. The rest are spread across town: Goodberry’s on Kildaire Farm Road and Davis Drive, Andia’s near downtown and in west Cary, and Kilwins, Cinnaholic and Baskin-Robbins in shopping centers off High House Road, Parkside and NC 55.

How we made this list. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside Cary’s town limits, the same data behind our local directory, checked against each place’s own website on Oct. 12, 2026. Where a site would not load for us, a 2026 record in Wake County’s restaurant inspection data confirms the place is operating. We left out map entries we could not confirm on a shop’s own site, a custard stand whose site gives a Morrisville address and shops in Cary, Illinois. Donut shops are on our bakeries list. The list is alphabetical. It is not a ranking or a recommendation, and nobody paid to be on it. Run one of these places? Write to us to correct your entry.

The list

The places

Andia’s Ice Cream has two Cary shops. The Southeast Cary shop is in Cary Village Square on Ryan Road, between downtown and the Cary Towne Boulevard and Walnut Street crossing. The West Cary shop on Green Level Church Road opened in 2017. Andia’s also sells pints, pies and cakes.

Asali Desserts & Cafe is a dessert cafe in MacGregor Village. It opens at 7:30 a.m. on weekdays and stays open to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Baskin-Robbins shares its NC 55 store with Dunkin’, with dine-in, drive-thru and delivery, according to its page.

Cafe Soul Cups calls itself a Korean dessert cafe. It serves bingsoo (Korean shaved ice) alongside its own donuts, coffee and sandwiches.

Cinnaholic at Parkside opened in January 2020. It bakes build-your-own cinnamon rolls, cookies and brownies, all vegan and free of dairy and eggs.

DQ Grill & Chill on Walnut Street serves Dairy Queen ice cream and a grill menu. Its page would not load for us; a March 11, 2026, Wake County inspection record confirms it.

Fresh Local Ice Cream is a Triangle scoop shop with a downtown Cary location on East Chatham Street, and others in Raleigh and Apex.

Geluna Gelato is in downtown Cary on East Chatham Street.

Goodberry’s Frozen Custard has two Cary locations, on Davis Drive and on Kildaire Farm Road.

Honeysuckle Gelato is on Fenton’s main street. The company says it donates 5% of its profits to food banks in the Feeding America network.

Kilwins is the chocolate, fudge and ice cream chain’s shop on Boulderstone Way, off High House Road.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get ice cream in Cary?

This list has 13 ice cream, gelato, custard and dessert shops inside Cary town limits, including Fresh Local Ice Cream and Geluna Gelato downtown, Honeysuckle Gelato at Fenton, two Andia’s Ice Cream shops, two Goodberry’s Frozen Custard locations and Kilwins on Boulderstone Way.

Which Cary ice cream shops are open late?

Both Goodberry’s locations, on Davis Drive and Kildaire Farm Road, list hours to midnight Friday and Saturday. Fresh Local Ice Cream downtown lists 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and Asali Desserts & Cafe lists 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Where is there gelato in Cary?

Geluna Gelato is at 111 E. Chatham St. downtown, and Honeysuckle Gelato is at 7 Fenton Main St.

Which Cary ice cream shops are closed on Monday?

Both Andia’s Ice Cream shops, at 1008 Ryan Road and 10120 Green Level Church Road, are closed Monday and open at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday.