The New Jersey Ice Cream Trail
New Jersey
From roadside classics to small-batch shops and shore-season parlors.
About The New Jersey Ice Cream Trail
North, Mercer, and Shore ice cream circuits — homemade scoops with seasonal honesty and brand-comparison stops.
When to go
- Year-round backbone plus warm-weather/shore stops. Fall/winter publication should filter seasonal businesses rather than present every shop as open.
Day trips
- North Jersey circuit — 5 stops (/nj-food-trails/ice-cream/north-jersey-circuit)
- Mercer to Monmouth — 4 stops (/nj-food-trails/ice-cream/mercer-shore)
- Cape May summer — 2 stops (/nj-food-trails/ice-cream/cape-may-summer)
Food, operating schedules, seasonal availability and access conditions can change. Check the linked establishment before leaving, especially for farm activities, shore businesses and daily specials. Food allergies and dietary needs should always be discussed directly with the business.
Stops (11)
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Homemade ice cream
Van Dyk's Homemade Ice Cream — Ridgewood
Homemade cones, pints and sundaes
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House-made ice cream
Applegate Farm — Upper Montclair
House-made ice cream, rotating flavors, sundae specials
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Homemade ice cream
Cliff's Homemade Ice Cream — Ledgewood
Year-round, large variety of homemade flavors
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Small-batch ice cream
The Bent Spoon — Princeton
Small-batch ice creams and sorbets
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Homemade ice cream
Hoffman's Ice Cream — Point Pleasant Beach
Homemade ice cream; Jersey Monkey among listed flavors
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Homemade ice cream
Hoffman's Ice Cream — Spring Lake Heights
Same Hoffman's product at second longstanding outlet
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Homemade ice cream
Springer's Homemade Ice Cream — Stone Harbor
Homemade ice cream and ice cream cakes
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Homemade ice cream
Duffer's Ice Cream Parlor — Wildwood
Homemade ice cream, old-fashioned sundaes and splits
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Homemade ice cream
Holsten's Brookdale Confectionery — Bloomfield
20+ house flavors, milkshakes, and classic soda-fountain sundaes
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Homemade ice cream
Denville Dairy — Denville
Morris County handmade scoops for 60+ years
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Halo Farm ice cream
Halo Pub — Princeton Palmer Square
Palmer Square scoops from Halo Farm dairy