Happy Ice Cream

Washington, DC · Ice cream shop

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Washington
#234
of 2672 restaurants
City Percentile
83%
rating percentile
Address
Happy Ice Cream, 1509 17th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
Website
happyicecreamdc.com
Status
Closed · Opens 12:30 PM

Happy Ice Cream is a restaurant located in Washington, DC. It is one of 2,672 restaurants listed in Washington. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Washington city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Happy Ice Cream

Handmade ice cream & sourdough waffle cones from a James Beard Award-winning team, located at Gemini, a natural wine shop. Offering pints inside the shop Tue-Sat 12:30-8:30 PM and scoops outside from the ice cream cart Tue-Fri 4:30-8:30 PM + Sat... More

Hours

Friday12 PM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Berke Tezcan · Jul 2025

Happy Ice Cream is life-changing. You think you know what good ice cream is until you try theirs, and then they blow your mind with crazy different flavor combos. We’ve been enjoying their ice cream for a long time so we actually hired them to come and serve ice cream at our wedding! From the get-go Anne was super excited about the event. She sent us a link of flavors one month out from the event and we picked a list of flavors we thought sounded good. Then we got to go and try all the flavors out and narrow it down to four flavors. We even got to customize the A-frame signage! They were communicative throughout the process and were the easiest part of our wedding to plan. The day of the event, none of our guests knew that an ice cream cart was coming but everyone was truly delighted when

★★★★★ 5.0 Abena Adjei · Aug 2025

I had the olive oil ice cream!!! They drizzled some olive oil and salt on top. So so so good! This may be the best ice cream I’ve ever had, definitely the best in DC. There is a bit of a wait in the line, but the staff is so friendly and it’s worth the wait!

★★★★★ 5.0 Christopher Lew · Jul 2022

CUTE ICE CREAM STALL THAT SERVES DELICIOUS ICE CREAM! We were walking around Dupont Circle, when we found this hidden gem! The flavor selection is small, but mighty, and quite different from traditional flavors. We tried the chocolate sorbet, which I had never heard of chocolate being a sorbet before. It was just as creamy as a chocolate ice cream, and even more delicious with the salt and dark chocolate classic mixture. Also tried their Olive Oil flavor, and it was sort of savory? I like savory flavors, so I thought it was really enticing. Cute ice cream stand, and I'm a stan for their aesthetic. Check it out if you are in the area!

★★★★☆ 4.0 Jason Pitts · Aug 2023

It was pretty good ice cream. This is an outside ice cream cart primarily. The line wasn't too bad, about a 30min wait, but I found the ice cream mixed with the experience of chatting with people around me worth it on a summer day. I didn't go into the store, but it's possible to buy a pint with much less of a wait. I purchased fig leaf and the vanilla & oat two scoop in a cup combination. The ice cream was made fresh and with great quality ingredients; it was delicious. They sold out of the waffle cones which was what I really wanted, so a pro tip is to look at the menu before standing in line to ensure they have what you want as not to waste time. They'll put a sign on the board that says sold out. Due to the long line, parking (street parking was a hassle), nowhere to sit, and the una

★★★★★ 5.0 Paul Lamison · Jul 2022

What a pleasant surprise walking through Logan Circle neighborhood in DC. It’s a cute little ice cream cart with the most delicious homemade local ice cream. A to go … 1 scoop or two in a cone and you’re eating such a sweet treat. Friendly people and great service… there’s usually a line but it’s moves pretty fast. Do take a break and grab a creamy delicious treat and enjoy the hustle and bustle of DC on a picturesque summer evening.

Services

Ice cream shop

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