17 Best Summer Spots to Get Ice Cream + Gelato in Yakima Valley

17 of the Best Summer Spots to Get Ice Cream and Gelato in Yakima

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream (AND GELATO)! Now, I don't know about you, but I'm really craving some gelato. The weather is starting to get sticky and hot and the official first day of summer is upon is, too. There's no better time than to plan out some ICE CREAM and GELATO time!

That's right, don't forget about the gelato! Yakima is home to some excellent frozen Italian ice cream treats and that might be hard to believe but it's true. Check out these seventeen (17) local spots to beat the heat and enjoy your treat in the Yakima summer sunshine.

Find the best gelato and ice cream in the Valley, from Yakima to Terrace Heights, Selah, Union Gap, and Sunnyside!

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1. La Michoacana Ice Cream
1112 E Nob Hill Blvd

2. Icy Thai
3802 W Nob Hill Blvd

3. Yakima Ice Company
6015 Summitview Ave

4. Yo Yakima!
2401 S 1st St

5. Glacier's Frozen Yogurt Cafe (Terrace Heights)
4040 Terrace Heights Dr

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6. Raspados Blanca Nieves
1119 E Lincoln Ave Sunnyside

7. Sweet Ice, Eh
2101 Tieton Dr (the old Soda Fountain at the Yakima Valley Museum)

8. Caffeine Connection Cafe (Chalet Place) serves gelato
5621 Summitview Ave

9. Un Poco Loco
201 W Walnut St Suite C

10. Yakima Yogurt Shack (S 7nd Ave)
110 S 72nd Ave

11. Paleteria La Nortena
120 Rohman St, Sunnyside

12. Dairy Queen
801 E Yakima Ave
7410 W Nob Hill Blvd
2529 Main St, Union Gap inside Valley Mall

13. McDonald's
Various locations in Yakima, Selah, Sunnyside, and Ellensburg

14. Wendy's
2708 W Nob Hill Blvd

15. Artic Circle
3912 W Nob Hill Blvd

16. Baskin-Robbins
3802 W Nob Hill Blvd
1208 N 40th Ave
1505 S 1st St

17. Sonic Drive-In
1327 S 1st St

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Keep your eyes out for one of our unique photo-op murals to add to your collection in your social media pics, and stop and take a memorable selfie of yourself in the heart of Yakima!