Dog Friendly Ice Cream Shops in Virginia

No need to leave Fido in the hotel room when you want to grab a bite! No matter where you’re headed, we can point you towards great ice cream shops in Virginia that will welcome Fido to join you at an outdoor table. Bone appetit!

Pet Friendly Spelunkers
Spelunkers Frozen custard, burgers, fries. Outdoor seating. Order inside. Please keep dogs out of Koi pond. See Details
Pet Friendly Bruster's Real Ice Cream
Bruster's Real Ice Cream Treat yourself AND your pup to a sundae at Bruster's Real Ice Cream in Williamsburg, VA! They make a free sundae with dog bones on top for their furry customers. Outdoor seating is dog friendly. See Details
Baskin-Robbins The world's largest chain of ice cream shops, Baskin-Robbins is a dog-friendly sweet shop serving Williamsburg locals and tourists alike. Visitors to Baskin-Robbins can head to one of its outdoor tables to indulge in a cone alongside their canine companion. Its menu is made up of cups, cones, sundaes, warm desserts, parfaits, mix-ins, cakes, and polar pizzas. Baskin-Robbins' ice cream flavors include Chocolate Almond, Cotton Candy, Gold Medal Ribbon, Peanut Butter 'n Chocolate, Rainbow Sherbet, and more. See Details
The Dairy Godmother The Dairy Godmother sells worthwhile ice creams and frozen custards. While you are there, make sure to pick up a puppy pop for your dog(s). See Details
Island Creamery Island Creamery offers fresh homemade small batch ice cream in over 30 delicious flavors, including birthday cake, cherries jubilee, cotton candy, java jolt, rum raisin, and Snickers cheesecake. Outdoor seating area welcomes dogs, but orders must be placed inside. See Details
Ben and Jerry's Ben and Jerry's is a well-known and beloved company that serves up items like ice cream, ice cream cakes, sundaes, smoothies, shakes, and more. Fido is welcome to join you at this pet-friendly joint while you indulge your sweet tooth. Choose from flavors like Cherry Garcia, Chunky Monkey, Bourbon Brown Butter, Vanilla Toffee Bar Crunch, and more. Try the Mini Vermonster with four scoops of ice cream, topped with a freshly baked brownie, a chocolate chip cookie, a banana, hot fudge, whipped cream, and four toppings of your choice! Ben and Jerry's is open Sunday through Thursday from 10am to 8pm, Friday from 10am to 9pm, and Saturday from 9am to 9pm. See Details
Carousel Frozen Treats Carousel Frozen Treats is a small ice cream shop located in Warrenton, VA. Stop by with Fido in tow and snag a seat at one of their many pet-friendly outdoor picnic tables to enjoy a frosty cone. Choose from menu options including ice cream cones or cups, shakes, sundaes, brownies, floats, freezes, Hawaiian ice, Dole pineapple whips, and even an assortment of hotdogs, sliders, and sandwiches. Create your perfect masterpiece by choosing your flavor of ice cream (raspberry, grasshopper, banana, brownie batter, pina colada, Irish creme, butterscotch, oreo, cherry, peanut butter, and more) and topping it with whatever your heart desires (gummi bears, coconut, hot fudge, caramel, praline pecans, pretzels, cookie dough, and more!) Carousel even offer Pup Cups for your pooch (a small cup of ice cream topped with a dog bone biscuit.) This joint is open Tuesday through Thursday from 11am to 9pm, Friday through Saturday from 11am to 10pm, and Sunday from 12pm to 9pm. See Details
Bruster's Real Ice Cream Treat yourself AND your pup to a sundae at Bruster's! They make a free sundae with dog bones on top for their furry customers. See Details
Pelican's SnoBalls Pelican's SnoBalls in Newport News, VA has six dog-friendly outdoor tables, so you are can bring your pup along. Pelican's SnoBalls serves shaved ice topped with your choice of over a hundred pure cane sugar flavors like Honeydew Melon, Dill Pickle, and Red Velvet Cake. All snowballs are gluten-free and nut-free. A drive-thru window is also available if you don't want to tie your dog up outside while you go in to order. See Details
Klines Dairy Bar Since 1964, Kline's has been serving its homemade ice cream at this location. One of Harrisonburg's best-known landmarks, it features take-out windows and Fido-friendly outdoor seating. See Details
Swirlie's Soft Serve Swirlie's Soft Serve is a seasonal, dog-friendly ice cream shop in Haymarket, VA, where Fido can join you at table on the patio. They serve delicious soft serve ice cream, Hawaiian shaved ice, shakes, sundaes, floats, sundae's, banana splits, homemade desserts and more! The shop closes during the winter season, so be sure to check their website for hours before visiting. See Details
Bruster's Real Ice Cream Treat yourself AND your pup to a sundae at Bruster's! They make a free sundae with dog bones on top for their furry customers. See Details
Monkee Joe's Yummy soft serve ice cream and other frozen treats. Dogs are welcome, and free "pup cups" are available. See Details
Dairy Queen Dairy Queen is a dog-friendly quick-service food concept serving frozen sweet treats to Hampton locals and tourists alike. four outdoor tables are available to dog owners with a sweet tooth wanting to indulge alongside Fido. Dairy Queen's menu is comprised of Grillburgers, artisan-style sandwiches, hot dogs, chicken strip baskets, snacks such as Pretzel Sticks with Zesty Queso, Potato Skins, and chicken snack melts, salads, and sides such as fries, onion rings, and cheese curds. Its menu also includes blizzards, hot desserts a la mode, dipped cones, sundaes, cold and blended coffees, shakes, malts, and Orange Julius drinks. A drive-thru window is also available if you don't want to tie your dog up outside while you go in to order. See Details
Effee's Frozen Favorites Effee's Frozen Favorites is a dog-friendly ice cream stand in Warrenton, VA, where Fido can you at one of 10 umbrella-shaded tables outside. There's even a convenient walk-up window to place your order! They specialize in old school treats and soft ice cream, including a variety of goodies like sundaes, shakes, smoothies, floats, and cones. The shop is open seasonally so be sure to check their hours before visiting. See Details
Bruster's Ice Cream Making all of its products in store, Bruster's Ice Cream is a dog-friendly sweet shop serving frozen treats to Culpeper locals and tourists alike. Bruster's offers four outdoor tables to dog owners wanting to indulge in a scoop of Banana Nut Bread ice cream alongside Fido. The sweet shop's menu is made up of waffle cones, sundaes, splits, cakes, pies, blasts, shakes, yogurt, sherbet, ice, and sorbet, ice cream sandwiches, and more. Its ice cream flavors include Almond Chocolate Coconut, Black Cherry, Cake Batter, Coffee Ripple, Gone Bananas, Lemon Creme, Maple Pecan, Peanut Butter Crunch, Tiramisu, and many more. A drive-thru window is also available. See Details
Rita's Italian Ice Rita's Italian Ice on Fairfax Boulevard has pet-friendly outdoor benches, so you are welcome to bring your dog along. Rita's Italian Ice has dozens of flavors of Italian ices, cream ices, soft serve custard and more. You can choose from flavors like Swedish Fish, Pumpkin Pie, and Green Apple. Get your ice or cream turned into Mistos Shakes, Milkshakes, or Frozen Drinks. Try a Gelati, which is custard on top of an Italian ice, or the Blendini, which blends custard with your choice of toppings. Please note that table service isn't available, so your dog will need to be tied up outside while you go in to order. See Details
Woody's Ice Cream At Woody's Ice Cream, the loudspeakers play oldies, giving a retro vibe. Outdoor tables are dog friendly; they'll even give your dog a free dish of ice cream. See Details
The Skinny Dip Frozen Yogurt Bar A great place to grab some fresh frozen yogurt for you and your dog. Dogs are not allowed in the building, but they can join you at the outdoor seating area. See Details
Bruster's Real Ice Cream Treat yourself AND your pup to a sundae at Bruster's Real Ice Cream in Harrisonburg, VA! They make a free sundae with dog bones on top for their furry customers. See Details
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