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10 Best Ice Cream Shops in Singapore

The best ice cream in Singapore: 10 real, currently-open gelato and scoop shops, from botanical gelato and local Teh Tarik to halal Italian gelato.

By: Amir Wahab
Edited by: Amir Wahab
Published: 25 Sep 2026
Reading time: 4 min read

Colourful scoops of artisan gelato at a Singapore ice cream parlour

The best ice cream in Singapore ranges far beyond a plain scoop: botanical gelato flavoured with real flowers and herbs, nostalgic local flavours such as Teh Tarik and Pulut Hitam, small-batch artisan churns served with made-to-order waffles, and halal-certified Italian gelato. This guide gathers ten real, currently-operating parlours and gelato boutiques, each checked against its own website or official listing. Treat it as a shortlist to explore by flavour, format and neighbourhood rather than a strict ranking.

1. Birds of Paradise Gelato Boutique

Birds of Paradise is a gelato boutique built around what it calls botanical flavours, made with real fruits, flowers, herbs, pods and spices rather than artificial flavourings. Its own site points to varieties such as White Chrysanthemum, Midnight Gianduja, Sicilian pistachio, Ginger Yuzu and Osmanthus, a line-up that leans floral and herbal. The brand started in Katong and now runs several boutiques, including a Craig Road shop near Tanjong Pagar and a counter inside Jewel Changi Airport.

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2. Udders Ice Cream

Udders is a Singapore-born ice cream maker that describes itself as unapologetically loud in flavour and attitude, known for a wide, bold range and its handcrafted ice cream cakes. It says it builds its scoops from premium chocolates, real fruits and artisanal flavours, and stocks them across several parlours. Outlets it lists include Upper Thomson, Novena, Beach Road, Bukit Timah and Kovan.

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3. Creamier

Creamier is a homegrown scoop shop that pairs handcrafted, small-batch ice cream with made-to-order waffles and coffee, under its own tagline Make Life Creamier. It frames the work as artisanal rather than mass-produced, churning in small quantities in-house. Its site lists two scoop shops, in Toa Payoh and Tiong Bahru.

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4. Island Creamery

Island Creamery calls itself Singapore's original ice cream shop and says it has made small-batch ice cream since 2003, with a strong local streak. Its own flavour list runs to Teh Tarik, Pulut Hitam, Ping Pong Milo and its Reverso dark chocolate-and-Oreo scoop, alongside cookies and cream and Nutella. It sells through several spots around the island, including a counter in Holland Village.

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5. Apiary

Apiary is an artisanal ice cream shop on Neil Road that takes its name and cues from the beehive, making its scoops fresh each day, pasteurising its dairy in-house and stating it uses no artificial flavours or colours. Its menu spans dark chocolate, pistachio, rum and raisin, a blue milk scoop and a honey-based signature it calls Apiary, studded with cacao bits, plus waffles including a nian gao version. It is a single, compact counter near Maxwell MRT.

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6. Gelato Messina

Gelato Messina is the Singapore outpost of the long-running Australian gelato brand, which opened its first local store at Club Street near Telok Ayer in 2025. It runs a rotating board of dozens of flavours built from classics plus weekly specials, and created a set of Singapore-exclusive scoops inspired by local tastes, such as Kaya Toast, Tau Huay, Teh Tarik and a durian option. Expect elaborate, dessert-style creations rather than a plain scoop counter.

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7. Momolato

Momolato is an artisanal gelato maker with a cafe on North Bridge Road that says it churns small-batch gelato fresh daily across a large, rotating flavour library. Beyond scoops it offers pints, gelato cakes and island-wide delivery, positioning itself as a made-fresh alternative to mass-market tubs. The menu rotates through seasonal signatures rather than a fixed set.

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8. The Daily Scoop

The Daily Scoop is a long-standing neighbourhood ice cream cafe that handcrafts its own flavours and desserts. Its own site lists three outlets, at Sunset Way in the Clementi area, Holland Village and Sembawang Cottage, making it an easy stop in the west and north. It leans cosy and casual, a scoop-and-waffle spot rather than a slick chain.

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9. Salted Caramel Artisan Ice Cream

Salted Caramel describes itself as serving hand-crafted ice cream made from scratch with what it calls superlative ingredients. Its rotating board mixes classics with local-leaning creations such as Horlicks Tim Tam, Kaya Toast, Black Sesame and Earl Grey, alongside fruit sorbets. It runs parlours at Upper Thomson and at Lorong Kilat off Bukit Timah.

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10. Alfero Artisan Gelato

Alfero Artisan Gelato aims, in its own words, to bring authentic Italian gelato to Singapore, made with ingredients it says are imported from Italy and Europe. It states that it holds ISO 22000 and halal certifications, which puts it among the halal-certified gelato options here. It runs several outlets, including one at MacPherson.

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How to choose

Decide what kind of frozen treat you actually want. Dense Italian-style gelato, richer egg-based ice cream and dairy-free sorbet can all sit under one roof, so scan the menu for the texture and style you prefer before choosing.
Match the flavour approach to your mood. Some parlours specialise in nostalgic local flavours like Teh Tarik, Pulut Hitam or Kaya Toast, others in botanical or experimental scoops, and a few in Italian classics, so pick the shop whose flavour list excites you.
Confirm the outlet and opening hours first. Several of these are small, single-location shops or run different hours per outlet, and a few sell mainly through pickup counters or delivery, so check the current address and times on the shop's own website before heading down.
If you need halal, verify it directly. Only some ice cream and gelato shops here are halal-certified, and certification can change, so confirm the shop's current status with the business rather than relying on an old list.
Think about the experience you want. A sit-down scoop-and-waffle cafe suits a leisurely dessert, while a boutique counter or delivery-first maker is better for grabbing pints to take home, so choose based on whether you want to linger or take away.

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Published 25 Sep 2026. No changes recorded since.

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Amir Wahab

Founder and Editor

Amir Wahab is the founder and editor of LocalRank, an independent Singapore rankings and local guides publication.

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