Best Ice Cream Shops in Naples
Naples, Florida — updated August 22, 2026
Five Naples scoop shops, from a 5th Avenue South gelato counter with more than 1,000 reviews to a Radio Road stand and a small Collier Boulevard gelateria.
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Ice cream in Naples splits into two worlds: the walkable 5th Avenue South strip, where gelato counters stay open late for people finishing dinner, and the inland shops off Radio Road and Collier Boulevard that draw neighborhood regulars rather than visitors. The ratings below reflect that split, and so does the evidence behind them. Some of these places have over a thousand reviews to lean on, one has barely three dozen.
1. Gelato&Co. Naples
The most thoroughly reviewed ice cream stop in the city center, and the rating has held up: 4.7 across 1,010 reviews, which is a settled number rather than a promising one. It sits at 483 5th Ave S, in the middle of the downtown restaurant run, and the hours are built around that. Open from noon to 10pm Sunday through Thursday, with an extra hour on Friday and Saturday, when it runs until 11pm. Expect the counter to be busiest after the dinner seatings clear, roughly 8pm onward in season. Delivery and takeout are also available through DoorDash if the sidewalk is packed.
2. Naples Ice Cream Shoppe
The pick if you want the full sundae menu rather than a cup and a spoon. Listed at 1269 Airport-Pulling Rd South and rated 4.7 from 428 reviews, it builds sundaes, milkshakes, floats, ice cream cakes and sundae-wiches, its name for ice cream sandwiches. The menu runs to more than 32 premium ice cream flavors, plus fruit popping boba tea, acai bowls and other desserts. One practical note: it does not open until 2pm, seven days a week, and closes at 9pm, so it is an afternoon and evening stop only. Order the sundae-wich if you are deciding between cake and cone.
3. Royal Scoop Homemade Ice Cream at Berkshire Commons
A homemade-ice-cream counter in a strip plaza at 7335 Radio Rd, well off the 5th Avenue tourist track, which is the reason to go. It carries a 4.4 rating from 291 reviews, a decent sample size that suggests the score is real rather than a fluke of a few good nights. We have no confirmed hours or flavor list for this location in our research, so call ahead if you are making a special trip across town. For anyone staying inland rather than downtown, it is the closest thing to a neighborhood scoop shop on this list.
4. The Gelato Shop Dolce & Caffè
The highest-rated name here at 4.9, but that comes from only 34 reviews, so treat it as promising rather than proven. It is also the furthest south, at 7729 Collier Blvd in the East Naples direction, which makes it a convenient stop for anyone coming back from Marco Island rather than a downtown detour. Gelato and coffee share the billing, judging by the name. Beyond the rating and address, our research turned up no confirmed hours or flavor details, so check before driving out.
5. Grace and Shelly's Cupcakes & Ice Cream
Ice cream is half the business here, cupcakes the other half, which is why it lands at the bottom of a scoop-shop list rather than the top. At 537 5th Ave S it is a few doors from Gelato&Co., rated 4.4 from 448 reviews, and both are displayed in the same small storefront with outdoor seating out front. Posted hours differ between the shop's own site and third-party listings, with some sources showing an 11am open and others noon, so confirm on the day. Reviewers describe sitting outside with a scoop in the middle of the day, which suits the afternoon lull better than the post-dinner rush.
What we left off
Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge on 5th Avenue South is part of a multi-state franchise chain, so it falls outside this guide regardless of its 4.4 rating from 855 reviews. Regina's Ice Cream at 824 5th Ave S is also out: Yelp users report the location has closed, and local discussion is split on whether that is permanent, which is not a footing we will put a recommendation on. ON ICE OF SWFL INC. on Washington Street has a 5.0 rating but only 18 reviews and no evidence in our research that it operates as a retail ice cream shop.