Ice Cream and Dessert Shops in Harrisonburg

Updated October 2026 · 10 places · Harrisonburg

Here are 10 currently operating dessert shops in Harrisonburg, Virginia, including local ice cream and gelato businesses, bakeries, and cookie shops. Addresses and descriptions are based on each business’s own site or Harrisonburg’s official tourism site; the list excludes nearby towns.

Ice Cream and Dessert Shops in Harrisonburg in Harrisonburg

The list

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    Kline’s Dairy Bar — Wolfe Street

    $ · 58 East Wolfe Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

    Kline’s is a family-owned frozen custard shop established in Harrisonburg in 1943. It serves custard-style ice cream, with vanilla, chocolate, and rotating weekly flavors, as well as shakes, sundaes, and banana splits.

    Best for: frozen custard

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    Kline’s Dairy Bar — South Main Street

    $ · 2425 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Kline’s South Main location serves the company’s ice cream, made using a traditional method it says it has used since 1943. The shop posts a weekly flavor and offers ice cream by the cup or in bulk containers.

    Best for: frozen custard

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    Branch’s Soft Serve Ice Cream

    $ · 54 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Branch’s is a locally owned soft-serve ice cream truck based in downtown Harrisonburg. Its listed treats include specialty sundaes, brownie sundaes, milkshakes, banana splits, and shaved ice.

    Best for: soft serve and sundaes

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    Rita’s of West Harrisonburg

    $ · 291 University Boulevard, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Rita’s serves Italian ice and frozen custard at its Harrisonburg location. Its listed custard flavors include vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan, and chocolate salted caramel.

    Best for: Italian ice and custard

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    Bruster’s Real Ice Cream

    $ · 221 University Boulevard, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Bruster’s is an ice cream shop in Harrisonburg. Its location page lists the shop’s address and current hours.

    Best for: ice cream

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    Sweet Joy’s Cakes & Desserts

    $ · 1645 Reservoir Street, Suite 135, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Sweet Joy’s is a family bakery specializing in cakes and sweet treats. The bakery’s site lists specialty cakes and gives its Harrisonburg pickup address.

    Best for: cakes and sweet treats

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    Bittersweet Bakery

    $ · 120 West Wolfe Street, Suite 103, Harrisonburg, VA 22802

    Bittersweet Bakery makes desserts, wedding cakes, and small-batch baked goods inspired by family recipes. Its site says its goods are homemade and lists the downtown Harrisonburg address.

    Best for: baked goods

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    Heritage Bakery & Café

    $ · 212 South Main Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Heritage Bakery & Café is a French-inspired bakery and café serving breakfast, lunch, and pastries. It is located at the Harrisonburg Visitor Center in downtown Harrisonburg.

    Best for: pastries

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    Campus Cookies

    $ · 1950 Deyerle Avenue, Suite C, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Campus Cookies is a cookie shop in Harrisonburg. Its website lists the Deyerle Avenue location and evening hours every day of the week.

    Best for: cookies

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    Nothing Bundt Cakes

    $ · 1625 East Market Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801

    Nothing Bundt Cakes is a bakery offering Bundt cakes, Bundtlets, and Bundtinis. Its Harrisonburg shop page gives the East Market Street address and current opening hours.

    Best for: Bundt cakes