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The Guide: Ice Cream Shops in Randolph, NJ
Part of the Morris County ice cream guide
How We Selected These Shops
This guide covers Randolph.
A business is listed here if you can buy ice cream to eat on the spot: scooped, soft serve, gelato, a sundae, a float or an ice cream shake — no matter what else it sells. National chains are on this page on the same terms as anyone else; the test is the transaction, not the size of the company behind it.
Every business below was checked against its own website or its own social account, and each row shows the month we last checked it ourselves.
About This Guide
This guide is produced by Garden State Circle. Ice cream shops appear here because they meet the criteria described above — a business where you can buy ice cream, in any form, to eat on the spot, and a location in Randolph, NJ. That is a test, not a judgment, and it is the only route onto this page. No business can pay to be included in this guide, to be listed higher, or to change what the comparison table says about it. Businesses are listed alphabetically, and every detail in the table was verified against each business’s own website or own social account in September 2026.
Everything under the heading that begins this guide is governed by the rules above, on every guide we publish. Where a sponsor’s message appears above that heading, it is paid for and labelled, and it buys nothing in the guide. Garden State Circle is supported by the businesses that participate in it. Participation pays for our ongoing work: keeping a business’s entry accurate, re-checking its record, and publishing a page of its own details that the business maintains. There is no paid placement in this guide. Participation does not buy a place here, a position here, or anything the comparison table says. Where a row carries a verification date, that is when we last checked that business’s record ourselves. A row without one has not been checked recently — that is a fact about our work, not about the business. Ingredients, preparation and allergen handling change, and we record what each business publishes rather than inspecting kitchens. If you have a food allergy, confirm directly with the business before you order. Hours, menus and seasonal openings change often. Every detail here was verified on the date shown above.
Garden State Circle is published in New Jersey by Tiffany and Jake Slowinski and covers Morris County. Contact the publisher at jake@gardenstatecircle.com. How every guide is made, in one place: how every guide is made.
| Business | Leads with | Hours | Season | Ownership | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dairy Queen (Treat Only) — Randolph | Chain — treat-only format | Not found by us | Year-round | Part of Dairy Queen | September 2026 |
| Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard — Randolph | Italian ice and frozen custard | 12–9pm daily | Seasonal reopen dated (Feb 2025) | Part of Rita’s | September 2026 |
Nearby Ice Cream Shops
| Business | Leads with | Hours | Season | Ownership | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff’s Homemade Ice Cream — Roxbury Township (Ledgewood) | Homemade ice cream since 1975 | Not published | Not stated | Founded by Cliff Freund | September 2026 |
| Denville Dairy — Denville | Premium hand-made ice cream for over 60 years | Mon closed; Tue–Thu 11am–10pm; Fri–Sat 11am–10:30pm; Sun 11am–10pm | Year-round | Not published | September 2026 |
| Denville Dog & Ice Cream — Denville | Ice cream, hot dogs and Stewart’s root beer | Daily 11am–9pm | Not stated | A Stewart’s brand | September 2026 |
| Dover Dairy Maid — Dover | Traditional, family-run ice cream store | Not published | Not stated | Family-operated | September 2026 |
| Dover Scoops & Brews — Dover | Family-owned dessert and ice cream shop | Not published | Not stated | Family-owned | September 2026 |
| Mendham Creamery — Mendham Borough | Ice cream and other cool treats | Mon–Fri 3–9pm; Sat–Sun 12–9pm | Seasonal — closes for winter | Not published | September 2026 |
| Taylor’s Ice Cream Parlor — Chester | Soft serve and over 50 flavors | Not published | Not stated | Not published | September 2026 |
| The Corner Creamery — Mountain Lakes | Made-in-shop ice cream and custom cakes | Not published | Not stated | Not published | September 2026 |
| The Farmstand — Boonton Township | Coffee, sourdough, ice cream and produce | Hours vary; posted same-day | Not stated | Family-owned | September 2026 |
The Shops
Dairy Queen (Treat Only) — Randolph
Chain — treat-only format. 746 State Rte 10.
Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard — Randolph
Italian ice and frozen custard. Hours: 12–9pm daily. 1176 Sussex Turnpike, Unit 2.
Common questions
Is this every ice cream shop in Randolph? No list like this is ever complete or permanent. This page reflects what each business’s own website or social account said as of September 2026, and it is checked periodically. If you know of a shop that should be here, use the correction link at the bottom of the page.
Are national chains included? Yes. Businesses selling ice cream to eat on the spot, with premises in Randolph, NJ, are here on the same terms as anyone else. The two tables on this page cover the shops in those towns.
Does a business have to pay to be listed? No. Every business on this page qualified by meeting the same test — see the note above the table.
Every detail on this page was verified in September 2026.
Additional resources
Also see our ice cream guide for Somerville, NJ. Also see our field piece on a Friday afternoon in downtown Morristown.
Something out of date?
This guide is maintained. If anything here is wrong or has changed — hours, a seasonal opening or closing date, a phone number, or whether a place has closed — tell us and we will check it. Businesses listed here are welcome to write in directly.
admin@gardenstatecircle.com
Know an ice cream shop in Randolph, NJ that we missed? Write to the address above and tell us what proves it sells ice cream to eat on the spot — its own website or social account naming the item — and we will add it.
This is not a ranking.
Part of Randolph Guides · Ice Cream Shops in Morris County, NJ