The Guide: Ice Cream Shops in High Bridge, NJ
Part of the Hunterdon County ice cream guide
How We Selected These Shops
This guide covers High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough and Bloomsbury.
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.
Each business below was checked against its own website, 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, with a location in High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough or Bloomsbury, 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 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 Hunterdon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grochowicz Farms – Mama G’s Ice Cream — Glen Gardner | Real premium homemade ice cream made by real farmers | Saturdays and Sundays in season; closing times vary | Seasonal — opens in May, closes around Labor Day weekend | Family run | September 2026 |
| Gronsky’s Milk House — High Bridge | Sweet treats and hometown eats since 1978: ice cream, plus a restaurant menu | Ice cream: Daily 7am–8pm | Not stated | Family owned since 1978 | September 2026 |
| Polka Dot Cafe NJ — High Bridge | Homemade breakfast and lunch, baked goods and ice cream — about 15 or more flavors | Thu–Sun 10am–4pm | Not stated | Not published | September 2026 |
Nearby Ice Cream Shops
| Business | Leads with | Hours | Season | Ownership | Record checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Creamery — Clinton | Old-fashioned, hand-dipped ice cream | Not published | Not stated | Owner-operated | September 2026 |
| Cold Stone Creamery — Flemington | Chain — Ice Cream Creations, cakes, shakes and smoothies | Daily 11am–9:30pm | Not stated | Part of Cold Stone Creamery | September 2026 |
| Humdoo Ice Cream — Flemington | Handcrafted ice creams, ice cream cakes and sandwiches | Contact page: Daily 12–10pm; About page: Mon–Wed closed | Not stated | Founded by Gabriella Truppi | September 2026 |
| Just Chill Frozen Yogurt — Clinton | Family-owned ice cream shop: frozen yogurt, hand-dipped ice cream, smoothie bowls and shakes | Mon–Thu 12–8:30pm; Fri–Sat 12–9:30pm; Sun 12–8:30pm | Not stated | Family-owned since 2013 | September 2026 |
| Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard — Clinton | Italian ice and frozen custard | 12–9pm daily | Not stated | Part of Rita’s | September 2026 |
| Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard — Flemington | Italian ice and frozen custard | 12–9pm daily | Not stated | Part of Rita’s | September 2026 |
| Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard — Whitehouse Station (Readington Township) | Italian ice and frozen custard | 12–9pm daily | Not stated | Part of Rita’s | September 2026 |
| Thee Ice Cream Parlor — Flemington | Over 80 flavors of homemade hand dipped ice cream and soft serve | Daily 12–9pm | Open every day; closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day | Family owned and operated | September 2026 |
The Shops
Grochowicz Farms – Mama G’s Ice Cream — Glen Gardner
Real premium homemade ice cream made by real farmers. Hours: Saturdays and Sundays in season; closing times vary. 2401 Route 31.
Gronsky’s Milk House — High Bridge
Sweet treats and hometown eats since 1978: ice cream, plus a restaurant menu. Hours: Ice cream: Daily 7am–8pm. 125 West Main Street.
Polka Dot Cafe NJ — High Bridge
Homemade breakfast and lunch, baked goods and ice cream — about 15 or more flavors. Hours: Thu–Sun 10am–4pm. 76 Main Street, at the head of the Columbia Trail.
Common questions
Is this every ice cream shop in High Bridge? No list like this is ever complete or permanent. This page reflects what each business’s own website 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 High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough or Bloomsbury, NJ, are here on the same terms as anyone else, regardless of what else they sell or how big the company behind them is.
Does a business have to pay to be listed? No. Each 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 Hunterdon County, NJ.
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 High Bridge, Glen Gardner, Hampton, Lebanon Borough or Bloomsbury we missed? Write to the address above and tell us what proves it sells ice cream to eat on the spot — its own website naming the item — and we will add it.
This is not a ranking.