Artisan shop Novel Ice Cream takes the cake on Yelp's 2025 Best Ice Cream list — earning the No. 1 title for its cups, cones and donuts filled with cold and creamy goodness. Zoom out: Other Valley dessert connoisseurs that made Yelp's annual list: Dessert in Desert in Scottsdale — No.

Yelp named Phoenix-based Novel Ice Cream the best ice cream shop in the country as it declared a list of Top 100 Ice Cream Shops 2025.

Five Arizona ice cream shops were named among the top 100 ice cream spots in the U.S. One of the picks was named best overall for the creative treats.