3 Ice Cream Stops in Rice Village and Along Kirby

Looking for ice cream in and around Rice Village? Van Leeuwen on Amherst, Morelia on Times Boulevard, and Ben & Jerry’s on nearby Kirby Drive offer three different ways to satisfy a dessert craving. Choose among cookie sandwiches, customized paletas, and familiar scoops for your next neighborhood outing.

Van Leeuwen for scoops and cookie sandwiches

2565 Amherst Street, Houston, TX 77005
Google rating: 4.7/5 stars

On Amherst Street, Van Leeuwen gives you several ways to turn a scoop into dessert. The Rice Village shop serves both ice cream and vegan ice cream, along with chocolate chip cookies, cookie sandwiches, sundaes, and milkshakes.

For a little more than a cone, consider a cookie sandwich. Prefer something you can sip? Make it a milkshake. The mix of formats makes this a useful choice when one person wants a straightforward scoop and someone else wants a fuller dessert.

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Morelia for a paleta made your way

2446 Times Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005
Google rating: 4.8/5 stars

Morelia puts a different spin on an ice cream outing with handcrafted paletas. Choose a flavor, then add a dip, a topping, or both. That small bit of customization is the reason to give this Times Boulevard stop a place on your dessert list.

The menu offers Sicilian pistachio and dark chocolate dipping, a combination to consider if you enjoy a nutty flavor with a chocolate finish. You can also explore the waffle bowl or waffle burrito, both offered at the Rice Village location.

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Ben & Jerry’s for familiar flavors on Kirby

5515 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX 77005
Google rating: 4.7/5 stars

On nearby Kirby Drive, this locally owned Ben & Jerry’s scoop shop is an option when you want recognizable flavors and plenty of mix ins. Its location menu lists Cherry Garcia, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, and Phish Food, among other choices.

Consider Phish Food if chocolate, marshmallow, and caramel sound like your kind of scoop. For a dessert built around toppings, the hot fudge sundae lets you choose two flavors. This stop is along Kirby rather than in the heart of Rice Village, so check the directions when planning your outing.

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Which fits your afternoon: a cookie sandwich, a dipped paleta, or a hot fudge sundae? Pick one stop to pair with your Rice Village plans.

Google ratings reproduced by Restaurant Guru for Van Leeuwen and Wanderlog for Morelia and Ben & Jerry’s. Business details and menus from the official websites linked above.

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Dillon Loren is a Houston, Texas Realtor with Tradition Realty Group at KW Memorial and the founder of Tradition Local, where he helps people buy and sell homes and settle into Houston neighborhoods with honest local guidance on food, coffee, parks, and daily life across the city.