Top 5 Places to Get Delicious Ice Cream in Gatlinburg

Give in to temptation at these Gatlinburg creameries. Whether you want one simple scoop, or crave a decadent dessert loaded with toppings, these places make ice cream dreams come true.

1. The Crazy Mason Milkshake Bar

“Ice cream” doesn’t come close to describing what’s going on here! Crazy Mason stuffs jars with ice cream, cake, cookies, candies, waffles, donuts, and extras, building towers of themed sweets. Try Gatlinburg’s signature Smoky Mountains shake: Salted caramel brownie ice cream, piled with a mountain-shaped Rice Krispie treat, bear-shaped cookies, and a Moon Pie. Got a sparkly kid who loves unicorns? Get a shake with unicorn cake, rock candy, and cotton candy. Need a grown-up boost? Your dream shake has coffee ice cream with a warm donut on top! 

2. Mayfield Dairy Bar

Drop by this old-fashioned eatery and try sixteen flavors of ice cream made locally at Mayfield Dairy Farm. Pair your ice cream with hot, freshly fried funnel cakes, dusted generously with powdered sugar. Want a bigger bite? Grab lunch or a savory snack here, like corn dogs, hot dogs, fries, nachos, or fried chicken. 

3. Mad Dog’s Creamery and Donuts

This one stop sweet shop scoops 24 flavors of ice cream, from classic vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, to luscious choices like cheesecake, black walnut, and cookies and cream. Combine your favorite flavors in sundaes, splits, and shakes. Don’t miss Mad Dog’s tasty donuts while you’re here. The variety of icings, fillings, sprinkles and sugars thrills even the pickiest taste buds. 

4. Maddi Mae’s Cafe and Creamery

Located in The Village Shoppes, among quaint, European-style boutiques, Maddi Mae’s is a marriage of ice cream shop and coffee shop. Enjoy scoops, floats, and that beloved Disney classic, Dole Whip. Specialty shakes include malt, pumpkin spice, and chai latte shakes. Maddi Mae’s serves hot and cold coffee drinks, too, and breakfast sandwiches and bagels. 

5. Buzzed Bull Creamery

Buzzed Bull, up the road in neighboring Pigeon Forge, gets a shout out for “buzzed” treats spiked with alcohol. (Non-spiked versions are available!). Fan favorites include Death by Chocolate, with chocolate ice cream, brownies, chocolate chips and chocolate vodka. Tiger Stripes dishes up chocolate, peanut butter, peanut butter cup candy, and a tot of spiced rum.

A Gatlinburg getaway is guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth. Reserve a Gatlinburg cabin rental online now!