John's Water Ice is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

1. John's Water Ice

9.2
701 Christian St (at 7th St), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Bella Vista - Southwark · 38 tips and reviews

Chris C.Chris C.: Best Water Ice! Made on site and made with Real ingredients!

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: One of the best locations for Italian ice! As seen on Man v Food.

NBC PhiladelphiaNBC Philadelphia: Family owned and operated since 1945, John’s Water Ice is a signature of summer in South Philadelphia. President Obama stopped here to enjoy a lemon water ice in July 2011 Read more.

Freds Water Ice is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

2. Freds Water Ice

8.6
5400 Chester Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Kingsessing · 11 tips and reviews

Ryan c.Ryan claud: There pistachio and mango are really good

Nikisha Thickness A.Nikisha Thickness Amerson: Passion fruit and Mango WaterIce

ShayLa P.ShayLa Pitt: My favorite is RAINBOW!!

Mango Mango is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

3. Mango Mango

8.6
1013 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Chinatown · 4 tips and reviews

Mohammed ☕️Mohammed ☕️: If you love Mango, you will love this place.

Lorei K.Lorei Kwok: Mango is sour according to the waitress. No watermelon either. Strawberries were sour too. Been to other mango mangos they were awesome. Not this one.

Retna S.Retna Slater: Get the mango crepes

Insomnia Cookies is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

4. Insomnia Cookies

8.6
Montgomery Ave (at 12th St), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · North Philadelphia · 2 tips and reviews

M E.M EaZe: Snickerdoodles at Happy Hour 4-7pm

AbdulkarimAbdulkarim: Wow , this made my day!

Insomnia Cookies is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

5. Insomnia Cookies

8.5
108 S 16th St (at Sansom St), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Center City West · 26 tips and reviews

Ewuraekua N.Ewuraekua N.T.: Smores cookie is THE best!

Steve C.Steve Cizzle: Go for the chocolate chunk and double chocolate mint cookies.

Mooney M.Mooney Mj: Oh, man! The s'mores cookies right out of the oven are to die for!

King's Water Ice & Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

6. King's Water Ice & Ice Cream

8.1
33rd St & Cecil B Moore, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · West Philadelphia · 13 tips and reviews

Tif F.Tif Forbes: I love the lemon water ice and the pizza pretzels 😋

elaine b.elaine brown: Beats Rita Water Ice any day

Carmen Noire S.Carmen Noire SanDiego: Yummy water ice, lots of flavors but be prepared 4 the long wait! Better than Tranzilli's & Rita's! Although I wish they'd get their pretzels from the Philly Pretzel Factory, good nonetheless.

King's Water Ice & Ice Cream is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

7. King's Water Ice & Ice Cream

8.2
(59th & Columbia (across from Overbrook High School), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Overbrook · 5 tips and reviews

Andrea B.Andrea Blassingame: Pizza pretzels are wonderful

Sheronda B.Sheronda Ball: If you like Fred's, you'll like it here!

Najwa D.Najwa Dailey: Water ice are the bomb!

A La Mousse is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

8. A La Mousse

8.2
145 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Chinatown · 7 tips and reviews

Kay T.Kay T: The cutest, coziest little gem on the edge of Chinatown. The girls who work there were so super friendly and welcoming that we simply melted. Delicious teas and desserts, too!

Paul T.Paul T.: Desserts are creative and tasty. The matcha checkerboard cake was fluffy and not too sweet. The double chocolate cake is intense chocolate (duh) but not too heavy.

Servaas V.Servaas Verbiest: Everything Matcha

Max Brenner is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

9. Max Brenner

8.2
1500 Walnut St (at 15th St), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Avenue of the Arts South · 137 tips and reviews

PGPPGP: Best of the best. Great service, unbelievable chocolate!

Stefanie S.Stefanie Spatola: Chocolate :)

Philadelphia MagazinePhiladelphia Magazine: The kids’ menu is in defiance to the adage “don’t play with your food” — it features paint-your-own smiling pizza (with tomato sauce and toppings) and a whole lot of “ketchup paint”. Read more.

Rita's Water Ice is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

10. Rita's Water Ice

8.0
7132 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Roxborough · 6 tips and reviews

AJ S.AJ Stumpo: Swedish fish and vanilla misto. Awesome

Amber H.Amber Hoffman: Opening Day today half off all menu items!

Amber H.Amber Hoffman: Opening Day today, half off all menu items!

Rita's Water Ice is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

11. Rita's Water Ice

7.8
1901 Rhawn St (at Loretto Ave), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Fox Chase - Burholme · 11 tips and reviews

Judie D.Judie Davis: Absolutely the best mango and chocolate water ice around.. love, love RITA'S

The TravelerThe Traveler: Custard ice cream 🍦 topped with fruity pebbles 😋. Sounds crazy but it works. This Rita’s is convenient it’s practically curbside.

Asimina S.Asimina So: I have been going to this Rita's since I was a kid, I loved the Blueberry waterice original, wrote a comment and they brought it back for me for one weekend, great service

Teuscher Chocolates is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

12. Teuscher Chocolates

7.7
200 S Broad St (Broad & Walnut), Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Avenue of the Arts South · 3 tips and reviews

Gwen M.Gwen Marszalowicz: champagne truffle!

Jessica L.Jessica Li: Get the champagne truffle.

Alicia S.Alicia S: The Best***********

IceMax is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

13. IceMax

7.5
252 South St, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Center City East · No tips or reviews
Rita's Italian Water Ice is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

14. Rita's Italian Water Ice

7.5
2271 W Hunting Park Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Tioga - Nicetown · 1 tip

HelenaHelena: Open 12pm-9pm EVERYDAY!!

Famous 4th Street Cookie Company is one of The 15 Best Dessert Shops in Philadelphia.

15. Famous 4th Street Cookie Company

7.5
1136 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA
Dessert Shop · Chinatown · 15 tips and reviews

Marcus M.Marcus M.: Sugar cookies are excellent!!! Melt in your mouth delicious

Jonathan H.Jonathan Hoster: Located inside Reading Terminal Market. Cookies are half price ($1 instead of $2) starting at 4:30! But beware, the selection may be minimal at that point.

Jason L.Jason Lee: Double chocolate chip are perfect! Chewy on the inside, slightly crispy on the outside, combined with rich, gooey chocolate