One of the most iconic, and certainly the sweetest, signs of summer is indulging in a huge scoop (or two) of creamy, decadent ice cream. Central Jersey offers a great variety when it comes to this delightful treat. Get ready for a sundae funday! We’ve curated an ice cream road trip itinerary that involves nothing but delicious ice cream destinations. Create a day, weekend, or an entire summer of fun touring Central Jersey for your favorite summertime treat. You’re sure to find one that will satisfy your sweet tooth! We’ve got the scoop on the best ice cream shops in Central NJ. Here’s your Ice Cream Road Trip – Central NJ Map & Guide.

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Ice Cream Road Trip – Central NJ Map & Guide

Mercer County

Heavenly Havens Creamery
911 NJ-33
Hamilton Township, NJ 08619

Halo Pub – Hamilton
4617 Nottingham Way
Hamilton Square, NJ

Halo Farm Lawrenceville
970 Spruce Street
Lawrenceville, NJ

Purple Cow Ice Cream
2685 Main Street (Route 206)
Lawrenceville, NJ

Uncle Ed’s Creamery
155 W Delaware Ave
Pennington, NJ 08534

Cream King
46 Route 31 N
Pennington, NJ 08534

The Bent Spoon
35 Palmer Square W
Princeton, NJ 08542

Halo Fete – Princeton
5 Hulfish Street
Princeton, NJ 08542

Halo Pub – Princeton
9 Hulfish St
Princeton, NJ 08542

Thomas Sweet: Princeton Ice Cream
183 Nassau St
Princeton, NJ 08542

Thomas Sweet: Princeton Ice Cream
29 Palmer Square W
Princeton, NJ 08542

Thomas Sweet: West Windsor Ice Cream Cafe
64 Princeton Hightstown Rd
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
Permanently Closed

Thomas Sweet: Montgomery Ice Cream Cafe
1325 US-206
Skillman, NJ 08558

Middlesex County

Colonia Dairy Maid 
1075 St Georges Ave
Colonia, NJ 07067

Magnifico’s 
500 State Route 18
East Brunswick, NJ 08816

Scoop to My Lou
59 Main Street 
East Brunswick, NJ  08816

Dairy Deluxe
811 Raritan Ave
Highland Park, NJ 08904

K’s Brain Freeze
347 Matawan Rd
Matawan, NJ 07747

What’s the Scoop
457A Main St
Metuchen, NJ 08840

Blizzard Island 
111 Mountain Ave
Middlesex, NJ 08846

Milltown Ice Cream Depot
32 S Main St
Milltown, NJ 08850

Surreal Creamery
8 Easton Ave,
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Thomas Sweet Ice Cream & Chocolate
55 Easton Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Fajji’s Homemade
810 Amboy Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861

Petrucci’s Inside Scoop 
474 S Washington Ave
Piscataway, NJ 08854

Monmouth County

Heavenly Havens Creamery
33 S Main St
Allentown, NJ 08501

Coney Waffle – Asbury Park
800 Ocean Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Cookman Creamery 
711 Cookman Ave
Asbury Park, NJ 07712

Coney Waffle – Belmar
803 Ocean Ave.
Belmar, NJ 07719

Niki Maccanico’s Homemade Ice Cream 
1301 Main St
Belmar, NJ 07719

TK’s Ice Cream 
331 Route 539 (23.99 mi)
Cream Ridge, NJ 08514

Four Boys Ice Cream
3 Tennent Ave.
Englishtown, NJ

Jersey Freeze
120 Manalapan Ave
Freehold Township, NJ 07728

Shivers Ice Cream 
4037 Route 9 North
Howell, NJ 07731

Ice Cream on 9
2300 U.S. 9
Howell Township, NJ 07731

Hoffman’s Ice Cream and Yogurt
444 Ocean Blvd N
Long Branch, NJ 07740

Coney Waffle – Long Branch
24 Centennial Drive
Long Branch, NJ 07740

Main Scoop Creamery 
140b Main St.
Manasquan, NJ 08736

Cone Zone
2040 NJ-33
Neptune City, NJ 07753

Ice Cream Shoppe 
43 3rd Avenue Hwy. 35 North
Neptune City, NJ 07753

Polar Bear Ice Cream
130 State Route 36 E
North Middletown, NJ 07734

Igloo Italian Ice & Ice Cream 
2005 Route 35 North
Oakhurst, NJ 07755

Day’s Ice Cream 
48 Pitman Avenue
Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

Coney Waffle – Red Bank
13 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701

Hoffman’s Ice Cream and Yogurt
569 Church St
Spring Lake, NJ 07762

Crazee’s
2 W River Rd
Rumson, NJ 07760

Gracie and the Dudes Homemade Ice Cream 
1062 Ocean Ave
Sea Bright, NJ 07760

Ryan’s Homemade Ice Cream
462 Shrewsbury Ave #4901
Tinton Falls, NJ 07701

Somerset County

Ava’s Ice Cream
1 W Henry St
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Penguin Ice Cream 
3 Claremont Rd
Bernardsville, NJ 07924

Confectionately Yours
3391 Route 27
Franklin Park, NJ 08823

Gabriel’s Fountain 
1948 Washington Valley Rd
Martinsville, NJ, 08836

Summer Ville Homemade Ice Cream
144 E Main St.
Somerville, NJ 08876

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