Bassetts Ice Cream

Bassetts Ice Cream is a family owned and operated ice cream shop that opened in 1893. The company began selling ice cream in 1861, making it America's oldest ice cream brand. Now in the sixth generation, Bassetts Ice Cream is the last of the original vendors in Philadelphia's historic Reading Terminal Market. Bassetts sell super-premium ice cream in cups and cones as well as in shakes and specialty treats!

Bassetts Ice Cream is one of the ice cream & gelato listed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The business is registered at 45 N 12th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as dessert shop, frozen dessert supplier, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

In Philadelphia, the best-known bakeries and bagel shops have lines on weekend mornings, so arrive early or order ahead where the shop offers it. Across Pennsylvania, immigrant bakeries add Mexican pan dulce, Vietnamese banh mi bread, Chinese buns, Middle Eastern sweets and European rye to the mix, and many gluten-free and vegan bakeries have opened in larger cities. Check the listing for hours, whether the shop accepts custom cake orders and its Google rating before you go, and call about allergens, since small kitchens often share equipment. Day-old bread and end-of-day discounts are common if you ask.

The business lists hours on 7 days of the week. The most common schedule is 9 am–6 pm. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. The listed phone number is (215) 925-4315. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. Its website is bassettsicecream.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

Customers rate it 4.3 out of 5 on Google across 431 reviews, placing it among the better-regarded ice cream & gelato in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Getting around Philadelphia is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Pennsylvania's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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