Bluebird Ice Cream is such a sweet little gem. I tried their horchata and chocolate chip mint dairy-free ice cream, and the mint flavor instantly brought me back to childhood--one of those nostalgic, happy memories you didn't know you were craving until the first bite. The space itself feels like a throwback to a classic 1950s ice cream shop, complete with craft milkshakes and fun drink options that make it feel both retro and thoughtfully modern. It's cozy, charming, and clearly made with love. I'd love to see one more dairy-free flavor added to the lineup--but I'm always on the hunt for great dairy-free (and gluten-free) ice cream, and this one absolutely hits. I'll definitely be back for another scoop (or two). read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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In my opinion, the best ice cream shop in Seattle. Snickerdoodle ice cream is so good! read more

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I cannot recall the last time I visited Bluebird Ice Cream! I know it's been well over 10 years! My kiddo and I finally made it back in today and it did not disappoint! My kiddo had 1/2 scoop of double chocolate chip with 1/2 scoop of pistachio ice cream in a waffle cone and I had 1/2 a scoop of double chocolate chip (I couldn't help myself) and 1/2 scoop of Marionberry ice cream!!! I can never say no to anything Marionberry!!!! It was so good and exactly what we needed today! The owner (I'm assuming it was the owner working today) was welcoming, professional, friendly and helpful! We will definitely going back! read more

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Very nice staff that are helpful and knowledgeable. Feel free to ask questions about the origins of any ingredients and don't be shy about asking for samples. My sole complaint is that the bags they send you home with when you buy pints are paper and will leak or soak your car seats or whatever on the way home. read more

Food - Everyone in our party had freezer burned ice cream. Lots of ice chunks with no flavor. The ice cream samples were good which is why we decided to buy ice cream but we were fooled. The actual scoops had so many ice crystals, it made the flavors watered down and way too crispy and cold to enjoy. Even after waiting several minutes for the ice cream to melt a little bit it was still miles below other ice cream shop competitors. They do offer vegan flavors and seasonal flavors Service - Server was friendly and the redeeming quality of this place. Ambiance - Overall a cute little ice cream shop. Great ambiance for a rainy day. Unfortunately will not be going back after this ice cream experience. I hope they fix their freezers and hope others are luckier. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Their horchata ice cream is soooo good, the cinnamon shines through in a really gorgeous way with a perfect texture. They also have a (huckleberry? marionberry?) flavor that i literally dream about. 10/10! I feel like some ice cream places have flavors that seem good in theory but Id just think it was vanilla during a blind taste test, but here the flavors really stand out! read more

I would give five stars just on service alone. I find Seattle to be a city largely void of good customer service, and Bluebird might single handedly change my mind. I headed in right before they closed, and the workers were beyond patient and helpful. I got a pint, filled with two flavors, per the suggestion of the very kind man behind the counter. After chit chatting about our days (and I shared how bad mine has been), he added in two homemade waffle cones. Oh, and the ice cream was so good. Natural flavors, smooth texture, diverse selection. I will absolutely be back. read more

Bluebird is one of my favorite small batch ice cream, they offer very unique seasonal like Gingerbread during the holiday season (it's delicious!!) Trey was extremely kind, and offered wonderful customer service on a quiet Sunday. We stopped by for a classic milkshake, helps the ride home with two toddlers. If you're close by, never miss an opportunity to treat yourself to Bluebird as the ice cream and waffle cones are exceptional; I highly recommend!! read more

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Wow I'm impressed with this spot! Lots of flavor and huge portion sizes! I would go to say it's better than Molly Moons! I'll be coming back. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Excellent customer service and even better ice cream! I tried the chocolate pudding. Simple but quite delicious. The atmosphere was calm and had an old pharmacy vibe to it. Which is by no means a bad thing. I'll definitely revisit to try a different flavor. Of course they offer a variety of seasonal flavors too if that's your thing read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Chocolate pudding - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Best ice cream in Seattle! The Theo chocolate chunk is unreal. Herkimer coffee ice cream is amazing too!

Love love love this place! Whenever I crave ice cream, I take a trip to Bluebird Ice cream. The customer service is absolutely fantastic every time I come here and they always have a small selection of incredible flavours. The prices for a scoop range from $4.50-7.00 depending on how many scoops you want to get and whether you want toppings or a waffle cone. I've tried the Theo's Chocolate Chunk, Pumpkin Spice, and Cafe Vita flavours and have yet to be disappointed. If you are ever in the area, I recommend stopping by to get some ice cream. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Pumpkin, Theo Chocolate Chunk, Caffe Vita - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Bluebird was such a cute old-fashioned ice cream place! I tried the Theo Chocolate ice cream which I'd definitely recommend :) read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Wanted to try out a new ice cream place for the craving. They has good new collection of ice-cream flavours. I got a half-half scoop of Strawberry cream and Fremont Brewing DarkStar Stout. Both the flavours were really good and creamy. Beer flavour Stout was very unusual flavour, but I really like it. Must Try: Fremont Brewing DarkStar Stout read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Strawberry cream and stout - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Love this ice-cream shoppe!! They moved across the street from their original location and I'm thankful they are on the same block! Yelp has the correct address. Friendly people, a clean and quaint establishment and delicious homemade ice-creams! Don't be shy, ask for samples, they cheerfully comply!! Homemade waffle cones! They're so good! Vegan ice-cream choices, such as Horchata. And they use a vegan scoop - very cool! Thank you! We sat outside. They have two tables and a lot of chairs. You can sit inside or out, to enjoy your ice-cream. read more

Wonderful service, kind workers and the best ice cream i've ever had. Been coming here since i was in high school and it's stayed the same in the sense of high quality ice cream and amazing flavors. The shops are beautiful as well and have wonderful colors and its so lovely to sit down inside or out. Highly recommend!! read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Salted caramel Ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Absolutely love the small batch ice cream! The salted caramel is the best with the Theo chocolate coming in a close second. Ice cream is nice stretchy, not too sweet, basically perfect GET THE WAFFLE CONE . I really miss location in Fremont though; it had this cool old-timey feel to it with a long antiquey wood bar and an old cash register. The stout shakes were Amazing . The staff is always super friendly as well. And last night when we went into the Greenlake area location, there was no distinct awesome smell of vanilla which usually hits you in the face, as apparently they were out of waffle cone batter . As always, the staff guy (with the cute Fred Flinstone tshirt) was super nice. He saw that we were disappointed and we said yes, our first time having bluebird we managed to get it with a super fresh still warm cone during the Fremont bike festival. So he said the very next time we came in and he was working he would make us a nice fresh cone to make up for us having to use paper bowls like heathens. See? Super nice! As long as there is Bluebird, which I hope continues and continues, it will always be our ice cream joint! Thank you bluebird for being so cool read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Menu - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

VERY LITE, VERY CLEAN I had maple hickory and Herkimer coffee. It was really good, real flavor, not too sweet which is perfect & was lite. I wish they had more fruity flavors but I'm happy with what I got. Definitely recommend!! read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We're slowly trying to make our way through all the ice cream and gelato spots every time we come for a visit. Blue Bird was next in line. They're located next door to Caffe Vita. We dropped in on a Friday evening (around 9:30pm). There was a constant stream of people coming in and out. The inside is small but cute with 5 seats at the bar and three tables (6 seats). There's a couple tables outside too. There was 14 flavours (10 regular and four rotating flavours) to hem and haw over. The guy working the front was friendly and let us try half a dozen samples. Scoops are $4.00 US ($1.50 US for each additional scoop) and $10.00 US for a pint. There's also sundaes, soda and beer floats. Apparently, they usually have 5 beers and two to three soda options. All are made in-house although the ice cream is made off site. There's a bunch of merchandise and growlers. Their hats are cool but cost $48.00 US. Yes, you read that right. Fancy hipster, one of a kind Ebbets cap wear. - Double scoop ($5.50 US) - we went with a homemade waffle cone ($1.00 US) and settled on the caramel creme egg and hurricane (passionfruit, orange and cherry). The caramel creme egg was delightfully airy and creamy. Caramel and vanilla ice cream base with shavings of chocolate Easter egg bits. Hurricane was a vegan flavour; originally, I enjoyed the taste when we sampled it but a full scoop not so much. The fruit flavour was very subtle and I didn't enjoy the texture. I've had vegan ice cream before and loved it, just not this one. It's a cute but pricey ice cream spot. 3.5 stars. read more

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I had heard good things about Bluebird Ice Cream and was glad to finally visit. This was during Covid and they were doing a good job following protocols. They had a selection of about ten ice creams. I chose the salted caramel in a cup. The ice cream lived up to its reputation. It is nice and creamy and this one was the perfect mix of sweet and salty. Someone I was with had the cocoanut mint chip and did not seem to like it quite as much, but still enjoyed it. I will definitely be back. read more

Such an awesome place for a treat if you're in Phinney Ridge/Greenwood. We went in today and Lucas was so friendly and helpful. I have celiac disease and he was super thorough- without me asking, he showed me the iPad with each flavor's ingredients to confirm it was gluten free as well as offered to get a new tub and scooping spoon to make sure there wasn't any cross contamination. I've never been to a business that is so committed to accommodating food allergies! And the coffee, Theo's chocolate chunk, and strawberry flavors were sooooo good. Thanks, Bluebird!!! read more

Best ice cream in Seattle. Delicious and unique flavors that don't go too crazy. Very cute spot with nice staff too. It is on the more expensive side though, but worth it for the quality. read more

Good service and pretty good ice cream. The person working there was great, super helpful and kind. Sadly I found the ice cream to be just alright. I got the salted caramel which had pretty good flavor but the texture was pretty icy which is not what you want in ice cream. They did have good handmade cones. The vanilla bean ice cream is very sweet, which was good for the kid I was with but, not so good for an older pallet. Overall the great service really carried this place, but I wouldn't go out of my way to get ice cream from here. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - salted caramel ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Loved Bluebird at their Capitol Hill location, so we tried this one next! Grabbed a cone with two of their flavors. Ice cream was pretty good and the homemade waffle cones were delicious. My wife was able to get a good vegan flavor as well. Not too many flavor options. Unfortunately service was painfully slow, and they still have no seating. The interior decor is historic soda fountain themed, but you can't really enjoy it. read more

My fellow yelpers were pretty accurate with their reviews. The flavor is great and they offer a nice variety of flavors - but there could be more options. The scoops are of Medium generosity, similar to that of molly moon, but slightly smaller. 4 stars because the texture was not ideal. It could be improved by being creamier and less Icy. Also expensive. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Peanut butter shake - $7 - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Bluebird is my FAVORITE ice cream in Seattle! They are the best. Clean, pure, rich flavors. High quality stuff, people. Our favorite is a pint of salted caramel and CB's peanut butter. Sometimes we get half chocolate pudding (like Fudgsicle ice cream!) and half vanilla. Also, the seasonal Chocolate Mandarin is to-die-for. Also, all of the scoopers at Bluebird are awesome people. The Hubs and I have a soft spot for Dan (the Man) for always giving us scoops with a smile and a friendly hello. You rock, man. UPDATE: 11/2018: I'm really SAD to write this review. Something has changed at Bluebird. The ice cream is now more icy and not creamy. We got a pint of Peanut Butter as usual and it didn't taste like it used to. It had the consistency of a slightly thicker sorbet. It wasn't good. Also, I tried two vegan flavors and it gave me the worst gut pain and diarrhea. Ack! The next day I put both pints in the sink to defrost so I could pour it down the drain. Four hours later and the ice cream LOOKED THE SAME. It didn't melt into liquid but instead was thick, gelatinous goo. It stood up in the pint carton. WTF?!? That freaked me out. I think their vegan flavors are made of mostly oil. No wonder my gut went awry. Sorry, Bluebird. We loved you for years but we're not coming back. read more

Wow! The server was super unsanitary ! She used bare hands to handle cash / credit cards meanwhile was making cones and scooping ppls scoops. I know at some point hands needed to be washed . It's been a while since I worked in restaurant industry but maybe using gloves while handling food should be added to this establishment. Money is so dirty. I except better in professional food environment Establishment tried to get me to remove this review . And I find that to be suspicious versus apologizing for unsanitary habits read more

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Have had bluebird at a couple farmer's markets and hired them for a private event over the summer. SOOOOO good and the homemade waffle cones are the best. Looking forward to my next event with them. The flavors are incredible and the staff is so warm and friendly. All around wonderful. read more

I actually wanted to try the cookie counter but they were closed so decided to stop here instead. It's a cute little place where you can sit and eat your ice cream or enjoy a drink. They also have a few board games as well The flavors they had seem pretty interesting, and I was able to sample the Marion berry as well as the salted caramel. I ended up getting the caffe Vita flavor because coffee is always my go to. My friend got the coconut mint chip which was super tasty as well. It's also nice that there was more than 1 type of vegan ice cream so anyone who is lactose intolerant have more than one option to choose from. The price was standard but the scoop was definitely larger which is a bonus. Overall, pretty good ice cream joint. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Coconut mint chip -vegan - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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So happy we found another great local ice cream place. We were in the area for dinner, and were looking for dessert after. We got a split scoop with salted caramel and whiskey hazelnut, another split scoop with whiskey hazelnut and chocolate chunk. I loved the whiskey hazelnut combination, unique and delicious, you can taste the whiskey in it. We loved all the ones we tried and will be back soon to try the other flavors. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Whiskey hazelnut and chocolate chunk in a cone, whiskey hazelnut and salted caramel - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Pretty good but not great. The smells emanating from their store and wafting down the block are most arresting. That's what pulled us in against our better judgment (only because we'd just eaten a rather large dinner, and dessert pushed us over the edge). Expect a long line on a nice evening. The poor person toiling alone to serve the neverending line of customers... They obviously were ready to end their shift and had nothing left to give in terms of service. I had the maple hickory ice cream in a waffle cone. The ice cream was tasty, but I should have had it in a bowl because the cone made it just a wee too sweet for me. I tried a taste of the vegan horchata and was glad I didn't get it because it was a little icy and a tad too tangy for my liking. The coconut base really came through. I do appreciate that they have a couple vegan options, though! Love the old timey ice cream shoppe vibes. Don't like the hidden credit card processing fee that showed up on my receipt. Also that I was charged it twice for one transaction. It's only 20 cents, but still... there were no alternative ways to pay. read more

I travel a lot for work and this is legitimately the best ice cream that I've had in the US. It's incredibly creamy and I can eat a pint and feel fine, which tells me it is made with real ingredients. It's not overly sweet and tastes like traditional creamery ice cream. read more

Bluebird is now located right across from its old location--next to Yanni's. Get a scoop of the Theo chocolate chunk and the coffee ice cream in a waffle cone. My partner and I shared, and I wish I got my own cone. So good! The chocolate chunk ice cream could've had more chunks, but nevertheless, I'd still order this again. read more

Quite possibly the best ice-cream I've ever had in my life. Not too sweet, clean, pure. Has an old fashioned taste like you churned it yourself. Loved it so much I got a hand packed pint to go as well when I got done with my cone. I dont know what to say except you've got to try it. Cute vintage soda bar vibe inside and the samples are given on small metal spoons. Excellent house made waffle cones. A couple side walk tables out front. Small and quaint neighborhood ice cream parlor. Don't miss it! read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Strawberries & cream with huckleberry (split scoop) - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Friendly staff and good ice cream! Def will be back ... the shop is super quaint right in the heart of Seattle Phinney Ridge Neighborhood ... diggin the vibe read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - a display of different types of ice cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Cameron was working when we visited today. My friend has severe nut allergies and he was so accommodating to make sure she was safe and told us how he advocates for safer scooping practices in general with the rest of the staff - we hope his colleagues take note! We felt really well taken care of during our visit and will be back more this summer! read more

This place is super cute! The flavors were decent (peanut butter and chocolate) but over $10 for two scoops seems insane and I wouldn't say the ice cream is worth the price. Maybe I just need to try different flavors ‍ read more

Another cold, rainy day but if I have parking karma within a block or two of Bluebird, it's worth a stop! Especially with growler on hand to refill with tasty hand crafted root beer and select from any of those incredible ice cream flavors. Tonight I opted for cups not cones, each with a scoop of CB's Peanut Butter and Theo's Chocolate Chunk. An indie supporting other local businesses is a major plus. CB's Nuts is located across the Sound in Kingston, while Theo's is in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. Cross pollination of high quality businesses results with epic end products. Next time though, the Homie needs to accompany me, as I ended up with an ice cream disaster in my car! My front doorstep also looked like a dairy crime scene with ice cream dribbles all over the place. Much better than the exploding milk tea, but another story altogether. To channel Homer Simpson, mmmmm Bluebird, as I rub my Buddha belly. Rain or shine, simply tasty! read more

Pretty good service and cute spot, but the ice cream itself is very plain and they were out of a bunch of the toppings that would make it more interesting. It tastes ok, but you're stuck with one scoop size so it goes to waste if you just want a little bit. If you are into plain flavors, this place is probably your jam but it's definitely not for me. read more

You must get the Caffe Vita ice cream! It's so, so, so good and is by far one of my favorite ice creams. This location is right on the main Greenwood Avenue drag, with neighboring businesses and shops, including one of my favorite coffee spots, Caffe Vita. If you're a fan of the coffee then the ice cream is a must. Once I asked to try a sample I was hooked and haven't been able to get any other flavor. The Caffe Vita ice cream has tons of caffeinated flavor, as if you're chowing down on chocolate-covered espresso beans! And it's rich and creamy, with the visible grounds speckled throughout the ice cream. It's fantastic. I always order just one scoop, which is more than enough as they fill your cup over the top. They also have homemade waffle cones, BEER, growlers, and tons of other flavors that sound appealing (but I just haven't gotten over the CV flavor), and that they can make into a sundae. The space is small and after visiting on a scorching day I realized they don't have AC, but the fans were blowing away. There is a restroom here and patio seating. Street parking is easy to find. read more

Bluebird Ice Cream - Caffe Vita Ice Cream - Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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