The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market
Ice Cream & Gelato in Los Altos, California
4.0 (119)
| Category | Ice Cream & Gelato |
|---|---|
| Address | 170 State St, Los Altos, CA 94022 |
| Area | Los Altos, California |
| Phone | (831) 204-2523 |
| Google rating | 4.0 (119) |
Hours
| Monday | 12–9 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 12–9 pm |
| Wednesday | 12–9 pm |
| Thursday | 12–9 pm |
| Friday | 12–10 pm |
| Saturday | 12–10 pm |
| Sunday | 12–9 pm |
About The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market
The Penny Ice Creamery, founded in Santa Cruz, California, crafts ice cream with love and skill completely from scratch using local, organic and seasonal ingredients grown by farmers we know.
The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market is one of the ice cream & gelato listed in Los Altos, California. The business is registered at 170 State St, Los Altos, CA 94022; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip.
In Los Altos, the best-known bakeries and bagel shops have lines on weekend mornings, so arrive early or order ahead where the shop offers it. Across California, 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.
Hours are published for 7 days a week. On most of those days it is open 12–9 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. The listed phone number is (831) 204-2523. Many businesses also reply to text messages on the same number if it is a cell phone. More information is available on its website, thepennyicecreamery.com.
Its Google rating is 4.0 out of 5 from 119 reviews, a solid but mixed picture; reading the most recent reviews will tell you what to expect.
Los Altos is in California, on the West Coast, where the climate ranges from foggy coast to hot inland valleys, wildfire season can affect air quality in late summer, and traffic is the main thing to plan around. Traffic in Los Altos peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.
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Latest Google reviews
The 5 most recent reviews shown on Google Maps. Reviews belong to their authors; read all of them on Google.
Wook Chung 2 months ago
Okay, this is a small ice creamery that is attached to the State Street Market. First things first. The ice cream is authentic and hand-made. You can tell that these are produced in small batches. The flavor is intense, not watered down, and truly speak to their primary ingredients like mint, cookie, chocolate, etc. They almost feel like a gelato-like texture, rich and creamy, and again, the flavor profile is rich and itense. Now some may like it but I found it a bit too much. It totally is a unique, rare to find type of ice cream. But would I prefer this each and evey time over regular Baskin Robbins? I'm not sure. I would've still given it 5 stars had it not have been for the expensive pricing. Yes, I understand that it is in the middle of Los Altos Downtown with a small-batch artisanal ice-cream. But $8 for a scoop is pushing it. I personally had a choclate malt milke shake. It was mind-boggling to see them fit in 4+ scoops of chocolate ice cream and milk into a tall-sized (Starbucks base) cup. It was super dense and satisfying, but I just couldn't finish the entire cup. Too rich and intense. All of this, for $10.50. Penny Ice Creamery is a good "check it out" type of ice cr
Josiah 6 months ago
Didnt get to enjoy the ice cream tonight. Website says theyre open til 9. I guess almost 9 is good enough? I figured 5 minutes would have been plenty of time to secure my single scoop. I've been here before; the ice cream is good. I had been looking forward to it. Won't be going out of my way next time. Very dissappointing.
Y&N 11 months ago
10.04.25 Icy ice cream, Praline too sweet, Fresh Mint was good but has a bitter aftertaste, Tahitian Vanilla Bean was the winner of the 3. Ice cream melts very fast.
Bunny Flower a year ago
I heard that the ice cream is good so I gave it a try. It was a bit of disappointment as there was an ice cube in my ice cream! They didn’t make it well. I had the dark chocolate flavor. I tried their mint chip flavor and it tasted a bit weird. I am a mint chocolate person so I was surprised with their mint chip flavor. So I went with dark chocolate but it was a bit too sweet after finishing the scoop.
Shachi Chandra 3 years ago
The penny ice creamery is part of a food court called State Street Market. It has a wide space with tables indoor & outdoor and a variety of food. options. They have a great selection of interesting new flavors. The store was tiny & there was a huge line. It took us almost 20 minutes to reach the counter. The staff were friendly. The ice cream itself was soft & buttery. We loved the unique new flavors.
Frequently asked questions
Where is The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market located?
The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market is at 170 State St, Los Altos, CA 94022, in Los Altos, California. Use the “Open in Google Maps” button on this page for directions.
What kind of business is The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market?
The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market is listed as an ice cream shop.
What are the hours of The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market?
Published hours are Monday: 12–9 pm; Tuesday: 12–9 pm; Wednesday: 12–9 pm; Thursday: 12–9 pm; Friday: 12–10 pm; Saturday: 12–10 pm; Sunday: 12–9 pm. Hours can change on holidays, so call before a special trip.
Is The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market open on Sunday?
Yes, on Sunday it is open 12–9 pm.
What is the phone number of The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market?
You can call The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market at (831) 204-2523.
How is The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market rated on Google?
The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market has a Google rating of 4.0 out of 5 from 119 reviews.
Does The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market have a website?
Yes, the website of The Penny Ice Creamery | State Street Market is thepennyicecreamery.com (linked on this page).