Van Leeuwen Ice Cream — Restaurant in Boulder

On 8 Sep 2025, my wife and I were walking on 29th Street during our visit to Boulder and came across this ice cream shop. The irony behind this brand is that we recently purchased this ice cream for the first time at our local grocery store back in Las Vegas and commented how wonderful this ice cream was. I wasn't aware that this brand actually had a local shop, nonetheless, I didn't think we'd actually confront the actual store that sells this sweet goodness. After the experience, I searched online and apparently there's a lot of shops across the country, but unfortunately, there isn't one in my home city. Regardless, I'm glad we found this location.

The employee working on the day we visited was nice and patient, as we took our time trying to figure out what to order. I was a little bummed that they didn't have the Bigface Coffee Affogato even though it was specified on their menu; however, we ended up ordering the Pumpkin Cheesecake and Marionberry Cheesecake Ice Cream instead. Both ice cream tasted magnificent; extremely creamy and contained the perfect amount of sweetness.

The price-to-quantity/quality ratio was reasonable; these days, you cannot get high quality treats for cheap...but it's worth the money. I highly respect this business for their support to the active men and women of the Armed Forces, including its Veterans - thank you for that! Overall, I loved my experience here, as depicted in my 5-star rating. If you're having a splurge day (or splurge hour) and don't know what to have or where to go, visit this shop. I highly recommend this business...

I’d love to give 5 stars because I absolutely love all of the vegan flavors from this brand. Unfortunately I’ve ordered delivery twice(through Uber eats) and was given the wrong items both items. I received two pints of vegan chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream instead of the 2 cookies I ordered. The ice cream was still good, but it’s still a bit careless on the staff’s part for not ensuring the order was correct. This is also the driver’s fault for not double checking too, I’m aware. Just a little frustrating when you’re excited about cookies and don’t receive them. I don’t live in Boulder and wanted a few cookies before I left to go home but I instead have to leave the ice cream behind. Overall if I’m ever back in town, I’ll be sure to go in the store to instead of getting it delivered. I’d love to change to 5 stars because the ice cream is amazing but I’d love to see more caution taken to ensure orders...

I tried vanilla and chocolate Van Leeuwen ice cream for the first time at their Boulder grand opening on August 6, 2022. The ice cream is good quality – dense and smooth. The vanilla is French vanilla, and I tasted the egg more than the vanilla. The chocolate was rich in cocoa. Neither flavor had artificial coloring. A single scoop costs $6.25. There's indoor and outdoor seating, but some of the outdoor seating isn't protected from the rain / snow. At the grand opening, all of the employees were present, so I don't know how it will be staffed in normal times. Van Leeuwen is a bit pricey, but it's good quality, and it's in an...