Five Short Pump places for ice cream, gelato, shaved snow and cheesecake, three of them at Short Pump Town Center, with hours from their own sites.

Last checked 2026-10-19. Refreshed every three months.

Most of Short Pump’s dessert stops are at Short Pump Town Center. Cold Stone Creamery and Kilwins are inside the open-air mall, with The Cheesecake Factory on its West Broad Street side. Foxtail Coffee’s gelato counter is in West Broad Village on Old Brick Road, and Vampire Penguin’s shaved snow is in the Nuckols Road shops.

How we made this list. Short Pump has no city limits: it is an unincorporated part of Henrico County, so we used the Census Bureau’s boundary for the Short Pump census-designated place. The places come from OpenStreetMap records inside that boundary, which also feed our local directory, the Short Pump Town Center directory and the Virginia Department of Health’s restaurant inspection records, checked against each place’s own website on 2026-10-19. The list is alphabetical and is not a ranking or a recommendation. Nobody paid to be on it. Shops can write to us to correct an entry.

Ice cream and desserts at a glance

Name Address Hours as published Phone
Cold Stone Creamery Short Pump Town Center, 11800 W. Broad St., Suite 2206 11:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sunday 804-364-3330
Foxtail Coffee 2240 Old Brick Road, Suite A1 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily 804-200-4905
Kilwins Short Pump Town Center, 11800 W. Broad St., Suite 1065 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday to Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday 804-774-6598
The Cheesecake Factory Short Pump Town Center, 11800 W. Broad St. 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday 804-364-4300
Vampire Penguin 11345 Nuckols Road Its store locator could not be read; check the site Not listed

The places

Cold Stone Creamery

The ice cream chain’s Short Pump Town Center shop is on the mall’s second level near Dillard’s, the center’s directory says. Its store page lists ice cream mixed to order, cakes, shakes and smoothies for dine-in, pickup or delivery, with delivery ending earlier than the shop.

Foxtail Coffee

A coffee shop in West Broad Village with a gelato counter. Its location page lists 10 gelato flavors and six affogato pairings, with seating and beer and wine.

Kilwins

The chocolate, fudge and ice cream shop is on the mall’s first level near Dick’s Sporting Goods, according to the center’s directory. Its Short Pump page lists ice cream in waffle cones, fudge, chocolates and caramel apples dipped in the store.

The Cheesecake Factory

The restaurant on the West Broad Street side of Short Pump Town Center lists more than 40 cheesecakes and desserts alongside its full menu, according to its location page, with takeout and delivery.

Vampire Penguin

A shaved snow dessert shop in the Nuckols Road shops; each Vampire Penguin is independently owned, the chain says. The health department inspected the shop and its food truck on March 30, 2026. The chain’s store locator loads only in a browser, so check it or call for hours.

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Frequently asked questions

Where can I get ice cream in Short Pump?

Cold Stone Creamery and Kilwins are both at Short Pump Town Center, Foxtail Coffee in West Broad Village has a gelato counter, and Vampire Penguin on Nuckols Road serves shaved snow.

Which Short Pump ice cream shop is open latest?

Cold Stone Creamery and Kilwins at Short Pump Town Center are both open until 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Cheesecake Factory serves dessert until 11 p.m. those nights.

Where is Kilwins in Short Pump?

Kilwins is in Suite 1065 at Short Pump Town Center, 11800 W. Broad St. It is open 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; the phone is 804-774-6598.

Is there gelato in Short Pump?

Yes. Foxtail Coffee at 2240 Old Brick Road in West Broad Village has a gelato counter with 10 flavors and affogato pairings, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.