Handel's Homemade Ice Cream

Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream has been made fresh daily at each store since 1945. We use an abundance of only the best ingredients available and are proud to be recognized as the #1 ice cream in the world.

Handel's Homemade Ice Cream is an ice cream shop in San Antonio, Texas. It is listed at 5311 N Loop 1604 W Acc Rd Suite 120, San Antonio, TX 78249, which places it among the local businesses of San Antonio that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as dessert restaurant, dessert shop, fast food restaurant, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

In San Antonio, the best-known bakeries and bagel shops have lines on weekend mornings, so arrive early or order ahead where the shop offers it. Across Texas, 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. The most common schedule is 11 am–10 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Handel's Homemade Ice Cream at (210) 265-3905; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is handelsicecream.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.6 out of 5 from 457 reviews, which is a strong result for an ice cream shop in San Antonio and suggests consistent service.

San Antonio is in Texas, in the South, where summers are hot and humid, winters are short, and severe storms in spring are a fact of life; businesses run air conditioning most of the year and many open early to beat the heat. Getting around San Antonio 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 Texas's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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