The Franklin Fountain

Bow-tie-wearing staff dispense house-made ice cream parlor & soda fountain treats in a space featuring original turn of the century details and antiques. Ice cream, sodas, and toppings are made onsite with local dairy and carefully selected ingredients.

The Franklin Fountain is one of the ice cream & gelato listed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The business is registered at 116 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19106; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as dessert shop, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

American bakeries range from wholesale operations that supply restaurants to neighborhood shops that sell bread, pastries, cookies and cakes over the counter, and many of them also pour coffee. Bagel shops boil and bake on site and sell out of favorite flavors by late morning; donut shops open before dawn and are often family-run; patisseries and cake studios take custom orders for weddings and birthdays and usually need one to two weeks' notice. Ice cream parlors, gelato shops and frozen yogurt bars are seasonal in the northern states and year-round in the South and on the West Coast. Prices are posted per item, by the dozen or by the pound, and most shops now take cards and mobile payment.

The business lists hours on 7 days of the week. On most of those days it is open 11 am–12 am. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach The Franklin Fountain at (215) 627-1899; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. Its website is franklinfountain.com, where you may find menus, price lists or booking options.

On Google it holds a rating of 4.5 out of 5 from 4,198 reviews, which is a strong result for an ice cream shop in Philadelphia and suggests consistent service.

Philadelphia is in Pennsylvania, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Getting around Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

See the other ice cream & gelato in Philadelphia listed below to compare ratings, hours and locations before you decide. Details on this page come from public sources and may change; confirm anything important by phone before relying on it. Business owners can claim the listing to keep it up to date.