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It's not everyday that a local ice-cream shop is rated the best on Good Morning America. With this, and several other accolades under its belt, the Big Dipper Ice Cream is one of Montana's most favored spots for homemade ice-cream. Occupying a small space on Higgins Avenue in South Missoula, Big Dipper Ice Cream serves deliciously quirky flavors, from White Mint Oreo and Maple Walnut, to Mexican Chocolate, and Salted Caramel. To add to its charm, it operates out of a cute counter-serve shop, with large picnic benches outside, so that you can enjoy your favorite flavors under Montana's starry skies.

Website: bigdippericecream.com

Phone: (406) 543-5722

Cross Streets: Between S 5th St E/S 5th St W and S 4th St E/S 4th St W

Open now

  • Tue 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM

631 S Higgins Ave Missoula, MT 59801 ·1866.81 mi

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Amenities

  • Family friendly

Reviews

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Chloe A. 12/06/25

The Big Dipper is such a fun ice cream spot and easily one of my favorite places in Missoula. It's a walk-up window with lots of picnic tables, so it's a great place to hang out on a nice day. The...

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Mollee C. 05/28/25

I LOVE this place! Hands down Best Ice cream. So creamy, so flavorful. The Cookie Dough was really good, the Huckleberry, Strawberry and even plain vanilla are amazing. I highly recommend coming...

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Montana M. 03/20/26

The ice cream was pretty good. Large servings, and very creamy. The pistachio ice cream was a bit of a disappointment to me, as I was expecting something more like pistachio ice cream in India,...

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Nicole H. 04/24/26

Awesome local ice cream spot. It's a walk-up-and-go kind of place, which adds to the charm. We make a point to stop here every time we're in town. The ice cream is great, portions are generous,...

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Maty H. 06/18/25

This cool little ice cream shop was such a great place to run into. At 76° outside nothing feels better than to hold you down with a nice delicious ice cream. They offer for picnic tables right...

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