Interior of The Penny Ice Creamery featuring a glass display case filled with waffle cones, a chalkboard menu listing ice cream flavors, and a vibrant purple counter. A striped black-and-white awning hangs above the counter, and the warm wooden accents and yellow signage create a cozy atmosphere.

Penny at the Basket

We love our cute little "store within a store" Penny location hosted inside The Picnic Basket at 125 Beach Street in Santa Cruz.

OUR STORY

The Penny Ice Creamery, founded in Santa Cruz, California, crafts ice cream with love and skill completely from scratch using local, organic and seasonal ingredients grown by farmers we know.

A delicious scoop of ice cream on a hand rolled waffle cone (made fresh in house) topped with toasted marshmallow fluff.

SINCE 2010

A Santa Cruz Original

Founded on the hottest day of the year in 2010, we have been making ice cream from scratch ever since.

Demonstrating our commitment to craft, a Penny team member carefully hand rolls a waffle cone fresh from the waffle cone maker.

#madefromscratch

We take pride in making everything completely from scratch using local, seasonal and organic ingredients.

EVENTS

Catering and More

Private parties, corporate events, weddings and more. The Penny has a history of creating amazing experiences for guests in gatherings ranging from the initmate to assemblies in the thousands.

Book The Penny

Outside on a beautiful sunny day, a friendly Penny employee stands behind our farmers' market stand, with an ice cream scooper at the ready in one hand and holding out a delicious ice cream cone with the other hand..