Oakland, CA  ·  Est. 2017
Penrose Creamery  ·  Telegraph Ave

Small batch. Rotated weekly. Made right here.

Brown Butter Crispy Rice Balsamic Strawberry Vietnamese Coffee Salted Honey Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Earl Grey + Lemon Curd Blenheim Apricot Nectarine + Basil Brown Butter Crispy Rice Balsamic Strawberry Vietnamese Coffee Salted Honey Dark Chocolate Olive Oil Earl Grey + Lemon Curd Blenheim Apricot Nectarine + Basil

Updated weekly

What’s in the case

8 flavors today — call ahead if you’re coming for something specific: (510) 555-0193

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Brown Butter Crispy Rice

Dairy

Caramelized brown butter ice cream, toasted rice crunch throughout

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Balsamic Strawberry

Dairy

Hood Mountain strawberries, aged balsamic, cracked black pepper

Vietnamese Coffee

Dairy

Trung Nguyên dark roast, sweetened condensed milk — one of our permanents

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Salted Honey

Dairy

Riverdog Farm clover honey, Clover Stornetta cream, fleur de sel

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Dark Chocolate Olive Oil

Dairy

Guittard 72%, California extra-virgin olive oil, Maldon sea salt

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Earl Grey + Lemon Curd

Dairy

Harney & Sons Earl Grey steeped overnight, ribbons of Meyer lemon curd

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Blenheim Apricot

Sorbet · Vegan

Anderson Valley Blenheim apricots, lemon, nothing else

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Nectarine + Basil Seasonal

Sorbet · Vegan

Brentwood nectarines at peak, fresh basil, a little black pepper

Ice cream on tray

Served fresh daily

Three scoops on yellow background
Raspberry sorbet

Made here

Small Batch Made Fresh Telegraph Ave Oakland, CA Since 2017 8 Flavors Rotated Weekly Near Rockridge BART Small Batch Made Fresh Telegraph Ave Oakland, CA Since 2017 8 Flavors Rotated Weekly Near Rockridge BART
Penrose Creamery ice cream selection

4521 Telegraph Ave, Oakland

2017 Opened
8 Flavors weekly
1 Shop on Telegraph

The kitchen

Every batch starts
on a Tuesday.

By the time we open, whatever went in that morning has been in the freezer at least 24 hours — we’re particular about that. The cream comes from Clover Stornetta in Marin, the fruit from farms in Brentwood and Sonoma that we’ve been calling since we opened.

The flavors rotate weekly because that’s the whole point. We get bored. You get bored. The Vietnamese Coffee and Salted Honey never leave the case — we tried once, and the regulars were not happy.

It’s a small shop on Telegraph. Eight flavors. Made here. That’s the whole thing.

Come find us

What people say

★★★★★

“Got the balsamic strawberry on Saturday — it’s the best thing I’ve eaten this year. Not even close.”

Daniel P.  ·  Google Review

★★★★★

“Been coming here since they opened. The line on weekends looks scary but it moves fast. Always get the brown butter crispy rice.”

Amara W.  ·  Google Review

★★★★★

“Finally an ice cream shop in Oakland that actually changes their flavors. Vietnamese coffee is permanent and it absolutely should be.”

Kevin L.  ·  Yelp

Hours & location

Come find us.

We’re at 4521 Telegraph Ave in North Oakland, about a block and a half from the Rockridge BART. Street parking on Telegraph or free on the side streets.

Tuesday – Thursday 1:00 – 9:00 PM
Friday 1:00 – 10:00 PM
Saturday – Sunday 12:00 – 10:00 PM
Monday Closed
Get directions

4521 Telegraph Ave
North Oakland, CA 94609

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