Best Ice Cream on Convoy
4 picksThe short answer
The best ice cream on Convoy is house-made and Asian-flavored: Sunday Ice Cream for pandan, boricha and black sesame scoops, Coco Bomb for vegan Thai coconut ice cream, Somi Somi for ah-boong soft serve, and Boba Bar for frozen custard puffles.
The best ice cream on Convoy depends on what you're after: Sunday Ice Cream for Asian flavors, scooped, Coco Bomb for vegan and dairy-free, Somi Somi for soft serve in a fish waffle.
- Best for Asian flavors, scooped: Sunday Ice Cream
- Best for vegan and dairy-free: Coco Bomb
- Best for soft serve in a fish waffle: Somi Somi
- Best for frozen custard puffles: Boba Bar and Desserts
How to choose
Convoy's ice cream isn't vanilla-and-chocolate country. The four spots worth the trip scoop pandan, boricha and black sesame, serve vegan coconut ice cream in a real coconut, stuff soft serve into fish-shaped waffles, and pack frozen custard into hot bubble waffles — most of them open until 11pm or later on weekends.
Pick by what you're craving. For flavors you can't get anywhere else, Sunday Ice Cream — taste a few, then split a scoop. Dairy-free or vegan in the group? Coco Bomb's coconut ice cream is the answer for everyone. For something to hold and eat while you walk, Somi Somi's ah-boong. For a shareable showpiece, a Boba Bar puffle.
Want shaved ice instead — Korean bingsoo or tall Japanese kakigori? That's its own guide: Sul & Beans, Koli Bar, Yuki Yuki and MNGO Cafe.
Before you go: tips for ice cream on Convoy
- Ask for samples at Sunday — the split scoop is the best way to try two flavors
- Coco Bomb's ice cream is all vegan and dairy-free; Sunday's is mostly dairy (Lactaid is sold at the counter)
- Most of these stay open until 10:30-11pm, and Sunday goes to midnight on Fridays and Saturdays
- Parking is tight everywhere here at dinner — the Seoul Plaza and Convoy Pointe lots fill first
Compare the picks side by side
| Spot | Best for | Style | Get | Heads-up | Open until | Parking | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Ice Cream | Asian flavors, scooped | House-made ice cream, scoops | Pandan + Thai tea split scoop | Samples encouraged; about 4 tables | 11pm (midnight Fri–Sat) | Medium | - |
| Coco Bomb | Vegan and dairy-free | Vegan coconut-milk ice cream | Coconut sundae ($11) | Brutal lot; 5-6 tables | 10pm (11pm Fri–Sat) | Brutal | - |
| Somi Somi | Soft serve in a fish waffle | Soft serve in ah-boong | Black sesame + red bean | Weekend-night lines turn over quickly | 10:30pm (11pm Fri–Sat) | Medium | Often |
| Boba Bar and Desserts | Frozen custard puffles | Frozen custard in bubble waffles | Purple Oreo puffle | Puffles take 10-15 min | 10:30pm (11pm Fri–Sat) | Medium | - |
"Open until" is the usual closing time, from each shop's listed hours.
The 4 picks
Sunday Ice Cream
House-made Asian flavors you won't find elsewhere — pandan, boricha, injeolmi, jasmine milk tea, Thai tea, black sesame and a seriously strong matcha. Free samples, a $6 split scoop for two flavors, and free condensed milk on top; open until 11pm, midnight on weekends.
Coco Bomb
Thai coconut ice cream that's all vegan and dairy-free — coconut, pandan, mango, taro, Thai tea — served three scoops deep in a young coconut with mango and coconut meat for $11, plus mango sticky rice. Lines move fast, but the lot next to Bonchon is brutal.
Somi Somi
Korean ah-boong: a fish-shaped waffle cone stuffed with custard, Nutella or red bean and piled with soft serve — black sesame, matcha, ube. Next door to Sul & Beans for a double-dessert run; the after-dinner line moves faster than it looks.
Boba Bar and Desserts
Puffles: a hot bubble waffle stuffed with frozen custard and toppings, big enough for two ($13.50), plus pineapple Dole Whip and boba. The purple Oreo (ube) is the favorite; puffles take 10-15 minutes, and two parking spots out front are reserved.
Not ice cream, but close
Cold-filled, not frozen — for when the craving is cream rather than scoops.
ice cream on Convoy: common questions
Where is the best ice cream on Convoy?
Sunday Ice Cream in Seoul Plaza, for house-made Asian flavors like pandan, boricha, injeolmi and black sesame. For vegan coconut ice cream, Coco Bomb; for soft serve in a fish-shaped waffle, Somi Somi; and for frozen custard in a hot bubble waffle, Boba Bar and Desserts.
Is there vegan or dairy-free ice cream on Convoy?
Yes — everything at Coco Bomb is coconut-milk based and vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free, including the $11 coconut sundae. Sunday Ice Cream usually has one or two fruit sorbets, but its other flavors contain dairy.
Which ice cream shop on Convoy is open latest?
Sunday Ice Cream, until 11pm every night and midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Somi Somi and Boba Bar run until 10:30pm (11pm on weekends), and Coco Bomb until 10pm (11pm Friday and Saturday).
What is ah-boong?
A Korean fish-shaped waffle (like Japanese taiyaki) used as a cone: filled with custard, Nutella or red bean and topped with soft serve. Somi Somi on Convoy specializes in it.
Where can I get Asian ice cream flavors in San Diego?
Convoy Street in Kearny Mesa: Sunday Ice Cream makes pandan, ube taro, boricha (roasted barley), injeolmi, jasmine milk tea, Vietnamese coffee and Thai tea in-house, and Coco Bomb does Thai coconut, pandan, mango and Thai tea ice cream.
Where is parking easiest for ice cream on Convoy?
None of them is easy at dinner. Boba Bar has two spots reserved out front plus a lot that's free for two hours; Sunday, Somi Somi and Boba Bar are rated medium; Coco Bomb's Convoy Pointe lot is rated brutal — go before 5pm or after 9:30pm.