Gelato, ice cream and sorbet, made in Surry

Nearly thirty flavors a day, waffle cones made by hand, and a shop that's glad to see your dog.

Eat in or take out

Scoop shop and sunny porch seating, cones and cups to go.

Dog friendly

Inside and out, with pup cups for your furends.

Open 11 to 5 daily

Seven days a week on Surry Road.

What's the scoop?

Every day we scoop our house flavors plus rotating gelatos, ice creams, sorbets and keto-friendly picks, twenty-nine in all. Here's a taste of what turns up in the case.

A few you'll want to try

Pug Passion gelato, a swirl of cream with cherry, pistachio and dark chocolate. Best seller

Pug Passion

Our signature gelato: a cream base swirled with cherry, pistachio and dark chocolate.

Panna cotta gelato in the case. Most popular

Panna Cotta

One of our most-loved gelato flavors, smooth and barely sweet.

Deep purple Maine blueberry sorbet. Dairy free

Maine Blueberry Sorbet

Made with Wyman's of Maine wild blueberries.

Hand-dipped Lobster Claw novelties on sticks: vanilla ice cream in red maraschino cherry, chocolate and pink wild-cherry shells. Frozen novelty

Lobster Claw

Vanilla ice cream hand-dipped in maraschino cherry, chocolate or wild Italian cherry, shaped like a Maine lobster claw.

Chef Karl's collections

Flavors built around a place and a story, from an Istanbul spice market to the Maine north woods.

An Arabesque ice cream cake finished with an intricate suede pattern.

Frozen cakes for the occasion

Ice cream and gelato cakes in almost any flavor, from a 3-D birthday cake to a suede-finish Arabesque.

See the cakes
The Pugnuts traveling gelato case set up to serve at a wedding.

Bring the gelato cart

Your own personal gelato shop at your event, with over forty flavors and a server who dresses the case to match.

Catering details

Where to find our pints

We sell pints of your favorite flavors at stores, scoop shops and on restaurant dessert menus across Downeast Maine. Don't see Pugnuts in your local store? Ask your grocer to carry it. Retailers, email or call us to set up an account.

In wholesale pints

  • Chocolate
  • Panna Cotta
  • Black Raspberry
  • Salted Caramel
  • Stracciatella (Italian chocolate chip)
  • Mint Chocolate Chip
  • Espresso
  • Vanilla Bean
  • Maine Blueberry
  • Peanut Butter
  • Pug Passion

Stores & restaurants

  • Bar Harbor Jordan Pond House & Cadillac Mountain gift shop, Acadia National Park seasonal
  • Blue Hill Hannaford Supermarket (Maine Made section)
  • Brewer Tiller & Rye
  • Brooksville Buck's Harbor Market
  • Castine Auxford Market (formerly T&C)
  • Castine Pentagöet Inn & Wine Bar seasonal
  • Deer Isle The Galley Market
  • Ellsworth Hannaford Supermarket
  • Hancock Simon's Hancock Farms & Greenhouse seasonal
  • Sedgwick Maker's Market
  • Stonington Burnt Cove Market

Scoop shops

  • Northeast Harbor McGrath's Store seasonal
  • Seal Harbor Acadia Outdoor Center seasonal

Seasonal stockists carry Pugnuts roughly June through October; the scoop shops are open for the summer season.

Loved around Downeast Maine

Rated 4.8 on Google from 566 reviews.

  • A super fun interior with seating inside and out. The worker was very friendly and knew the allergens. I had the blueberry ice cream with a gluten-free cone and it was incredible.

    Edie Frantzen

  • Hands down the best ice cream and gelato shop in Maine. Always worth the drive.

    Courtney Hawkins

  • They have the traditional flavors, but they were very inventive with the others, which I always love. From the vibe outside to the ice cream, you cannot go wrong.

    Delaney Anderson-Dunlop

Inside the shop: the dipping case and pastry counter, stacked waffle cones, the menu boards and framed pug paintings on the wall.

Who is Pugnuts?

The shop is named for a little pug from a Surry story series. Meet the Findlays and read the whole saga.

Read the Pug Tales

Come find us

We're on Surry Road in Surry, open 11 to 5 every day. Eat in, take it to go, and bring the dog.

1276 Surry Road, Surry, ME 04684
(207) 412-0086

Hours

Monday
11 AM to 5 PM
Tuesday
11 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday
11 AM to 5 PM
Thursday
11 AM to 5 PM
Friday
11 AM to 5 PM
Saturday
11 AM to 5 PM
Sunday
11 AM to 5 PM

Open 11 to 5 daily. Hours can change with the season, so follow along on Facebook and Instagram.

Gift cards

Satisfy anyone's sweet tooth with a Pugnuts gift card, bought online through Square.

Buy a gift card