Ladybug Creamery Opens North Raleigh Ice Cream Shop
The artisan creamery serves 12 rotating flavors on Thursdays through Sundays at Glenwood Place.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Desserts
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Ladybug Creamery has opened an artisan ice cream shop at Glenwood Place in North Raleigh. The shop makes 12 rotating flavors daily without artificial flavors or colors.
Why it matters
The opening adds a locally focused dessert option to North Raleigh, with dairy, fruit, and honey sourced from North Carolina farms. Its emphasis on ingredient sourcing reflects a growing interest in transparent, small-batch food.
Ladybug Creamery makes 12 rotating flavors daily and is open Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. Milk & honey, Turkish coffee, and pistachio are available at all times.
The players
Ladybug Creamery
An artisan ice cream shop in North Raleigh that emphasizes ingredients free of artificial flavors and colors.
Onur Yilmaz
The leader of Ladybug Creamery, who studied gastronomy and culinary arts.
The details
Flavors are grouped as signatures, classics, international, or seasonal, and toppings are baked, boiled, or roasted in the creamery's own kitchen. The shop is on the first floor of the Sojourn Apartments building at 3710 Exchange Glenwood Place.
Timeline
Ladybug Creamery's shop is open Thursday to Sunday, 1 to 9 p.m.
Culture Shift
The creamery's use of North Carolina dairy, fruit, and honey reflects the broader local-sourcing trend in Raleigh's food scene. Its in-house roasting and baking of toppings points to the same preference for made-from-scratch ingredients.
Raleigh residents in North Raleigh can visit Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. to try rotating flavors made daily. Customers seeking dairy-free or additive-free desserts can check the shop's ingredient emphasis before visiting.
The takeaway
Residents looking for transparent, locally sourced desserts can plan a visit during the shop's Thursday-to-Sunday hours. Checking flavor availability ahead of time may help, since the menu rotates daily.
Further reading
Explore more local sweet treats in our Desserts section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The News&Observer.
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