Friendly's

Friendly’s is a classic American restaurant and ice cream parlor that has been serving families since 1935. Known for its delicious comfort food and signature ice cream creations, Friendly’s offers a welcoming atmosphere where guests can enjoy burgers, sandwiches, melts, and a variety of breakfast options. The menu also features handcrafted sundaes, rich milkshakes, and classic ice cream flavors that have delighted generations. Whether stopping in for a meal or a sweet treat, Friendly’s provides a nostalgic dining experience perfect for families, friends, and ice cream lovers of all ages.

Friendly's is one of the ice cream & gelato listed in Reading, Pennsylvania. The business is registered at 1535 Lancaster Ave, Reading, PA 19607; use this page to check its hours, phone number and Google rating before you make the trip. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as diner, family restaurant, hamburger restaurant, so it may cover more than the name suggests.

American bakeries range from wholesale operations that supply restaurants to neighborhood shops that sell bread, pastries, cookies and cakes over the counter, and many of them also pour coffee. Bagel shops boil and bake on site and sell out of favorite flavors by late morning; donut shops open before dawn and are often family-run; patisseries and cake studios take custom orders for weddings and birthdays and usually need one to two weeks' notice. Ice cream parlors, gelato shops and frozen yogurt bars are seasonal in the northern states and year-round in the South and on the West Coast. Prices are posted per item, by the dozen or by the pound, and most shops now take cards and mobile payment.

Hours are published for 7 days a week. On most of those days it is open 8 am–10 pm. Hours in the United States do change around federal holidays and long weekends, so a quick call before a special trip is sensible. You can reach Friendly's at (610) 777-1980; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions. More information is available on its website, locations.friendlysrestaurants.com.

With 4.2 out of 5 on Google from 857 reviews, it sits in the middle of the range for ice cream & gelato in Reading. Recent reviews are the best guide.

Reading is in Pennsylvania, in the Northeast, where four distinct seasons shape local life: hot humid summers, snowy winters that can close businesses for a day, and a dense pattern of towns where walking, transit and street parking all matter. Traffic in Reading peaks on weekday mornings and afternoons, so allow extra time then. Addresses read from the street number up to the city, state abbreviation and five-digit ZIP code; the map link on this page shows the exact spot.

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