Nana’s Scoops

Small family owned business that serves ice cream (including soft serve), milkshakes, slushies, coffee, tea, and a wide array of sweets including many Arabic delights.

Nana’s Scoops is an ice cream shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is listed at 5876 Northumberland St, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, which places it among the local businesses of Pittsburgh that residents and visitors turn to when they need this kind of service close by. Besides its main category, the business also describes itself as bakery, coffee shop, 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.

The business lists hours on 6 days of the week. Typical hours are 12–9 pm. Note that it does not open on Sunday. As with most places, expect changes around holidays; the phone number below is the fastest way to confirm. You can reach Nana’s Scoops at (412) 421-8328; calling is usually the quickest way to ask about availability, prices or directions.

On Google it holds a rating of 5.0 out of 5 from 87 reviews, which is a strong result for an ice cream shop in Pittsburgh and suggests consistent service.

Pittsburgh 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. Getting around Pittsburgh is easiest by car; street parking is metered in busy downtown areas, and most suburban businesses have their own lot. Ride-share apps such as Uber and Lyft operate across Pennsylvania's larger cities, and public transit varies from extensive to minimal.

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