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Is Fentons Creamery Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (Oakland, CA)

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As of September 2026, Fentons Creamery is listed open on fentonscreamery.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: The business's own website is live with active online ordering and two listed locations, though its footer copyright reads 2025 and no explicit 2026-dated content was found to confirm current-year operation.

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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Fentons Creamery is a historic ice cream parlor and restaurant on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, according to Wikipedia. The parlor is described as the longest continually operating creamery in the state, historically sourcing milk from a small herd of dairy cows in West Marin. A site check on 2026-09-08 found the restaurant's website, fentonscreamery.com, listing 2025 copyright dates and current hours for the Oakland location, including active online ordering for ice cream and food. The site also listed additional locations, a food truck inquiry form, and a custom cake ordering option, indicating an actively managed multi-channel operation alongside the original Piedmont Avenue parlor.

S15E10 ('The Bucket List') featured Fentons Creamery's housemade ice cream and sundaes on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, according to the restaurant's website (fentonscreamery.com). Fentons Creamery is a historic ice cream parlor and restaurant, and it is California's longest continually operating creamery, maintaining a small herd of dairy cows in West Marin, according to Wikipedia (revised 2026-07-11). A 2026-09-08 check of fentonscreamery.com found an active online ordering option, a custom cake shop, and a food-truck inquiry form, with hours listed as 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday, according to the restaurant's website.

Casey Webb's first Oakland stop was Fentons Creamery, a longstanding ice cream parlor and restaurant that the business says has served the Bay Area for more than a century. He tried the Banana Special, a large sundae built on a sliced banana with three scoops of ice cream in rocky road, vanilla, and strawberry flavors, then topped with crushed pineapple, strawberry and chocolate fudge sauces, chopped almonds, whipped cream, and a cherry; the rocky road flavor is one the business credits itself with originating. This was a tasting stop rather than a timed challenge. The company's official website remains active, offering online ordering and listing two current locations, in Oakland and at the Nut Tree in Vacaville, though the site's footer copyright is dated 2025 rather than 2026.

Featured on Best Thing I Ever Ate

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 9
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Crazy Good
What was featured
Fentons Creamery's housemade ice cream and classic sundaes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Fentons Creamery
Season / episode
Season 15, Episode 10
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
The Bucket List
What was featured
housemade ice cream sundaes at the Piedmont Avenue creamery
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Fentons Creamery
Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
—
What was featured
Banana Special sundae: rocky road, vanilla, strawberry ice cream
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Fentons Creamery

Frequently asked questions

Is Fentons Creamery still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Fentons Creamery is listed open on fentonscreamery.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Fentons Creamery after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Fentons Creamery is a historic ice cream parlor and restaurant on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, California, according to Wikipedia. As of September 2026, Fentons Creamery is listed open on fentonscreamery.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Fentons Creamery located?

4226 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Fentons Creamery?

Season 4, Episode 9 of Best Thing I Ever Ate. The episode is titled “Crazy Good”.

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Visit info

Address
4226 Piedmont Avenue, Oakland, CA 94611
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
fentonscreamery.com

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