Froyo Scene in Newport Beach, CA

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Fro-yo girl here. Newport Beach in Orange County includes Corona Del Mar, Newport Coast, and Balboa Island. It’s known for Balboa Pier, Corona Del Mar State Beach, the harbor, and sandy beaches. It is the home of 82,637 residents and is also a popular tourist destination. The median household income is $149,471 per year and the median age is 46.7 years. And yes, they enjoy froyo there.

There are currently five places to get froyo and two aren’t technically froyo shops. I found ten closed froyo shops and one closed froyo truck.

Places To Get Froyo

• Bloomingdale’s 59th & Lex Café, 701 Newport Center Dr, offers Forty Carrots frozen yogurt.
• Golden Spoon, 21109 Newport Coast Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92657, is a counter-serve branch that opened in 2023, taking over the Menchie’s location
• Golden Spoon, 2445 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar, not sure when it first opened, probably before 2008.
• Nick the Greek, 1320 Bison Ave, opened at The Bluff in 2020. The Greek fast-casual chain offers Greek froyo for dessert.
• Tutti Frutti, 302 Marine Ave, is the only froyo shop in Balboa Island. It’s self-serve and first opened in 2008.

Closed Froyo Shops

• CDM Yogurt, 3333 East Coast Hwy, Corona Del Mar was a self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2008-2020. The ownership changed in 2017.
• CDM Yogurt also had a froyo truck in 2013. I’m not sure when it closed.
• Cefiore, 3305 Newport Blvd Ste B, was open from 2007 – 2010. It was counter-serve and part of a chain started by Todai. It was similar to Pinkberry.
• Fannie’s, 1644 San Miguel Dr was an old school froyo shop that closed a long time ago
• Go Greek Yogurt, 3109 Newport Blvd, offered self-serve Greek froyo and Greek yogurt in Corona Del Mar. This branch opened and closed in 2016.
• Icicles, 545 Eastbluff Dr #2545, was a self-serve shop that opened in 2010 in Corona Del Mar and closed in 2016
• Menchie’s, 21109 Newport Coast Dr, was open at Newport Coast Shopping Center from 2013- 2023.
• Pinkberry, 941 Newport Center Dr, opened at Newport Fashion Island in April 2008 and closed in 2019. It was the 50th Pinkberry branch when it opened.
• Red Mango, 7972 East Coast Hwy, opened in 2008. It was counter-serve, and I don’t think it lasted for long.
• TCBY, 20341 SW Birch St Ste 310. I’m not sure when it opened and closed but probably a long time ago.
• Tutti Frutti, 2233 W Balboa Blvd, Ste 101, opened in 2010 and may have closed in 2014.

Did I miss any froyo shops in Newport Beach? Let me know.

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