Pop's Ice Cream & Soda Bar

Ice cream shop · Roanoke

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Grandin Village institution with a 1930s soda fountain and grilled cheeses that earned national love—Esquire praised the Swiss Melt; regional magazines call it a neighborhood icon.

https://popsgrandin.com/

Things to Do in Roanoke (2025)

1916 Memorial Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24015 Get directions

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