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Virginia Beach, VA

Your
Neighborhood
Ice Cream Café

Small-batch ice cream, a full coffee bar, and fresh-baked pastries — all made in-house. Veteran-owned and open 7 days a week in Virginia Beach.

Be Free Cafe
Veteran Owned

Veteran

Founded

Made In-House

More Than
Just Ice Cream.

We approach everything with intention. Grab a morning coffee, an afternoon pastry, or an evening scoop. Open 7 days a week.

The Scoop Case

13+ signature scoops. Rotating vegan, non-dairy, and sorbet options. Weekly specials. We make it all in-house with real ingredients and no shortcuts.

Signature Scoops · Always Available

13 Flavors

  • 01Vanilla Gorilla
  • 02Dark Matter
  • 03Milli Mint Cookie Chip
  • 04Strawberry
  • 05Reese's Reloaded
  • 06Banana Breacher
  • 07Pointman Pistachio
  • 08Sea Salt Assault
  • 09Confetti Cake Pop
  • 10Cookie Commandough
  • 11Biscoff Blitz
  • 12Blackout Cherry Chip
  • 13Espresso Fudge Brownie

Vegan · Non-Dairy · Sorbet

Rotating

  • Coconut Crème
  • Mango Tajín Sorbet
  • Vanilla Gorilla
  • Dark Matter

Plus rotating weekly specials and seasonal hits — visit us to see the full lineup.

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Founder Chris
Veteran Owned

Veteran Founded

Built on
Service.

Be Free was founded by Chris, a former U.S. Navy SEAL, and we run the café with the same discipline and commitment to excellence.

Every scoop, every shot of espresso, and every pastry is crafted with gratitude and built to be shared. We believe in total ingredient transparency—no powders, no gums, no seed oils. Just real, whole ingredients.

Why Be Free

An authentic story — not a marketing logo.

Veteran Owned

U.S. Navy SEAL

Founder

12 years of service · 200+ missions

Penn State

Trained

Ice Cream Short Course, Berkey Creamery

379+

Café Reviews

Google reviews for the Virginia Beach café

Gives Back

Every Sale

Supports Gold Star families via the Kyle Milliken Foundation

Plan Your
Visit.

Find us in the Red Mill Commons area. Free on-site parking, walk-ins always welcome, and a dog-friendly patio in season.

2336 Elson Green Ave #107

Virginia Beach, VA 23456

(757) 301-2578

  • Mon – Thu7am – 8pm
  • Friday7am – 9pm
  • Saturday8am – 9pm
  • Sunday8am – 8pm

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