

Don’t forget the chocolate or cherry dip!ģ31 North Ave., Weston, 78, Facebook. The creamsicle soft-serve swirl is also a classic, and the stalwart spot has new dairy-free options, too. It’s the only place to find JavaBerry, the raspberry-coffee twist you didn’t know you needed. This roadside ice cream and seafood shack is absolutely worth a leisurely summer drive out to Weston. Photo courtesy of Cedar Hill Dairy Joy Dairy Joy If the midcentury signage didn’t clue you into the fact that this place is a classic, the menu certainly will: It’s got all the old-school New England bases covered, from frappes and raspberry lime rickeys to orange-sherbet soft serve and Richie’s Italian ices-and even hard ice cream in pumpkin and cranberry flavors.Ħ35 Adams St., Quincy, 61,. Sweltering South Shore nights call for a trip to this Quincy institution, which has been slinging sundaes since 1963. But with a stall inside the Boston Public Market, flavors ranging from coffee to coconut, cotton candy to Mississippi Mud, and pumpkin to s’mores are now available within city limits.īoston Public Market, 100 Hanover St. Photo courtesy of Crescent Ridge Crescent Ridgeįor more than 50 years, cone heads have made the pilgrimage south to Sharon’s Crescent Ridge Dairy Bar for frozen Cressies (a chocolate-dipped disc-on-a-stick of vanilla, chocolate, or raspberry ice cream) and Best of Boston-worthy ice creams.

Ī vast array of scoops from Crescent Ridge. Try a few samples that take inspiration from around the world (see: Indian chai, Italian gianduja chocolate, and Japanese adzuki bean), or-in the case of the Concord grape sorbet-from our own backyard.ġ255 Cambridge St., Cambridge, 61, Facebook. With well over 50 classic and inventive flavors alike, the shop continues to stay true to owner (and spice-lover) Raymond Ford’s vision to craft “creative, bold and daring” ice cream. Summer nights in Inman Square mean lines snaking out the door of this neighborhood institution. Waffle cones and bowls, ice cream rolls, and cakes and pies, meanwhile, are crafted in-house.ġ42 Park St., Dorchester, 61,. And the ice cream is no exception: Puritan Ice Cream, in nearby Roslindale, supplies such flavors as salted-caramel truffle, peanut butter Oreo, and Dutch apple, which can be ordered by the four-flavor sampler.

Photo by Angela Bray Chill on ParkĬalling all locavores: This Fields Corner shop sources offerings, from cookies, to tea and coffee, to the hot fudge they drizzle over sundaes, from Massachusetts businesses. Good luck going back to a plain old vanilla cone after stopping here.Ī cone at Chill on Park. Try a scoop of Barbados Breeze, a fruity fusion made with Malibu rum and blue Curaçao or Mud Slide, a boozy blend of Baileys, Kahlua, and vodka. Though traditional flavors like chocolate and pistachio hold a place on the menu, the real standouts borrow from the bar. Licks employee and the original owner of Christina’s-adds an adult twist to many of the offerings at his Dorchester storefront. Ice cream may be a classic kids’ treat, but Boston Ice Cream Factory founder Steve Cirame-a former J.P. This guide was last updated in July 2022 watch for periodic updates. From old-school snack shacks peddling classic hot fudge sundaes, to allergen-friendly trailblazers exploring delicious, dairy- or nut-free frontiers, here’s our comprehensive guide to the best ice cream in Boston.
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No one loves ice cream as much as New Englanders do-even in the dead of winter, we’ll brave icy temps to get our cone fix. But there’s no better time to get acquainted with our local ice cream parlors than when summer is in full swing. Flavor overload at the Ice Creamsmith / Photo by Anthony Adamick (OV Stills)
