In need of a sweet escape? Our editors scoured the city to round up the best ice cream spots for a scoop or tasty swirl.
Van Leeuwen’s French-style ice cream is made with more than double the amount of egg yolks than standard ice cream
AMORINO BOSTON
Transport yourself to the streets of Italy with just one taste of these divine delicacies from Amorino Boston. The salted butter caramel’s sweet and salty combo is sure to satisfy any dessert craving. Top off each rose-sculpted scoop with a gelato macaron. Multiple locations,amorino.com
Pick up an ice cream cake from Fomu for your next summer soirée.
FOMU
Coconut, organic agave and unrefined cane sugar come together for a healthier summer treat at this local creamery. Whipping up some of the city’s most decadent and vegan frozen treats in small batches, this ice cream shop dishes out flavors like cookies + cream and grasshopper pie. Multiple locations,fomuicecream.com
Honeycomb Creamery’s strawberry lemon ice cream is the perfect summer treat
HONEYCOMB CREAMERY
Cool off this summer with a scoop of cold brew coffee chip—a coffee-infused ice cream with flecks of dark chocolate—or treat your sweet tooth to honey lavender, ice cream infused with lavender from Curio Spice Co. and sweetened with local honey from New England Beekeeping. 1702 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge,honeycombcreamery.com
THE SCOOP N SCOOTERY
For those extra late summer nights, look to The Scoop N Scootery. Delivering sundaes until 2 a.m., this ice cream parlor offers nostalgic flavors like campfire s’mores or the more extravagant coffee Oreo and strawberry cheesecake. Multiple locations,thescoopnscootery.com
Satisfy any sweet tooth at Taiyaki NYC
TAIYAKI NYC
Translating to “fried fish,” Taiyaki incorporates its Japanese roots through fun flavors and fish-shaped waffle cones. The soft-serve ice cream melts in your mouth, unleashing vibrant flavors like matcha green tea, black sesame and mango. 119 Seaport Blvd., Suite B,taiyakinyc.com
TIPPING COW ICE CREAM
Why settle for the classics when you can try one of Tipping Cow’s homemade, gourmet flavors at their Brighton or Somerville shops? From Earl Grey lemon to cannoli, these crazed creations pack a fun and whimsical punch, taking your taste buds on the adventure of a lifetime. Multiple locations, tippingcowicecream.com
TOSCANINI’S
Every local sweet fiend knows Toscanini’s is a must for creamy treats. This Cambridge spot’s homemade ice cream is everchanging, with globally inspiredflavors. Try the b3—made with brown sugar, brown butter and brownies—or the burnt caramel, and see why this ice cream shop is one of the most cherished in the city. Multiple locations, tosci.com
VAN LEEUWEN ICE CREAM
Here’s the scoop—Van Leeuwen’s beloved, made-fromscratch dairy and vegan ice cream has landed in Boston. With a trifecta of locations in Chestnut Hill, Seaport and Harvard Square (coming this fall), Bostonians all over the city can enjoy a new spot for their summertime sweet treat. Multiple locations,vanleeuwenicecream.com
Photography by: COURTESY OF BRANDS; REAGAN BYRNE
