Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats
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Cup or cone? Stick or spoon? Rich or refreshing? We’ve got you covered, no matter how you prefer your frozen sweets
By Jessica Keller
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Graeter’s, Cincinnati:
Graeter’s, Cincinnati: Prominent fans of this Cincinnati institution (scooping since 1870) include Oprah Winfrey and food industry influencer David Rosengarten. Using a labour-intensive, small-batch ‘French Pot’ method, the family-owned company is able to make a rich ice cream almost unparalleled in its creaminess. graeters.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Caramello, Berlin:
Caramello, Berlin: The perfect place to go with your non-dairy-friendly friends, at least half of Caramello’s daily offerings are vegan or soy-based – and they’ll even put that in a vegan cone for you. Milk-lovers can lap up traditional creamy flavours, all 100% organic, or even tuck into a crispy Italian-style pizza if they’re feeling particularly peckish. caramello-dopamino.de
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
La Gelatiera, London:
La Gelatiera, London: Anyone can cook up crazy flavour combos, but it takes a true master to really make them work. Somehow, the guys at La Gelateria manage to not only wow with blends like ‘basil and chilli’, ‘cornish blue (cheese) and walnuts’, and their signature ‘honey, rosemary and orange zest’, but to do so using all-natural, low-fat ingredients. They even pasteurise their own dairy on-site. Now that’s cow-mitment. lagelatiera.co.uk
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Ice Cream Ninjas, Cape Town:
Ice Cream Ninjas, Cape Town: Is it another normal mall stall? Or is that just what they want you to think?… The cold-slab ice cream concept meets the food-flinging pageantry of a Japanese steakhouse for a sweet treat with a complimentary show. icecreamninjas.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Emporio La Rosa, Santiago:
Emporio La Rosa, Santiago: Chileans love them some ice cream, and this is where they go to get it. Adventurous palates shouldn’t forego the locally inspired flavours based on indigenous fruits like lucuma, or on traditional sweets such as ‘Banana and Palm Honey’ – just like abuela used to make. emporiolarosa.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Lola’s Ice Pops, Hong Kong:
Lola’s Ice Pops, Hong Kong: Everybody knows the best way to improve an already great food is to put it on a stick. That’s why Lola’s has turned modern favourites like ‘Caramelised Pears and Earl Grey’ or ‘Strawberry Balsamic’ into handheld desserts. Looking for an after-work indulgence? Sip a sangria with its accompanying ice pop. lolasicepops.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Devon House I Scream, Kingston, Jamaica:
Devon House I Scream, Kingston, Jamaica: Cold ice cream in balmy paradise? You don’t have to ask us twice! While touring Kingston’s stunning heritage site Devon House, stop by the ice cream parlour for exotic fruity flavours like coconut and soursop, or even the beer-based ‘Devon Stout’. devonhousejamaica.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Big Gay Ice Cream, NYC and Philadelphia:
Big Gay Ice Cream, NYC and Philadelphia: Speaking of fruity… NYC couple Douglas Quint and Bryan Petroff started their Big Gay Ice Cream Truck in 2009, but now fans can get their specially made soft-serve, shakes and floats at 3 brick-and-mortar locations. The ‘Salty Pimp’ cone is their most popular product, and the most fun to say out loud. biggayicecream.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Las Paletas, South Africa:
Las Paletas, South Africa: If you want a fig ice lollie in January or a watermelon one in September, that’s just too bad – but only because Las Paletas follows nature’s calendar and only uses the freshest and most local of ingredients. Don’t worry, most flavours (including Peanut Butter Bomb and the entire Cheesecake range) are available year-round. laspaletas.co.za
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Glacé, Sydney:
Glacé, Sydney: We’ve heard of gourmet ice cream, but state-of-the-art? When ice cream is this pretty, you can call it whatever you want. At their Sydney atelier, these classy creamers are busy fashioning ice cream petit-fours, 3-layer ‘ice cream bombs’ and mini cones dipped in chocolate and decorated with little pearls. They even craft beautiful ice cream wedding cakes, for couples who are totally over the cupcake trend. glace.com.au
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Cow’s Creamery, Prince Edward Island:
Cow’s Creamery, Prince Edward Island: Repeatedly voted the best ice cream in Canada, Cows Creamery hand-mix all the flavours in their repertoire and scoop them into individually homemade waffle cones. Take a tour of their Charlottetown facility to see them in action, then sample the goods at their on-site parlour. cowscreamery.ca
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
The Hyppo, Saint Augustine, Florida:
The Hyppo, Saint Augustine, Florida: The Hyppo formula is simple: fresh fruit + herbs and spices + evaporated cane juice + milk = a not-so-bad-for-you treat. Getting your 5-a-day has never been so tasty (or portable). thehyppo.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Boho Gelato and Gelato Gusto, Brighton:
Boho Gelato and Gelato Gusto, Brighton: Londoners looking to get a breath of sea air often head to Brighton – and nothing says “seaside” like an ice cream cone stacked sky high. For an overwhelming assortment of gourmet flavours, head to Boho Gelato. For refreshing artisanal sorbetto, Gelato Gusto is the place to be. bohogelato.co.uk, gelatogusto.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Ululani’s Shave Ice, Lahaina, Hawaii: Perché No!, Florence: Just when you thought Florence couldn’t be any more perfect – this artisanal ice cream is made fresh each morning from just milk, cream, sugar and eggs, plus all-natural flavourings that pack a punch in favourites like sesame crunch and ginger root. http://www.percheno.firenze.it/index.php?lang=en
Ululani’s Shave Ice, Lahaina, Hawaii: There’s a reason shave ice also answers to “Hawaiian ice”. Get it at its birthplace in bright, bold flavours like ‘Matcha Green Tea’, ‘Cotton Candy’ and classic ‘Blue Hawaii’. ululanishawaiianshaveice.com
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Perché No!, Florence:
Perché No!, Florence: Just when you thought Florence couldn’t be any more perfect – this artisanal ice cream is made fresh each morning from just milk, cream, sugar and eggs, plus all-natural flavourings that pack a punch in favourites like sesame crunch and ginger root. percheno.firenze.it
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
Simmo’s, Dunsborough, Australia:
Simmo’s, Dunsborough, Australia: If you build it, they will come. That’s what father-son duo Gordon and Garth Simpson thought when they set up an ice cream parlour in middle-of-nowhere Western Australia – and it worked. Grab some of their talked-about treats and go for a walk on the grounds or play some mini golf. If your itinerary doesn’t include Dunsborough, just look for their flavours at supermarkets throughout the state. simmos.com.au
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Ice, Ice, Baby: Where To Get The World’s Best Chilly Treats.
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