This spot near the shores of Lake Michigan has been serving ice cream for over 60 years, offering unique flavors like Sour Cream Cinnamon and Hawaiian Coffee. If the awards from magazines like Bon Appetit and Chicago Magazine don’t thoroughly convince you of Homer’s quality, we’ve got a name for you: Al Capone. The story goes that Capone used to Read more...

Brocato’s has all sorts of goodies—cookies, candy, spumonis, cannolis, and, of course, ice cream and gelato. The Italian ice cream flavors include: Zuppa Inglese, Sicilian Pistachio, Tiramisu, Italian Kiss (Chocolate Hazelnut), Caramel Cafe Au Lait, and St. Joseph Chocolate Almond. They’re also open at 10 a.m. if you need your fix of coffee and Sicilian pastries in the morning. Read more...

Creole Creamery brings NO-styled spice to ice cream. Forget the traditional chocolate or vanilla flavors and get ballsy with a scoop of their Creole Cream made with curdled cream cheese. If you’re up for an ice cream challenge, the Tchoupitoulas is for you. Named after a street in New Orleans, Creole Creamery challenges ice cream fanatics to a finish a Read more...

No, it’s not a club, but standing in line at Bi-Rite is a given. From the ice cream to the marshmallows, almost everything in this local parlor is made from scratch. Try the local favorite, the Salted Caramel, or the newest addition to the menu, the Dainty Gentleman sundae—a layered concoction of Honey Lavender ice cream, chocolate syrup, orange olive Read more...

At Pumphouse Creamery they pride themselves on using organic products in their ice cream. The Sea Salt, Caramel and Praline Pecans ice cream flavor is always a crowd pleaser. They also have reasonably priced root beer floats and sundaes. Fist pump for Pumphouse. Read more...

This ice cream spot sounds like something that should have made either our burlesque or strip clubs list. Since we’ve accepted that it’s not, we’ll tell you that Sweet Action specializes in Baklava, Oatmeal Stout, and Strawberry Balsamic ice cream. They also make vegan ice cream in case you don’t fuck with ice cream milkily. Read more...

If you’re on a desert island in Maine, what’s better than some ice cream? Mt. Desert has your favorite junk food flavored ice creams, with special Pop Tarts and Doritos varieties. They also have drink flavors and sorbets. Even President Obama came through and tried some Coconut. Read more...

Steve Herell is an ice cream O.G. He decided to open up a shop one day with 32 gallons of ice cream and his product went like hotcakes. He also invented the cookies ‘n’ cream ice cream. That’s just something else he did.And he didn’t stop there—today, there are over 200 flavors in his shops. We invite you to try Read more...

Have you ever had bourbon with your corn flakes? Supposedly that’s what’s in the secret breakfast flavor ice cream that’s a hit at Humphry Slocombe. Don’t tell anyone that we told you. They also have a try-before-you-buy policy, so you can have spoonfuls of heaven in your mouth before you get the real deal. The shop has a reputation for Read more...

It’s no surprise that gourmet ice cream done Southern style gives you specialty flavors like Coconut Jalapeno and Maple Bacon Brittle. At Morelli’s, they definitely went into the lab and came back with some genius product. We recommend you try the Ginger Lavender and Salted Caramel flavors. If you’re not into that, it’s cool; they also have traditional flavors. Read more...