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  1. Address
    5144 E Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90022, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–10 PM

    Online
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  2. Address
    534 S Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90020, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–11 PM

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  3. Rank 97. Buttermilk Baby

    Ice Cream Shop



  4. Rank 97. Cheaters Creamery

    Ice Cream Shop

    Cheaters Creamery is an ice cream truck that has the nerve to make you drive to it, which feels like a bait and switch until you're at the window deciding between black sesame and vegan mango sticky rice. You can get three scoops with a cherry on top, a milkshake blending up to three flavors, or a scoop pressed between a warm powdered-sugar doughnut. Call ahead, since the freezer's lineup shifts.


  5. Rank 97. Cloud 10 Creamery

    Small-batch Ice Cream Shop


  6. Rank 97. Cold Truth

    Vegan Ice Cream Shop



  7. Address
    8207 Long Point Rd, Houston, TX 77055, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

    Online
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  8. Rank 97. Creamy Boys

    Retro New Zealand


  9. Rank 97. Custard Corner

    Ice Cream Shop



  10. Rank 97. Dolce Neve Gelato

    Ice Cream Shop


    Address
    4721 N Main St, Houston, TX 77009, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 1 PM

    Friday 1 PM–10 PM

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  11. Rank 97. Doug's Delight

    Ice Cream Shop

    Doug's Delight is a Hazel Park ice cream stand that makes its soft-serve in-house and fills cream puffs with it, which is a lot of structural engineering for something you eat in a parking lot. The hard stuff comes from Guernsey Dairy. There's an off-menu cup with a dog treat for the pup in the back seat, and an Italian beef counter inside, run by a Chicagoan, in case you need a savory excuse.




  12. Rank 97. Gati Cafe

    Vegan Ice Cream Shop





  13. Address
    2912 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90405, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–10 PM

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  14. Rank 97. Hokey Pokey LA

    New Zealand Dessert


    Address
    10250 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90067, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–Midnight

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  15. Address
    600 N Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77009, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  16. Rank 97. Huddle Soft Serve

    Ice Cream Shop


  17. Rank 97. Indigo Cow

    Japanese


    Address
    1710 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–11 PM

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  18. Rank 97. Island Pops

    Caribbean Dessert


    Address
    670 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–9 PM

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  19. Address
    1719 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77098, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–1 AM

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  20. Address
    375 W 19th St, Houston, TX 77008, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–1 AM

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  21. Address
    1159 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–11 PM

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  22. Rank 97. Kwality Ice Cream

    North Indian Ice Cream Shop


  23. Rank 97. Kwality Ice Cream

    Indian Ice Cream Shop


  24. Rank 97. L'Albero dei gelati

    Italian Dessert


    Address
    341 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 1:30 PM

    Friday 1:30 PM–10 PM

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  25. Rank 97. Lai Rai

    Vietnamese Wine Bar


  26. Rank 97. Lappert's Ice Cream

    Hawaiian Dessert


  27. Rank 97. Last Call Ice Cream

    Persian Ice Cream Shop


    Address
    3428 Fondren Rd, Ste A, Houston, TX 77063, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–Midnight

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  28. Rank 97. Legend Tasty House

    Ice Cream Shop


    Address
    2242 S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11:45 PM

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  29. An ice cream shop that names a flavor after Lady Bird Johnson's favorite wildflower is telling you something about itself. Lick keeps things small-batch and seasonal, pulling milk and cream from Texas dairies and swapping flavors as ingredients hit their peak. Honey vanilla and horchata sit alongside roasted beets and fish mint, which is either a very brave move or a very confident one, depending on how you feel about beets.



  30. Address
    6056 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL 60660, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  31. Address
    505 E Oakey Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 1 PM

    Friday 1 PM–11 PM

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  32. Rank 97. Magnolia’s Ice Cream & More

    Mexican Ice Cream Shop

    Magnolia's is a Mexican chuchería in the Greater East End, which means ice cream is only the starting point before the chamoy, the Tajín, and the sour worms take over. Gushers can end up on a banana split, and the milkshakes come buried in fruit syrup and candy. It's cheap, loud, and sticky in the best tradition of the genre. Go after school lets out only if you enjoy negotiating with a pack of ten-year-olds.





  33. Rank 97. Margie's Candies

    Old-School Dessert



  34. Milk + Sugar is an ice cream shop built on a simple premise: take desserts people already love and turn them into scoops. The case holds sixteen flavors, twelve permanent and four that rotate, with cheesecake and horchata among them. There's also a pandan-and-chrysanthemum swirl the owner added nervously and then couldn't keep stocked. Order it in a brown sugar waffle cone. Houstonia put it on its list of the city's best ice cream shops.


  35. Milk + Sugar is an ice cream shop built on the premise that your favorite desserts would be even better frozen, which is how strawberry almond cheesecake and a dulce de horchata end up in the same case. There are sixteen flavors, a quarter of them seasonal, plus a pandan-and-chrysanthemum swirl the owner added nervously and now can't keep stocked. Order it in the brown sugar waffle cone and expect a short line.


  36. Rank 97. Modern Cone

    Ice Cream Shop


  37. Rank 97. Momento Gelato and Coffee

    Italian Ice Cream Shop




  38. Address
    1397 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11226, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 12:30 PM

    Friday 12:30 PM–10 PM

    Online
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  39. Rank 97. Novel Ice Cream

    Ice Cream Shop

    This Mesa outpost of Novel is a small scoop shop at the end of an alley, which is the kind of location you find only if someone sent you, or if you're very committed to a hunch. Flavors run unconventional, think peppermint mocha or peanut butter and jelly, and the local collaborations rotate through. Ask for a Dough Melt, a warm doughnut stuffed with ice cream, and order the waffle version by name if you're a Parks and Rec person.


  40. Onyx is a soft-serve shop on North Seventh that looks closed from the street until you spot the neon "open" sign, which is the first of several lighting decisions. Inside it's all black-and-white walls, dancing LED bars, and a plant wall built for photos. The swirls come out electric purple, orange, pink, and green in jet-black cones, and the flavors rotate weekly. A toasted marshmallow rim is available for anyone who wants more going on.


  41. Rank 97. PLK1848

    Ice Cream Shop

    An ice cream brand built around the flavors of the African diaspora, PLK1848 sells its pints online with pickup in the Heights, the address arriving by email after you order. The caramel Buckshot comes loaded with Ethiopian praline and chocolate stracciatella; the Zobo hibiscus sorbet pulls from West African tradition. Every pint doubles as a history lesson, which is a thing you can say about very few freezer items.



  42. Address
    2353 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

    Online
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  43. Address
    6838 Ranchester Dr, Houston, TX 77036, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 3 PM

    Friday 3 PM–11 PM

    Online
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  44. Rank 97. Rocambolesc

    Spanish Ice Cream Shop



  45. Address
    6815 Tom Rodriguez St, Las Vegas, NV, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Friday 11 AM–11 PM

    Online
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  46. Rank 97. Scoop & Joy

    Ice Cream Shop


  47. Rank 97. ScoopLV

    Dessert


  48. Scooptopia is a small ice cream shop on Central Avenue, a satellite of the Scooptacular operation out in Laveen, serving a wide run of that kitchen's flavors. The scoops lean playful, with Playdough in three pastel stripes, bubble gum, and birthday cake. Sundaes and milkshakes are on offer too, so you can eat dessert in the shape of a meal. Expect a short line, a paper cup, and no dress code.



  49. Rank 97. Sorry Not Sorry Creamery

    Small-Batch Ice Cream Shop


  50. Rank 97. Sucré

    Ice Cream Shop

    Sucré is a pastry-and-gelato shop in Rice Village that looks like it was ordered from a Hallmark Channel set catalog. Macarons sit in neat rows, French pastries get their own displays, and the gelato and sorbetto cases are where the colors really let go. The strawberry gelato carries actual chunks of fruit, and the blood orange sorbetto, when it's around, brings some bitter rind along. Dress for a stroll, not a sit-down.





  51. Rank 97. SweetCup

    Ice Cream Shop


    Address
    3939 Montrose Blvd, Houston, TX 77006, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

    Online
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  52. Rank 97. Taiyaki NYC

    Japanese Dessert


    Address
    119 Baxter St, New York, NY, United States · Manhattan
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–11 PM

    Online
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  53. Rank 97. The Custard Co.

    Ice Cream Shop








  54. Address
    22965 Woodward Ave, Ferndale, MI 48220, United States
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

    Online
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  55. Rank 97. Treats of Mexico

    Mexican Dessert





  56. Rank 97. Wax Paper

    Sandwich Shop


  57. Rank 97. Yonutz

    Ice Cream Shop



  58. Rank 194. Gelateria Gentile

    Apulian Ice Cream Shop


  59. Rank 194. Glace NY

    Ice Cream Shop



  60. Rank 194. Mixue

    Ice Cream Shop




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