The Best Ice Cream & Gelato in the United States
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The awards
- Eater Essential Ice Cream Shops in New York City
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #194. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #194 Mixue 59.520
- #194 Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream 59.520
- #194 OddFellows Ice Cream Co. 59.520
- #194 Sedutto (this place) 59.520
- #194 Van Leeuwen Ice Cream 59.520
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Rank 194. Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
Ice Cream Shop
The awards
- Eater Essential Ice Cream Shops in New York City
A Tie
Nine places have the exact same Score, so they share #194. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #194 Mixue 59.520
- #194 Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream 59.520
- #194 OddFellows Ice Cream Co. 59.520
- #194 Sedutto 59.520
- #194 Van Leeuwen Ice Cream (this place) 59.520
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Rank 203. Right Cream
Ice Cream Shop
Every mix-in at this Denver ice cream shop is made from scratch, which explains why the flavors change weekly and why people follow the Instagram just to see what's coming next. The team builds their own base, loads the pints accordingly, and sells them for pickup alongside draft beer, which is either a genius pairing or an obvious one depending on how you feel about it. A Westword Best Ice Cream pick two years running.
The awards
- Westword 2023 · Best Ice Cream/Gelato Shop · Best of Denver
- Westword 2025 · Best Savory Food at an Ice Cream Shop · Best of Denver
Why #203, not #204
Both places show 44. This one's exact Score is 43.80 and the next is 43.79, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #203 Right Cream (this place) 43.80
- #204 Nami 43.79
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Rank 204. Nami
Vegan Ice Cream Shop
A renovated house on North 7th Street is now a vegan ice cream, coffee, and pastry shop where the Tsoynami, a housemade soy-based ice cream in over 20 Blizzard-style flavors, is the thing people come back for. The affogato, ice cream and chocolate syrup drowned in espresso, is a strong supporting argument. Cupcakes, cookies, and rotating daily specials round out the case for plants as dessert.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2025 · Best Vegan Desserts · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Vegan Desserts · Best of Phoenix
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #204. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #204 Nami (this place) 43.793
- #204 Sugar Bowl 43.793
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Rank 204. Sugar Bowl
Ice Cream Shop
Pink booths, a soda fountain counter, and ice cream sodas that have been drawing Scottsdale families for what feels like forever. This old-school ice cream parlor is better known for sundaes than sandwiches, but the lunch menu holds its own: turkey salad with avocado, tea sandwiches, chili with cheese. The kind of place where saving room for dessert isn't advice so much as the whole point of showing up.
The awards
- Phoenix New Times 2025 · Best Old-School Ice Cream Parlor · Best of Phoenix
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #204. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #204 Nami 43.793
- #204 Sugar Bowl (this place) 43.793
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Rank 206. Cool Gelato Italiano
Italian Ice Cream Shop
The awards
- Phoenix New Times Phoenix New Times: 2024 · Best Gelato · Best of Phoenix
- Phoenix New Times 2024 · Best Gelato · Best of Phoenix
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #206. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #206 Cool Gelato Italiano (this place) 29.011
- #206 Golden Gelato 29.011
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Rank 206. Golden Gelato
Ice Cream Shop
The awards
- Cincinnati Magazine Cincinnati Magazine: 2024 · Pistachio Ice Cream · Best of the City
- Cincinnati Magazine 2024 · Pistachio Ice Cream · Best of the City
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #206. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #206 Cool Gelato Italiano 29.011
- #206 Golden Gelato (this place) 29.011