1.Four Seas Ice Cream,Centerville, Massachusetts
Cape Cod has no shortage of ice cream spots, but none are quite like Four Seas.It's one of the oldest shops in New England, and you'll feel the nostalgia as soon as you walk in-- from the walls covered in retro articles to the classic sundae on the menu.
2.Sweet Republic,Scottsdale, Arizona
If you're going to Sweet Republic, splurge on the signature Toffee Banofi sundae (vanilla ice cream, banana-almond-toffee brittle and salted-caramel sauce) or an ice-cream sandwich made with fresh-baked cookies.
3.Ample Hills Creamery,Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn is somewhat of a mecca for ice-cream fanatics.These guys even pasteurize their own milk before turning it into cult favorites like salted-caramel crack and chocolate-pretzel nutter.
4.Amy's Ice Creams,Austin, Texas
In true Austin fashion, Amy's keeps it weird with flavors like chocolate wasabi, maple bacon and its signature Mexican vanilla.
5.Bi-Rite Creamery,San Francisco, California
Part ice-cream parlor, part bakery, Bi-Rite is a must-visit in the Mission district.(A scoop of honey lavender and a fresh chocolate-chip cookie, anyone?)
6.Creole Creamery,New Orleans, Louisiana
Serving up some of the best ice cream in NOLA, Creole Creamery’s motto is “Eat ice cream.Be happy.” Order what you please, but don't leave without trying the Mexican hot chocolate ice cream--dark and creamy with a kick of cayenne pepper.
7.Pumphouse Creamery,Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pumphouse Creamery’s tiny storefront would be easy to miss if it weren’t for the constant crowds.The 20 rotating flavors are hard to beat, especially those packed with just-picked local produce like the rhubarb strawberry.
8.Moomers Homemade Ice Cream,Traverse City, Michigan
You know the ice cream must be good when the ingredients come from a family-run dairy farm.Each day Moomers offers a rotation of 20 flavors (it has 160 in total), from Oreo cheesecake to raspberry truffle.
9.Toscanini's Ice Cream,Cambridge, Massachusetts
New Englanders know ice cream, and Cambridge’s standout parlor proves it. As The New York Times declared, Toscanini's creations, like B3 (brown butter, brown sugar and brownies), Earl Grey and burned caramel, “could make an M.I.T. engineer cry."
10.Sweet Rose Creamery,Los Angeles, California
This Asian-inspired creamery has three locations and a cult following in Los Angeles. The shops rotate 15 kinds of ice cream each day, all made from local ingredients. Scoops of matcha green tea and blueberry muffin, for the win.