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How Do You Like Your Ice Cream?

By Mary Ogle
| July 21, 2019

Cold and creamy? Fruity and icy? Soft-serve or dotted with sprinkles? July may be National Ice Cream Month, but you can enjoy these cool South Florida treats all year long.

Aubi & Ramsa

The scoop: Seriously boozy (21+) liquor ice cream combos, available as scoops (from $7) or pints (from $20). Choose from

Azucar Ice Cream Company

The scoop: Azucar is owner Suzy Batlle’s love letter to Cuba in the form of beloved flavors – mantecado, café

Bianco Gelato

The scoop: In the heart of Coconut Grove’s strollable downtown, this small parlor serves creamy, light Italian gelato – and

Brain Freeze Nitrogen Ice Cream + Yogurt Lab

The scoop: Science-themed ice creams, including combos with sauce-filled syringes, add fun to this local chain of liquid-nitrogen parlors, and

Candy Landia

Rotating local flavors of soft-serve from The Creamy Creations, surrounded by the candies of your childhood, no matter how old

Chill-N Nitrogen Ice Cream

The scoop: Danny Golik started this chain of liquid nitrogen ice cream shops in South Florida, which use Florida-sourced Dairy

Dasher & Crank

The scoop: Chef Thomas McCarthy, formerly of Zuma and Morimoto in Philadelphia, creates unique flavors inspired by local artisans, like

ElCielo Miami

The scoop: Inspired by Colombian ancestral roots, chef Juan Manuel “Juanma” Barrientos offers modern cuisine, influenced by the cuisine of

Flamingo Crossing

Homemade gelato on Duval Street in the heart of Key West. South Florida flavors include Cuban coffee, mango, passion fruit,

Frice Cream

The scoop: Chefs Alissa and Jeremy Frice moved to Miami from Portland, Oregon. Their French custard-based ice creams use local

Jaxson’s Ice Cream Parlor & Restaurant

The scoop: Monroe Udell opened this parlor in 1956 and it’s still going strong, a friendly place decorated with old

Komodo

The scoop: Brickell's three-story indoor/outdoor Pan-Asian restaurant and lounge is big, elegant and scene-y.

La Michoacana Paletera y Neveria

The scoop: Take a number, stand in line and try to decide on ice cream, sorbet or paletas, including Mexican

Lolo’s Surf Cantina

The scoop: Beachy Mexican cuisine – tacos, tostadas, guacamole – from Mexico City-born chef Richard Ampudia.

Lulu’s Nitrogen Ice Cream

The scoop: Luisa Santos went from farmers markets to her brick-and-mortar in Edgewater, using cream and milk from Dakin Dairy

Mad Lab Creamery

The scoop: Is it just us? – we think there be more soft-serve in South Florida. Chef Soraya Caraccioli-Kilgore has

Nanndi Frozen Cream and Pastry Shop

The scoop: This is what a modern ice cream parlor looks like – clean, sparse – in the impressive strip

Planta South Beach

The scoop: Under chef David Lee, Planta celebrates innovative vegan cuisine – it's all plant-based, including their creamy soft-serve.

Sweet Melody Ice Cream

Artisan ice cream made from scratch by Melody's dad, Mike Romeu, who crafts flavors like Bo & Jo’s Guava Cream

Swensen’s Grill & Ice Cream Parlor

The scoop: In 1948, founder Earle Swensen opened his first parlor in San Francisco. This is one of only three

The Frieze

The scoop: A longtime favorite in Miami Beach, the Warren family has owned and operated this stylish ice cream parlor

Venchi Chocolate Boutique

While the focus of this longtime Italian chain is chocolate, their gelato delivers an experience as authentic as a trip

Wall’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream

The scoop: Their South Miami shop is a longtime family favorite, the place to go after a soccer victory. Don’t

Whip’n Dip Ice Cream Shop

The scoop: Since 1985, this family-owned business has served kids in pajamas, kids in soccer uniforms, kids who got good

Wilton Creamery

The scoop: This might be the most inventive ice cream menu in South Florida, and it’s always changing. Their small-batch

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