The best ice cream shops The United States Of America

If it's hot and you feel like ice cream, don't look any further. This independent ice-cream parlour (which has four other addresses in Madison) creates all sorts of colours, creamy as you like, reds, yellows, blues, brownie ice cream, fudge... They're so good they've won a dozen prizes! A great way to start or end a walk in the city centre. In addition, there is a small playground available for children.

When you say port city, you must say glacier! Since June 1982, Annabelle's has been delighting the taste buds of New Hampshire residents and tourists passing through! The place offers homemade ice cream, without colouring agents, with surprising flavours. Try the Minty Mint cookie, a mix of vanilla and mint flavoured cookies, the Pumpkin pie, a very autumnal ice cream with pumpkin flavour, or the Pure Maple Walnut, with New Hampshire maple syrup.

It was in April 1940 that the Gunther family created this ice cream shop. Since then, the store has never been empty and is definitely considered the best in town. Large choice of flavors, more than thirty, from chewing gum to strawberry cheesecake, including green tea and ginger. Some sorbets, sundaes and yoghurts complete this picture perfect for the gourmets. All homemade. We like Gunther's character, his colorful mural and his store in a corner with a large bay window, overlooking a nice sunny terrace.

The ice cream institution in the city of Santa Cruz. Here, everything is organic, seasonal and delicious... and above all, homemade! Enjoy classic flavors like Tahitian vanilla or dark chocolate sorbet, and depending on the season, original flavors like black tea or the unforgettable New Orleans coffee. You also have the choice in the assembly. Yummy! The establishment has a nice little terrace. The Penny institution has grown and now has 4 establishments, including a second one in Santa Cruz.

This multicolored ice cream with a fish-shaped cone has been causing a stir and flooding social networks for the past few years, and rightly so: it's a delicious wonder that comes straight from Japan. Apart from vanilla and chocolate, the ice cream comes in unexpected flavours, such as matcha and black sesame. The tip of the cone is filled withanko, a typical Japanese red bean paste. It's surprisingly good and, to make matters worse, beautiful to look at. On weekends, in summer, it's very crowded!

Here you are in ice cream heaven! Here, it comes in a multitude of forms: in a cup, in a sandwich, in a taco or served in a homemade cone (plain or chocolate). There's no shortage of flavours, from the most classic (vanilla, pistachio or chocolate) to the most elaborate: strawberry cheesecake, cotton candy or Reese and Oreo, America's favourite treats. To all this, you can add toppings of all colours. Also to try: the very American ice cream sandwich...

The best ice cream on the island, made on site for forty years! There are three addresses across Martha's Vineyard, in Vineyard Haven, Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. As usual when it comes to sweets, Americans don't do things by halves! At Mad Martha's, ice cream comes in a multitude of flavours, each one more appetizing than the next: coconut, Crème d'Oréo, nuts in maple syrup, M&M'S, etc., but also extravagant Sundaes and ice cream sandwiches, when the ice cream is stuck between two cookies?

This Italian pastry shop was founded in 1892, and has never moved or closed since, even during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Today, Ferrara remains a family affair with fifth generation pastry chefs behind the stove. This institution claims to be the first espresso bar to open in the United States, we don't know if it's true, but in any case we love the authentic, no-frills setting and the rich cakes and ice cream. Try it at least once.

You won't find the world's finest - or most affordable - ice creams here. Nevertheless, Ben & Jerry's is an essential brand in American culture. Founded in 1978, the company has established a worldwide presence: today, supermarkets in over 40 countries sell its instantly recognizable gourmet pots. At this address on the Strip, you can choose from over twenty flavors. We recommend you try the Tonight Dough, which is not yet available in France.

After opening their bakery in the heart of the city, Ozzy Jimenez and Christian Sullberg embarked on the Noble Folk adventure in 2014 with this first small, designer store. People come here for the wide selection of homemade pies and ice cream: the undeniable craftsmanship combined with original recipes make the establishment an ideal stop on hot summer days. In addition, the power duo opened another address in 2018, in Santa Rosa.

This delicious chain is named after its founder, Jeni Britton Bauer, who opened her first store in 1996 under the name Scream. She launched the very first Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams store six years later. Her recipe for success: creamy, gourmet ice creams. Gooey butter cake - dark chocolate truffle, cinnamon roll, peanut butter... Hard to resist!

Founded in 2006, this small, family-run establishment specializes in the artisanal preparation of ice creams for the general public, as well as those based on plant-based milk. Madagascar vanilla, Ecuadorian chocolate, hazelnut, coffee, stracciatella, cookies and cream, vegan dark chocolate, toasted coconut, strawberry or mango sorbet... These are the classic flavors. Young and old alike also flock to Pazzo Gelato for its more original flavors, such as avocado, banana with dulce de leche, brown sugar with candied bacon, or salted butter caramel. Delicious!