The best ice cream shops Normandy

The place has recently undergone major renovations, and the shop now has a new face, very modern and refined. The house, well-known for its chocolates, also offers homemade ice creams here. You will have to choose among the choice of flavours offered but once tasted, there will be others, the house has developed throughout the seasons. You can taste ice creams, pancakes and waffles, with a nice terrace just in front of the shop. We can only recommend this real institution of the city.

Well established on the Place de la Fontaine, in the heart of the Cherbourg hypercentre for more than forty years, the Yvard house is at the top of the list when it comes to pastry and chocolate. But not only: indeed, the tea room, located at the back of the shop, combines the pleasure of the taste buds, whether it is pastry or ice cream. If you haven't been here for some time, you will discover a brand new decoration, very successful.

How about a scoop of strawberry basil ice cream? Honey and rosemary? Or with rose or lavender? Do these flavours seem far-fetched? Wait until you see the menu of the 50 flavours offered by this ice cream shop freshly installed in downtown Rouen. Delicious, in three words, is: organic, artisanal and... delicious! In addition to its ice creams, the establishment has recently started to offer salads, frozen pastries and even soups. In short, a gourmet lounge like you don't see many!

Are you tempted by an almond ice cream with caramelized nuts? Or would you rather have a champagne sorbet? On the Vexin plateau, Laurent Riault has developed an original speciality: ice creams and sorbets, with a choice of traditional or frankly original flavours, and above all superb quality. Handcrafted with milk from the farm's cows, without coloring agents or preservatives, a perfect smoothness and surprising flavors, so many assets to delight the taste buds of gourmets young and old!

Foie gras, camembert, teurgoule, tomato-basil, cucumber... La Ferme de la Haizerie revolutionises the flavours of ice cream and sorbets! Don't worry, there is also sweetness: chestnut, gingerbread, violet, speculoos, rum-raisin, chocolate... Alain, pastry chef, also creates sorbets for diabetics, gluten-free sorbets and tailor-made ice creams. Guaranteed without colouring or preservatives, made from fresh fruit and good milk from the farm, his ice creams are on the menu of the best tables in the region. The farm is also open to visitors!

Don't be surprised if you come across people with chocolate moustaches or whipped cream on the tip of their noses! They are definitely coming from the Rue de la Mer! Even if it has changed name and owners (now Jérémy and Kelly), this gourmet meeting place, founded in 1910, remains very popular. The recipe for melting pancakes and crispy waffles remains the same as at Simard's. The trend is also towards bubble tea and homemade milkshakes. The season promises to be beautiful and tasty. Smart tip: collectable tickets for a free pancake or waffle.

Gérard Taurin delights the palates of young and old alike with ice creams, sorbets and frozen entremets (vacherins, bûches) from his 4 boutiques, including the one in Mortagne. It's impossible to resist the expertise of this Meilleur Ouvrier de France glacier, who is also a world champion ice-cream maker. His creations are inspired by his travels and encounters in places such as China and Morocco. In the boutique, nothing is left to chance. The team is professional, with expert advice on how to treat yourself to exquisite ice cream delights.

Located in the convivial Sartilly-Baie-Bocage hub, the KANELLE restaurant offers a unique culinary experience. With its on-site dining, drive-through, and contactless delivery services, it adapts to everyone's needs.

Homemade ice creams made with the milk of the farm cows, and of exceptional quality! Some 0.5 different fragrances, from the most classic to the most extravagant (you know the ice cream and candied oranges), made only with natural products, without dyes or preservatives, packed in classic packs of 1L, or in smaller quantities for the specialties extended throughout the year. Philippe Cocagne favours above all the quality and flavour of his gourmet ice creams, sold on the farm, in a shop in Honfleur in summer, but also in markets and in some restaurants. He can also travel to your holidays, birthdays, weddings with his travelling counter, and will be happy to have you visit his workshop (by appointment). Enjoy the 18th-century brick colombier of the property!

Notice to lovers of frozen desserts. In the heart of the Caux region, you will certainly enjoy the best ice cream of your life! On their farm, Hélène and Arnaud Follet will introduce you to their farm ice cream and other frozen desserts made with fresh cream and whole milk. Let yourself be seduced by the quality of the ice creams and sorbets, the results of a meticulous artisanal preparation in their laboratory.

Like jewels in a gleaming case, the colourful bins immediately take us to the land of ice cream, Italy! Just a stone's throw from the Place du Vieux-Marché, this new boutique is already a must for a lazy afternoon. 26 flavours are beautifully proposed. They are homemade, natural and without colouring agents, and varied: pistachio from Turkey, blueberry cheesecake, dulce de leche... New flavours are regularly introduced. The best part? They are organic and vegan. In cones or jars, to be enjoyed without moderation.

Vanilla, blackcurrant, lime, speculoos and, for the more daring, saffron or basil: you can choose from a wide range of sometimes surprising flavours at R10. An original name for this ice cream store, which is short for the first name of its manager, Herdis Paesen. The ex-veterinarian turned ice cream maker offers her artisanal specialities made with Perche milk. Herdis Paesen is already well known to gourmets: the Flemish-born specialist used to operate in Saint-Langis-lès-Mortagne, just a few kilometres away.