America's Best Ice Cream
Forbes Traveler has compiled its list of America's best ice cream. For insight into the current ice cream trends in America, the magazine turns to David Lebovitz, author of The Perfect Scoop, who says he’s seen “an explosion of handcrafted ice cream and gelato places opening up that use fresh, pure ingredients." This is exactly the kind of explosion we like! Ed's already laid out his favorite ice cream "scooperies" in New York, after the jump Forbes' list of best ice cream around the country.
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California
Bi-Rite Creamery
biritecreamery.com
3692 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94110
415-626-5600
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams
mcconnells.com
835 E. Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara CA 93103
805-963-8813
Colorado
Glacier Homemade Ice Cream
3133 28th Street, Boulder CO 80301
303-440-6542
4760 Baseline Road, Boulder CO 80303
303-499-4760
1350 College Ave, Boulder CO 80302
303-442-4400
1749 Main St., Longmont CO 80501
303-485-8834
7155 E Hampden Ave, Denver CO 80224
303-300-6661
Illinois
Margie's Candies
margiescandies.nv.switchboard.com
1960 N Western Avenue, Chicago IL 60647
773-384-1035
Massachusetts
Toscanini's Ice Cream
tosci.com
899 Main Street, Cambridge MA 02139
617-491-5877
New York
The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
2 Cadman Place West, New York NY 11201
718-246-3963
Ciao Bella Gelato
ciaobellagelato.com
285 Mott St, New York NY 10012
212-431-3591
27 E 92nd St, New York NY 10128
212-831-5555
Ohio
Graeter's
graeters.com
Multiple locations in Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Cleveland
Pennslyvania
Capogiro Gelato
capogirogelato.com
119 South 13th Street, Philadelphia PA 19107
215-351-0900
117 South 20th Street, Philadelphia PA 19103
215-636-9250
Texas
Tèo
caffeteo.com
1206 W 38th St, Austin TX 78705
512-451-9555
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30 Comments:
Graeter's?! When Ohio has Jeni's?!
pomme at 1:17PM on 06/21/08
Seriously, Graeter's isn't even close. Jeni's is by far the best, looks like Forbes Traveler didn't do their homework.
peregrinatio at 1:38PM on 06/21/08
I want to elbow my way into this and nominate Sherman Dairy in Michigan for a spot on this list! It's amazing stuff - creamy and so tasty. During blueberry season they make the most amazing blueberry ice cream on the planet.
chiff0nade at 2:33PM on 06/21/08
no chinatown ice cream factory?
hrwalf at 3:35PM on 06/21/08
I'll always carry a torch for Steve's. Its disappearance has left a hole in my life for years and years.
I barely even eat ice cream any more...
missbhavens at 3:41PM on 06/21/08
I prefer Graeter's to Jeni's...though I also prefer Denise's to Jeni's. As far as I'm concerned, Jeni's is vastly overrated.
kateeatsalot at 4:38PM on 06/21/08
Bluebell Homemade Vanilla. Nothing else needs to be said.
eatorama at 5:35PM on 06/21/08
glad to see PA making this list! Capogiro gelato is amazing. closest thing to italy this side of the atlantic. And they are so creative with flavors! Check out their site for a daily list by store.
illeatyou at 10:53AM on 06/22/08
and i still miss custard beach. the best ice cream i have ever had.
cybercita at 11:33AM on 06/22/08
No doubt the best ice cream is the custard you get in Green Bay Wisconsin, cream and oh, so rich.....!
lintraur at 12:00PM on 06/22/08
What about Dr. Mike's in CT?
nantaylor at 3:22PM on 06/22/08
Never heard of Glacier's. Lik's has the best ice cream in Denver, hands down, especially their Jack Daniel's Chocolate Chip.
bialy at 4:19PM on 06/22/08
I'm with nantaylor--any list that leaves out Dr Mike's in Bethel CT cannot be a serious list.
klg19 at 11:12PM on 06/22/08
There is a lot of California north of San Francisco.
I really like Vic's on Riverside in Sacramento, it dates back to the 1940's, and still has a lot of original "parts." Burr's on Folsom is owned by a former Vic's employee and uses ice cream from Vic's.
cmtigger at 2:17AM on 06/23/08
Found a wikipedia article about Vics...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic's_Ice_Cream
cmtigger at 2:19AM on 06/23/08
Add me to the raves for Jeni's and Denise's in Columbus, Ohio - I find both far superior to Graeter's.
jschelb at 9:25AM on 06/23/08
Oh man, they neglected to include Bubbies Ice Cream in Hawai'i!
Kathy YL Chan at 9:28AM on 06/23/08
Brewsters in Atlanta....must have in the Peach State!
DanielleS at 11:30AM on 06/23/08
I lived in Texas years ago, and I still pine away for Bluebell icecream. Do they still use that cute jingle? "Bluebell is the best icecrem in the country!"
giordano1956 at 12:13PM on 06/23/08
I'm surprised that Ciao Bella Gelato is on the list. I've never been to an actual location but the pre-packaged stuff in supermarkets is not very much like gelato and about on par in terms of flavor with any other premium ice cream.
bobbob at 12:32PM on 06/23/08
While I certainly agree with the nomination of McConnell's in SB (living here, I suppose I'm biased), the best ice cream I've ever had is at Screamin' Mimi's in Sebastopol, CA. Mimi wins award after award...her blod orange sorbet is to die for, and the Cookie Galaxy ice cream is phenomenal (with Oreo bites, graham cracker pieces and another that's eluding me right now...Nutter Butters maybe?). Yum, yum, yum.
rosezilla at 2:32PM on 06/23/08
The Juice Bar on Nantucket serves up some of the creamiest homemade ice cream ever! The flavors are fantastic and it's always so difficult to make a choice!
I totally agree with the call for adding Brewster's in Atlanta to the list. Even though it's a chain, they are fantastic!
My mouth is watering....perhaps tonight will be an ice-cream night!
Surfsidesuz at 3:17PM on 06/23/08
Funny story - The guys who own Toscanini's and Rancatore's are brothers. Mr. Rancatore, the older brother, got to keep the name, but their stores are very similar. I'd say Toscanini's has more adventurous flavors, but Ranc's is def a local favorite, too. Locations are in Lexington and Cambridge
embolini9 at 4:05PM on 06/23/08
Columbus (Ohio - for people not Ohio Hip) - is the ice cream capital of the World.
We have Jeni's, Denise's, Graeters, Handels and more.
Check out the ice cream category on my blog.
http://cmhgourmand.wordpress.com
And for fans of Ohio Ice Cream -
http://home.netcom.com/~ellisonj/icomain.html
Graters is good - but Serious Eats needs to do some more reasearch.
Cmh Gourmand at 4:50PM on 06/23/08
I said this before, but I'll say it again: LaSalle Vanilla or Cherry Vanilla is the best ice cream in New York that you buy by the pint. Unfortunately, not too many places carry it. In my neighborhood in Midwood (Ave J) there's just one store that carries it, and even there, I can't find the complete selection of flavors. In my opinion, LaSalle is better than Hagaan Daz.
SavtaShayna at 5:55PM on 06/23/08
I was worried that people were going to get the wrong idea about Ohio, but it looks like Jeni's and Denise's are well represented!
SelimaCat at 9:21PM on 06/23/08
I have never been there, but Penn State University has an ice cream shop that is legendairy (ha!).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkey_Creamery
DwayneW at 11:42AM on 06/24/08
capogiro is truly bananas. best gelato in the US.
but ciao bella? just okay. and no chintatown ice cream or labratorio di gelato in NYC?
thursdaynightsmackdown at 12:42PM on 06/24/08
Unassuming, simple, home-made, organic and heavenly delicious Moorenko's in Silver Spring, MD is a hidden gem. Try the white chocolate pistachio and you will discover why. YUM!!
divaofyum at 1:48PM on 06/24/08
I'll have to try Teo's sometime soon, according to their website they also have the best Espresso in Austin. We'll see!
Deep9x at 12:35AM on 06/25/08