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The ice cream scene in the Boston area is extensive, but this list, curated by Eater Boston, has the very best the city has to offer. Whether you're a local or just visiting, there's bound to be the perfect Boston ice cream experience waiting on you.
Tipping Cow Ice Cream (Somerville)
Tipping Cow promises to be the only 100% peanut, tree-nut, and sesame-free ice cream purveyor in all of New England. The shop has been dishing up gourmet ice cream with seasonal flavors since 2018. True fans can choose to buy a membership and have multiple pints of ice cream reserved for them each month.
Perfect for adventurous eaters, the menu offers up unusual flavors like fig and goat cheese and earl grey and lemon. Even the "everyday flavors" are far from boring, with options like cannoli and birthday cake.
Honeycomb Creamery (Cambridge)
For small-batched, from-scratch ice cream, head to Honeycomb Creamery. Honeycomb sources its milk and heavy cream from Jersey cows at Mapleline Farm in Hadley and promises that the dairy has no stabilizers or growth hormones.
The dessert shop takes "from scratch" seriously, pasteurizing their own ice cream bases so they can fully customize the flavors. Current options include orange olive oil brownie, chocolate truffle birthday cake, and a vegan matcha oat latte.
Christina's Homemade Ice Cream (Cambridge)
This Cambridge-based creamery has stood the test of time since 1983, proving it to have a cone worth trying.
An interior wall of the shop is filled with the flavors of the day, which include ice cream standbys like salted caramel, Oreo, and rum raisin, along with the less traditional flavors like chocolate pot au creme and adzuki bean.
Toscanini's Ice Cream (Cambridge)
A Boston establishment, Toscanini's has received national attention for its handmade ice cream.
One of its most famous flavors is B3, a combination of brown butter, brown sugar, and brownies in a cone or cup. Flavors rotate, but you can expect delicious options like Vienna finger cookie, burnt caramel, and almond joy.
New City Microcreamery (Cambridge)
New City Microcreamery uses state-of-the-art techniques to create a light, smooth, "New York City" texture. Liquid nitrogen, which stays around 300 degrees Fahrenheit, is used to freeze the ice cream base and create a smaller ice crystal.
The farm-fresh flavors are classics, letting the ice cream's texture shine through. Offerings include coffee, mint chip, cake batter, and Oreo, among others.
Far Out Ice Cream (Brookline)
Far Out specializes in New Zealand-style ice cream and coffee. The "real fruit" ice cream is made when guests pick a flavor of premium hard-scooped ice cream, a selection of real frozen fruit, and then the two options are blended together to create a fruity treat with a texture similar to soft serve.
Guests choose a base of chocolate or vanilla, with options for low-fat frozen yogurt or vegan bases, and then select from fruits that include mango, kookaberry, pineapple, and raspberry.
Click here to read the full list from Eater Boston.
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