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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Buffalo Spree. Updated August 2026.
Lake Effect Ice Cream · Hertel Avenue
Buffalo Spree's 2024 Best Ice Cream winner. The Hertel Avenue artisan scoop shop known for locally inflected flavors like sponge candy and Frank's RedHot.
Anderson's Frozen Custard · Williamsville
Buffalo Spree's 2024 Best Frozen Custard co-winner. The 1946 Main Street original that set the WNY standard for frozen custard and a side of roast beef.
Fran-Ceil Custard · South Park
Buffalo Spree's 2024 Best Frozen Custard co-winner. a Blasdell-border walk-up established in the early 1950s and still turning out the Southtowns' canonical custard.
Rosie's Handcrafted Ice Cream · East Aurora
Buffalo Spree's 2026 Ice Cream/Frozen Custard winner. Has since added a mobile truck alongside its East Aurora scoop shop.