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The reigning ice cream pick in 2 cities, ranked by the locals who eat there.
Biggest turnout in the country · St. Louis, MO
#1Clementine's Naughty & Nice Ice CreamTop Ice Cream in St. Louis, MO · Lafayette Square · ranked by 2 locals →Every city’s reigning pick
The name under each city is its current #1 for ice cream. The figure is how many locals ranked it.
The Midwest
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Where locals haven’t ranked ice cream yet, the local food press points the way. Be the first to publish a Top 5 and the lead is yours.
The Northeast
- Boston
Toscanini's Ice Cream Co., Inc. and Christina's Homemade Ice Cream, per The Boston Globe
- Buffalo
Lake Effect Ice Cream and Anderson's Frozen Custard, per Buffalo Spree
- New Haven
Wentworth Homemade Ice Cream and La Fenice, per CTbites
- New York
Caffè Panna and il laboratorio del gelato, per The Infatuation
- Philadelphia
C & C CREAMERY and Weckerly’s Ice Cream, per Eater Philadelphia
- Pittsburgh
Page's and The Black Canary, per Pittsburgh Magazine
- Portland, ME
- Providence
- Rochester
Pittsford Farms Dairy and Abbott's Frozen Custard, per CITY Magazine
- Syracuse
Gannons Isle Ice Cream and Sno Top, per baked magazine
- Utica
Tasty Treat and The Cremeria, per Rome Sentinel
The Midwest
- Chicago
Pretty Cool Ice Cream and Margie's Candies, per Eater Chicago
- Cincinnati
Aglamesis Bro's Ice Cream & Chocolates and Dojo Gelato, per Cincinnati Magazine
- Cleveland
Mason's Creamery and Mount Granita Italian Ice, per Cleveland Magazine
- Columbus, OH
Mardi Gras Homemade Ice Cream and Diamonds Ice Cream, per Columbus Underground
- Detroit
Cold Truth and Treat Dreams, per Detroit Metro Times
- Indianapolis
BRICS and LiftOff Creamery, per Mirror Indy
- Kansas City
Betty Rae's Ice Cream and Sylas & Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream, per Visit KC
- Madison
Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream and Babcock Hall, per Isthmus
- Milwaukee
Babes Ice Cream & Dessert and Joy Ice Cream Social, per OnMilwaukee
- Minneapolis–St. Paul
Grand Ole Creamery and Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream Shop, per Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
- Omaha
- Quincy
- Springfield, MO
Pineapple Whip and Buttermilk, per Visit Springfield
The South
- Asheville
- Atlanta
Morelli’s Gourmet Ice Cream and Desserts and Paolo's Gelato Italiano, per AJC
- Austin
Amy's Ice Creams and Lick Honest Ice Creams, per The Infatuation
- Baltimore
BMORE LICKS and Cajou Plant-Based Ice Cream, per Baltimore Magazine
- Birmingham
Big Spoon Creamery and Cannella Gelato, per Bham Now
- Charleston, SC
- Charlotte
Tony's Ice Cream and Elizabeth Creamery, per Charlotte Magazine
- Dallas–Fort Worth
MELT Ice Creams - Bishop Arts and Morgan's Ice Cream, per CultureMap Fort Worth
- Hampton Roads
Doumar's Cones & Barbecue and Blue Cow Ice Cream Co., per VEER Magazine
- Houston
Cloud 10 Creamery and Booza, per The Infatuation
- Louisville
Louisville Cream and The Pie Kitchen, per Best of Louisville (Louisville Magazine)
- Memphis
Sugar Ghost and The Scoop by Kaye's Pints & Scoops, per Memphis Flyer
- Miami / South Florida
Charlie's Ice Cream and Whip'n Dip Ice Cream Shop, per The Infatuation
- Nashville
Sarabhas creamery - Ice cream & chai/coffee shoppe and Bobbie's Dairy Dip, per The Infatuation
- New Orleans
Creole Creamery and Angelo Brocato, per Gambit (nola.com)
- Oklahoma City
Roxy's Ice Cream Social and Boom Town Creamery Small Batch Ice Cream Shop, per Oklahoma Gazette
- Orlando
Sampaguita Ice Cream and The Greenery Creamery, per Orlando Magazine
- Raleigh–Durham
Andia's Ice Cream and Daughter's, per INDY Week
- Richmond
Gelati Celesti Ice Cream and Scoop, per Richmond Magazine
- San Antonio
- Savannah
- Tampa Bay
Dairy Kurl and Dairy Rich, per Creative Loafing Tampa
- Washington, DC
Dolcezza Gelato & Coffee and Ice Cream Jubilee - Georgetown, per Washingtonian
The West
- Albuquerque
ChocGlitz & Cream and Pop Pop's Italian Ice & Exotic Snacks, per Gil's Thrilling and Filling Blog
- Denver
Bonnie Brae Ice Cream and Little Man Ice Cream, per Westword
- Honolulu
- Las Vegas
Luv-It Frozen Custard and Sorry Not Sorry Creamery - DTLV Fremont, per Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Los Angeles
Rori's Artisanal Creamery and AWAN, per The Infatuation
- Phoenix
Novel Ice Cream and Sweet Republic, per Phoenix New Times
- Portland, OR
Salt & Straw and Fifty Licks Ice Cream, per Portland Monthly
- Sacramento
Gunther's Ice Cream and Vic’s Ice Cream, per Sactown Magazine
- Salt Lake City
normal ice cream store and Dolcetti Gelato, per Salt Lake Magazine
- San Diego
- Santa Fe
La Lecheria Railyard and Hello Sweet Cream, per Santa Fe New Mexican (Taste)
- Seattle
Salt & Straw and Molly Moon's Homemade Ice Cream, per Seattle Magazine
- SF Bay Area
Humphry Slocombe and Mitchell's Ice Cream, per The Infatuation
- Tucson
Bella's Gelato Shoppe & Food Truck and Blue Ice Gelato, per Arizona Daily Star