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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in LEO Weekly and Louisville Magazine. Updated September 2026.
Louisville Cream · NuLu
A small-batch scoop shop on East Market Street in NuLu. The first brick-and-mortar opening drew a line out the door; it remains a straightforward stop for a Louisville-made scoop.
Dairy Kastle · Louisville
This seasonal Germantown walk-up serves old-fashioned soft serve on Eastern Parkway from spring into summer. Cones and cups come standard, with floats and milkshakes rounding out the window's short menu.
Dairy Del · Merriwether
Dairy Del is a Shelby Street walk-up for soft serve and other ice cream treats. Its neighborhood window also serves hot food, making a cone a natural finish to a casual meal. The shop's current menu still leads with ice cream; order a soft-serve cone or a sundae and take it outside.
The Widows Walk Ice Creamery · Clarksville
Across the river in Clarksville, Widow's Walk serves ice cream beside the Ohio. Its Riverside Drive shop faces the Louisville skyline and sits near Ashland Park, so a scoop can become a riverfront stop. Pick a current flavor at the counter, then take it outside for the view.