Best Ice Cream Shops
Where to find the ice cream, frozen custard and gelato worth going out of your way for.
Ice cream is one of the few foods where the small independent maker reliably beats the large one, which makes it worth seeking out rather than settling for.
The regional variations matter. Wisconsin’s frozen custard uses egg yolk and is churned with less air, giving it a density that ordinary ice cream does not have — Milwaukee sustains rival stands on the difference. New England’s ice cream is traditionally higher in butterfat and served in absurd portions. Italian-style gelato is warmer, softer and more intensely flavoured because it holds less air and less fat.
These guides cover the shops worth a detour, city by city.
The five ice cream shops worth seeking out in Boston, a city with a serious high-butterfat tradition.
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