4 ice cream rooms worth the trip across United States, editor-ranked. All cuisines in United States.
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream ★ 4.7 · Cleveland
ohio-city · 1867 W 25th St, Cleveland, OH 44113
Mitchell's Homemade Ice Cream flagship on West 25th Street, the Ohio City kitchen and shop in a restored old movie theater, hand-crafts every batch and runs.
Tip: Tours run by appointment on weekends; weekday afternoons stay quietest. Free Bridge Avenue parking lot behind the building.
Izzy's Ice Cream ★ 4.6 · Minneapolis
saint-paul · 2034 Marshall Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Izzy's Ice Cream on Marshall Avenue has run a small-batch ice cream counter in Saint Paul since 2000. The Izzy scoop, a tiny extra flavour on top of any cone.
Tip: Summer line wraps around the block by 19:00. Solar-powered scoop shop and the second location in Minnehaha is faster.
Graeter's Ice Cream Easton ★ 4.4 · Columbus
downtown · 142 Easton Town Center, Columbus, OH 43219
Graeter's at Easton Town Center is the Columbus-edge French-pot ice cream counter, churned in two-gallon copper kettles in Cincinnati since 1870.
Tip: Easton fills up on weekend evenings; the Bethel Road and Hilliard locations move faster.
McConnell's Fine Ice Creams ★ 3.8 · Santa Barbara
Downtown Santa Barbara · 728 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Founded in Santa Barbara in 1949. French pot method, organic local ingredients, no preservatives. State Street shop is the brand's original home.