3 ice cream restaurants 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.
Tip: Tours run by appointment on weekends; weekday afternoons stay quietest. Free Bridge Avenue parking lot behind the building.
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.