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Posted May 17, 2024
When the first rays of spring sun peek through the clouds, Toronto's ice cream lovers are out in full force, eager to find the best sweet and refreshing desserts the city has to offer. Whether you're a fan of traditional waffle cones, creamy soft serve topped with delicious extras, milkshakes, sundaes, or rich frozen custard, Toronto has a vibrant dessert scene with something for every taste.
From cozy parlours to trendy dessert bars, the city's ice cream spots are ready to satisfy any craving with a variety of flavours and toppings. And with so many unique options to choose from, you might even find yourself splurging on something special to treat your sweet tooth.
Not sure which flavour to choose? Why not get two scoops, or even take home a pint of your favourite? No matter what you're in the mood for, Toronto has the perfect ice cream spot waiting for you.
Here’s our list of the best ice cream shops in Toronto, where you can enjoy everything from classic flavours to innovative new combinations.
Beaconsfield Village
209 Dovercourt Rd
Vilda’s
This beloved neighbourhood joint is serving up more than their infamous sandwiches. They’ve created delicious icecream flavours like sour cream cookies and cream crumble, plum cream cheese and peach basil.
Vilda’s
Beaconsfield Village
209 Dovercourt Rd
This beloved neighbourhood joint is serving up more than their infamous sandwiches. They’ve created delicious icecream flavours like sour cream cookies and cream crumble, plum cream cheese and peach basil.
Downtown Yonge
66 Dundas St E
Pass the Syrup
Focusing on locally grown, fresh ingredients, this spot turns out traditional recipes that taste amazing. With both their cones and ice cream made fresh daily, you’ll definitely want to try their cookies and cream or coconut flavours.
Pass the Syrup
Downtown Yonge
66 Dundas St E
Focusing on locally grown, fresh ingredients, this spot turns out traditional recipes that taste amazing. With both their cones and ice cream made fresh daily, you’ll definitely want to try their cookies and cream or coconut flavours.
Queen Street West
241 Queen St W
Gianni’s Gelato
If tickets to Italy are too expensive, you had head to Gianni’s to get your fixing of the delicious cold dessert that is made in-house daily. They serve desserts ranging from light, refreshing flavours to rich decadent tastes.
Gianni’s Gelato
Queen Street West
241 Queen St W
If tickets to Italy are too expensive, you had head to Gianni’s to get your fixing of the delicious cold dessert that is made in-house daily. They serve desserts ranging from light, refreshing flavours to rich decadent tastes.
Queen Street West
29 McCaul St
Mizzica Gelateria and Cafe
You’ll never not see a line outside this popular spot on Queen Street. And although it’s gelato and not ice cream, this spot is too good not to mention on this list. Enjoy flavours like Nutella and dragon fruit that hit the mark on the scale of flavour.
Mizzica Gelateria and Cafe
Queen Street West
29 McCaul St
You’ll never not see a line outside this popular spot on Queen Street. And although it’s gelato and not ice cream, this spot is too good not to mention on this list. Enjoy flavours like Nutella and dragon fruit that hit the mark on the scale of flavour.
Cabbagetown
540 Parliament St
Good Gang Ice Cream
This perfectly hidden spot in the heart of Cabbagetown is serving up delectable ice cream and desserts that highlight unique flavours. From flavours like toast to passion fruit caramel drizzle, there's something for every pallet.
Good Gang Ice Cream
Cabbagetown
540 Parliament St
This perfectly hidden spot in the heart of Cabbagetown is serving up delectable ice cream and desserts that highlight unique flavours. From flavours like toast to passion fruit caramel drizzle, there's something for every pallet.
The Junction
9 Silverthorn Ave
Geladona
If you're looking for the perfect treat to relive your favourite summer memories, the freezie's offered at Geladona are sure to check that box. Serving up flavours that range from fruity and refreshing to decadent and creamy, you'll be able to feel like a kid again.
Geladona
The Junction
9 Silverthorn Ave
If you're looking for the perfect treat to relive your favourite summer memories, the freezie's offered at Geladona are sure to check that box. Serving up flavours that range from fruity and refreshing to decadent and creamy, you'll be able to feel like a kid again.
On Third Thought
This seasonal ice cream joint is offering gelato scoops, alcoholic floats or flights, so you're able to indulge in your favourite flavours in whatever way you desire - doused in prosecco or in a classic cone.
On Third Thought
This seasonal ice cream joint is offering gelato scoops, alcoholic floats or flights, so you're able to indulge in your favourite flavours in whatever way you desire - doused in prosecco or in a classic cone.
Little Portugal
1695 Dundas St W
Moonmilk
Whether you enjoy your ice cream in a cone, a cake or a sandwich, Moonmilk has you covered. Choose from nostalgic and child-like flavours such as coffee n' donuts, black sesame raspberry or PB n crackers and pick your vessel.
Moonmilk
Little Portugal
1695 Dundas St W
Whether you enjoy your ice cream in a cone, a cake or a sandwich, Moonmilk has you covered. Choose from nostalgic and child-like flavours such as coffee n' donuts, black sesame raspberry or PB n crackers and pick your vessel.
Queen Street West
Back Laneway
Sim and Lil
If you like bitter, dark chocolate, you'll want to try a scoop of Sim and Lil's 77% dark chocolate treat. Other flavours from this from-scratch parlour are apple pie, coconut, and hazelnut and chocolate - or better yet, you can customize your perfect frozen flavour.
Sim and Lil
Queen Street West
Back Laneway
If you like bitter, dark chocolate, you'll want to try a scoop of Sim and Lil's 77% dark chocolate treat. Other flavours from this from-scratch parlour are apple pie, coconut, and hazelnut and chocolate - or better yet, you can customize your perfect frozen flavour.
Yorkville
95 Cumberland St
Dolce Vita Gelato
Serving generous portions of fresh gelato, flavours like mango and chocolate raspberry are too refreshing to resist on a warm day. And better yet, if you enjoyed you scoop in-store, you can bring a pint home to enjoy later.
Dolce Vita Gelato
Yorkville
95 Cumberland St
Serving generous portions of fresh gelato, flavours like mango and chocolate raspberry are too refreshing to resist on a warm day. And better yet, if you enjoyed you scoop in-store, you can bring a pint home to enjoy later.
Downtown Yonge
111 Queen St E
Alberobello Gelato
Created with seasonal ingredients and a touch of creativity, Alberobello crafts up flavours like pear and candied ginger and chocolate almond with an espresso cherry glaze. This expertly-made gelato and sorbet is worth the pre-order, as you won't want to miss out on your pint.
Alberobello Gelato
Downtown Yonge
111 Queen St E
Created with seasonal ingredients and a touch of creativity, Alberobello crafts up flavours like pear and candied ginger and chocolate almond with an espresso cherry glaze. This expertly-made gelato and sorbet is worth the pre-order, as you won't want to miss out on your pint.
Little Italy
566 College St
The Big Chill Ice Cream
This spot on College is sure delight in its bright and colourful parlour and its many choices of flavours. Serving cones, sundaes and milkshakes, its almost like a 'choose your own adventure', but ice cream style.
The Big Chill Ice Cream
Little Italy
566 College St
This spot on College is sure delight in its bright and colourful parlour and its many choices of flavours. Serving cones, sundaes and milkshakes, its almost like a 'choose your own adventure', but ice cream style.
Downtown
120 Dundas St W
Butter Baker
Bakery
This familiar snug shop with serves sweet and savoury French-style pastries and sandwiches. The ice cream is a must try, with flavours like moon mist, milk cotton candy cassis and earl grey tea, this creamy dessert is the best way to add a sweet addition to your day.
Butter Baker
Downtown
120 Dundas St W
This familiar snug shop with serves sweet and savoury French-style pastries and sandwiches. The ice cream is a must try, with flavours like moon mist, milk cotton candy cassis and earl grey tea, this creamy dessert is the best way to add a sweet addition to your day.
Bakery
Beaconsfield Village
202 Dovercourt Rd
Taverne Bernhardt’s
What better way to beat the heat then indulging in nostalgic soft serve? Bernhardt's offers a range of rotating flavours, such as coconut ice cream and citrus sorbet swirl or creamsicle with lemon meringue, and the sweet and tangy desserts are sure to cure any signs of overheating.
Taverne Bernhardt’s
Beaconsfield Village
202 Dovercourt Rd
What better way to beat the heat then indulging in nostalgic soft serve? Bernhardt's offers a range of rotating flavours, such as coconut ice cream and citrus sorbet swirl or creamsicle with lemon meringue, and the sweet and tangy desserts are sure to cure any signs of overheating.
Chinatown
235 Spadina Ave Unit 2
Dainties Macaron
Patisserie
This snug patisserie has limited seating but a range of ice cream and macarons that are infused with Asian-influenced flavours, like milk tea and dalgona.
Dainties Macaron
Chinatown
235 Spadina Ave Unit 2
This snug patisserie has limited seating but a range of ice cream and macarons that are infused with Asian-influenced flavours, like milk tea and dalgona.
Patisserie
St. Clair West
36 Vaughan Rd
Dutch Dreams
Dessert
This veteran ice cream parlour offers everything you could want when it comes to frozen treats. From their wide range of ice cream flavours, to their frozen yogurt, sundaes and shakes, the whole family is sure to have their sweet tooth satisfied.
Dutch Dreams
St. Clair West
36 Vaughan Rd
This veteran ice cream parlour offers everything you could want when it comes to frozen treats. From their wide range of ice cream flavours, to their frozen yogurt, sundaes and shakes, the whole family is sure to have their sweet tooth satisfied.
Dessert
Yorkville
101 Yorkville Ave
Summer's Ice Cream
Dessert
House made in small batches, this spot serves fresh ice cream and fro-yo in a variety of flavours, plus smoothies and fruit juices.
Summer's Ice Cream
Yorkville
101 Yorkville Ave
House made in small batches, this spot serves fresh ice cream and fro-yo in a variety of flavours, plus smoothies and fruit juices.
Dessert
Etobicoke
630 The Queensway
Tom's Dairy Freeze
This long-running (since 1969) window-serve stop is the perfect place for nostalgic soft-serve ice cream cones and frozen yogurt.
Tom's Dairy Freeze
Etobicoke
630 The Queensway
This long-running (since 1969) window-serve stop is the perfect place for nostalgic soft-serve ice cream cones and frozen yogurt.
Corktown
22 Sackville St
Spaccio
Italian
Homemade Italian specialties and a range of chocolate-dipped gelato bars are served at this warehouse-style cafe.
Spaccio
Corktown
22 Sackville St
Homemade Italian specialties and a range of chocolate-dipped gelato bars are served at this warehouse-style cafe.
Italian
Bloordale Village
659 Lansdowne Ave
Ruru Baked
Ice Cream
If you've been craving a creamy, custardy sweet treat Ruru's small-batch, custard ice creams have you covered. Try out their unique flavours like burnt honey and cornbread or stick to a more traditional path, like vanilla.
Ruru Baked
Bloordale Village
659 Lansdowne Ave
If you've been craving a creamy, custardy sweet treat Ruru's small-batch, custard ice creams have you covered. Try out their unique flavours like burnt honey and cornbread or stick to a more traditional path, like vanilla.
Ice Cream
Yonge and Bloor
6 Charles St E
Nani's Gelato
Ice Cream
Are you bored of traditional ice cream flavours? This simple and popular ice cream parlour has an innovative, locally sourced, Italian-Asian fusion menu. With flavours like Pistachio Cannoli and Punjabi Milk Cake, you'll be travelling through your tastebuds.
Nani's Gelato
Yonge and Bloor
6 Charles St E
Are you bored of traditional ice cream flavours? This simple and popular ice cream parlour has an innovative, locally sourced, Italian-Asian fusion menu. With flavours like Pistachio Cannoli and Punjabi Milk Cake, you'll be travelling through your tastebuds.
Ice Cream
Queen West
394 Queen St W
Kekou Gelato
Dessert
This beloved ice cream has a focus on Asian flavours, such Peanut Sesame and Jasmine Tea, and is a must if you're looking to cool off.
Kekou Gelato
Queen West
394 Queen St W
This beloved ice cream has a focus on Asian flavours, such Peanut Sesame and Jasmine Tea, and is a must if you're looking to cool off.
Dessert
Queen West
831 Queen St W
iHalo Krunch
Dessert
This tiny, minimalist spot offers Asian-inspired soft-serve ice cream in black cones. Enjoy flavours such as Ube, Charcoal, Matcha and Vanilla
iHalo Krunch
Queen West
831 Queen St W
This tiny, minimalist spot offers Asian-inspired soft-serve ice cream in black cones. Enjoy flavours such as Ube, Charcoal, Matcha and Vanilla
Dessert
Ice Creamonology
With a commitment to local, fresh and natural ingredients this ice cream spot takes this cold dessert to the next level. Enjoy flavours like creamy tiramisu and blueberry cheesecake.
Ice Creamonology
With a commitment to local, fresh and natural ingredients this ice cream spot takes this cold dessert to the next level. Enjoy flavours like creamy tiramisu and blueberry cheesecake.
Honey’s
You won't even miss the dairy in Honey's premium, plant-based ice creams. They offer creamy flavours like Double Chocolate Chip Brownie, Peanut Butter & Saltine and Raisin Bread Toast.
Honey’s
You won't even miss the dairy in Honey's premium, plant-based ice creams. They offer creamy flavours like Double Chocolate Chip Brownie, Peanut Butter & Saltine and Raisin Bread Toast.
Good Behaviour Submarine
With a concoction of different Asian-inspired ice creams, Good Behaviour might make you act a little crazy for these delicious flavours on a hot summers day.
Good Behaviour Submarine
With a concoction of different Asian-inspired ice creams, Good Behaviour might make you act a little crazy for these delicious flavours on a hot summers day.
Leslieville
920 Queen St E
Ed's Real Scoop
Dessert
This ice cream parlour offers a huge choice of handmade ice cream flavours - 150 to be exact - plus ice cream cakes and jars of artisanal sundae sauce.
Ed's Real Scoop
Leslieville
920 Queen St E
This ice cream parlour offers a huge choice of handmade ice cream flavours - 150 to be exact - plus ice cream cakes and jars of artisanal sundae sauce.
Dessert
Dundas West
1418 Dundas St W
Death in Venice Gelato
Dessert
This gelato counter serves a menu of seasonal flavours and local dairy options that will keep you coming back for more, They also serve vegan and dairy-free options alongside baked goods.
Death in Venice Gelato
Dundas West
1418 Dundas St W
This gelato counter serves a menu of seasonal flavours and local dairy options that will keep you coming back for more, They also serve vegan and dairy-free options alongside baked goods.
Dessert
St. Clair West
16 Vaughan Rd A
Booyah
Dessert
This parlour serves their famous gourmet ice cream sandwiches made with homemade cookies and you should also try their shakes or cones.
Booyah
St. Clair West
16 Vaughan Rd A
This parlour serves their famous gourmet ice cream sandwiches made with homemade cookies and you should also try their shakes or cones.
Dessert
St. Clair West
283 Rushton Rd
Bar Ape
Dessert
This seasonal spot is a small traditional gelato outlet open May to October with some outdoor benches and a serving window that delivers a range of flavours both in scoops and in bars.
Bar Ape
St. Clair West
283 Rushton Rd
This seasonal spot is a small traditional gelato outlet open May to October with some outdoor benches and a serving window that delivers a range of flavours both in scoops and in bars.
Dessert
Trinity Bellwoods
93A Ossington Ave
Bang Bang Ice Cream and Bakery
Dessert
This well-loved spot serves ie cream sandwiches on housemade cookies, cups, cones and to-go tubs. If ice cream isn't your thing, try their gooey cinnamon buns.
Bang Bang Ice Cream and Bakery
Trinity Bellwoods
93A Ossington Ave
This well-loved spot serves ie cream sandwiches on housemade cookies, cups, cones and to-go tubs. If ice cream isn't your thing, try their gooey cinnamon buns.
Dessert
