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America's Best Ice Cream Shops

America's Best Ice Cream Shops

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Created by GQ Magazine • Updated On: August 22, 2012

Planning a road trip? We picked out America's best ice cream shops. Watch the cone. http://gqm.ag/NEkuLH

Toscanini's is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

1. Toscanini's

9.3
899 Main St (at Sidney St.), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · 278 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Pink- Grapefruit sorbet. Concentrated, tangy, unusually creamy.

J.P. Licks is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

2. J.P. Licks

8.0
4A College Ave (at Highland Ave), Somerville, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Davis Square · 70 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Rum Raisin. Uncannily alluring rum-soaked raisins.

Christina's Homemade Ice Cream is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

3. Christina's Homemade Ice Cream

8.6
1255 Cambridge St (at Prospect St.), Cambridge, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · Inman Square · 85 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Lime-Jalapeño-Tequila sorbet. Like a spicy frozen margarita.

Bischoff's is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

4. Bischoff's

468 Cedar Ln, Teaneck, NJ
Ice Cream Parlor · 23 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Nostalgia. Not a flavor; a feeling. The 1930s live on.

The Bent Spoon is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

5. The Bent Spoon

8.9
35 Palmer Sq W, Princeton, NJ
Ice Cream Parlor · 147 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Banana Mascarpone. Tastes better than any banana you ever ate.

Mitchell's Ice Cream is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

6. Mitchell's Ice Cream

9.1
688 San Jose Avenue (at 29th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Noe Valley · 270 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Horchata. Brilliant Mexican drink even better as ice cream.

Bi-Rite Creamery is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

7. Bi-Rite Creamery

9.2
3692 18th St (at Dolores St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission Dolores · 688 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Orange Cardamom. Like bacon, cardamom makes everything better.

Humphry Slocombe is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

8. Humphry Slocombe

9.1
2790 Harrison St (at 24th St), San Francisco, CA
Ice Cream Parlor · Mission District · 375 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee. So classic, so intense.

Herrell's Ice Cream is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

9. Herrell's Ice Cream

8.9
8 Old South St (Pleasant St), Northampton, MA
Ice Cream Parlor · 49 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Chocolate Pudding. Your tummy will tremble.

Salt & Straw is one of America's Best Ice Cream Shops.

10. Salt & Straw

9.4
838 NW 23rd Ave (at NW Kearney St), Portland, OR
Ice Cream Parlor · 282 tips and reviews

GQ MagazineGQ Magazine: Most fantastic flavor: Honey Balsamic Strawberry with Cracked Pepper. Whoa!