Downtown Ajax: Alnoor Kebab & Sweets
Try some traditional Indian ice cream, called kulfi, at Alnoor Kebab & Sweets, a casual dining spot for Indian, Pakistani and East African cuisine. With flavours like pistachio and strawberry, kulfi is this summer’s must-try.
Downtown Beaverton: Cool Cow
Cool Cow is a youth-run, adult-guided ice cream social enterprise that provides youth employment and community enjoyment. With more than 20 flavours, including some dairy free options, you can’t go wrong! Oh, and you’ll want to try their Cow Patties. Trust us.
Downtown Bowmanville: Chanterelle Bistro
33 Division Street, Bowmanville
If you’re looking for some grown-up ice cream, you must visit the Chanterelle Bistro. Homemade roasted banana ice cream, torched banana, pistachios and spiced chocolate sauce? We’ll take three.
Downtown Brooklin: Tip-Top Creamery
Tip-Top Creamery in Brooklin features more than 40 flavours of delicious Kawartha Dairy ice cream at its picture–perfect pink shop. Grab a cone or cup in either regular or lactose free options, and then take a stroll through the nearby Grass Park.
Downtown Newcastle: Newcastle Dairy
119 King Avenue West, Newcastle
Newcastle Dairy carries locally sourced and very delicious Central Smith Creamery Ice Cream! Central Smith is a dairy manufactured in Peterborough with a fine selection of ice cream products using 100% Ontario milk. They also carry one dairy–free sorbet flavour.
Downtown Orono: Orono General Store
You can’t pass up a visit to a small-town general store. Stop in for some ice cream and you will most likely leave with some donuts too. And yes, they have vegan/dairy free options. Bliss!
Downtown Oshawa: Cones and Characters
Cones and Characters is a family-oriented ice cream parlor with lots of treats to try, including a dairy-free/vegan option. Enjoy a monstrous dessert, retro arcades, and authentic movie and historical memorabilia. Bring on the brain freeze!
Pickering Nautical Village: GrandDad’s Ice Cream Parlour
GrandDad’s is a family–owned and operated ice cream and candy shop in the quaint Pickering Nautical Village. They have both dairy free and nut free options. This is a picture-perfect place for a scoop and a stroll along the Pickering waterfront.
Pickering Village: Pickering Village Ice Cream Shoppe
109 Old Kingston Road Unit 17, Pickering Village
Scooping more than 60 flavours, including a few that are dairy-free, the Pickering Village Ice Cream Shoppe is located in the gorgeous and historic Pickering Village. Enjoy your ice cream on the beautiful courtyard patio.
Downtown Port Perry: The Nutty Chocolatier
Stop by the Nutty Chocolatier in Port Perry and enjoy a waffle cone, made freshly in-store daily. With many dairy-free options to choose from, you can follow-up your cone with a walk by the water or shop in some of the stores that line this gorgeous waterfront downtown.
Downtown Uxbridge: Kawartha Dairy
304 Toronto Street South, Uxbridge
Summer isn’t summer if you haven’t had a Kawartha Dairy ice cream. That’s a fact. Okay, maybe not really a fact, but it’s not a bad motto either. Stop by Kawartha Dairy in Uxbridge to kick off your summer. With three dairy-free options, there is something for everyone.
Downtown Whitby: Caldense Bakery
301 Dundas Street West, Whitby
Caldense Bakery is kind of a big deal with their Portuguese custard tarts. But did you know as of June 25, they also have ice cream? With flavours like Dulce de Leche with Spiced Chocolate, you’re best to wear some stretchy pants because you’re going to want all the things.
