Our 8 favorite ice cream spots for snagging emotional support pints
From The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Ice cream is a staple to birthdays, holidays, and breakups, and it’s also a staple of Philly, seeing that we’re known for practically starting the American ice cream business in the 1800s. From Bassetts, considered to be the oldest ice cream parlor in the country, to small-batch artisans like Harper’s, Philadelphia’s ice cream landscape is vast and highly talented. Stroll down South Street, through Midtown Village or Old City, and you’ll find purveyors of some of the best dense custardy creams and lighter, refreshing frozen treats. Whether it be the presentation, expansive flavor menus, or sourcing of ingredients, here are a few of the best spots in Philly to pick up a pint.
This sixth-generation ice cream maker, and one of the original vendors of the Reading Terminal Market, still reigns supreme. Whether you visit its stall in the market or happen upon its ice cream through the hundreds of shops, restaurants, and cafes that use its ice cream (like Thirsty Dice’s milkshakes), Bassetts serves up a light and refreshing ice cream. Choose among dozens of flavors like peanut butter swirl, butterscotch vanilla, and coffee fudge truffle to be hand-packed into a $9.50 pint. According to Alex Bassett Strange, a sixth-generation Bassett ice cream connoisseur, the ice cream is produced using a perfected “Philadelphia-style” (a.k.a. American-style) technique, which doesn’t use eggs in its mixture. This allows for an ice cream with a light, creamy density.
📍 45 N. 12th St. 📞 215-925-4315 🌐bassettsicecream.com
Loved this list! Ice cream truly is the best emotional support. 💖 I’m all about those cozy pints after a long day of running games—nothing like a scoop of your favorite flavor to refuel! Thanks for sharing these spots; can’t wait to check them out! 🍦
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this list is dangerous in the best possible way i’m always up for discovering a good ice cream spot, and the idea of having a few places for those “i deserve a pint” moments is pretty relatable. after treating myself to some ice cream, i’d probably unwind with fruit merge it starts off as a quick little game, but trying to beat your last score makes it surprisingly hard to put down.