Step Back in Time for a Scoop at America's Nostalgic Ice Cream Parlors
- Bassetts Ice Cream
- Aug 7, 2025
- 1 min read
From Food & Wine Magazine:
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Bassetts Ice Cream (Philadelphia)
Opened in 1861 when the first batches were churned by mule power, Bassetts is America’s oldest ice cream company and a fixture in the Reading Terminal Market since 1892. Stepping inside feels like entering a bygone era, with its original marble counter and tiled floor. Generations of Philadelphians have grown up on Bassetts' famously creamy scoops that use just sugar and cream from Pennsylvania cows but no egg yolks — Philadelphia style. The ice cream is made off-site, but with original family recipes to create its 35 flavors. Still family run after six generations, Bassetts is as much a piece of Philly history as the Liberty Bell.
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There is truly nothing like the nostalgia of an old-fashioned ice cream parlor to make you feel like a kid again; Bassetts has such an incredible history! Reading about these classic scoops made me crave a massive sundae to help deal with my current academic stress. I’ve been so buried under a mountain of coursework lately that I actually found myself searching for someone to do my online class just so I could take a long weekend to visit a historic parlor and disconnect from the digital world for a bit. It’s amazing how a simple scoop of vanilla can provide such a necessary escape from the pressures of modern student life!
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