Eat Local Ice Cream Shops in New Orleans
Ice cream and gelato are a year-round business in New Orleans. Even our four-week blip of cool weather can’t keep us away from a cold, creamy scoop at one of our favorite parlors. And in the dog days of summer? Plan on waiting in a line that snakes out the front door and into the heat. But you know it’s totally worth the wait for a lick of Creole Cream Cheese or St. Joseph’s Chocolate Almond.
Creole Creamery
Why We Love It: A miles-long list of off-the-wall, only-in-NOLA ice cream flavors like Monkey Hill Dew, Sassafrass-Chicory, and Goat Cheese Fig. Uptowners fill this 50s-style ice cream parlor year-round for the shop...
La Divina Gelateria
Why We Love It: Owner/Gelato Whisperers Katrina and Carmello Turillo. If you don’t immediately fall in love with this sweet couple – who are devoted to making artisanal gelato – there is a lump of charcoal...
Angelo Brocato Gelateria
Why We Love It: It’s a New Orleans institution. For more than 100 years, the Brocato family has scooped Italian gelatos and granitas for generations of locals, from the original French Quarter location (which...
Quintin's Natural
Why We Love It: Two words: Salty Caramel. This is a stealth, small-batch ice cream operation. You have probably consumed way more Quintin’s ice cream than you think. In addition to scooping at a few of New Orleans...
Sucre
Why We Love It: Boozy milkshakes, selfie-worthy macaroons. Sucre is a stylish, smart “sweet boutique” peddling a variety of goodies designed to impress the eyes and belly equally. The shop’s gelato is put to...
Ice Cream 504
Why We Love It: Owner and chief-in-charge ice cream maker Michael Southall opened Ice Cream 504 as a stall in the French Market in 2011, but he credits hot summer Sundays on his Aunt Ruby’s porch in Napoleonville,...
