Five stars for the dark chocolate milkshake at Love's Ice Cream & Chocolate. Period. This is the thing to get, if you're not sure what to get at Love's. The dark chocolate shake is super chocolate-forward, thick and delicious. It's really, really chocolately. Also: Why have I lived forty-plus years and never tasted a dark chocolate milkshake? I've had many chocolate milkshakes, and they have been fine. The dark chocolate milkshake at Love's tastes like actual chocolate, though, and it is supremely satisfying. It almost makes me forget that I don't like ice cream! Love's has lots of other ice cream and gelato offerings, including vegan ice cream, plus chocolates and peanut brittle and things like that. This is the place to visit if you're looking for an ice cream treat in Grand Rapids. read more

This was simply the best find ever. In the beautiful and super fun downtown market, there are all KINDS of beautiful artisan food type businesses! One of these is Loves and 100% I will be back to enjoy this delicious ice cream that is allergen friendly! I wish we were going home so that I could take a few pints with us. Any hours and family knows what a gem it is to find something somewhat close as a special treat. I had the coconut fudge swirl and the dark chocolate, and it was simply divine! read more

Love's Ice Cream - Dairy and soy free ice cream and waffle cone! - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Love's is inside the Public Market - tucked in the back, but so worth finding! I'm dairy-free, and they had six different vegan and gluten-free options, which is a dream. They offer free tastings, and the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful! I ended up getting the vegan dark chocolate, vegan amaretto cherry, and vegan lavender blueberry - loved all three! The texture is like gelato, but the staff explained it's more coconut-based. Bonus: there's plenty of seating nearby, making it a great little spot to chill and enjoy your treat. Definitely coming back! read more

Love's Ice Cream - vegan dark chocolate , vegan blueberry lavender, and vegan amaretto cherry - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Delicious, premium ice cream with so many unique flavors. I love that everything is made in-house and you can really taste the quality. Some of my favorites were the amaretto cherry, blood orange mango, and coconut with fudge ripple. Every scoop was so good. The best thing on the menu is the five-scoop ice cream flight, which lets you choose five different flavors. Perfect if you love variety. Cozy spot located inside the Downtown Market and a must-visit for ice cream lovers. read more

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Just stumbled upon this ice cream shop when we were at the marketplace for the first time in Grand Rapids. The prices were well the quality of ice cream. My favorite was the amaretto cherry, which just happened to be vegan. I wouldn't usually order this ice cream. That's chocolate is my favorite flavor and I'm not into vegan but holy cow was this ever great! We decided to go with a flight of five scoops which was a great choice. We ordered chocolate with brownie bites. Blueberry with lavender, coconut fudge, Heath crunch. The young woman who scooped ice cream for us must've loved her job because she offered everyone a taste test, even if they were ready to order! read more

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Its really more like a 3.89 more below. This is a cute little spot located in the food market with cute flavors including your basics. Do yourself a favor and get the blueberry lavender holy cow was it good. The other flavors were good enough but this is the clear winner The reason for the 3 stars is the portion size. I paid for a double scoop and I kid you not it was more like a child size. Maybe I'm just being a greedy American but I really have never went to get ice cream and was served such a small sized scoop... other than that amazing flavors and friendly staff. read more

Love's Ice Cream - Blueberry lavender and chocolate brownie - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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We first had Love's years ago, when my daughter was 5. 4 years later, she still insists that lavender ice cream is her favorite because of her experience at Love's. We just got to go back, and her love for Love's was renewed and affirmed. The staff is just as sweet as their products, and the setting in the DTM is perfect. You can't help but love Love's. read more

This place is tucked away inside the downtown market! It's a cute little place with lots of flavors of ice cream. We chose a chocolate brownie milkshake and a cookies and cream milkshake, they both were great! The service was fast and friendly! Only downside was thin, narrow paper straws, however that doesn't impact the great experience! Next time I'd bring my own reusable straw! read more

I wanted to see what this place was about since I saw they had a lavender blueberry ice cream. I am an absolute simp for anything lavender flavored but usually places tend to go lighter on the lavender so as not to taste too floral. I get it. Not everyone enjoys eating potpourri like I do. Let me tell you: Love's does it right! I was obsessed! I got a small scoop and instantly regretted it, not because it tasted bad, but because I couldn't shove more of it in my face hole. I feel like people that aren't super obsessed with lavender would enjoy it too. But if you don't, pass it this way, friend. I'll shoulder that burden for ya. read more

Boozy ice cream sign me up! Just to clarify the ice cream isn't made with alcohol. The alcoho iis added to it. Example I ordered a White Russian and it came with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in a rocks glass with vodka and Kahlua poured over it. I picked at it in the glass then asked to have it mixed up into a milkshake. They were very accommodating. Note: If you do get an alcohol ice cream, you do have to stay at the bar/seating area until you are finished. The facility is located inside the Eastern market. When you go through the front entrance to the building this facility is directly to the right. They offer grass-fed dairy ice cream non-dairy vegan gelato milkshakes waffle cones pints quartz flights their alcohol options include: Woodford reserve, makers Mark, Kahlua, Tito's vodka, and amaretto to name a few. I tried a few samples of their ice cream, their dark chocolate and the lavender blueberry. I ended up getting a cup of the lavender blueberry as well. The taste of the lavender blueberry was light, refreshing and delicious. The facility was clean and Open seating. The staff was helpful and very friendly. Prices reasonable for alcohol and ice cream. Worth the money for the day I had. read more

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One of my favorite Gelato places ever. The service is always exceptional, with a smile, and they give good portions with lots of love (No pun intended ). They are located at the Downtown GR Market and it's such a perfect place to go, cause you can enjoy a meal and go right down the first floor near on of the entrances and enjoy a sweet afterwards! The ambiance is so cute and chill :) You can go there for any occasion with anyone and created wonderful memories there while you and your loved ones enjoy some yummy sweet treats! read more

Love's Ice Cream - Blueberry Lavender Ice Cream - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

This is my favorite ice cream place in Grand Rapids. Everything I've tried has been delicious, but my favorite is their lavender blueberry. I believe that flavor is one of their many vegan choices as well read more

Love's gelato is my love language. As someone who is dairy free and is drawn more towards vegan options when it comes to desserts, I would highly recommend Love's ice cream. It's located in the downtown market, the staff are always genuinely great, and they now offer online ordering (Great for when out of town). Over the years, with family and friends, I have tried and loved all of the following vegan flavors: Lavender blueberry, dark chocolate, mint chip, cherry, orange mango, pumpkin spice, peanut butter, and etc. all are delicious. read more

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Love's is a solid ice cream shop in the Downtown Market. Their selection of flavors have always been decent, I like that they have quite the variety to choose from and it changes often enough. Recently, I tried their lavendar blueberry, and that one was pretty great. But then their caramel peanut butter cookie, however, had a weird grainy almost oatmeal like texture to it that was really offputting. There's been some other flavors in the past I remember being mediocre as well. So clearly, there's winners and losers amongst their flavors. Also, ditto previous reviews regarding the small scoops. Service wise, I mean, they're friendly enough when you ask them about the flavors and taste test them, but after we were finished with our ice cream, I tried to validate my parking slip and the guy told me they only validate on checkout. Dude, you watched me purchase ice cream from you like 5 minutes ago. What does being stingy do for you? read more

We hired Loves for our wedding dessert, as we both love ice cream more than cake. It was a HUGE HIT with our guests, and it was awesome to be able to easily accommodate our GF and vegan guests with their amazing gelato. read more

Great service and ice cream! I tried the Michigan mitten pop, and vanilla bean. Creamy ice cream crunchy chocolate shell. Nice novelty! So many vegan and boozy milkshake options. Would definitely recommend checking this place out. read more

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I love how they have just as many vegan options as non-vegan options, as ice cream places usually will just have 1 or 2 vegan flavors. I got amaretto cherry and I'm OBSESSED. I love love love Love's!! read more

Love's Ice Cream - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

My sweet tooth Achilles heel is once again my downfall- but I don't regret it for a single second. When looking up ice cream to try in Grand Rapids, I saw that Love's had great reviews so I was unphased by the 25 minute walk it took us to get there. In the end, it was soo worth it. Not only does Love's have a great assortment of vegan and non-vegan ice creams, they also double as a chocolate shop with some adorable Michigan themed goodies on display. Even better, this particular location is nestled inside of the Grand Rapids Downtown Market, so you can pursue to your heart's desire at the many other booths and restaurants in the building. We had a great time strolling through with our frozen novelties. If you're an out of towner like me, it's definitely worth a stop by on your next GR trip. read more

Love's Ice Cream - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

A delightful place for an indulgent dessert. They have a fun variety of flavors and no shortage of classics, so everyone will find something they love. I got an ice cream flight, which is 5 tiny scoops of different flavors. More ice cream places should do this, it's genius! All of the ice creams were very good, with the caramel cashew being my personal favorite. My companion ordered a yuzu soju ice cream cocktail and it was also a hit. If you're too stuffed from all the other stalls (which is understandable), they have abundant flavors of pints to take home for later. It is expensive, but within reason for good scoop shop ice cream. read more

Love's Ice Cream - Ice cream flight, highly recommended - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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We got served! Hip little ice cream vendor inside the Downtown Market of Grand Rapids. Love's offers a variety of homemade chocolates and ice creams. They offer dairy-free and vegan options as well. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Take advantage of the samples! I'm a coffee fanatic so it was only right that I got the Mad Cap flavor. The ice cream had the right amount of sweetness. It was also soft and velvety - call me a psychopath but I had no problem with biting into the scoop. Haha. It's conveniently located close to the exit, so you can stop by for a quick pick me up after grabbing your groceries/take out. :) read more

Love's Ice Cream - Left: Mad Cap with waffle cone Right: Blood orange mango - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Unusual flavors and the flavors jump out at you. They are creamy, soft, and servings size is way to small for how delicious they are. Definitely don't get the smallest amount or you'll regret it. read more

Great way to end our visit to the market on this sweet note. Enjoyed the caramel cashew and dark chocolate. Good combo. Pleasant service who answered all my questions. read more

A friend of ours got my husband a Year of Pints card for his birthday because he knew how much my husband loves ice cream. Now he loves ice cream even more. I didn't even know it was even possible. Pints are normally $9.95. With the membership you can get 13 pints (1 per month for the year and a free one if you get all 12) for $89.50. One thing to note: if you bring a pint home make sure to finish it within the week. There aren't any preservatives so the ice cream doesn't stay firm for very long. Usually not a problem for us (we usually finish the whole pint at Downtown Market right after getting it, yeah I know we're fatties...) read more

Best vegan hand scooped ice cream I've ever had. Always love the lavender option but switched it up with the cherry amaretto (vegan) and it was delish. read more

Love's Ice Cream - Cherry Amaretto (vegan) - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Delicious ice creams Friendly staff Distanced Nice little spot Recommended Nice variety of flavors too read more

Love's Ice Cream - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

My siblings and I were looking for a lil' mid-afternoon treat on a Saturday afternoon recently, and noticed Love's glorious ice cream signs near the entrance of the Downtown Market. With terms like "grass-fed" and "frosé" shining like beacons in the night high above everyone's head, how could one resist?! My brother, sister, and I all found something to snack on: both of my siblings picked dairy treats, while I made a beeline for the alcoholic frosé scoops. It ~is~ finally spring time, after all. My scoops were served in a cute little wine glass, and I was instructed to stay close by because I couldn't take my alcohol outside of the Love's corner. While the three of us sat on stools at the shop's cute little wooden bar, I noticed quite a few fabulous things that made me look forward to coming back: First of all, Love's serves an array of alcoholic ice cream treats. My frosé scoops were delicious, don't get me wrong, but I wish I'd known there were more options to get a little buzz! Oh well, now I know for next time. :) Second, the shop's draft prices are RIDICULOUSLY low. I'm talking, $2.75 for a pint. I've never heard of that low of a price in my entire life! This has gotta be the hottest bar in town... right?! We really enjoyed our experience here and I'm glad we found it while craving some cold snacks on an April afternoon. read more

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Love's Ice Cream is a cute shop in the downtown GR market! They have lots of rotating flavors of Ice Cream, vegan gelato and sorbet to choose from. (Both dairy and non-dairy options). I sampled a few before selecting my flavor and tried the soulful ginger, black cherry, choc fudge brownie and the mixed berry crumble. Each of the ice creams had a unique flavor and I ended up deciding on the black cherry in a waffle cone. I really appreciate what they are going for with all the different exotic flavors combos, but I just don't think they've quite nailed the flavors, or the texture of the ice creams. Also, the cone wasn't as fresh tasting is I would have expected. It was a little pricey for the quality in my opinion, but a good option for unique ice cream or for those with dietary restrictions. Also the decor/branding/atmosphere is great! Customer service was also good! read more

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This is some of the best ice cream we have had in a long time. We stopped at downtown market as tourists and the wife decided we were getting ice cream. I had the blueberry and she had Mexican hot chocolate. We shared and the two flavors complemented each other perfectly. We didn't have a chance to taste the many vegan flavors, but we've heard they're all delicious. Love's is on our list of must stop places when we are back in Grand Rapids. read more

Love's Ice Cream - Blueberry - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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I love the ice cream here! For all the ice cream that's served in Grand Rapids, this is one that reigns supreme. They are quite accommodating to gluten free and vegan diets with half of their selection split between dairy and non dairy. If your allergic to coconut or milk, you're shit out of luck here lol. Almost every flavor was worth getting, but the highlights were golden milk (turmeric and chai flavors), apricot rum, mixed berry crumble, cherry amerreto, and tcho chocolate. I think the only flavor they served that had little flavor was the cookies and cream (even though it looks like they serve plenty of it). Even their vanilla was really good! They even make their own chocolates and confections! If you see this place, order something, if not, anything from here. read more

Holy moly. This place was fantastic. We stopped at the Downtown Market to check it out when in Grand Rapids this past weekend. I wasn't even hungry, after a half sandwich at Founders and some tacos at the Market, but after trying a sample of their vegan ice cream, I was hooked. I'm not vegan by any means but my stomach usually hates dairy, so to find a vegan ice cream that tasted creamy like these did was great. I asked and they said they use coconut milk (vs soy or almond), so perhaps that's why. I had the rosewater pistachio vegan gelato and the blueberry or blackberry one, I believe it was. The ice cream isn't inexpensive (about $4 for two small scoops) but you get what you pay for - it was fantastic. It looks like this is the only location of Love's, which is sad (come to the East side of the state!). Check it out when in the area! read more

Love's Ice Cream - Menu - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

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This is an awesome boutique kind of ice cream shop. Their ice cream is delicious and home-made. Some of it is Vegan and so so flavorful. My wife and I split the flight and tried 5 different half scoops. The staff was extremely helpful and even convinced us to take some chocolate home! Kudos to the owner for an amazing establishment! Happy Small Business Saturday read more

Love's Ice Cream - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

We love the selection. Especially theirs reach choice of non dairy products. Great service. Thank you! I was surprised when I've seen them making chocolate too! read more

Delicious ice cream with super friendly employees! Thanks for letting my kid sample 5 different flavors to avoid FOMOOF before she finally settled on the perfectly balanced coffee flavor. My husband had chocolate malt, which I don't typically enjoy but the complexity of the chocolate was so interesting and delightful that I didn't notice the malt read more

Love's has the best quality and best tasting ice cream that I've ever had! Their chocolate and confections are also amazing!

This place is the cutest! I went here knowing that they offered vegan/dairy free ice cream, which is very exciting for any ice cream lovers that can't have dairy! And they also had more than just vanilla and chocolate, which is especially hard to find. I'm not keto or low carb, but I appreciate them offering a keto option for those who are. I also love that they use natural ingredients to make all of their ice creams. As for taste, I thought it was delicious! The texture was nice and smooth and creamy, and the flavor was bold. Highly highly recommend stopping in if you're nearby, especially for anyone with dietary restrictions. read more

Love's Ice Cream - Small dairy free coconut almond ripple and dairy free dark chocolate with sprinkles - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan

Love's has both vegan and dairy options for ice cream. Some may find it pricey, but you can taste it's worth in the quality of their products. Anyway it's pennies per lick if you break it down. They now have GF/VEGAN WAFFLE CONES, which are also homemade. The waffle cone is the reason alone I will drive out of my way to come here. The people working are always super helpful and kind, which makes the experience that much better. Favorite vegan flavors: Fresh Mint Chip and Amaretto Cherry Pint tip: Black label = Dairy & Purple Label = Vegan read more

It was very tasty and seemed as fresh as they advertise. Worth the splurge. We got a waffle cone with chocolate and mint chip. I will say this, my kiddo unfortunately was only used to the bright green fake stuff and didn't quite "get" the slightly different flavor of their natural mint. Probably bad on my parenting definitely not on their product. I would suggest having your kiddo try a little sample of whatever flavor they might want just to avoid a waste of a $6 ice cream cone. Will be back for a treat again soon. read more

Sooo good. Creamy and Lavender flavor was spot on! Their chocolates and caramel sauce are wonderful too!

This ice cream basically ruined me on all other ice creams! Anything that isn't Love's now tastes like trash can dessert in comparison. I feel like this is ice cream for real adults. With flavors like cardamom orange blossom, blueberry lavender, pistachio rose water? They're really doing a lot for my palate, cause Superman and moose tracks just don't cut it for me. Also, this stuff is hellllla creamy, like soft serve texture. And their cones taste homemade af, they're sooo good! Keep up the good work boo read more

I love Love's. We went for the first time to their 5 year anniversary. The line for ice cream was a little long (probably because it's so good) but they had a little vw bus selling Mitten ice cream right outside. My group tried the chocolate malt, raspberry and mint. They were all encased in a dark chocolate shell and WOW they were so good. My favorite was probably raspberry. Next time we'll try their scooped ice cream read more

Love's Ice Cream - Gelato Near Me - Grand Rapids, Michigan