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    Republic Ice Cream

    3.5 (172 reviews)
    Closed 12:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Butter pecans
    Leeza D.

    The butter pecan ice cream here is amazing!!! It's creamy and sweet and salty and nutty. Butter pecan is one of my favorites and they make it in house here and it's one of their specialty recipes, so says the wall art. The house made waffle cone is also delicious. Casual. Indoor seating. Good service. Please come and create your own adventure.

    Rachyl D.

    This isn't the best ice cream I've had downtown, however all of their flavors are gluten free (including cookies and cream!) and they have gluten free waffle cones which was really really great to see! It's okay, but for the price (over $8 for one scoop) it's not going to be a place I go back to unless I REALLY need a gluten free cone

    Butter Pecan Ice Cream
    Joy R.

    After dinner we decided to stop for ice cream and came upon Republic Ice Cream. They had a nice selection of ice cream as well as custards and milk shakes. The service and ice cream were both good. The only downside was that Waffle Cones weren't available. However it was understandable as it was late and they were busy.

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    A.J. A.

    Good ice cream with fast and friendly service. This was a great and fast stop on King Street that pleased the kids and us as well. Ice cream was fine, and it was clean and open on the inside. Great way to beat the Charleston heat!

    Jordan B.

    Very cute diner like interior. Last night was super busy and they were quick and kind with taking orders. The ice cream was creamy and the mint tasted really delicious. Will come back way more!!!

    Nina C.

    Right off king street, usually busy but we stopped in for a quick treat. Only got one cone to share, it's almost 10$ for one ice cream which I think is wild! Friendly staff, good ice cream but just too expensive.

    Cookies & Cream
    Abigail D.

    This ice cream is very good! The texture was super dense and creamy, gelato-like. You can definitely tell it isn't mass produced. The service was friendly! The flavor selection was broad. I got the cookies and cream which I highly recommend. The smell of the freshly made waffle cones wafting down the street is probably why most people wind up at Republic, it was certainly the case for me!

    Vegan Peppermint Chip Ice Cream
    Claire H.

    We went a few minutes before they closed, but they still served us with a smile and was patient with the group of people I was with. I got the vegan peppermint chip ice cream which was good, but it did kind of fall apart. It's slightly pricey, but worth it when visiting Charleston.

    Waffle cone!
    Sierra B.

    This place is fantastic - I was on work business in Charleston for a few days and saw this cute ice cream shop close to my hotel. The ice cream is delicious and service is great - I'm not ashamed to say that I've visited two nights in a row! The Vanilla-Chocolate Chip and Chocolate-Chocolate Chip ice creams were so flavorful and creamy. The ice creams have a homemade richness to them, and every bite was so tasty. The waffle cone that I had was also very fresh and flavorful.

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    my husband has lived in multiple countries and said " literally the best ice cream I've ever had"

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    Small waffle cone with mint chocolate chip & butter pecan. Delish. Hit the spot. 2 employees were kind and helpful.

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    The vanilla custard was great, though they don't do toppings (I didn't know this going in). Service was okay

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    Kaminsky's Dessert Cafe

    Kaminsky's Dessert Cafe

    3.9(1.1k reviews)
    0.7 miFrench Quarter
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    My husband, his parents, and I went to Kaminsky's at around 8:30ish on a weeknight for a sweet…read moretreat. It's a super small establishment with a few tables and some bar seating. Luckily, we were able to be seated immediately but it was very close quarters with surrounding tables. The menu is vast with different dessert options. If you want to know what cakes are available, you should check out the display stand right when you enter. Since we were there 2.5 hours before closing, there didn't seem to be a lot of cake options available, but my husband and I decided to share a slice of the s'mores cake with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream to make it à la mode. The s'mores cake was a chocolate cake with mini marshmallows, chocolate fudge, graham crackers, and more marshmallows. The cake was good and had everything I could ever want in it, but it was a little dry. I think this also had to do with it being the end of the night. The ice cream complemented the flavor well. It would have been better with a second scoop of ice cream though. Service was great! It took about 10 minutes from when we ordered to get our dessert. I would probably come back here again, but not so late at night so there would be fresher cake with more options available.

    We gave Kaminsky's Dessert Cafe a second try, but unfortunately they couldn't redeem themselves. On…read moreboth visits, service was lacking. We waited about 5 to 10 minutes to be acknowledged while two employees stood nearby. The two layer chocolate caramel pecan cake, which our waitress initially could not find, was dry and tasted stale. I would not order it again. The Tollhouse pie was a bit better, but the presentation and the whipped cream were the standouts, and the whipped cream wasn't even homemade! That's the best thing I could say about our experience. The food, pricing, service, and ambiance all fell below average. When you are located downtown with so many great dessert options around, you really need to step up your game. We will not be returning.

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