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    Van Leeuwen

    4.7 (17 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Vegan bread pudding ice cream
    Rosemond S.

    Beautiful location, great service and I love that they have vegan options. The person at the counter was very patient with our group when we requested tasting of various flavors. The prices are reasonable and there's a beautiful outdoor area that you can sit adjacent to the restaurant.

    Vegan strawberry matcha
    Anchal A.

    Loved the different flavors and the number of vegan options available! Sampled a couple and went with the vegan strawberry matcha. It was creamy and tastes sort of like a strawberry milkshake (unexpected since it's vegan!). I would have appreciated a non-vegan version lol but that's just me Lots of seating inside and was not crowded when I went on a sunday evening!

    Espresso brownie scoop
    Cody H.

    Van Leeuwen is open late and has a ton of options. They provide small samples of anything you'd like to try. I sampled some of their vegan oat milk based ice cream, which was all delicious, but I settled on the new espresso brownie. It was some of my favorite ice cream I've tried to date. It was cold outside, but I still chose to sit in the courtyard area right beside the shop. It's all lit up for the holidays and it was very relaxing. They have plenty of indoor seating as well!

    Vegan V Cookies & Cream Caramel Swirl Honeycomb
    Hailey A.

    Hard to find places with tasty vegan ice cream and this did not disappoint! The honeycomb ice cream was also delicious. They let you taste anything you want even when it's busy which I love. There's also plenty of seating inside so you can sit and enjoy your ice cream.

    Ice Cream Fridge to Take Home Pints
    Irene L.

    Picture this: I'm sitting at the booth, my boyfriend spoon fed me a bite of the Brown Sugar Honeycomb Brownie - The song "At Last" starts playing on the speaker, I am now transported into a chocolate commercial and I am flying in the clouds. Just found out Bonnaroo canceled, just as their sign says when you walk in "A Life Without Anything Good Is Bad" Van Leeuwan, you mended the broken pieces of my heart! (P.S. I ordered a bowl of the Mango Sticky Rice and the Blue Jasmine Passion Fruit 12/10 for flavor and creativity! I was feeling spontaneous and the flavor combo was beyond my hopes and expectations thank you to the team for letting my sample the Blue Jasmine and giving me recommendations!)

    Zohabe B.

    Van Leeuwen is some of the best ice cream you can get in Nashville. I have always felt that the most elite ice cream was in Ohio with the likes of Graeter's, Jeni's, and Mitchell's and even smaller chains that are phenomenal but not quite in that upper echelon. Throughout many states, I have seen that the best ice cream doesn't even touch the second tier of Ohio Ice cream, but Van Leeuwen is in that top tier. You cannot go wrong with any flavor as they are all creative, satisfying, and bold.

    Kimmy S.

    I love Van Leeuwen and always bought their pints at the store. I was happy to see that Nashville got a storefront and couldn't wait to try. Good and bad but their store ice cream tastes exactly like the ones in the pint. They are a tad bit overpriced. The one scoop looked like a kids size was nearly $7. It was very itty bitty, size of jeni's kids scoop lol. I would rather stick to my grocery store pints ($6) since it tastes exactly the same. I will come here for special occasions or when I'm in the area. It's definitely not something to go out of the way for. The brighter side, you can sample what you haven't tried yet and the staff was friendly.

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    Shivangi K.

    Able to sample so many different flavors before making a decision! Loved trying their delicious flavors from strawberry matcha, earl grey, double chocolate, etc. I ended up getting the big face coffee affogato!

    Parnika N.

    I love Van Leeuwen ice cream -- they are uniquely creamy and rich, with an amazing collection of flavors! This particular outlet in Gulch can get quite busy, with both tourists and locals stopping by for a scoop. While I preferred sitting inside during the peak summer month of June, you can also sit outside overlooking Noble Park. Although there was a line when I arrived, it moved quickly. Honestly, I felt like a kid in a candy shop -- so many exciting flavors that I was torn between them! I chose the "Blue Jasmine Passion Fruit" and Sicilian Pistachio ice creams. The Sicilian pistachio was nutty and creamy--my dream ice cream come true! All the nutty flavor is packed into a smooth, creamy texture. The flavor was fresh and natural without that rancid nut taste, if you know what I mean. The Blue Jasmine Passion Fruit was a surprisingly good flavor--tangy, with a hint of floral notes. I highly recommend trying this one! I want to highlight that all the ice creams I sampled at Van Leeuwen taste natural, and they are not brightly artificially colored. The Earl Grey tea ice cream is also quite good. Contrary to what I expected, this flavor is not any mundane tea ice cream; it has strong notes of citrus. This can be an acquired taste for some, though. The cost is also economical, making it one of my favorite parlors in the city.

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    Krista T.

    This was a great place to stop on our trip. We tried a couple different unique flavors and ended up getting double scoops because they were so good!

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    Good ice cream spot with friendly people lots of choices. Great experience, was here out of town. Would come back next time I'm here.

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    Maggie Moo's and Great American Cookies Nashville - Chocolate with brownie and cookie dough

    Maggie Moo's and Great American Cookies Nashville

    3.2(90 reviews)
    1.7 miMidtown
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    The service is always very fast, even if there's a line, and I just love their ice cream. Choose…read moreyour flavor, then GET TOPPINGS, and they'll knead it on a slab of concrete with these fun tongs. What this does is evenly distribute the toppings throughout the ice cream AND make the ice cream itself stretchy and smooth. It creates a really good mouthfeel when eating. My go-to is their birthday cake ice cream (it's very sweet but I promise it's nothing crazy! It's a nice rich subtle flavor.), with cookie dough and m&ms. I always love it. Sometimes, depending on the worker, they'll skimp on the toppings, but if you ask for a little more they're good about it. GO for whatever flavors/combos you think you'll like, it's pretty impossible to screw up!!

    This is not Maggie Moo's anymore... Margaret would never. The sign now says Marble Slab/ Great…read moreAmerican cookie. There is a smell so putrid and foul inside that we ate our ice cream and cookies outside in the rain. Initially I gave them the benefit of the doubt, thinking they were just having plumbing issues, but I see this smell is mentioned in reviews going back at least a year. Every inch of this store smells like sewage but also an animal shelter. I am truly perplexed how they are passing inspections. On top of that, the prices are incredibly steep. My friends each paid $8 for their small cup of ice cream. You can get designer ice cream (Jeni's) for less! Some reviews mentioned bad service, but the employees were kind to us and we had no issues with them.

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    Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams - Where you pay

    Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams

    4.6(135 reviews)
    0.6 miDowntown
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    I love Jeni's ice cream after the manager treated me for looking over her car. Gooey butter is my…read morefavorite but I want to explore more flavors in the near future. Also if you like root beer they have a brand that's great.

    Jeni, Jeni, who can I turn to?…read more Listen, I was in Nashville for the week and I was here every night. Why? Is it because Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams is using Direct Trade ingredients? Nah. I just liked their ice cream flavors. First time ever at Jeni's, I had the Bramble Berry Crisp Ice cream in a homemade waffle cone. Jeni created an Oven-toasted oat streusel with a sweet-tart brambleberry jam and layered it throughout vanilla ice cream. The final result? That's some mit-T-fine ice cream, one might say (pinkie to lip, splendid?) The next night I zeroed in on the Salted Peanut Butter with Chocolate Flecks. Jeni made this ice cream gem with fresh, salted roasted peanuts and chips of rich Belgian dark chocolate flecks. The end result? Jeni, I think I want to marry you. Creamy, dreams peanut butter ice cream stuffed into a warm waffle cone. I see Jeni's ice cream pints in the supermarket. It may be good but gimme a fresh scoop of this delicious ice cream. Service was quick and efficient. One zap of Apple Pay on my phone and I was on my way. Jeni? Call me and bring some pints, 867-5309

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    Savannah's Candy Kitchen - Colossal Caramel Apples are so large that we compare them to the size of a softball!

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    4.1(332 reviews)
    0.7 miDowntown
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    Big candy store in downtown Nashville on Broadway. Something for everyone.However if you want a…read moretrue fireball(old fashioned,) I would not recommend this store for that. The service was terrific from the person closest to the front of the store all the way to the back where they have the homemade chocolates. You know you are in a full fledged candy store as soon as you walk in. It was a great feel with lots of old fashioned candy.

    We were walking around Lower Broadway (Honky Tonk Hwy) while waiting for our dinner reservations,…read moreand grabbed some goodies for the hotel room. One of the employees gave us a quick blurb on the candy factory's history: It's a family business of many decades dedicated to handcrafting a diverse range of Southern sweets and delicacies. The founder is Stan, aka "The Candy Man." Aside from the wall-to-wall and candy dispensers, SCK also offers Gourmet Popcorn, Pralines, Divinity, Cakes/Pies, and various gift ideas. I walked away with bags of some of my favorites - Hot Tamales, other Mike & Ike's flavors, Sweet Tarts, and Cherry Sour Balls & Jelly Beans. It was cool to watch the gourmet popcorn, chocolates, and candied apples being made. The sweet landmark you have to stop by when in Nashville. Just don't snack too much before dinner.

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    Savannah's Candy Kitchen - The Original Praline is the one single item we are best known for.

    The Original Praline is the one single item we are best known for.

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