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Van Leuwen Ice Cream

3.9 (15 reviews)

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Michelle M.

Icecream was pretty good, size was on the smaller side I felt for the price. Ingredients tasted fresh. No seats but counter space to eat. I liked my sundae but I'd try something else next time.

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Lydia C.

This spot is incredibly busy, with the store always packed and the line frequently extending out the door. That puts a lot of pressure on knowing what you want to order before you get to the front of the line, rather than the ability to try samples of the flavors before making a decision. There is a decent variety of flavors here, and we ended up settling on a scoop of the earl grey. It was more appealing than the other samples we tried, but nothing really stood out. Even the earl grey was just okay and rather uninspiring. It's right on Newbury, so it has the clean, modern look that is the norm in this part of Back Bay. However, based on the mediocre ice cream itself, I probably wouldn't come back.

Lori I.

Newly opened on the corner of Boylston and Mass Ave (entrance faces Boylston, on the Fenway park side closest to Newbury), this place serves up unique flavors of ice cream. We tried the sweet corn and blueberry which sounds weird but was delicious and they only had one sorbet that day, mango, so I tried that and it tasted like a fresh mango. I've seen this brand at Whole Foods before but never had their fresh scooped ice cream until now. You can sample the flavors, it was empty when we got there but there was a line out the door by the time we left!

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Helen V.

The ice cream is tasty and worth trying! They have different flavors than your typical ice creamery and so many to try. The worker was nice in helping us sample different flavors and the inside of the store was wonderfully decorated and clean

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Elijah was extremely welcoming to me and my 2 kids went above and beyond we will definitely be back!

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7 months ago

Very clean, Try the honey comb ice cream and cherry sundae. Good ice cream and some very different flavors.

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Great customer service, they were very nice and helpful. They have very good ice cream!

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Newly opened on the corner of Boylston and Mass Ave (entrance faces Boylston, on the Fenway park side closest to Newbury), this place serves up unique flavors of ice cream.

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Mike's Pastry - Inside the shop

Mike's Pastry

4.2(9.5k reviews)
2.1 miNorth End
$$

Call it a tourist trap if you want, but I loved Mike's Pastry! I visited on a Friday afternoon, and…read morewas surprised it wasn't super full. There was a line, but it moved quickly - we waited about 10 minutes total. We tried several things: pistachio, limoncello, pecan caramel cannoli and the pecan caramel cheesecake. I didn't even think I liked cannoli at all based on a previous experience, but WOW - these changed my perspective. They were sweet without being overwhelming. The cheesecake was delicious as well. Heads up, as other reviews have mentioned, it's cash only. Luckily, my mom is old school and always carries cash with her. I wish I lived in Boston - I'd love to come back to try their other offerings.

Maybe this place is just a tourist trap, but I dropped by because I heard such great things about…read moreit. I guess I lucked out because when I went (Wednesday, around 3 PM), there was virtually no line. I heard it can get super busy, so beware. This place is cash only, and the service is really straight-to-the-point. I guess they just want people in and out quickly. There's not really anywhere you can sit, so definitely just get what you want and go. The bakery itself is kept very simple and minimal. Sweets are displayed behind the glass, and there are plenty of signs along the wall that display what they have to offer. There were a lot of different goodies, but I noticed that people really only ordered the cannolis. I got a singular chocolate chip cannoli, and I think it really threw the person helping me off that I only got one to try. Pastries are packaged in a nice blue box and securely tied with a long string. The cannoli itself tasted pretty nice, but I wish there were more chocolate chips other than the ones that coated the areas of visible filling. I liked that the shell was crunchy and flaky. I can't say much because this was my first time having a cannoli, so I have no point of comparison. Not sure if I can eat a lot of it in one sitting.

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Mike's Pastry - How cute is this!! Mascarpone cheese in this super cute tangerine/orange

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Dairy Freeze - Classic old school soft serves: vanilla and orange sherbet.

Dairy Freeze

4.2(119 reviews)
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My friend and I were on the hunt for a good ice cream spot that gave the "farm fresh ice cream"…read morevibe and we came across Dairy Freeze during our search. The ice cream itself was sooo good. I got my usual: soft serve twist with rainbow sprinkles in a waffle cone. The cone was so fresh and flavorful, the rainbow sprinkles also tested fresh (I love when the sprinkles have their own distinct taste. That's how you know they're fresh), and the soft serve was cold and creamy. The dream. My friend got the cookie dough hard ice cream in a waffle cone and she really liked it too. The ordering/waiting lines were wild. Idk if it was an off-night when we went, but there were at least 15 people standing around waiting for their ice cream while we were in line ordering. Then it came our time to wait and it took 12 minutes just to get these 2 cones out. The kitchen was closed by the time we were there too, so no one was waiting on food. We were all waiting on an ice cream cone. I feel for them - it was a hectic summer night and everyone wants good ice cream - but I honestly hadn't seen anything quite like this before!

This was my dad's go-to ice cream place growing up, so we had to visit when we were in the area. My…read moredad says they are known for their soft serve ice cream, but I went with their hard serve cookie dough. The hard serve ice cream is from Richardson's. If I am ever back in the area, I definitely would get the soft serve staple. Service was friendly and fast. The parking lot is not ideal with only a few spots but customers were in and out and there is always street parking. Support local and come on out!

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