The 11 Best Homemade Ice Cream Shops To Get You Through The Summer Heat

Take a side seat, Yogurt. Ice cream has always been and will always be the dessert of summer. While everyone appreciates a good pint of Phish Food or Dreyer's Vanilla, here are some of the best homemade ice cream shops in the country.

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Located in Bar Harbor, ME, Mount Desert Island Ice Cream is known for its inventive flavors (Callebaut Chocolate Wasabi, anyone?) made from local ingredients.

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Dr. Mike's Ice Cream Shop, a 40 year old establishment in Bethel, CT, is exactly what the doctor ordered on a hot summer day.

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Got a vegan friend? Scoops in Los Angeles (now on the west and east sides!) is just the place to cool down and appease dairy and non-dairy lovers alike!

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Family-owned Jaxson's Ice Cream Parlor in Dania Beach, FL has been serving freshly made ice cream daily since 1946!

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Don't be deceived by the name, John's Drive-In in Montauk serves homemade ice cream, not movies! Expect a long (but totally worth it) line in the summer!

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Just like the individualistic city it was started in, Salt & Straw of Portland, OR serves up unique flavors like Goat Cheese Marionberry Habanero.

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Ample Hills Creamery of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, started as a summer ice cream cart and grew into a local, organic ice cream shop serving 24 delicious flavors that change regularly.

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With local and fair-trade, organic ingredients, Molly Moon's of Seattle crafts seasonal flavors inspiring and uniting a community of ice cream lovers.

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J.P. Licks of Boston, is just the place to stop in on a hot, muggy summer day in the city. Even dogs love it!

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On any summer night, expect to see a long line outside the best ice cream shop on Nantucket Island, The Juice Bar. It's an institution and a must for any summer vacation.

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Located throughout Ohio, with a few franchises popping up in Indiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, California and Florida, Handel's serves fresh, homemade ice cream made onsite each day!