The 20 Best Ice Cream Places in Rhode Island
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The 20 Best Ice Cream Places in Rhode Island
SEE SLIDES BELOW: 20 Great Places to Get Ice Cream in RI
More than 30 years ago, President Ronald Reagan made what some ice cream lovers consider one his best decisions ever as President, designating July as National Ice Cream Month.
Reagan called for Americans to celebrate National Ice Cream month with "ceremonies and activities," noting that ice cream is enjoyed by more than 90 percent of the nation's population.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTSo in order to help you celebrate National Ice Cream month, the slideshow below has 20 great places to get ice cream in Rhode Island.
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20 Great Ice Cream Places in RI - 2016
4288 Diamond Hill Rd, Cumberland, RI 02864
Long-running ice cream parlor featuring a wide variety of flavors Although we live in a "fresh and local" food culture, it says something that the largest food company in the world SYSCO chooses to sell Ice Cream Machine products to their other restaurant clients. People love this place and we at GoLocal do as well.
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Sunshine Creamery
305 N Broadway, Rumford, RI 02916
Sunshine creamery is a nice option for ice cream close to the east side of providence. They have a nice selection of flavors, with a friendly staff and reasonable prices. They give good sized portions as well.
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775 Oaklawn Ave, Cranston
Sundaes has served thousands of ice cream loving customers over their more than 30 year in business in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
You can order hard ice cream, soft ice cream or an ice cream sandwich and much more.
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915 Mitchell's Lane, Middletown
Susanna's was named "Best Ice Cream in New England" by Yankee magazine in 2015 and they are going for a repeat performance in 2016.
Handmade at Sweet Berry Farm, flavors vary depending on what season it is.
Summer might bring Louisiana Banana and White Peach & Ginger, while autumn's choices might be Pumpkin or Damson Plum.
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141 Bay St, Westerly, RI 02891
For Rhode Islanders in Westerly, it would not be summer without ice cream from St. Clair Annex. This small family-owned restaurant and ice cream parlor has been a fixture in the village of Watch Hill for almost 70 years.
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Gray's
16 E Rd, Tiverton, RI 02878
This is the ice cream place from your childhood dreams. From the look of the stand to the density and flavor of the ice cream, this is old-school heaven. Imagine a rotation of up to 50 flavors all made on site.
There are new flavors all the time, but we enjoy some of the classics like strawberry, maple walnut and classic coffee.
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A number of locations around the state of Rhode Island that you can find here.
What is a summer without a trip to Newport Creamery and an Awful Awful? Maybe an Awful Awful and an Ice Cream?
Newport Creamery has been a Rhode Island fixture since 1940 when they began making and serving super premium ice cream at the flagship store in Middletown. Rhode Islanders love the super thick milkshake made with ice milk instead of ice cream.
757 Matunuck Beach Road, Matunuck
Vanilla Bean has been serving ice cream since 1975 and the original one is in Matunuck. The shop opened in 1983.
Be sure to stop over and check out what their feature flavor of the week is and give it a try.
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921 Boston Neck Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882
322 Main St, South Kingstown, RI 02879
Brickley’s simply has to be one of the best ice cream shops in the state. Why else would anyone wait in the long lines that form on a hot summer afternoon?
This family-owned Mecca to all things creamy, sweet and delicious is a must-stop before the ride back home from the beach. This is old-fashioned ice cream at its best.
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3 E Ferry Wharf, Jamestown, RI 02835
Spinnakers serves homemade super premium ice cream with flavors such as vanilla, french vanilla, chocolate chip and much more. After getting your ice cream, grab a seat out front at the tables with umbrellas, or walk through the shop to the back deck, which has a beautiful view of the harbor.
Spinnakers, a great place to buy and eat ice cream.
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496 E Main Rd, Middletown, RI 02842
When this ice cream stand opens every year on April 1, there's usually a line of customers around the building. Choose from regular ice cream flavors (green mint chip and Crazy Vanilla are our favorites) or try the German Chocolate Cake.
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Whistle Stop Restaurant & Ice Cream Shoppe
199 Main Street Albion, Albion
The Whistle Stop is a breakfast & Brunch restaurant that serves a variety of ice cream.
569 Branch Ave. Providence
Hope Creamery is a great place to stop for an ice cream on a warm summer day.
The thing to get is the upside down banana split on whatever flavor ice cream that you desire.
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30 Ten Rod Rd. North Kingstown, RI
The Inside Scoop won first place at the 2013 RI Foodfight's Incredible Ice Cream Throwdown and were named an editors choice in Yankee Magazine.
The Inside Scoop offers 64 homemade flavors that you can choose from including Oreo cookie, Banana and Peppermint Stick as well as some classics like Cookie Dough, Chocolate Chip and much more.
Three Sisters Home Made Ice Cream
1074 Hope Street, Providence
Three Sisters provides more than 20 flavors of ice cream including strawberry, cookie dough, cookies & creme and many more, all home made.
Sorbet is available as well.
472 Cranston Street, Providence
Dairy King offers a large variety of ice cream flavors as well as a variety lemonades, smoothies and much more.
Dairy King is open from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. over the summer.
Little Rhody Ice Cream
283 Quaker Lane, West Warwick
Little Rhody Ice Cream in West Warwick serves large portions of ice cream, making the price paid more than reasonable, according to one review.
The shop is open from noon to 9 p.m. on weekends and noon to 8 p.m. during the week.
130 Weldon Way, New Shoreham, RI 02807
Aldo's is well known on Block Island for their restaurant, bakery and ice cream parlor. The homemade ice cream includes locally grown ingredients, and the family also makes their own gelato and frozen yogurt.
So try one of their special's like Birthday Cake or stick with the favorites like chocolate chip or cookie dough.
Can't go wrong either way.
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270 Wickenden St, Providence, RI 02903
A local neighborhood ice cream shop that served homemade ice cream and gelato.
889 Oakland Beach, Ave, Warwick
Ice Cream and a short walk to the beach. What could possibly be better on a warm summer day?
While you are there be sure to order a Colossal Iggy's Sunday with a total of 4 toppings and 8 scoops.
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