Heavenly Creamery is Conneaut’s only premium small-batch custard shop, making its hard-serve custard in an on-site production facility. The shop develops about 130 hard-serve flavors each year and serves them seasonally from April through September.
Eric’s Ice Cream FactorySince 1999, Eric’s Ice Cream Factory has been making homemade, handcrafted ice cream in small three-gallon batches at its Northwest Ohio shops and mobile ice cream truck. The Defiance-based company has developed more than 170 rotating flavors, including its own dairy-free options and exclusive topping and flavor lines, giving its cases a distinctly local and inventive character.DEFIANCE, OH
Bank Street CreamerySince 1998, Bank Street Creamery has been making handcrafted small-batch ice cream in downtown Easton, with more than 120 flavors rotating through its cases. Formerly The Purple Cow Creamery, the shop was purchased in 2015 by Brooks Minnick, a Wilson native and 22-year Coast Guard veteran, who later partnered with Candace Gail and added vegan gelato alongside the traditional offerings.EASTON, PA
Ice Cream CottageSince opening in March 1990, Ice Cream Cottage has made premium ice cream and custom ice cream cakes in historic Mastic, Long Island. Its Chocolate Overdose was voted Best Chocolate Ice Cream by Newsday in 2012, and the shop won Newsday’s Best Ice-Cream Cone on Long Island by popular vote in 2016. The cottage-style shop also keeps more than 100 cakes in stock for pickup.MASTIC, NY
Bruster's Real Ice CreamFounded by Bruce Reed in Bridgewater in 1989, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream makes small-batch ice cream fresh each day in its shops. Its old-fashioned slow-kettle process and rotating collection of more than 150 handcrafted recipes give each independently owned location its own daily flavor lineup, while desserts such as handmade waffle cones and ice cream cakes are prepared in-house.GLEN BURNIE, MD