The Great Escape is a Watkins Glen ice cream parlor making homemade ice cream cakes and pies, with indoor and outdoor seating for enjoying them on site. Its layered 8-inch creations combine ice cream or custard with fillings and familiar candy and dessert toppings, while custom cakes extend the shop’s made-to-order focus. The business also brings its treats to events with a bookable trailer.
Frozen Cow Ices & CreamIn Lido Beach, Frozen Cow Ices & Cream makes fresh ice cream and ices, with pickup and delivery available for its rotating selection of flavors. The shop also prepares custom flavors and treats, alongside ice cream cakes, handmade ice cream sandwiches, and other dessert offerings.LIDO BEACH, NY
Scoops 'N' SmilesScoops ’N’ Smiles serves rich, ultra-creamy ice cream and house-made water ice from its shops in Malvern and West Chester, with a mobile ice cream truck for events. The year-round business rotates about 20 ice cream flavors daily and also offers vegan choices, while its catering brings the scoops, toppings and cleanup to gatherings of any size.WEST CHESTER, 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
Hoffman’s Home Made Ice CreamSince 1947, family-owned Hoffman’s Home Made Ice Cream has been making hand-dipped ice cream in Westminster, Maryland, along with its own ice cream cakes. A Carroll County landmark, the shop still uses its longstanding recipes and makes more than 50 flavors throughout the year. Its deli and convenience store add made-to-order sandwiches and everyday provisions to the old-fashioned ice cream counter.WESTMINSTER, MD