Why complain about the heat? Do something to cool off your innards and get an ice cream cone, sundae, shake or treat! Here are some of our contenders for Best Ice Cream in Columbia!
Kaminsky’s Dessert Cafe :: Their shakes are made with Greenwood Vanilla Bean, the Atlanta ice cream maker’s finest, made with pure bourbon vanilla from choice, aged, East Coast Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans. Three scoops in every shake! If you’re a coffee nut, order the Espresso Shake with a single shot of espresso! All shakes are topped with real whipped cream! So beautiful, you’ll hate to take a sip. $6 – $8. Ice cream floats have two scoops in each, and you can order one made with coke, root beer, cappuccino or espresso. $4 – $5. Kids’ versions of shake and floats run $3.50 – $4. Read more about Kaminsky’s here.
Freddy’s Frozen Custard :: OMG! Their custard is so wonderful! Creamy, smooth and delicious! A touch of egg yolk is what distinguishes frozen custard from commercial ice cream. You’ll love their sundaes, waffle cones, cake cones or by the dish or pint! 3 locations in the Columbia area!
Sweet Cream Company :: Sophisticated flavors and ice cream as art, this ice cream experience is amazing. Ranked #1 on Yelp for ice cream in Columbia, Sweet Cream offers a rotation of flavors that can be found on their website. They incorporate locally produced ingredients like Cottle Farm Strawberries and Haven Farm Honey.
Zesto West Columbia :: Look for the giant ice cream cone dipped in chocolate up on the roof, and you’ve found one of Columbia’s food landmarks. It’s been there for 70 years! Their soft serve ice cream is a creamy, delicious treat and is definitely a local’s favorite. You can order it vanilla or chocolate or twirled together, with a dipped chocolate top or with a chocolate top rolled in nuts! AWESOME! $2.25 – $3.65
Marble Slab Creamery :: Their ice cream is homemade in small batches daily using the freshest ingredients for the richest flavor. So whatever you try, you can expect to discover something incredible. A crazy line-up of flavors – including Carrot Cake, Strawberry Cotton Candy, Piña Colada and Very Yellow Marshmallow. 4 Columbia area locations
No Scoopy Doo? Really?
We’ll have to try it!
One of my favorites is Sweet Pea’s Ice Cream in Blythewood – yum!
Thanks for letting us know… we’ll try it!
Sweet Lili’s in Camden
Next time we’re in Camden… it’s Sweet Lili’s!
Tiffany’s on Two Notch Rd in Northeast Columbia has Italian Gelato that is off the chart.
I love gelato… I need to get there. Haven’t been to the new location yet.
Sonic in Lexington has GREAT vanilla ice cream; very creamy and tasty.