31 essential Orlando ice cream spots you need to try this summer

Morelia Gourmet Paletas

3251 Daniels Road, Winter Garden, 407-943-4529
Morelia’s handcrafted gourmet popsicles bring the best of this Mexican-style frozen treat to Florida. Try traditional flavors like lime, mango and coconut or get wild with a maracuya paleta filled with condensed milk or Sicilian pistachio. Dip it in chocolate, cover it in marshmallow or dust it with some Miguelito chamoy candy powder.

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The Greenery Creamery

420 E. Church St., 407-286-1084
Downtown Orlando’s favorite little ice cream boutique handcrafts creamy goodness with local and organic ingredients, including milk straight from Florida cows. The vegan black ash coconut ice cream scooped into a chia waffle cone darkened with activated charcoal is not only delectable but makes for an amazing Instagram post. Add on the hibiscus crystals or “sprankles” for a yummy effect.

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Rolled Ice Cream

Multiple locations
Beautiful ice cream rolls in various flavors and crispy taiyaki waffles are the stars at Rolled. Get a bowl and some of their fish-shaped taiyaki filled with red bean paste or Bavarian cream.

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Before It Melts at Boxi Park

6877 Tavistock Lakes Blvd.
One of Lake Nona’s newest culinary adventures is Before It Melts at the shipping container wonderland Boxi Park. Try old-fashioned soft serve with modern toppings like toasted marshmallows, meringue shards and chocolate pearls.

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Quickly Boba & Snow

3214 E. Colonial Drive, 407-270-4570
Get a colorful, custom macaron ice cream sandwich and sprinkle on your favorite toppings, or try their famous snow ice.

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La Palette

12720 S. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-251-0735
This artisan pop-bar makes delicious dairy and non-dairy popsicles like pineapple, kiwi, avocado vanilla and strawberry with condensed milk.

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Jeremiah’s Italian Ice

Multiple locations
Nothing is so refreshingly cool on a hot summer day than a Jeremiah’s gelati. Their famous Italian ice is layered with delicious soft serve for a combination that’ll keep you coming back. Jeremiah’s has over 40 flavors to choose from, but you can never go wrong with the mint-chocolate Scoop Froggy Frog.

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Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream

3114 Corrine Drive; also 1817 S. Ferncreek Ave., 407-790-7257
If you’re craving local, handcrafted ice cream, Kelly’s is the spot. Look for classic flavors and experimental tastes like Maple Bourbon Bacon or Rose Almond Pistachio at Kelly’s Homemade Ice Cream. They have two locations and a food truck, so find the spot most convenient for you.

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Coqui Snacks

3018 Lions Court, Kissimmee, 407-846-4126
Aside from mini donuts, alcapurrias and empanadillas, Coqui Snacks is also one of the few places in Central Florida with limbers, a frozen Puerto Rican treat that’s essentially a popsicle in a cup. Limbers, though, come in unique flavors at Coqui Snacks like mantecado, Christmas coquito and parcha. (And on Sundays, sometimes they have Bacalaitos, crispy cod fritters!)

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DaJen Eats

323 E. Kennedy Blvd., Eatonville, 407-775-5791
This vegan cafe and creamery serves scrumptious desserts made with “Irie Cream,” its exclusive brand of dairy-free, Jamaican-inspired ice cream. Get the French toast with a scoop of irie cream after a nice helping of Hoax Tail Lasagna.

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Wondermade

214 E. First St., Sanford, 407-205-9569; also North Quarter Market pop-up, 885 N. Orange Ave.
Ever had a toasted popsicle? The marshmallow experts at Wondermade serve their creations in s'mores, hot chocolate and even toasty on sticks with sprinkles. Wondermade has traditional ice cream, too, with handcrafted flavors like creams like salted caramel, avocado, cornbread and maple bacon.

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Mr. Cool Ice Cream & Boba Tea

6550 International Drive, 321-352-7977
Enjoy Thai-style rolled ice cream in flavors like Oreo, strawberry, coffee, cheesecake and more. Mr Cool Ice Cream also has Chinese boba tea with 15 different options.

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Goff’s Drive In

212 S. Orange Blossom Trail, 407-286-3421
Opened June 1948, Goff’s is Orlando’s original ice cream spot. This cute shop has been keeping it real for decades with classic flavors in variations of cones, dipped cones, shakes, sundaes, malts and banana splits. Get the walnut topping – trust us.

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Gelato La Carraia

The Marketplace at Dr. Phillips, 7600 Dr. Phillips Blvd., 407-203-2880
Italian gelateria La Carraia decided to bring their 25-year-old delicious recipe for frozen treats to Orlando. If you want authentic gelato, La Carraia is the place to go.

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The Pop Parlour

431 E. Central Blvd., also 4214 E. Plaza Drive on the UCF campus
The Pop Parlour strives to make popsicles from the freshest ingredients – they even grow their own herbs and peppers. They flash-freeze their pops for 12 minutes, making them a lot more flavorful and a lot less icy. The Pop Parlour has a ton of fruit-based and cream-based flavors, but one of their cooler options is boozy pops. Try the Cookie Butter Bourbon, Jai Alai Peach with a Cigar City IPA or Watermelon Mojito.

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Midnight Sun Ice Cream Sandwich Co.

DeLand
This cute little yellow truck serves big flavors on the streets of DeLand in the form of artisan ice cream scooped between freshly baked cookies. Spoil your taste buds with their dulce de leche and butter pecan ice cream scoop between churro cake or the saffron pistachio rose ice cream mix on cardamom shortbread cookies. You can check the calendar on their website to find their truck or stop by one of their favorite hangouts, the Artisan Alley Farmers Market in DeLand on Fridays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Photo via Midnight Sun Ice Cream Sandwich Co./Instagram

Snow City Ice Cream

8935 Conroy Windermere Road, Windermere, 407-217-7663
Where else can you get Thai-style rolled ice cream, a poke bowl and bubble tea? Snow City Ice Cream has it down, plus all the toppings you could ask for.

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Abracadabra Ice Cream Factory

520 N. Main St., Kissimmee, 407-201-2509
A Kissimmee institution, Abracadabra Ice Cream Factory uses liquid nitrogen to “flash freeze” unique ice cream combinations into chilly perfection. Try their “coquito” version, with almonds, cinnamon, coconut milk and nutella.

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The Soda Fountain

2525 Edgewater Drive, 407-540-1006
This College Park staple serves classic ice cream scoops, sundaes and floats, but The Soda Fountain also has an adult milkshake menu where the mix alcohol and ice cream for a heavenly time. Get tipsy on $7 with the Apocalypto, a boozy combination of spiced rum, chocolate ice cream, marshmallows, cinnamon and whipped cream.

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