Best ice cream? These California shops rank among the nation’s favorites, Yelp says
Ice cream lovers in California have plenty of spots to choose from to find the delicious frozen treat.
Yelp highlighted 100 ice cream spots across the country, and 12 shops in California were recognized among the best.
The shops can be found across the state from San Francisco to Los Angeles and San Diego.
Fluffy’s Sno-Balls in Long Beach nears the top of the list at No. 5.
But the shop serves a cold treat that’s not quite ice cream. Instead, the business offers traditional New Orleans sno-balls, which are made with shaved ice and flavoring.
At Fluffy’s Sno-Balls, there are dozens of flavors, including the classics like strawberry, banana, watermelon and grape.
Or customers can select a unique flavoring like horchata, sangria, pumpkin pie or cotton candy.
“The sno-balls remind me of New Orleans, the ice is shaved really fine and the flavors are great,” one Yelp reviewer wrote.
To find the top ice cream shops in the country, Yelp identified businesses in the ice cream category. Then those places were ranked based on “volume and ratings of reviews,” among other factors.
Here are the 12 top ranked ice cream shops in California:
Fluffy’s Sno-Balls — Long Beach
Meadowlark Dairy — Pleasanton
Confetti Italian Ice & Custard — Costa Mesa
Mitchell’s Ice Cream —San Francisco
Deep Barrel Roasters & Creamery — Norco
Scoops On Tap — Covina
Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream — San Francisco
Tea Master Matcha Cafe & Green Tea Shop — Los Angeles
Classics Malt Shop — San Diego
Bobboi Natural Gelato — La Jolla
Chef Tanya’s Kitchen — Palm Desert
Gunther’s Quality Ice Cream — Sacramento
Nationwide, Coneflower Creamery in Omaha, Nebraska, landed the No. 1 spot.
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