Get your scoop: Here's 15 ice cream shops to visit on the SouthCoast
Summer isn’t really summer without stopping by your favorite ice cream shop. Luckily here in the New Bedford area, there are many places to get your favorite frozen treat.
Whether you like hard or soft-served ice cream, sundaes or cones, dairy or vegan there is something for everyone to enjoy on these warm summer days. From the classic vanilla, chocolate or strawberry, to the more elaborate flavor combinations, local ice cream shops have your covered.
Whatever your preference, here are 15 ice cream shops on the SouthCoast to try out this summer.
Dairy Maid Ice Cream
Open every day from noon to 10 p.m. at 1517 Cove Road, New Bedford. Since 1948, they have been offering soft-served ice cream, over the years they have added hard-served ice cream, yogurt, sherbets, Italian ice, and sugar-free ice cream options. Try the Lava Cake Sundae with a scoop of your favorite flavor and sauce with a warm chocolate lava cake.
Acushnet Creamery
Open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily at 264 Main St., Acushnet, For 20 years they have been dishing up homemade ice cream, frozen yogurts, and sherbets with over 50 flavors. Get a cone of the Blueberry Cheesecake, made with a blueberry cheesecake base mixed with cheesecake bites and graham cracker crumbs. Also visit their Pier 3 location from noon to 9 p.m. daily at 230 MacArthur Drive, New Bedford.
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Dockside Ice Cream
Open noon to 9 p.m. each day at 1 Bridge St., South Dartmouth. Serving the SouthCoast for decades, they have homemade Acushnet Creamery ice cream, freshly made waffle cones, vegan ice cream frappes, and more. Order the Cranberry Harvest, a cranberry-based ice cream with chocolate chunks, walnuts, and craisins.
The Bucket at Gulf Hill
Open each day from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 77 Gulf Road, Apponagansett Park, Dartmouth. Bringing nostalgia with a side of sprinkles get your ice cream or frappe at The Bucket. Taste test the Mocha Frappe with coffee ice cream and chocolate syrup.
Clark's Point Creamery
Open all week long from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 26 Brock Ave., New Bedford. Get ice cream for dessert when ordering from their extensive food menu.
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Capt. Bonney's Creamery
Open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 258 New Bedford Road, Rochester. With over 50 flavors of both Acushnet Creamery and Gifford’s ice cream, there is sure to be something for everyone. Take a bite out of the Mint Chocolate Chip in a homemade chocolate-dipped waffle cone.
The Ice Cream Cottage
Open every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 12 Ferry St., Fairhaven. The newest ice cream shop on the block has soft and hard-served ice cream, frozen yogurt, dairy or sugar-free ice cream, and sherbet. Try the Ice Cream Taco with a dipped waffle cone taco, filled with creamy chocolate or vanilla soft serve and topped with sprinkles.
Handy Hill Creamery
Open 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily at 55 Hix Bridge Road, Westport. There is something for everyone with hard and soft-served ice cream, sorbets, sherbets, vegan ice cream, frozen yogurt, no sugar-added ice cream, and Italian ice.
Lickety Splits Ice Cream
Open 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday through Monday; closed Tuesday and Wednesday at 719 State Road, Westport,. Get a scoop or two of soft or hard served ice cream, frozen yogurt, no sugar added ice cream, or non dairy sorbet.
Hill Crest Ice Cream
Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 332 Old Fall River Road, Dartmouth. Situated on an alpaca farm they are offering hot waffle sandwiches with your choice of ice cream, sundaes, banana splits, and more.
The Country Whip
Open daily 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 1173 N Main St, Acushnet. For many years they have been serving homemade soft serve ice cream and farm fresh hard ice cream as well as fat-free yogurt, sugar-free ice cream, sherbets, dairy-free, and gluten-free options. You can’t go wrong with the M&M ice cream cookie sandwich with vanilla ice cream and chocolate chips.
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Annies Ice Cream Shack
Open each day from noon to 8 p.m. at 50 Middleboro Road, East Freetown. From cones to cups and sundaes to frappes, they have 41 flavors to choose from with special flavors each week all made by Acushnet Creamery.
Tom & Jimmy's Ice Cream & Del's Lemonade
Open noon to 9 p.m. daily at 109 W Grove St., Middleboro. Providing the SouthCoast with sundaes, hard and soft serve ice cream, sherbet, no sugar added or non-dairy ice cream, frozen yogurt, Del’s Lemonade, and more. You won’t be disappointed with the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Dough, chocolate ice cream with a peanut butter swirl filled with cookie dough pieces.
The Oxford Creamery
Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at 98 County Road, Mattapoisett. Heading into their 21st season they have a large variety of ice cream flavors, a few fat-free frozen yogurts and [FōMū] ice cream which has plant-based ingredients,
John George Farms
Open every day from noon to 9 p.m. at 291 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth. On the menu is a variety of ice cream flavors, with dairy-free options, sugar-free options, sherbet, and frozen yogurt.
This article originally appeared on Standard-Times: 15 places to get ice cream in the New Bedford area
