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No matter if you’re an ice cream
traditionalist or on the hunt for the next
great frozen dairy alternative, these local
shops will hit the (sweet) spot.
NorthEast RI
NorthWest RI
GELINA’S ICE CREAM, Coventry THREE SISTERS, Providence
With more than eighty flavors, including lactose-free and diabetic Along with its award-winning Kulfi ice cream (cardamom, cinnamon,
alternatives, as well as gluten-free soft serve, Gelina’s can satisfy every and pistachios), Three Sisters offers a range of both classic and
sweet tooth. nontraditional flavors, including Green Tea, Dirty Garden Mint and
Fluffernutter.
SCOOPS, Smithfield
Here’s the scoop about Scoops: It serves homemade hard, soft and LIKE NO UDDER, Providence
sherbet ice cream along with Allie’s donuts. Ever hear of a doughnut Rhode Island’s first and only all-vegan ice cream shop serves twelve
sundae? Don’t miss your chance to try one! homemade dairy-free flavors of hard ice cream along with its creamy
soy-based chocolate and vanilla soft serve.
SUNDAES, Johnston
Great tastes, huge portions and fair pricing awaits at TRICYCLE ICE CREAM, Providence
this beloved family-owned shop. Sundaes also offers Tricycle aptly got its start on three wheels in
non-dairy products, no-sugar-added ice cream and 2014, but since has opened a storefront offering
non-fat yogurt. everything from handcrafted ice cream sand-
wiches to ice cream tacos.
ALSO CHECK OUT:
Powder Mill Creamery in Greenville.
ALSO CHECK OUT: Hill-Top Creamery in
East Greenwich and L’il Rhody Ice Cream in
West Warwick.
SouthWest RI
HOLY COW, A HEAVENLY EXPERIENCE,
Charlestown
This hidden South County gem is known for its eclec-
tic menu of homemade flavors such as Butter Brickle, White
Russian and Wild Turkey.
THE INSIDE SCOOP, North Kingstown
In addition to a plethora of homemade ice cream flavors,
the Inside Scoop also now serves vegan gelato made from
coconut cream.
NEXT TO NOWHERE CREAMERY, Exeter
Treat yourself in the wilderness with more than forty flavors
of hard and soft serve ice cream. Try the new lactose-free,
fat-free, gluten-free, Dole Whip concoction available in
thirty flavors.
ALSO CHECK OUT: Lickity Splits Ice Cream Shop in
Wyoming.
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SouthEast RI
GRAY’S ICE CREAM, Bristol and Tiverton
Making their own ice cream since 1923, Gray’s is a neighborhood legend serv-
ing classic flavors in homemade waffle cones and as milkshakes and sundaes.
BRICKLEY’S HOMEMADE ICE CREAM, Narragansett and Wakefield
The smell of freshly made waffle cones will flood your senses when you step into
this local icon that offers an extensive menu of rich homemade ice cream varieties.
NANA’S ICE CREAM, Narragansett
(Salty Brine Beach and Narragansett Town Beach)
Here, the possibilities are endless: Have your pick of more than fifty flavors
(Italian gelato, ice cream, soft serve, frozen yogurt, you name it) and more than
fifty toppings. Plus, Nana’s even has a candy bar, complete with walls of nos-
talgic sweets and fudge, next door to its town beach location.
ALSO CHECK OUT: Sticks and Cones Waffle and Ice Cream Hut in Newport
and Frosty Freez in Middletown.