On a classic Seattle summer day, when the sun casts its warm glow until well after 8 p.m., there’s nothing quite like treating yourself to an icy dessert, anything from a waffle cone piled high with soft-serve to a decadent ice cream sandwich. Consider these delicious options:
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Matcha Man Ice Cream & Taiyaki
This Georgetown counter-service shop specializes in taiyaki, a whimsical Japanese fish-shaped cake, as a cone. The storefront serves creamy soft-serve in cool flavors like Fruity Pebble cereal milk, and pineapple Dole Whip.
TRY: matcha-vanilla twist ice crteam with condensed milk drizzle and an ube wafer in a taiyaki cone.
6014 12th Ave S; instagram.com/matchamansea
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Hellenika
Stop by this bustling parlor inside Pike Place Market for luscious Greek-style frozen dairy desserts—basically cultured gelato—in unusual flavors like ube-coconut and honey-macadamia.
TRY: a dish of marionberry gelato.
1920 Pike Pl; hellenika.us
Sweet Alchemy Amber Fouts
Sweet Alchemy Ice Creamery
Founded by University of Washington alum Lois Ko, this farm-to-scoop parlor sources its sweet cream base from an organic dairy in northern Washington and many of its other flavor ingredients from farms within a 100-mile radius.
TRY: an ice cream sundae with a Cookie Explosion flavor base (malted ice cream with Oreo, sugar cookie dough, and chocolate chunks) and a caramel drizzle.
4301 University Way NE; sweetalchemyicecreamery.com
Seattle Pops Amber Fouts
Seattle Pops
Gourmet popsicles in a dazzling range of flavors and colors are sold at this cute Wallingford shop with sidewalk picnic tables. Seattle Pops also dispenses their frozen delights, which include several seasonal flavors, at more than 20 area farmers markets.
TRY: strawberry, chocolate -banana, or lilikoi popsicles.
1401 N 45th St; seattlepops.com
Creamy Cone Amber Fouts
Creamy Cone Cafe
Enjoy rich, creatively flavored ice cream—available in dishes, cones, milkshakes, and inside ice cream sandwiches—at this cheerful Rainier Beach parlor that’s perfect for a sweet break after visiting nearby Pritchard Island Beach or Kubota Garden.
TRY: a brown-sugar cookie sandwich filled with banana pudding ice cream.
9433 Rainier Ave S; instagram.com/creamyconecafe
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