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10 Best Ice Cream Shops in Miami.

Ice cream is the most popular dessert in the world. People from different places have their own myths about who invented the ice cream.

It is hard to tell where or when exactly it was discovered because there is not a lot of evidence.

Some people say the ancient Romans invented ice cream, others say that Marco Polo brought the discovery back to Italy from China. We most likely will never who first discovered ice cream or where but it is obvious that it has had a major impact on consumers worldwide

It is a frozen dessert made out of milk and cream generally and comes in many flavours.

Though children love ice creams the most but ice creams are made for all age groups. There are ice creams even for diabetics and heart patients

When the city heats up, cool down with the ocean breeze, shady trees and the best ice cream.

This guide has our must have in your hand at all times ice cream! Here鈥檚 a scoop to 10 of the best ice cream shops in Miami.

1. Dasher and Crank

2211 NW Second Ave., Miami
305-213-1569

Opening Hours:                Fri 鈥� Sun   2 鈥� 10pm

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This bubble-gum-coloured shop serves out local flavours customized in partnership with local Miami businesses such as JoJo tea, Per鈥檒a Coffee, Cocktail Cartel and other SoFlo.

This chef-driven craft ice cream shop revolves around a rotating lineup of 18 flavours.

It鈥檚 a thriving enterprise that continues to grow, adding hundreds of new creations each year, plus sundaes, slushies and more.

 Needless to say, you鈥檒l never get sick of Dasher & Crank鈥檚 selections, though a few staples do stick around longer, like the Yoko matcha, lavender, chocolate crank and a smattering of non-dairy options, which they always have on rotation.

 Take, for instance, Dasher & Crank’s chicken and waffles flavour, which mixes chunks of chicken and waffle from Wynwood’s Kush.

Then there’s “Coffee and Cinnamon Rolls,” which uses Knaus Berry Farm’s rolls and Per’la’ java;

The “Fat Elvis,” blended with peanut butter, banana, and Miami Smokers bacon.

The shop also offers a selection of vegan flavours like chocolate chipotle and raspberry chocolate rum.

2. Azucar Ice Cream Company

1503 SW Eighth St, Miami
305-381-0369

Opening Hours:                Mon 鈥� Wed         11am 鈥� 9pm

                                Thur 鈥� Sat          11am 鈥� 11pm                                  

                                Sun                        11am 鈥� 10pm
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Is it hot? pop-into Azucar Ice Cream Company. It is not your typical scoop shop.

They make, distribute and sell premium ice cream that treats you to a cultural “farm to cone” experience. 

Here you’ll find flavours that could only be dreamt up in Miami.

Located in the heart of Little Havana this shop has presents frozen goodies with Cuban flair.

 Instead of the regular French vanilla and bubblegum, you’ll savour flavours such as caf茅 con leche, pl谩tano maduro (sweet plantain), and “Abuela Mar铆a” (vanilla ice cream with ripe guava, chunks of cream cheese, and crushed Maria cookies).

There’s also the “Burn in Hell, Fidel!” 鈥� which was created days after the announcement of Castro’s death in 2016: chocolate ice cream with a kick of cayenne.

The shop uses natural ingredients and sources from local farmers and suppliers

3.  Aubi and Ramsa

172 NE 41st St., Miami
305-946-9072

Opening Hours:                Sun 鈥� Thu           12pm 鈥� 9pm

                                 Fri 鈥� Sat              12pm 鈥� 12am
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Here they are dedicated to crafting the most exquisite adult confection; liquor-infused ice cream.

This is not your ordinary bar. Your choice of spirit will come in the form of an icy scoop, not a frothy pour.

Only make a point of visiting the shop if you are 21 years going up.

For your sampling will be ice cream infused with spirits like tequila and rose, vodka, gin, and wine.

Savour the Jack and Chocolate rich Belgian chocolate made with Jack Daniels Single Barrell and a duche del leche swirl.

Order for a serving of Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut balanced with light tangerine sorbet.

Start your night with the Pina Colada a play of pineapple and coconut cream with Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva.

The choice is varied if you visit the shop: EAT RESPONSIBLY.

4.      Freeze Ice Cream Factory

1626 Michigan Ave., Miami Beach
305-538-0207

Opening Hours: Sun 鈥� Thu          12pm- 12am

                                      Fri 鈥� Sat         12pm- 1am                      
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They pride themselves on being the best ice cream company in the world and it’s not a joke.

This shop has been a South Beach staple for 30 years, whipping up homemade and uniquely named flavours such as “Sassy Strawberry” and “Get Down Boogie-Oogie Cookie,” not to mention rich-tasting sorbets.

The dozen or so sorbet flavours made with fruits like watermelon and passion fruit, are refreshing, tart but not too tangy. If you鈥檙e feeling like a real treat ask for the crowd favourite: Champagne sorbet.

Drop in the best all-natural super-premium South Beach Ice Cream. Made fresh daily, the Frieze has been proudly serving Miami residents, visitors and businesses for so long they must be doing something right.

They whip their ice cream with only the finest natural ingredients imported from around the world.

Frieze ice cream store is one of the top destinations on Miami Beach.

5.  Lulu’s Nitrogen Ice Cream.

2001 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
202-644-3802

Opening Hours:Mon 鈥� Wed                     1pm- 10pm

                                    Friday                              1pm-11pm

                                    Saturday                         12pm-11pm

                                    Sunday                             12pm- 10pm

*Free parking garage off of 19th Street.

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If you want to take your ice cream and have an experience too lulu鈥檚 Nitrogen ic cream is the place to go.

In 2013, Luisa Santos was studying political economy at Georgetown University when she learned a surprising fact: Ice cream could be made from scratch using liquid nitrogen.

This led her to open her own shop on Biscayne Boulevard.

 First, you choose a base flavor which has been made in-store from scratch. Then it’s frozen right before your eyes.

Flavors rotate frequently and according to what’s in season at the local farms but classics like chocolate, vanilla, and the popular Nutella are always available.

If you fancy creative options get a pina colada, honey lavender, key lime strawberry cheesecake and also vegan choices (like avocado).

 All of the dairy used is local and comes from Dakin dairy farm grass-fed cows.

At Lulu鈥檚 it is; enter, choose ingredients then鈥� BOOM- ice cream.

6.  Vickys House

3190 Commodore Pl Miami

Cross street: between Grand Ave and Main Hwy

Opening Hours: Mon – Fri                            6pm 鈥� 10pm

                                     Sat 鈥� Sun                        Noon 鈥� 10pm

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It is an ’80s-themed milkshake bar, where you’ll find indulgent pop-culture inspired milkshakes, ice cream floats, ice cream sandwiches from the Wynwood Parlor and a fridge full of beer and wine.

 Walk in through the red phone booth inside LoKal and listen as the milkshake maidens behind the bar welcome you to the past.

Everything in the shop is either an original from owner Matt Kuscher’s childhood home or a nearly identical recreation he commissioned. 

You’ll forget what year it is for a moment when you find yourself playing Nintendo and drinking a Golden Girl, a banana milkshake with cream cheese frosting, Golden Grahams cereal, vanilla wafer, toffee bits, a Twinkie and a homemade blondie with a cherry on top. 

7.      Below Zero

375 NE 54th St #5, Miami, FL 33137, United States

786 409-2100

Opening Hours: Mon 鈥揟hu                         1pm 鈥� 10pm

                                   Fri 鈥� Sat                            1pm 鈥� 11pm

                                   Sunday                               CLOSED

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Below Zero is an Italian/Argentinean ice cream shop on the outskirts of MiMo.

 It鈥檚 easy to miss from the street because it is pretty much just an ice cream display case inside.

But if you get in the ice cream here is super good. They have classic flavours like rum raisin and mint chocolate chip as well as more interesting options like stracciatella, cannoli, and a perfectly balanced banana dulce de leche.

There are other desserts here too, like frozen alfajores and mini ice cream cakes both waiting for you in our freezer.

8.      MadLab Creamery

140 NE 39th St., Miami
305-639-8178

Best Parking:  Palm Court Garage

Opening Hours: Mon 鈥� Sun         10.30am 鈥� 8pm

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Soraya Kilgore best known as the pastry chef at restaurants like Brava and Alter is behind this lab of creaminess in Miami’s Design District.

 MadLab Creamery isn’t just about the ice cream at this spot young and old are enticed to create their own sweet-treat work of art with a selection of more than 30 toppings.

Toppings include edible glitter, tufts of pink cotton candy, golden-sheet sprinkles, even a macaroon or two.

Unique flavours of ice cream abound dictated by the season and limited-edition offerings.

 Other sweet indulgences include the shop’s own matcha swiss rolls, chocolate sold by the pound and jiggly Japanese cheesecake.

9.      Kith Treats

1931 Collins Ave Miami Beach, FL 33139

786 636-1800

Opening Hours: Mon 鈥� Sun                         12pm 鈥� 7pm

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Kith Treats is an ice cream shop inside a sneaker store in South Beach.

We know that鈥檚 a lot to process, but all you really have to know is that this ice cream is great and a favourite of stylish teenagers who might make you feel very old while you wait in line, especially if you just turned 30.

Anyway, they have this machine that does a really nice job of mixing in all sorts of cereal and candy and other good things you want to be incorporated into your ice cream.

You鈥檒l have to finish it before you鈥檙e allowed in the sneaker section though.

10. Wall鈥檚 Old Fashioned Ice Cream

8075 SW 67th Ave., Miami
305-740-9830

Opening  Hours: Mon 鈥� Sun        12pm 鈥� 10pm

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Wall’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream is a family-owned and operated business that truly cares about the products. Their goal is to make their customers happy.  

Wall’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream does things the old-fashioned way. Ice cream is made in traditional flavours made with fresh ingredients.

Even the fudge is homemade, a simple combination of butter, chocolate, sugar, and cream, prepared in small batches to ensure freshness.

This shop is perhaps best known for its creamy “creations鈥� they have the “Cookie Monster Sundae,” which combines two giant chocolate chip cookies and two flavours of ice cream (your choice) capped off with both wet and dry toppings

Or try the “Peanut Butter Deluxe,” an immense bowl of peanut butter ice cream smothered with flowy peanut butter and hot fudge and topped with whipped cream and peanuts.

Want to challenge yourself? Try the Great Wall of Ice Cream Not for the light-hearted ice cream eater! 12 flavours of ice cream, bananas, brownies, 2 wet toppings, 2 dry toppings with whipped cream and a cherry.

Finish it and get your picture on our “Wall of Fame” if not “The Wall of Shame”.

If you are in Miami a visit to one of these shops is sure going to leave you feeling cool and ready to explore the city even more.