Summer is very much here and nothing screams the season of sun like a big ice cream cone stacked high with your favourite flavours.
My personal preference would have to be classic chocolate, although I am partial to raspberry ripple and mint chocolate chip from time to time.
With Dundee being home to a variety of different ice cream shops and parlours and nearly every flavour known to man now available, the Food and Drink team have shared some of their favourite places to visit when searching for a cooling fix.
Let us know if we’ve missed your must-visit place in the comments below.
Jannetta’s Gelateria – Dundee and St Andrews
Run by fourth-generation Scottish Italian husband and wife team, Nicola and Owen Hazel, Jannetta’s Gelateria has seen huge success in St Andrews, and has now opened its second venue in Dundee.
The firm produces more than 100 flavours of ice cream, sorbet and frozen yoghurt. At the St Andrews premises, customers can pick from 54 different flavours from the ice cream counter, while in Dundee there are 24 flavours to sample.
The business has been operating since 1908, meaning the family has been providing locals with delicious ice cream for more than a century.
Address: The Waterfront, Dundee and 31 South Street, St Andrews
Visocchi’s Cafe – Broughty Ferry and Kirriemuir
This Italian café is home to some of Dundee’s best ice cream.
Offering a whole range of quirky flavours including dragonfruit and maracuja, watermelon sorbet, kiwi and more, plus the traditional favourites including Scottish tablet, chocolate brownies, raspberry ripple and more, it’s a must-visit for a cooling treat.
The parlour has also created booze-inspired flavours including Peroni beer, Strongbow Cider Dark Fruit, Bailey’s Irish Cream, rum ‘n’ raisin and more.
Address: 40 Gray St, Broughty Ferry and 32 High Street, Kirriemuir
Casa Di Gelato – Dundee
This gelateria serves up freshly made gelato daily with around 16 flavours to choose from.
The family-run business has received many accolades for its gelato which is made in small batches. A traditional Italian recipe is used to make it, and the venue also offers vegan flavours and sorbets, too.
As well as purchasing ice cream cones and tubs you can also buy tubs of their ice cream to take home to enjoy later, or browse their selection of homemade chocolates.
Address: 21 Albert Square, Meadowside, Dundee
Davie’s Cafe and Ice Cream Parlour
While the selection of ice cream may be smaller at this parlour than others, don’t be fooled.
Offering flavours from bubblegum, rocky road, mint, Oreo, Malteaser and more, there’s plenty of others to pick from.
The homemade ice creams feature im many of the veneu’s desserts like waffles, sundaes and more, and customers can also treat themselves to shakes and slushies.
Address: 54 High St, Lochee, Dundee DD2 3AW
Iannetta
If you’re looking to step back in time and take a trip down memory lane, be sure to visit Iannettas.
The traditional sweet shop has more than 75 years of heritage and serves up not just Whippy ice cream with a range of sauces, but also boasts a huge range of delicious sweeties, many of which will take our readers back to their childhood.
Address: 23 Mains Road, Dundee DD3 7RH
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