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Chicago's Best Ice Cream: Mid-Season Power Rankings
Chicago's Best Ice Cream: The Mid-Season Power Rankings. Our official stance on the best ice cream shops in Chicago.
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Eli's Ark
Eli’s Ark is a dessert shop in Wicker Park with gelato that’s formed into cute animal shapes.
Legend Tasty House
Legend Tasty House is an ice cream and boba shop in Chinatown specializing in rolled ice cream.
Ciao Ciao Gelato & Cafe
Ciao Ciao is a gelateria and coffee shop in Portage Park with a large selection of excellent gelato.
Vaca's Creamery
Vaca’s Creamery is a vegan ice cream shop in Bucktown with excellent oat milk-based soft serve.
Annette’s Homemade Italian Ice
Annette’s sells ice cream and Italian ice from a takeout window in Lincoln Park.
Pretty Cool Ice Cream
Pretty Cool is an ice cream shop in Logan Square serving creative ice cream bars.
Milky Milky Ice Cream
Milky Milky is a great ice cream shop with creative flavors like ube with Oreo and Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Spinning J
Spinning J is an excellent bakery and soda fountain in Humboldt Park that has housemade sodas, fresh baked pies, and sandwiches.
Bartleby’s Ice Cream Cakes
Located in The Hatchery, Bartleby’s makes - you guessed it - ice cream cakes, including vegan options.
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
Jeni’s is an ice cream chain with several locations across the city. It serves our favorite ice cream in Chicago.