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When temperatures start to slowly climb back up, that means ice cream season is fast approaching. Many go for scoops of hard ice cream or a swirl of soft serve, which -- as its name implies -- is much softer and less dense. It includes a higher air content, resulting in a light and fluffy texture. With unique flavours to choose from beyond your usual vanilla and chocolate, these spots are taking this simple frozen dessert to a whole new level.
Here are some of the best places for soft serve ice cream in Toronto.
Etobicoke
630 The Queensway
Tom's Dairy Freeze
Made with real cream, the soft serve at this Etobicoke institution that’s been around since 1969 is good on its own, with flavour bursts or with toppings. They’re also selling one-litre tubs of their soft serve for delivery on Uber Eats through Noble Market in Trinity Bellwoods.
Tom's Dairy Freeze
Etobicoke
630 The Queensway
Made with real cream, the soft serve at this Etobicoke institution that’s been around since 1969 is good on its own, with flavour bursts or with toppings. They’re also selling one-litre tubs of their soft serve for delivery on Uber Eats through Noble Market in Trinity Bellwoods.
St. Clair West
283 Rushton Rd
Bar Ape
Dessert
From May to October, you can get your hands on a cup of soft serve gelato by walking up to their takeout window in Hillcrest Village. Their flavours change regularly with options like watermelon, Ontario blueberry and pear in the past.
Bar Ape
St. Clair West
283 Rushton Rd
From May to October, you can get your hands on a cup of soft serve gelato by walking up to their takeout window in Hillcrest Village. Their flavours change regularly with options like watermelon, Ontario blueberry and pear in the past.
Dessert
Corktown
362 King St E
Roselle
Bakery
The earl grey soft serve at this pastry shop in Corktown isn’t offered all-year-round but it’s always filled with a house-made lemon curd, topped with crispy white chocolate pearls and garnished with a small earl grey shortbread cookie.
Roselle
Corktown
362 King St E
The earl grey soft serve at this pastry shop in Corktown isn’t offered all-year-round but it’s always filled with a house-made lemon curd, topped with crispy white chocolate pearls and garnished with a small earl grey shortbread cookie.
Bakery
Mississauga
715 Lakeshore Rd E
Dairy Cream
Dessert
Just west of the city is this old-school ice cream shop in Mississauga. They’ve been serving up their vanilla and chocolate soft serve ice cream in cones and even on fresh funnel cakes since 1958.
Dairy Cream
Mississauga
715 Lakeshore Rd E
Just west of the city is this old-school ice cream shop in Mississauga. They’ve been serving up their vanilla and chocolate soft serve ice cream in cones and even on fresh funnel cakes since 1958.
Dessert
Yonge and Bloor
6 Charles St E
Nani's Gelato
Ice Cream
Not only does this spot near Yonge and Bloor offer a rotating selection of artisan gelato but also soft-serve gelato. You’ll find flavours like Belgian cookie, Lindt dark chocolate and matcha green tea, to name a few.
Nani's Gelato
Yonge and Bloor
6 Charles St E
Not only does this spot near Yonge and Bloor offer a rotating selection of artisan gelato but also soft-serve gelato. You’ll find flavours like Belgian cookie, Lindt dark chocolate and matcha green tea, to name a few.
Ice Cream
Downtown
120 Dundas St W
Butter Baker
Bakery
During soft serve season, this bakery in Markham and near Bay and Dundas offers a different flavour every month. Past flavours include guava and vanilla, black cherry vanilla and salted caramel vanilla, all of which pair perfectly with their freshly baked vanilla waffle cones.
Butter Baker
Downtown
120 Dundas St W
During soft serve season, this bakery in Markham and near Bay and Dundas offers a different flavour every month. Past flavours include guava and vanilla, black cherry vanilla and salted caramel vanilla, all of which pair perfectly with their freshly baked vanilla waffle cones.
Bakery
Yonge and Eglinton
2651 Yonge St
Milkcow
Unlike your traditional soft serve, the organic and natural milk soft serve at this dessert cafe in Midtown is much more milky and creamy. They have a variety of creations on the menu or top it off with your choice of toppings like their all-natural honeycomb.
Milkcow
Yonge and Eglinton
2651 Yonge St
Unlike your traditional soft serve, the organic and natural milk soft serve at this dessert cafe in Midtown is much more milky and creamy. They have a variety of creations on the menu or top it off with your choice of toppings like their all-natural honeycomb.
Downtown
147 Dundas St W
Tsujiri Dundas
Dessert
You’ll find a variety of soft serve treats at this Japanese dessert cafe in North York and near Bay and Dundas. Matcha, houjicha or a mix of both soft serve flavours top off parfaits, floats and shaved ice.
Tsujiri Dundas
Downtown
147 Dundas St W
You’ll find a variety of soft serve treats at this Japanese dessert cafe in North York and near Bay and Dundas. Matcha, houjicha or a mix of both soft serve flavours top off parfaits, floats and shaved ice.
Dessert
Wooffles & Cream
Ice Cream
Known for their Hong Kong-style egg waffles, this small stall in the food court of The Diamond at Don Mills offers ever-changing soft serve flavours to pair with your wooffle. Flavours include but are not limited to vanilla, Thai milk tea and houjicha.
Wooffles & Cream
Known for their Hong Kong-style egg waffles, this small stall in the food court of The Diamond at Don Mills offers ever-changing soft serve flavours to pair with your wooffle. Flavours include but are not limited to vanilla, Thai milk tea and houjicha.
Ice Cream
The Annex
454 Bloor St W
Eva's Original Chimneys
Dessert
Instead of waffle cones, this ice cream shop with three locations across the city uses handmade Hungarian chimney cakes that are freshly baked and vegan. The golden-brown cones are filled with soft serve made using real cream or a vegan soft serve.
Eva's Original Chimneys
The Annex
454 Bloor St W
Instead of waffle cones, this ice cream shop with three locations across the city uses handmade Hungarian chimney cakes that are freshly baked and vegan. The golden-brown cones are filled with soft serve made using real cream or a vegan soft serve.
Dessert
Danforth Village
372 Danforth Ave
La Diperie
Dessert
Choose from 30 chocolate dips and 20 different toppings for your vanilla soft serve at any one of their locations across the city.
La Diperie
Danforth Village
372 Danforth Ave
Choose from 30 chocolate dips and 20 different toppings for your vanilla soft serve at any one of their locations across the city.
Dessert
The Dessert Kitchen
Choose from a wide selection of Asian-inspired desserts at this spot in Harbord Village and in Scarborough. On the menu, they also have soft serve ice cream with flavours like vanilla and matcha, which are available in a waffle cone, bubble waffle or parfait.
The Dessert Kitchen
Choose from a wide selection of Asian-inspired desserts at this spot in Harbord Village and in Scarborough. On the menu, they also have soft serve ice cream with flavours like vanilla and matcha, which are available in a waffle cone, bubble waffle or parfait.
Scarborough
4915 Steeles Ave E #8
El Habanero & Churrobar
This Cuban restaurant in Scarborough specializes in over-the-top churro-based desserts, including sundaes and churro stacks, both of which contain their vanilla soft serve. Expect to find other flavours like salted caramel, which pairs well with their Cuban affogato.
El Habanero & Churrobar
Scarborough
4915 Steeles Ave E #8
This Cuban restaurant in Scarborough specializes in over-the-top churro-based desserts, including sundaes and churro stacks, both of which contain their vanilla soft serve. Expect to find other flavours like salted caramel, which pairs well with their Cuban affogato.
Koreatown
363 Clinton St
Grandmama's Waffles
It’s not just vegan and gluten-free beer or coconut batter waffles at this spot in Koreatown. They also have a few vegan Asian-inspired soft serve flavours to go with your waffle, like pandan and ube.
Grandmama's Waffles
Koreatown
363 Clinton St
It’s not just vegan and gluten-free beer or coconut batter waffles at this spot in Koreatown. They also have a few vegan Asian-inspired soft serve flavours to go with your waffle, like pandan and ube.
Entertainment District
106 John St
Sweet Jesus
Dessert
Get decked out soft serve creations at any one of their locations across the city. Vanilla, chocolate or coconut soft serve are covered in toppings such as birthday cake bits, Oreo cookies and red velvet cake.
Sweet Jesus
Entertainment District
106 John St
Get decked out soft serve creations at any one of their locations across the city. Vanilla, chocolate or coconut soft serve are covered in toppings such as birthday cake bits, Oreo cookies and red velvet cake.
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