6 Best Ice Cream Shops near Ithaca

“Yes, I do recommend Big Top but…last night’s visit wasn’t great. I asked for a small lemon cone, received it. My husband asked for a small creme de minthe, took quite awhile to get it and when he did it had half as much ice cream as mine did. An older lady (owner?) saw it and should have told the young boy who made it to do it again. We paid $8.69 for 2 small cones, and put $1.31 in the tip cup. They need to be more consistent in the size of cones they make.“

“Excellent portion size. Clean. Friendly staff.“

“Excellent portion size. Clean. Friendly staff.“

“Wonderful first time experience. Emma was very nice, knowledgeable and recommended some good flavors to our group. Carmel apple was a perfect way to end the day! Thank you Emma!!!“

“Amazing ice cream and the food is excellent too! The only suggestion I have is how about a sampler or appetizer platter? It's all very good!“

“LOVE their custard! Love getting the four-pack of custards from the freezer and eating on them for a while at home. Custard is a lot richer than ice cream you get in the grocery stores, so we are able to make a pint of Culver's custard last about the same amount of time as a quart of grocery store ice cream. The trick to our current diet is when we get a sugar craving, we take a spoon and dip it in the custard, salivate the taste and take 2-3 additional bites and then stop. It is hard, but once you get the hang of it, you will realize that the taste stays in your mouth for a long time. We have lost a lot of weight doing it this way. (about 100 lbs total.) We try to do it with grocery store ice cream, but it just isn't rich enough to do this trick with. So, all in all, Culver's Custard has helped us with our diet. Thank You Culver's!
(With our diet-we also gave up bread and pasta.)“