Celebrating National Ice Cream Month with the Best Ice Cream in Long Island and the East Coast US

 

I scream, you scream, we all scream, because July is National Ice Cream Month!

 

We’re celebrating with a list of local and regional ice creameries to visit in the New York Metropolitan area.  Check out our list below or feel free to suggest some of your own fave destinations we might have missed.

 

Did you know that on average, Americans consume over 20 pounds of Ice cream and frozen desserts every year?  In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared that the third Sunday of each July would be National Ice Cream Day, and that every July henceforth would become National Ice Cream Month!  

 

Celebrate by visiting one of these local creameries, or hop in your new Atlantic Hyundai and go for a road trip to some of the best ice cream on the East Coast US.

 

 

Long Island Area Ice Cream Shops

 

• Sweet Sensations - 36 E Main Street in Babylon

• Pam’s Ice Cream Shop  - 195 Carleton Avenue in East Islip

• Long Island Tartufo Company - 49 Woods Road in North Babylon

• Old Fashioned Ice Cream in 1025 Straight Path in West Babylon

• Caffe Italia - 1745 Deer Park Avenue in Deer Park

• Coyle’s Homemade Ice Cream - 75 Howells Road in Bay Shore

• Roe Roe’s Sweet Street - 68 W Main Street in Babylon

• Marina Ice Cream - 424 E John Street in Lindenhurst

• Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices - 11 Cooper Street in Babylon

• Kilwins Babylon Village - 130 Deer Park Avenue in Babylon

• Waffle Magic - 80 NY-109 in West Babylon

• House of Juice - 187 Sunrise Highway in West Islip

• Uncle Louie G’s Italian Ices and Ice Cream - 198 E Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst

• Hershey's Ice Cream - 470 Union Boulevard in West Islip

• Baskin-Robbins - 343 Union Boulevard in West Islip

• Carvel - 794 Udall Road in West Islip

• Cold Stone Creamery - 255 Deer Park Avenue in Babylon

 

 

New York Ice Cream Shops

 

• Ice Cream House - 2 Church Avenue in Brooklyn

• OddFellows Ice Cream Co DUMBO - 44 Water Street in Brooklyn

• Big Gay Ice Cream Shop  - 61 Grove Street in New York

• Sam’s Fried Ice Cream - 37B Orchard Street in New York

• Morgenstern’s Finest Ice Cream - 2 Rivington Street in New York

• Ample Hills Creamery Astoria - 34-02 30th Avenue in Queens New York

• Ben & Teena’s Ice Cream - 39-33 Bell Boulevard in Bayside

• Taiyaki NYC Flushing - 136-17 39th Avenue in Queens

 

Road Trip Worthy Ice Cream

• Magic Fountain Ice Cream in Elizabeth, NJ; 73 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Nasto’s Ice Cream Company  - Old World Desserts in Newark, NJ; 63 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Milk Sugar Love Creamery & Bakeshop in Jersey City, NJ; 63 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Cookman Creamery in Asbury Park, NJ; 110 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Betty’s Ice Box in Asbury Park, NJ; 110 Miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Days Ice Cream in Ocean Grove, NJ; 113 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Skyline Ice Cream in Tupper Lake, NY; 331 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Donnelly’s Soft Ice Cream in Saranac Lake, NY; 345 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Brown Dog Ice Cream in Cape Charles, Virginia; 500 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Woodside Farm Creamery in Hockessin, Delaware; 176 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Brickley’s Ice Cream in Narragansett, Rhode Island; 126 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Island Creamery in Chincoteague Island, Virginia; 341 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Bellvale Farms Creamery in Warwick, New York; 95 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Hilton Head Ice Cream Shop in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina; 912 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Lakeside Creamery in Oakland, Maryland; 430 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Scoop Deck in Wells, ME; 322 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Ashley’s Ice Cream in New Haven, CT; 111 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

• Acushnet Creamery in Acushnet, MA; 245 miles from Atlantic Hyundai

 

 

Make Your Own Ice Cream At Home

 

• 1 cup of cream or half-and-half

• 2 TBSP of granulated sugar

• 1 tsp of vanilla extract (or extract of your choice)

• 3 cups of ice cubes

• 1/3c. Kosher salt

• Mix-Ins or Toppings you like

 

1. In a tightly sealed ziptop bag, pour the half-and-half or cream, sugar, and vanilla extract and your desired mix-ins altogether.

2. Gently press out all of the air, and seal the bag well. 

3. In a second slightly larger bag, add the ice and the kosher salt, then place the smaller bag with the cream inside of the ice bag.

4. Shake the bags vigorously for about 10 minutes until your ice cream has thickened up.

5. Scoop right out of the bag, or share with friends by scooping into small bowls and adding toppings of your choice.