The Ice Creamsmith
Ice cream shop · Mattapan ·
Homemade ice cream with classic flavors, mix-ins, sundaes & cakes
Homemade ice cream with classic flavors, mix-ins, sundaes & cakes
"This list is stacked with ice cream legends, but the elder statesman of the group is the nearly 50-year-old Ice Creamsmith in Dorchester’s Lower Mills. It’s easy to go all out here with a dizzying array of candies to mix into flavors like mocha and coconut almond swirl, and squiggles of hot fudge and caramel over top, but for first-timers, start with the ultimate classic: A simple sweet cream scoop that the shop has been perfecting for decades." - Tanya Edwards
"A Lower Mills mainstay with decades of history that still serves old-school ice cream flavors (maple walnut, frozen pudding) and will sandwich a scoop between classic chocolate wafers or the shop’s own cookies (chocolate chip or oatmeal raisin); the menu also includes novelty items like ice cream “pizzas” on a brownie crust." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"I returned to a seasonal institution—this nearly half-century-old ice cream shop reopened for the season with its classic offerings in Lower Mills." - Rachel Leah Blumenthal
"This Lower Mills ice cream parlor features house-made ice creams, frappes, cakes, and classic banana splits. The 10 regular flavors — from vanilla to frozen pudding with a rum base, raisins, and fruit — join seasonal offerings like the current peppermint stick, pumpkin, and egg nog. Or order up an ice cream pizza, which boasts a brownie “crust” topped with vanilla ice cream, candies, cookie bits, and chocolate syrup. The Ice Creamsmith is open for takeout and online orders from its website." - Nathan Tavares
"We’re big fans of the old-school signage at this Lower Mills ice cream spot, as well as the absurdly large scoops they serve. The texture and consistency of the ice cream is some of the best in the city, which may or may not be related to the rapid speed of “production to scoop” that the shop advertises. There’s also ice cream pizza available, in case you’ve grown tired of margherita." - Joel Ang
