It’s National Ice Cream Month! Here’s where you can grab a scoop or two in the Houston area
“I scream, you scream, we all SCREAM for ICE CREAM!” We all can remember that childhood jingle, especially during this extreme heat. Well, National Ice Cream Day is July 17, but this entire month is National Ice Cream Month so we have good reason to make a point to slow down and grab a cool treat to enjoy! Here’s where you can grab a scoop or two in the Houston area.
Van Leeuwen — Rice Village
2565 Amherst St., Houston, TX 77005
832.582.5750
Van Leeuwen — Uptown Park
1151 Uptown Park Blvd. #8, Houston, TX 77056
346.204.4140
Van Leeuwen — Montrose
888 Westheimer Road #157, Houston, TX 77006
713.492.2120
Get your National Ice Cream Day fix with Van Leeuwen Ice Cream’s latest seasonal flavors, inspired by the taste of summer and backed by some serious star power. The Brooklyn-based ice cream shop is scooping up BIGFACE Coffee Affogato, created in partnership with Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler, and Vegan Strawberry Sumac Sorbet, a tangy treat from YouTube sensation Gigi Gorgeous. Visit any Houston-area Van Leeuwen scoop shop to sample these and other flavors, including Toasted Marshmallow S’mores, Blueberry Shortcake and more.
Can’t make it to a scoop shop? Van Leeuwen recently launched an exclusive partnership with Walmart, bringing five new flavors – Grey Poupon with Salted Pretzels, Campfire S’mores, Summer Peach Crisp, Honey Cornbread with Strawberry Jam and Espresso Fior di Latte Chip – to Walmart locations nationwide.
400 Dallas St.
Houston, TX 77002
713.351.5790
Through Labor Day Weekend, head to Rosalie Italian Soul for their limited-time soft-serve happy hour every day from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Enjoy four flavor options, including Chocolate, Vanilla, Watermelon and Strawberry for $5 each. For adults, get boozy with Chocolate soft-serve with peanut butter whiskey or Watermelon and Limoncello soft serve for $9 each.
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807 Taft St
Houston, TX 77019
713.999.0146
Satisfy your sweet tooth on National Ice Cream Day at Montrose hotspot, Bludorn. The restaurant’s chef-driven dessert menu features two new additions – the Cookies ‘n Cream waffle cone served in a chocolate cone with chocolate drizzle and the Peaches and Cheesecake waffle cone topped with fresh peaches, cheesecake crumbles, and whipped cream.
2301 Millbend Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77380
281.364.6400
National Ice Cream Day isn’t just for kids! Head over to Back Table Kitchen and Bar at The Woodlands Resort and enjoy a Peaches and Cream Milkshake with a boozy twist. Made with a peach sauce and brown sugar syrup, this Sazerac rye whiskey-infused milkshake is topped with a brûléed Texas peach and served with a fresh-baked peach pie on the side, all for $14.
