The official start of summer will be here in just a few days and that means ice cream season has arrived. If you’ve been craving soft serve ice cream all winter long, then you’ll be happy to start sampling the best that Rhode Island has to offer. A variety of flavors and toppings await, so let’s get started.
- Frosty Freez, Middletown
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Facebook/Frosty Freez This old-fashioned ice cream joint with walk-up windows has some very tempting soft serve flavors. Try the coffee cone for a little pick me up. They also have milkshakes, sorbet, and other frozen delights but the soft serve is where it’s at. Visit Frosty Freez at 496 E Main Rd., Middletown, RI 02842.
- Sundaes Ice Cream, Cranston
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Google Images/Wil Snodgrass With over 65 flavors of soft serve ice cream, you can’t go wrong at Sundaes Ice Cream. Hard ice cream, yogurt, and non-dairy treats also have their spots on the menu. Enjoy something cool and delicious at this cheerful summer place. You’ll find Sundaes Ice Cream at 775 Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, RI 02920.
- Cool Licks Creamery, North Providence
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Facebook/Cool-Licks The soft serve at this seasonal spot is made right on the premises, so you know it’s super fresh. Cool Licks Creamery also has hard ice cream, Italian Ice, frozen yogurt, and more. Their special made watermelon sherbet is an absolutely divine way to cool down on a hot summer afternoon. Cool Licks Creamery is located at 1808 Smith St., North Providence, RI 02911.
- L’il Rhody Ice Cream, Warwick
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FourSquare/Rick H. Take your time at L’il Rhody, there are plenty of frozen delicacies to indulge your ice cream cravings here. The soft serve is ultimately creamy, but this shop serves hard ice cream, thick shakes, and other options. You can enjoy all the delicious choices at 283 Quaker Ln., West Warwick, RI 02893.
- Lickety Splits, Wyoming
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Facebook/Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shop RI This local gem has an assortment of flavors of hard ice cream and soft serve. The cones with their edges rolled in sprinkles are a fun way to add flavor to your order. Lickety Splits is a warm weather hotspot that you’ll return to again and again. You can find it at 39 Kingstown Rd., Wyoming, RI 02898.
- Papa’s Ice Cream, Warwick
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Facebook/Papa’s Ice Cream LLC. This old-school ice cream parlor attracts crowds every year when it opens for the season. Smooth soft serve ice cream with fun toppings like chocolate chip cookie dough are favorites for the locals. You can find quite a variety of cool treats at this nostalgic spot. Visit Papa’s Ice Cream at 2987 W. Shore Rd., Warwick, RI 02886.
- Next To Nowhere Creamery, Exeter
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FourSquare/Paul L Assorted frozen treats await at the Next To Nowhere Creamery. You’ll have 24 different flavors of soft serve to choose from including flavors like peanut butter, blueberry, cheesecake, and many more. You can also grab sundaes or shakes at this charming spot. The Next To Nowhere Creamery is located at 230 Nooseneck Hill Rd., Exeter, RI 02822.
Which one of these places is your go-to spot for soft serve ice cream? Or do you have another favorite place that you want to share? Let us know in the comments section below.
Facebook/Frosty Freez
This old-fashioned ice cream joint with walk-up windows has some very tempting soft serve flavors. Try the coffee cone for a little pick me up. They also have milkshakes, sorbet, and other frozen delights but the soft serve is where it’s at. Visit Frosty Freez at 496 E Main Rd., Middletown, RI 02842.
TripAdvisor/Debra T
Google Images/Wil Snodgrass
With over 65 flavors of soft serve ice cream, you can’t go wrong at Sundaes Ice Cream. Hard ice cream, yogurt, and non-dairy treats also have their spots on the menu. Enjoy something cool and delicious at this cheerful summer place. You’ll find Sundaes Ice Cream at 775 Oaklawn Ave., Cranston, RI 02920.
Facebook/Cool-Licks
The soft serve at this seasonal spot is made right on the premises, so you know it’s super fresh. Cool Licks Creamery also has hard ice cream, Italian Ice, frozen yogurt, and more. Their special made watermelon sherbet is an absolutely divine way to cool down on a hot summer afternoon. Cool Licks Creamery is located at 1808 Smith St., North Providence, RI 02911.
TripAdvisor/JimNTerri
FourSquare/Rick H.
Take your time at L’il Rhody, there are plenty of frozen delicacies to indulge your ice cream cravings here. The soft serve is ultimately creamy, but this shop serves hard ice cream, thick shakes, and other options. You can enjoy all the delicious choices at 283 Quaker Ln., West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Facebook/Lickety Splits Ice Cream Shop RI
This local gem has an assortment of flavors of hard ice cream and soft serve. The cones with their edges rolled in sprinkles are a fun way to add flavor to your order. Lickety Splits is a warm weather hotspot that you’ll return to again and again. You can find it at 39 Kingstown Rd., Wyoming, RI 02898.
Facebook/Papa’s Ice Cream LLC.
This old-school ice cream parlor attracts crowds every year when it opens for the season. Smooth soft serve ice cream with fun toppings like chocolate chip cookie dough are favorites for the locals. You can find quite a variety of cool treats at this nostalgic spot. Visit Papa’s Ice Cream at 2987 W. Shore Rd., Warwick, RI 02886.
Google Images/Vivian Humphrey
FourSquare/Paul L
Assorted frozen treats await at the Next To Nowhere Creamery. You’ll have 24 different flavors of soft serve to choose from including flavors like peanut butter, blueberry, cheesecake, and many more. You can also grab sundaes or shakes at this charming spot. The Next To Nowhere Creamery is located at 230 Nooseneck Hill Rd., Exeter, RI 02822.
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