Here’s the Scoop: Our 10 Favorite Local Ice Cream Flavors

This article, originally posted in July 2021, was updated in July 2022.

Strawberry hibiscus sorbet | Ice Cream Jubilee

Navy Yard, 14th Street corridor, Ballston

Strawberry buttermilk with polenta crumble | Gemini

1509 17th St., NW

 

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“Cookie Overload,” with chocolate-chip cookies and Oreos | Moorenko’s

Capitol Hill, Silver Spring, Bethesda

 

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Mixed-berry sorbet | Dolci Gelati

Shaw, Takoma Park, Old Town

Nutella | Nice Cream

2831 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington

 

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Blood orange sorbet | Thompson Italian

124 N. Washington St., Falls Church

 

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Pistachio gelato | Pitango

Adams Morgan, Penn Quarter, Bethesda, Reston

 

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Coffee cardamom | Mélange

449 K St., NW

Butterscotch miso | Mount Desert Island Ice Cream

3110 Mount Pleasant St., NW

Key-lime pie | Peterson’s Ice Cream Depot

7150 Main St., Clifton

This article appears in the July 2021 issue of Washingtonian.

Ann Limpert

Executive Food Editor/Critic

Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.

Sophia Young

Editorial Fellow