On a warm Atlanta afternoon, Decatur ice cream shop Butter & Cream is piling homemade cones high with small-batch concoctions such as the “OG Goodness” featuring brown sugar ice cream with pieces of gooey butter cake. In Summerhill and Virginia-Highland, Big Softie is creating classic, creamy soft-serve ice cream in modern flavors like Matcha and Thai Tea.
Metro Atlanta’s ice cream scene offers everything from breakfast cereal sundaes to limited batches dreamed up by customers. These businesses are more than just places to get a scoop. They’re culinary gems, pushing the limits of what is possible in the world of frozen desserts.
Here are eight ice cream shops across the metro worth visiting this summer and beyond.
1. Butter & Cream
Dreamed up by Decatur resident Stacy Gunther, Butter & Cream is celebrating 11 years of adventurous flavors and classics with a twist. Favorites from their 2014 debut yearwill hit the freezer this July for the Anniversary Celebration Collection, including Cherry Pie, Salted Butterscotch and Anniversary Mint (peppermint ice cream with chocolate chip cookies, brownies, chocolate sandwich cookies and dark chocolate chips)…