Somi Somi is a soft serve ice cream shop in Koreatown. While their soft serve is delicious, the real star of the show is the waffle cone, and I mean literal waffle cone. The cone is a soft, fluffy waffle shaped like a goldfish. Honestly, this is not the most practical idea because it quickly turns into a mess, albeit…
Bumsan Organic Milk Bar is a new soft serve shop in Koreatown that just opened in July. The ice cream shop gets its name from the same place it gets its dairy; Bumsan Farm Co. Bumsan Farm Co. is a 100% organic, USDA certified, non-GMO, antibiotic free, sustainable farm and the leading organic dairy producer in Korea.Bumsan…
Little Damage has been making a name for itself with its wild ice cream colors and black waffle cones made with activated charcoal. Situated in the heart of downtown L.A., Little Damage is most famous for its black soft serve ice cream. They recently changed their black ice cream from “Dark Cinns” (horchata flavored) to “Mother of Dragons” (strawberry…
Sweet Rose Creamery is a small, L.A.-based chain of ice cream shops with an emphasis on fresh, local ingredients. Their kitchen is 100% GMO free and certified kosher. Most excitingly to me is that their ice cream is made and stored in silver canisters, which is how traditional Italian gelato is made! I went to their storefront in…
Wanderlust Creamery is based in L.A., but inspired by the world. “Wanderlust” means “having a strong desire to travel”, and the unusual ice cream flavors created by Wanderlust Creamery take your taste buds around the world. I went with ‘Kinder Bueno’ inspired by the popular European candy bar Kinder and ‘Honey Lavender’ inspired by provincial France. The staff…
Magpies is a soft serve ice cream shop with two storefronts, both of which are in L.A. I went to their newest location in Tarzana.Magpies makes all of their soft serve from scratch and all of their toppings are made in-house. Their flavors are complex and interesting and they offer many dairy free options as well. In…
Jeni’s is a small chain of ice cream shops with stores all over the U.S. Luckily for us, four of them are in the Los Angeles area. I went to their newest location in the Calabasas Commons.Jeni’s doesn’t use any synthetic flavoring, dyes, or colors. They partner with local growers and buy directly from the…