Worth the Stop!
DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION: TAYLOR VAN KOOTEN
Content: Carrie Havranek, Isabella Gaglione, Maddie Marriott
Stopping for ice cream is a rite of passage in the summer.
Roadside
In Town
On The Farm
We’re blessed with an abundance of places in our region that make real ice cream from scratch and use quality ingredients—many of them some combination of seasonal, local, and organic. Use this map to plan an ice cream–based road trip to the towns, farms, and roadside stands throughout the region.
1. OWOWCOW CREAMERY
Ottsville | 610.847.7070 Easton | 610.438.5269
Stop by for one of their monthly flavor specials and seasonal tastings before perusing the surrounding boutiques and shops.
2. HAPPY HOLSTEIN AT KLEIN FARMS
Easton | 610.253.8942
You can’t get much more homemade than ice cream made on a three-generation-old dairy farm—Happy Holstein Ice Cream on Klein Farms is serving up tasty ice cream that will put you in a great MOO-d.
3. BANK STREET CREAMERY
Easton | 610.252.5544
Situated down an alley, Bank Street features a revolving menu of over 150 ice cream flavors including many dairy-free and seasonal options.
4. HOTEL B ICE CREAM PARLOR
Bethlehem | 610.625.5355
This Bethlehem shop has been serving up locally sourced ice cream from Penn State’s esteemed Berkey Creamery since 2014.
5. BATCH MICROCREAMERY
Center Valley | 484.626.0786
Batch Microcreamery—owned by two childhood best friends—is in the business of cultivating lasting memories, one scoop of super-premium ice cream at a time.
6. THE SHOPPES OF PREMISE MAID
Breinigsville | 610.395.3221
The ice creamery at Premise Maid serves 40 flavors of homemade ice cream which can be enjoyed in their outdoor courtyard.
7. THE NESTING BOX AT WANAMAKER’S GENERAL STORE
Kempton | 760.981.9518
Offers made-to-order seasonal ice cream and mobile event trailer. Wanamaker’s General Store is your go-to spot for ice cream made with cage-free brown eggs laid by the Nesting Box’s 550 hens.
8. MILFORD DAIRY BAR
Milford | 570.296.6337
With live music performances every weekend and over 50 flavors of homemade ice cream, Milford Dairy Bar is a treat for all the senses.
9. LLAMA ICE CREAM
East Stroudsburg 570.202.6963
With flavors split into “classic” and “exotic” categories, you’ll get an authentic taste of the owners’ Peruvian culture with flavors like chirimoya, lucuma, and tamarind.
10. SWEET RIDE ICE CREAM
West Reading | 484.987.7338
In addition to dozens of permanent flavors and an ever-rotating list of seasonal offerings like eggnog and cinnamon apple pie, you can have creamy goodness brought to you by Sweet Ride’s trucks or ice cream bicycle.
11. GRECO’S ITALIAN ICES & HOMEMADE ICE CREAM
Lititz | 717.568.5801
Man’s eternal dilemma: Italian ice or ice cream? Thankfully, Greco’s has both. If you can’t decide on just one flavor, opt for a flight of Italian ices or ice cream to get a sampling of their flavor offerings.
12. FOX MEADOWS CREAMERY
Ephrata | 717.721.6455
Fox Meadows Creamery takes its “homemade” claim very seriously—they outline the journey your scoop of ice cream takes from cow to cone on their website. Take your pick of coffee concoctions, baked ice cream sandwiches, and a wide array of flavors. The newest is chocolate-covered banana.
13. WAY-HAR FARM
Bernville | 4610.488.1281
The ice cream bar at this dairy store scoops more than 90 flavors year-round. Try ice cream nachos, floats, sundaes, and banana splits made with fresh milk from their very own farm-raised cows.
14. PLUM CREEK CREAMERY
Bernville | 484.772.8271
One facet of the Plum Creek Farm Market’s many features, the creamery offers homemade soft-serve as well as any other ice cream treat your heart could desire, from banana splits to soda floats to Italian ice.
15. DOWN ON THE FARM CREAMERY
Strasburg | 717.687.7829
Down on the Farm Creamery feels like a hidden farm with (surprise!) ice cream and (not so surprising!) lots of cute animals.
