Sacramento Ice Cream Shop Named Best In California

By Rebekah Gonzalez

July 9, 2021

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A local Sacramento business is getting major recognition, reports CBS13.

Gunther's Ice Cream was recently named the best ice cream in California by Food and Wine Magazine.

The magazine published an article revealing the best ice cream in every state and the Sacramento summer tradition made it to the list.

This is what Food and Wine Magazine had to say about Gunther's:

"There are two types of Californians: those who imagine there is some sort of debate to be had surrounding where one might find the best ice cream in the Golden State, and those who grew up in and around Sacramento, the capital, for whom there is typically no debate. As they will tell you, like you should have known all along, the answer to your question is Gunther's, which goes back more than 75 years. Like moths to flame on a warm summer's evening, this bright, classic shop with the unmistakable neon sign draws locals young and old to a relatively quiet corner in the Curtis Park neighborhood for scoops of house-made black walnut and the lemon custard, or one of their exceedingly popular fruit freezes, a fitting treat in a town surrounded by many an orchard and grove."

To find out where the best ice cream is in every state, click here.

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