Here's Where To Get The Best Ice Cream In Massachusetts
By Jason Hall
August 6, 2021
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Two Cambridge ice cream shops have been named as the best ice cream in Massachusetts.
Toscanini's and Christina's Homemade Ice Cream were both included among Food & Wine's list of the best ice cream in every state, which was published earlier this summer.
"When considering the way the national ice cream landscape has recently been reshaped, one might be tempted to think of Toscanini's in Cambridge -- dating back to the early 1980s -- as a classic," Food & Wine's David Landsel wrote. "Around here, Gus Rancatore's legendary scoop shop is practically a youngster, coming around roughly a full decade after the pioneering Steve Herrell began laying the groundwork for modern American ice cream culture. All these years later, and with everything that's changed, Tosci's feels just as fresh and relevant as ever, scooping up two of the most essential flavors in the country: the punch-in-the-schnoz burnt caramel, and nostalgic cocoa pudding.
"Don't leave Cambridge without a scoop or two from Christina's Homemade Ice Cream, another essential piece of American ice cream history going back to the early 1980s. To this day, very few shops are quite so good on flavors as Raymond Ford and his talented crew. (Don't miss the Bailey's Irish Cream.)"
Toscanini's is located at 159 First Street in Cambridge and was previously deemed the "world's best ice cream" by the New York Times, according to its official website.
Christina's is located at 1255 Cambridge Street and was also recently named as one of Cambridge's most romantic spots, according to Wicked Local.
Here's Food & Wine's full list of the best ice cream in every state:
- Alabama- Big Spoon Creamery
- Alaska- Wild Scoops
- Arizona- Sweet Republic
- Arkansas- Loblolly Creamery
- California- Gunther's
- Colorado- Little Man Ice Cream
- Connecticut- Arethusa Farm
- Delaware- Woodside Farm Creamery
- Florida- Dasher & Crank
- Georgia- Cremalosa
- Hawaii- Black Sheep Cream Co.
- Idaho- The STIL
- Illinois- Lagomarcino's
- Indiana- Lick Ice Creams
- Iowa- Wilton Candy Kitchen
- Kansas- Sylas and Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream
- Kentucky- Louisville Cream
- Louisiana- Creole Creamery
- Maine- Gelato Fiasco
- Maryland- Dumser's Dairyland
- Massachusetts- Toscanini's; Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
- Michigan- Moomers Ice Cream
- Minnesota- Bebe Zito
- Mississippi- Oxford Creamery
- Missouri- Crown Candy Kitchen
- Montana- Big Dipper Ice Cream
- Nebraska- Coneflower Creamery
- Nevada- Luv-It Frozen Custard
- New Hampshire- Annabelle's Natural Ice Cream
- New Jersey- The Bent Spoon
- New Mexico- Caliche's Frozen Custard
- New York- Fortunes Ice Cream
- North Carolina- Two Roosters Ice Cream
- North Dakota- Pride Dairies
- Ohio- Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
- Oklahoma- Roxy's Ice Cream Social
- Oregon- Salt & Straw
- Pennsylvania- Bassett's
- Rhode Island- Wright's Dairy Farm
- South Carolina- Off Track Ice Cream
- South Dakota- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
- Tennessee- Cruze Farm
- Texas- Lick Honest Ice Creams
- Utah- Rockwell Old Fashioned
- Vermont- Little Gordo Creemee Stand
- Virginia- Island Creamery
- Washington- Molly Moon's
- West Virginia- Austin's Ice Cream
- Wisconsin- Leon's
- Wyoming- Shumway Farms