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:

  1. Alabama- Big Spoon Creamery
  2. Alaska- Wild Scoops
  3. Arizona- Sweet Republic
  4. Arkansas- Loblolly Creamery
  5. California- Gunther's
  6. Colorado- Little Man Ice Cream
  7. Connecticut- Arethusa Farm
  8. Delaware- Woodside Farm Creamery
  9. Florida- Dasher & Crank
  10. Georgia- Cremalosa
  11. Hawaii- Black Sheep Cream Co.
  12. Idaho- The STIL
  13. Illinois- Lagomarcino's
  14. Indiana- Lick Ice Creams
  15. Iowa- Wilton Candy Kitchen
  16. Kansas- Sylas and Maddy's Homemade Ice Cream
  17. Kentucky- Louisville Cream
  18. Louisiana- Creole Creamery
  19. Maine- Gelato Fiasco
  20. Maryland- Dumser's Dairyland
  21. Massachusetts- Toscanini's; Christina's Homemade Ice Cream
  22. Michigan- Moomers Ice Cream
  23. Minnesota- Bebe Zito
  24. Mississippi- Oxford Creamery
  25. Missouri- Crown Candy Kitchen
  26. Montana- Big Dipper Ice Cream
  27. Nebraska- Coneflower Creamery
  28. Nevada- Luv-It Frozen Custard
  29. New Hampshire- Annabelle's Natural Ice Cream
  30. New Jersey- The Bent Spoon
  31. New Mexico- Caliche's Frozen Custard
  32. New York- Fortunes Ice Cream
  33. North Carolina- Two Roosters Ice Cream
  34. North Dakota- Pride Dairies
  35. Ohio- Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams
  36. Oklahoma- Roxy's Ice Cream Social
  37. Oregon- Salt & Straw
  38. Pennsylvania- Bassett's
  39. Rhode Island- Wright's Dairy Farm
  40. South Carolina- Off Track Ice Cream
  41. South Dakota- Mount Rushmore National Memorial
  42. Tennessee- Cruze Farm
  43. Texas- Lick Honest Ice Creams
  44. Utah- Rockwell Old Fashioned
  45. Vermont- Little Gordo Creemee Stand
  46. Virginia- Island Creamery
  47. Washington- Molly Moon's
  48. West Virginia- Austin's Ice Cream
  49. Wisconsin- Leon's
  50. Wyoming- Shumway Farms
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