With temperatures regularly approaching 90 degrees over our summers, what better way to cool off than with a frozen treat? We’ve rounded up 12 spots offering delectable sweets to help you chill out and fill up.
🍦 Ice cream
10th Muse Comfort Foods
| 1475 Patton Ave.
The drive-thru spot offers Instagram-worthy specialty sundaes and shakes.
The Freeze
| 1091 Patton Ave.
The classic shop serves up soft serve cones, shakes, sundaes, and more.
Gospel Ice Cream
| Pickup at RAD Farmers Market or Asheville City Market
Get your hands on unique pints — like panna cotta and tahini-date — with new flavors released each month. Stay up to date on drops via its newsletter
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The Hop Ice Cream
| Various locations
Enjoy classic dairy and vegan options at any of the shop’s five locations
— plus, grab a cup for your pup.
Ultimate Ice Cream
| 1070 Tunnel Rd, 195 Charlotte St.
Grab a scoop of its Flavor of the Month, with a portion of sales benefiting a new non-profit each month.
Does it get any better than ice cream and cookies?
Photo by @erinseverything
Sunshine Sammies
| 99 S. Lexington Ave.
Feed your inner child with ice cream treats made with locally sourced ingredients.
❄️ Popsicles + gelato
Buggy Pops
| Various market pop-ups
Treat yourself to a gourmet ice pop with flavors like coconut matcha, key lime pie, and blueberry lemonade.
Sam’s Pop Shop
| Various market pop-ups
The “starry night” pop is a shining star on the menu, complete with edible glitter.
Sugar and Snow Gelato
| 99 Riverside Dr.
Don’t let the heat stop you from taking a walk down the Wilma Dykeman Greenway — grab a scoop and be on your merry way.
🥤 Chilly drinks
A Ci-Tea
| 2 Hendersonville Rd. A4
Sip on one of the many bubble tea options from this brand-new cafe.
Sweeten Creek Coffee
| 330 Sweeten Creek Rd.
Get your caffeine fix with a frozen espresso drink or spare yourself the jitters with a hot chocolate freeze.
Anoche
| 176 Clingman Ave.
Folks ages 21+ can cool off and catch a buzz with a frozen Paloma or margarita.