Best of Boston
Best Ice Cream
1983 Best Ice Cream
Herrell’s
Cambridge
The original Steve is back, and he's better than ever. Best bets: chocolate pudding and banana. read more»
1982 Best Ice Cream, When You're Tired of Steve's
Toscani’s
Cambridge
A newcomer, perhaps our Rookie of the Year. read more»
1980 Best Ice Cream, Sundae
Joey’s
Somerville
Do-it-yourself, with ice cream almost as good and just as fresh as Steve's. read more»
1979 Best Ice Cream
Joey’s
Somerville
Herren of Steve's Ice Cream has won this award. But Steve has sold Steve's to Joey Crugnale, who owns Joey's. And Joey is putting a [...] read more»
1978 Best Ice Cream
Caffee Pompei
North End
Real gelati, soft, dense, and opalescent, in vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and banana. The pistachio is magnificent. read more»
1977 Best Ice Cream
Pinecroft Dairy
Straight from the cow to you. The only way you can get ice cream any fresher is to leave a Guernsey out in a snowstorm. [...] read more»
1975 Best Ice Cream, Soda
Bailey’s of Boston
Boston
A lot of the ladies who lunch consider this rich concoction the next best thing to sex; and they might be right. read more»
1975 Best Ice Cream
Kelley’s Homemade Ice Cream, Ice Cream Factory
Boston, Brookline
Fred's Ice Cream Shop on Charles Street was too good—it blew up. Now, Kelley's Homemade Ice Cream, 156 Cambridge St., and the Ice Cream Factory, [...] read more»
1974 Best Ice Cream
Steve’s Ice Cream
Somerville
Steve's Ice Cream in Somerville is deliciously homemade and makes HoJo's 28 varieties sound skimpy. Here you can get an infinite number of creative custom [...] read more»