Best of Cape Town
The best ice cream in Cape Town
Start with Unframed in Woodstock for the speculoos, blue coconut, and honeycomb flavours, Ice Dream in Hout Bay and Kristen’s Kick-Ass Ice Cream in Cape Town branches. Here are all 5, with what to get at each.
- UnframedWoodstock · Ice cream
Get: the speculoos, blue coconut, and honeycomb flavours
Sophisticated small-batch ice cream with creative flavors and strong plant-based options.
Ice DreamHout Bay · Ice creamGet: Stracciatella, sour cherry sorbet, pink grapefruit sorbet, milk tart gelato
- Kristen’s Kick-Ass Ice CreamCape Town branches · Ice cream
Philadelphia-style ice cream pairs a lighter dairy base with inventive seasonal combinations.
- Moro GelatoCape Town branches · Gelato
Italian-style gelato from founder Stefano Moro, served with chocolate-dipped wafers.
- The CreameryCape Town branches · Ice cream
Get: seasonal handmade ice cream flavours (e.g. salted caramel, key lime pie) and fresh waffles
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Where is the best ice cream in Cape Town?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Unframed (Woodstock), Ice Dream (Hout Bay) and Kristen’s Kick-Ass Ice Cream (Cape Town branches). All 5 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Unframed, get the speculoos, blue coconut, and honeycomb flavours. At Ice Dream, get stracciatella, sour cherry sorbet, pink grapefruit sorbet, milk tart gelato. At The Creamery, get seasonal handmade ice cream flavours (e.g. salted caramel, key lime pie) and fresh waffles.
Which neighborhood is best for ice cream in Cape Town?
Most of these are in Cape Town branches. The map on this page shows every one, numbered like the list.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
From Chef Amazing’s city guide and lists for Cape Town: the places critics, chefs and locals keep recommending, checked and kept current, with what to order at each. Nobody pays to be on them.
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