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The best ice cream in Chapel Hill
Start with Chapel Chill for chapel Hill Toffee, Maple View Farm Country Store in Hillsborough (near Chapel Hill) for any flavor, on the porch and Yogurt Pump in Franklin Street for frozen yogurt. Here are all 4, with what to get at each.

- Maple View Farm Country StoreHillsborough (near Chapel Hill)
Get: Any flavor, on the porch
Ice cream from a family dairy farm. Rural farm store and ice cream stand near Chapel Hill, known for fresh milk ice cream and porch rocking chairs.
- Yogurt PumpFranklin Street · Ice cream
Get: Frozen yogurt
Nostalgic Franklin Street frozen yogurt counter, a longtime Chapel Hill late-night and after-class tradition.
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Where is the best ice cream in Chapel Hill?
Chef Amazing’s picks start with Chapel Chill, Maple View Farm Country Store (Hillsborough (near Chapel Hill)) and Yogurt Pump (Franklin Street). All 4 places are on this page with what to get, where they are and a map.
What should I order?
At Chapel Chill, get chapel Hill Toffee. At Maple View Farm Country Store, get any flavor, on the porch. At Yogurt Pump, get frozen yogurt. At Two Roosters, get ice cream.
How does Chef Amazing pick these?
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