Maybe San Antonio doesn\u2019t have the two suns of Tatooine, but R2-D2 never had to deal with humidity. For that, we need ice cream, by the scoop, bowl, or bucket. Consider these seven sweet San Antonio spots your summertime Force, keeping everyone far away from the dark side.<\/p>\n
Dorp Creamery<\/strong> Brindles Ice Cream<\/strong> Black + White Modern Creamery<\/strong> Bee Nice Ice Cream<\/strong>
<\/a>In 2024, Mike Chue noticed a lack of Asian-inspired ice cream in San Antonio and decided to do something about it, borrowing the name of his childhood Staten Island neighborhood. Two years later, the project has infiltrated the city’s ice cream scene through a food truck, pints at Pullman Market, and scoops at restaurants like Best Quality Daughter. All of Dorp’s flavors are handcrafted \u2014 from ube to a coconut yuzu matcha cake selection that miraculously contains no dairy.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The Northwest Side\u2019s favorite parlor has been crafting frozen treats \u2014 ice cream, gelati, dairy-free sorbets \u2014 on Huebner Road for nearly two decades. The family-owned shop prides itself on hospitality and an encyclopedia of flavors. We like the Hokey Pokey with crunchy honey brittle swirled into a sweet cream base. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about, right foot in or otherwise.<\/p>\n
<\/a>This Broadway creamery is a little hard to find, but we\u2019ll bet it will soon wind up on your Waze recents. Check social media for a lineup of summer flavors such as turtle cheesecake, lavender milk tea, and signature black vanilla. The most intriguing is a Big Red sorbet that begs to be paired with barbacoa.
<\/strong>La Michoacana Handmade Ice Cream and Snacks<\/strong>
<\/a>Some folks run into ice cream by happenstance; some by birthright. The owners of this North Side trailer inherited their know-how from their mother\u2019s tiny stand. It\u2019s best known for its paletas in Mexican flavors like fresas con crema and arroz con leche. All are frozen with their own decorations (strawberries, cookies, and more); many are striped; and all will give your followers FOMO.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Alamo Heights is practically an ice cream utopia, so it takes extra oomph to build a buzz. Bee Nice does it with uber-fresh ingredients, many sourced in Texas. Naturally, the state\u2019s pollinators lend a hand in flavors that mix honey with lavender or sweet cream. But Fredericksburg’s famous peaches get their own star turn in their own signature flavor.<\/p>\n