To really embrace the nostalgia of '50s-style dining in Bloomington, head to Hinkle's Hamburgers for an old-fashioned cheeseburger, then drive over to Dairy Queen for a sweet treat of your choosing. From the classic Dilly Bars to their signature DQ Blizzards, Dairy Queen is unbeatable when you're craving an old-school ice cream treat. The beloved ice cream shop also offers vegan selections so our plant-based friends can savor a cold scoop as well.ĭairy Queen may be a national chain, but here in Bloomington, it's locally owned and operated. Soft serve, homemade ice cream, Dole whip, shakes, floats, sundaes, banana splits, and Blizzes (like a Dairy Queen Blizzard) can be customized to your liking with various ice cream flavors, toppings, and mix-ins. Serving scoops to the community since 1933, The Moose offers just about any variety of ice cream you could want. The Chocolate Moose is Bloomington's longest-standing ice cream joint. If you stop in for a burger, be sure to save room for a milkshake - but don't be afraid to pop in and order a shake from their counter if you're just craving a sweet treat! Flavors include classic selections like vanilla, cookies & cream, and strawberry, as well as unique selections like peanut butter moose tracks, crunchy caramel pretzel, and blueberry waffle cone. With your ice cream, you can also get a handmade baked waffle cone. For those that don't want traditional ice cream, sherbets, sorbets, and non-dairy options are available.īub's Burgers & Ice Cream is home to some of the best burgers in town, but they also offer a mean hand-dipped milkshake. They have great flavors like toffee bar, cotton candy explosion, and chocolate raspberry truffle.

With all ice cream made fresh daily in-store at Bruster's Ice Cream, you are guaranteed to get premium taste. They also sell certain flavors by the pint and quart so you can enjoy delicious, old-fashion ice cream at home. They have a permanent menu of signature flavors (vanilla, honey, chocolate, and mudslide), as well as rotating seasonal selections. Purchase a pint to take home so you simply have to walk to your freezer to enjoy a scoop next time you crave one!īlu Boy Chocolate Cafe & Cakery is known for their handcrafted chocolates, but they also offer really delicious house-made ice cream. All flavors are regular menu offerings, but the selection rotates, so certain flavors may be unavailable depending on the current cooler selection. Sorbetto flavors are dairy-free and include lilikoi, raspberry, blueberry, mango, strawberry, honey lemon ginger, and pineapple.

Gelato flavors include pistachio, raspberry cheesecake, coconut, gianduia, whiskey crema, French vanilla, coffee, tiramisu, chocolate, salted caramel, and sesame. While Brilliant Coffee Company is named for the coffee side of their business, they also serve velvety Italian-style gelato and sorbetto. Whether you like it in a cone, blended with candy mix-ins, or dairy-free, Bloomington's best ice cream joints have just what you need. A few scoops of the cold, silky treat is the perfect respite from the sweltering heat of a B-Town summer, and Bloomington has no shortage of ice creameries - and hidden ice cream gems - to satisfy your cravings and cool you down. Nothing says 'summer' quite like ice cream.

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