From goat cheese cashew caramel to espresso chip and dairy free lemon passionfruit (plus signature flavors like chocolate, mint cookie and goat cheese cashew caramel), these creative concoctions from pastry chef-turned-gelato-queen Jessica Oloroso have been wowing sweet tooths since 2010.
It all started with Top Chef star Fabio Viviani’s famous holeless bomboloni doughnuts, but now this West Loop concept is even better known for its delectable homemade gelato, which comes in flavors like italian vanilla bean, maple bourbon and hot cocoa.
Renowned for its “concretes”—a blend of frozen custard and mix-ins so thick it can be served upside-down—this Lakeview spot is a favorite for families and canines, who can enjoy a free cone with their owners.
Possibly Chicago’s most popular ice creamery, Jeni Britton Bauer’s dessert dynasty boasts scoop shops in 27 cities—including 10 locations here in the Windy City. A James Beard Award winner for the book Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home, the brand scores with flavors like honey vanilla bean, powdered jelly donu and blackout chocolate cake, and it ships nationwide.
Long before the age of Instagram, this nearly 100-year-old Chicago institution was serving up the ultimate post-worthy frozen treat, a signature five-layer towering concoction of chocolate, strawberry, Palmer House (that would be vanilla with cherries and walnuts), pistachio and orange sherbet.
