Who doesn’t like ice cream on a hot summer day (or any day)?
Check out one of these treat shops
the next time you crave a frozen sweet.
Abbott’s Frozen Custard
491 5th Ave. S., 793-7300
KNOWN FOR: Creamy frozen custard.
SPECIALS: Check out www.abbottscustard.com for exclusive online coupons.
Ben & Jerry’s
The Village on Venetian Bay
4320 Gulf Shore Blvd N., 434-5850
KNOWN FOR: Unique flavor combinations with funky names, corporate philanthropy.
Carvel Ice Cream
Marquesa Plaza
13020 Livingston Rd., 434-0293
KNOWN FOR: Custom ice cream cakes in almost any shape, with any theme you can think of, made with their signature chocolate crunchies. Be sure to check out the free sprinkles bar.
SPECIALS: Monday Madness, free kids cup with any adult purchase; Tuesday, buy one free Carvalanche; Wednesday, buy one get one free sundaes; Thursday, $1 off shakes; Friday, buy a cake get a free pack of flying saucers.
Cold Stone
Multiple Locations
KNOWN FOR: Mixing your choice of ice cream with mix-ins on an ice-cold marble slab.
SPECIALS: Special flavors for a limited time--chocolate and butterscotch Jell-o Pudding ice cream.
Dairy Queen
Multiple Locations
KNOWN FOR: Blizzards, which is soft serve ice cream mixed with your choice of topping or fruit.
SPECIALS: Miracle Treat Day is Aug. 13, $1 from every Blizzard purchase will go to a Children’s Miracle Network hospital.
Haagen-Dazs
Waterside Shops
5455 Tamiami Trl. N., 591-1144
KNOWN FOR: Ultra-creamy ice cream.
SPECIALS: Limited time sorbet sipper available for $3.99 – sorbet mixed with juice in one of six refreshing flavors. Senior citizens get 10% off anything on Tuesdays.
Kilwin’s
743 5th Avenue S., 261-9898
KNOWN FOR: Variety of ice cream products such as ice cream sodas, floats, milkshakes, ice cream sandwiches, chocolate-covered bananas.
SPECIALS: Buy two slices of homemade fudge, get one free.
Pavilion Ice Cream Parlor
The Pavilion Shopping Center
829 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., 597-4043
KNOWN FOR: No sugar added soft serve, having a deal with the Pavilion Cinema next door that allows you to bring your ice cream into the theatre with you.
SPECIALS: Buy one get one free from 5-7 daily.
PJ Skinny’s Homemade Ice Cream
Green Tree Center
378 Immokalee Rd., 594-0022
KNOWN FOR: Having 36 flavors of homemade ice cream, which are freshly made on the premises.
SPECIALS: Wednesdays & Sundays, kids 12 and get a small cone or cup for $1; Tuesdays in August buy one get one free (equal or lesser value).
Regina’s Ice Cream Pavilion
824 5th Ave. S, 434-8181
KNOWN FOR: Twenty-year history and cleverly named flavors such as Naples Special Butter Pecan, Port Royal Praline, Downtown Cup of Joe and more
Royal Scoop Homemade Ice Cream
15 8th St., Bonita Springs, 992-2000
KNOWN FOR: Extra creamy, gourmet ice cream made with ingredients from all over the USA, especially their butter pecan ice cream, which contains whole roasted salted pecans.
SPECIALS: Call for information about facility tours and check out Facebook or Twitter for exclusive coupons and the latest information.
Sweetreats
7935 Airport Pulling Rd. N., 598-3311
KNOWN FOR: Custom blended ice cream – they can blend anything you want into vanilla or chocolate ice cream.
