Cotton candy loaded shake from The North Pole (Photo courtesy of
Cereal-dipped ice cream at Big Dip (Photo courtesy of )
You scream, I scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!
Calling all lovers of this tasty frozen treat. Did you know that Sunday, July 21, is National Ice Cream Day? In honor of this special holiday, we put together a list of some fan-favorite spots to get ice cream in Central New York.
Peanut butter explosion sundae from ’Cuse Scoops
(Syracuse)
Address: 210 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse
Hours: Open daily from noon-8 p.m.
Special Offerings: Homemade ice cream, available in a dish or cone, and ice cream cakes.
Gabrielle ice cream offers a variety of hand decorated ice cream cones (Photo courtesy of )
Pretzel Logic (Photo courtesy of )
(North Syracuse)
Address: 216 N. Main St., North Syracuse
Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. and Friday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Special Offerings: Besides the traditional Hershey’s hard and soft serve, they also offer vegan ice cream.
(Camillus)
Address: 112 Kasson Road, Camillus
Hours: Open daily from 2-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Not only are they serving up delicious ice cream, but check out their for fun events. Don’t want to get out of your car to go inside? Get your ice cream via the drive-thru!
(Syracuse)
Address: 800 Nottingham Road, Syracuse
Hours: Monday-Thursday, 3-9 p.m.; Friday, 2-9:30 p.m.; Saturday, 1-9:30 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: An Otto the Orange sundae served in a mini Otto hat. Dairy-free options are available, as well as boozy milkshakes for those over 21.
(Syracuse)
Address: 3021 James Street, Syracuse
Hours: Open daily from noon-10 p.m.
Special Offerings: Besides the over 75 flavors of Perry’s ice cream, they also offer smoothie bowls and specialty milkshakes.
(Manlius)
Address: 8240 Cazenovia Road, Manlius
Hours: Open daily from 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Over 50 flavors of homemade ice cream, homemade ice cream cakes and sandwiches and sugar-free treats.
Ice cream nachos from Plank Road
(Syracuse)
Valley Address: 1525 Valley Drive, Syracuse
Hours: Open daily from 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Onondaga Hill Address: 4800 McDonald Road #6, Syracuse
Hours: Open daily from noon-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Small-batch hard ice cream made locally with the flavors rotating regularly. They also offer gluten-free and dairy-free options.
(Jamesville)
Address: 6499 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville
Hours: Open daily from 1-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Features Gifford’s ice cream, ice cream flights, sugar-free ice cream and slushies.
Cherry lemonade dole whip from Sno Top (Photo courtesy of Sno Top’s Facebook page)
(Marcellus)
Address: 4325 Slate Hill Road, Marcellus
Hours: Open daily from 1-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: They are especially known for their huge portions at very reasonable prices.
(Cazenovia)
Address: 2836 US Route 20, Cazenovia
Hours: Monday-Friday, 3-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Scooping Gilligan’s ice cream, with monthly sundae specials, sundae flights and ice cream pies.
(Syracuse)
Address: 3345 Milton Ave., Syracuse
Hours: Sunday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.
Special Offerings: Features Hershey’s hard ice cream, ice cream cakes and pies.
(North Syracuse)
Address: 449 S. Main St., North Syracuse
Hours: Open daily from noon-10 p.m.
Special Offerings: Serves Perry’s hard ice cream, a variety of soft-serve ice cream flavors and made-to-order ice cream nachos and cannolis.
(Auburn)
Address: 1422 Clark St. Road, Auburn
Hours: Open daily from 11:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Special Offerings: Homemade ice cream and extra large ice cream sandwiches.
Ice cream flight from The North Pole (Photo courtesy of the )
(Manlius)
Address: 315 Fayette St., Manlius
Hours: Monday-Friday, 1-9:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, noon-9:30 p.m.
Special Offerings: Custom ice cream cakes, dairy-free flavors and gluten-free cones.
(Baldwinsville)
Address: 3000 Belgium Road/Rt 31, Baldwinsville
Hours: Open daily from 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Special Offerings: Over 30 flavors of soft serve ice cream and yogurt and 15 flavors of Perry’s hard ice cream and nondairy options.
(Downtown Syracuse)
Address: 200 W. Water St., Syracuse
Hours: Open daily from 3-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Besides the traditional Gifford’s hard and soft serve, they also offer vegan ice cream.
Build your own treat from Yeti (Photo courtesy of )
(Chittenango)
Address: 620 Genesee Turnpike, Chittenango
Hours: Open daily from noon-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Loaded milkshakes, ice cream flights and gluten-free options.
(Liverpool)
Address: 680 Old Liverpool Road, Liverpool
Hours: Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday, noon-10 p.m.; and Sunday 3-10 p.m.
Special Offerings: Lemon ice, gelati, parfaits and frozen bananas.
(Syracuse)
Address: 558 Westcott St., Syracuse
Hours: Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
Special Offerings: Over ten options of serve-yourself frozen yogurt, sorbet and ice cream with every topping you could think of.
Custom ice cream cake from Charlee’s (Photo courtesy of )
