With temperatures rising, now is the time to take comfort in ice cream, soft serve, and gelato. Los Angeles is spoiled for choice when it comes to all that’s cold and creamy, with splendid scoop shops open for takeout every day!
Sweet Rose Creamery
Located at: 225 26th St #51 Santa Monica, CA 90402
Sweet Rose Creamery is scooping daily for curbside pick-up, takeout, and delivery. For celebrations that require something extra special, the shop is also selling ice cream cakes. Their fudge bars are also incredible.
Mashti Malones
Located at: 1525 N La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90028
LA’s original Persian ice cream shop, which has been serving since 1980, is open daily for takeout and delivery. The rose-infused ice cream tastes like springtime and don’t forget to ask for a splash of sour cherry syrup to tame all that sweetness.
Magpies Softserve
Located at: 2660 Griffith Park Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Magpies Softserve’s two locations in Silver Lake and Tarzana are open for takeout and delivery. Chefs Warren and Rose Schwartz are serving soft serve in single servings, as well as pints, along with soft-serve pies.
Wanderlust Creamery
Located at: 3134 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90039
Wanderlust Creamery’s four LA scoop shops in Pasadena, Venice, Atwater Village, and Tarzana are open daily. The shop’s globally-inspired flavors, like the Vietnamese rocky road, can whisk sheltering-in-place tastebuds far away.
Scoops
Located at: 5105 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 9004
Scoops in Highland Park and Torrance are open for takeout. They make all of their ice cream, daily. Yes, each ice cream flavor they are serving up has been made that morning. Grab a pint or two of the shop’s signature brown bread flavor.