ORANGE COUNTY, CA — While true aficionados know that ice cream season is year-round, the official start of summer comes with an invitation to chill out with a scoop (or two) as temperatures rise.
But sometimes a scoop is not just a scoop — OC is home to a delicious array of unique ice cream shops whose exotic flavors, preparation methods and presentation set them apart from the competition.
In honor of National Ice Cream Day on Sunday, here’s a list of Orange County ice cream experiences like no other.
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Wanderlust Creamery
Irvine and more
More than any other ice cream spot, Wanderlust promises customers a trip around the globe with a rotating array of flavors. In the mood for Thai? The sticky rice and mango scoop includes rice milk, coconut cream and swirls of mango. South Korea was the inspiration for the injeolmi toast: toasted bread ice cream swirled with honey, toasted soybean caramel and injeolmi rice cakes.
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Creamistry
Aliso Viejo, Brea, Cerritos, Tustin and more
One scoop at a time — that’s the way of this Irvine-based company. More than just a place to get a quick cone, getting ice cream Creamistry is a full experience. Select your flavor — dairy, vegan or sorbet — and mix-ins, and watch as employees freeze up your creation right before your eyes using liquid nitrogen.
La Michoacana
Various Locations
Countless frozen-treat shops between here and Mexico (and beyond) bear variations of the name La Michoacana. And while they may be commonplace here, these loosely connected businesses offer an extraordinary range of tastes that aren’t so common outside of areas with large Latino populations.
Inglewood’s La Michoacana Ricas Nieves earns raves for its Spanish-language menu that has everything from mangonadas to vegans sherbets, and of course, paletas.
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