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Best Ice Cream Spots in Ocean City

Enjoying ice cream is a simple yet traditional pastime for Ocean City visitors and locals alike. Here are some of the best ice cream spots in Ocean City:

Dumser's Dairyland

With seven locations everywhere from the boardwalk to 123rd Street, Dumser's is an Ocean City classic. This ice cream shop serves up delicious sundaes, milkshakes, soft serve, ice cream floats, and more. Dumser's has been an Ocean City staple since it first opened in 1939. The homemade ice cream flavors include traditional chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry, as well as more unique options like mint Oreo, peanut butter chocolate chip, and black raspberry. If you enjoy soft serve ice cream, consider a twist cone with a chocolate-dipped top.

Kohr Brothers Frozen Custard

Kohr Brothers is situated on the boardwalk in Ocean City, with another location just over the state line in Fenwick, Delaware. This shop dishes out frozen custard to the masses. The soft, creamy custard flavors include traditional options like chocolate and vanilla (or twist), and orange sherbet and vanilla (or twist). Occasionally, other flavors such as strawberry, peanut butter, and mint are offered. Toppings like sprinkles and nuts are also available to enhance your treat.

King Cone

King Cone offers two locations in Ocean City (69th Street and 143rd Street) and boasts a massive menu of tasty treats. On the menu you'll find sundaes, milkshakes, traditional Maryland snowballs, Hershey's ice cream, and soft serve. Some standout flavors here include mint chocolate moosetracks, cappuccino crunch, blueberry cheesecake, birthday cake, and roadrunner raspberry.

Justine's Ice Cream Parlor

Located on 122nd Street, Justine's Ice Cream Parlor is a colorful blue and white building that offers a variety of ice cream flavors and concoctions. The eatery is famous for its milkshakes, with more than 70 varieties of classic and signature shakes. In addition to milkshakes, they offer sundaes and "hurricanes" (soft serve ice cream with toppings mixed in). You might want to try their black and white, caramel-covered pretzel, or chocolate-covered strawberry milkshake for a luscious treat. Justine's also sells fudge, snow cones, and old-fashioned ice cream sodas and floats.

Julia's Ice Cream

Located just off the boardwalk between 11th and 12th streets, Julia's Ice Cream offers a wide array of sweet treats. The menu includes chocolate-dipped soft serve cones, gelati Italian ice and ice cream combos, decadent cannoli, milkshakes, and sundaes. Travelers highly recommend trying the cannoli and gelatis.

Each eatery operates its own hours, so make sure to check their websites for information and current flavors.