Ice Cream: Our Top 10 Picks for Summer in Paris

© Badiani 1932, Procope by Simon Detraz and Glacier des Prés by Aurore Nguyen.

If this summer of 2024 isn't the most challenging in terms of heatwaves (at least for now!), sweet-toothed adults can't imagine July and August without indulging in loads of ice cream. Fear not: our favorite Parisian spots have just launched new mouth-watering creations (we've tested them all) ranging from popsicles, Italian gelato, traditional ice cream, plant-based options, and even gargantuan ice cream sundaes. Prefer a cone or a cup? Let's get started on this marathon!

The king of panettone, Christophe Louie, needs no introduction. For the summer, this passionate artisan transforms his signature cake into a light milk cream ice cream, delicately flavored with orange and vanilla, with buttery brioche notes. The killer detail: pieces of panettone enveloping the ice cream. A true favorite!

Panettone Ice Cream by Christophe Louie, €8.50 for a cone or cup. 12 rue Dupetit-Thouars, 75003 Paris. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 8:30 AM to 7:30 PM.

© Christophe Louie by Géraldine Martens.

If you needed another reason to try the entire menu at Café Nuances, here it is! The cool guys behind Paris' trendiest coffee shop have launched our new obsession: an affogato made with house-made Fior di Latte ice cream, topped with an espresso shot. An airy delight also available in a matcha version for fans of this ultimately delicious Japanese green tea.

Affogato and Matchagato - Café Nuances, served exclusively at 25 rue Danielle Casanova, Paris 1st, every day from 8 AM to 6 PM. €7.

© Café Nuances.

Your fridge is probably stocked with various oat milk products from Oatly, the Swedish brand that revolutionized our home lattes. Genius idea: they're setting up a super fun pop-up in the Marais, featuring a different concept each week, unveiling unique and vegan “soft serves.” Collaborators like Toilet Paper, Big Mamma, Mao Corp, Jajaja, and Bike Repair Shop will take turns presenting creative flavors such as olive oil, black sesame, corn, and activated charcoal. Get your phone ready: the decor is amazing!

Oatly Soft Serve Pop-Up, from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 AM to 9 PM at By Season, 8 rue Dupetit-Thouars, Paris 3rd.

© Oatly.

The famous chocolate shop À la Mère de Famille offers a refreshingly delightful break with its new Papino popsicles. These gourmet Calippos come in four flavors: passion fruit/mango, wild strawberry, lemon/lime, and white peach, with small fruit pieces for extra indulgence. Yum!

Papino by Mère de Famille, €4.50 each. Find all shops online.

© Papino x À la Mère de Famille by Léo Kharfan.

Have you heard of yams? This root vegetable similar to sweet potato is the ingredient in Kapé's signature Ube Ice Cream, whose intense and fascinating violet hue will light up your Instagram stories. This coconut milk ice cream is served Italian-style. Enjoy it at the table in this calm and perfectly designed spot in Oberkampf, or take it to go. It would be crazy not to try it!

Kapé, €6 for ice cream. 17 rue de Malte, Paris 11th. Open Wednesday to Friday from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM and Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

© Kapé by The Travel Buds.

Badiani 1932, the undisputed reference for Florentine gelato, opens its first French store at the Carrousel du Louvre. Discover 16 perfectly executed flavors, including La Ville Lumière, imagined and served only in Paris (Venezuelan dark chocolate, raspberry jam), and La Dolcevita, the winner of the best flavor at the Gelato Festival 2015, consisting of Buontalenti ice cream (cream, egg, milk, and sugar) topped with cocoa sauce and Piedmont hazelnuts. Food porn enthusiasts will love the gelato croissant (€7.50) or the gelato burger (€7.50). Phenomenal.

Badiani 1932, €5 for a cup and €5.50 for a cone. Carrousel du Louvre, 99 rue de Rivoli, Paris 1st. Open daily from 10 AM to 7 PM.

© Badiani 1932.

Adjacent to Brasserie des Prés, this icy spot offers homemade ice creams and sorbets, with a short menu of flavors that everyone will enjoy: vanilla, cherry yogurt, Corsican mandarin, Sicilian lemon, and seasonal fruit sorbets like blackcurrant. For Paris-Brest fans, the house unveils an ice cream version of its mascot dessert: yummy! The cheekiest indulgence? Adding toppings of your choice (crispy raspberry, pink praline, pistachio, chocolate shavings, chocolate nougatine shavings) and sauces: salted butter caramel, chocolate sauce, or red fruit coulis.

Brasserie des Prés, 6 Cour du Commerce Saint-André, Paris 6th. Open daily from 1 PM to 6 PM. €4 per scoop, €7 for two, €9 for three.

© Glacier des Prés by Aurore Nguyen.

Barely a year after its opening, regulars of the charming chocolatier William Artigue are already flocking to bite into its terrible sharing bites, now transformed into a vanilla ice cream covered with caramel and caramelized hazelnuts, all coated in dark chocolate. A round and addictive treat... you'll eat it in one bite!

William Artigue's Ice Cream Bite, €10. 30 rue Yves Toudic, Paris 10th. Open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 AM to 7:30 PM and Sunday from 12 PM to 6:30 PM.

© William Artigue by Géraldine Martens.

In 2024, the mythical Procope unveils a new Café-Glacier in perfect harmony with the aesthetics of the place and its grandiose past (remember that the Procope, before being a brasserie, was a café and even the first to serve this beverage in the 17th century, just arrived from the Ottoman Empire!). At snack time, order a “gourmet break” with ice creams and sorbets in creative sundaes: Fior di Latte ice cream with whipped cream and dulce de leche arrives overflowing in its cup and is sure to satisfy your sweet cravings.

Procope, gourmet formula served from 3 PM to 7 PM, ice cream cup €15.50. 13 rue de l’Ancienne Comédie, Paris 6th.

© Procope by Simon Detraz.

This is the pinnacle of indulgence! The queen of cookies, Laura Todd, offers to enjoy her wonders in a new way. On a generous and creamy Italian ice cream made with good French milk, you can add the cookie of your choice (matcha, white chocolate, popcorn, pistachio, milk chocolate) topped with caramel, chocolate, or red fruit sauce. Pure decadence.

Laura Todd, plain ice cream €3.50, with cookie pieces €5.90, with cookie pieces and sauce €6.90. Find all shops online.

© Laura Todd by The Travel Buds.

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