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5 under-the-radar soft serve ice cream in Toronto you need to try

Soft serve ice cream in Toronto is certainly in no short supply, but sometimes the best cup comes when (and where) you least expect it.

From bakeries to coffee shops (and beyond), there are secret spots in Toronto serving soft swirls that can stand up to even the most noteworthy ice cream shop in the city — you just need to know where to look.

Here are some of the best under-the-radar soft serve ice cream spots in Toronto.

Matcha Matcha

Matchaholics are in luck at this buzzy Church Wellesley Village cafe, because they also offer spring green matcha soft serve which you can get swirled with chocolate or as a float on certain beverages.

Little Pebbles

Your options aren't cup or cone at this bakery in Kensington Market — they're cup or croissant. The buttery, flaky pastries make a stunning compliment to sweet, chilly ice cream in flavours ranging from vanilla to tiramisu.

Julienne's Patisserie

This Upper Beaches patisserie might specialize in confections served warm, right out of the oven, but during the summer months you can also pick up a swirl of soft serve in decadent flavours like cereal milk and strawberry cream along with your cakes and macarons.

Oji Seichi

When it comes to desserts, this East Chinatown ramen shop believes in doing one thing really, really well which, in this case, means the vanilla ice cream that they exclusively serve during the summer, drizzled in strawberry syrup and topped with black sesame crumble.

Nugateau

This Patisserie on Queen St. might be best known for its eclairs but don't sleep on the soft serve ice cream. Stop by for a cone of mango passion fruit with Tahitian vanilla and chocolate pearls, topped with mini meringue and you'll begin to wonder where this flavour has been all your life.

Lead photo by

Fareen Karim at Matcha Matcha


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