After my tour at the Duke Lemur Center, it was recommended that I stop at Locopops before heading…read morehome. A free parking lot is available on the side of the business. There is a large backyard area if you are looking to stay a while and eat your treats. There are also many seating areas on the porch. When you arrive, the available flavors are on the chalkboard menu. I then told the employee at the counter what I wanted, and he even put them in a Ziploc baggie for me to take home. They made the drive okay, even though it took longer than usual, because a big truck decided to go 35mph on a 55mph road. I went with Mexican chocolate, lavender cream, watermelon, ginger limeade and orange mango. They were as delicious as I remembered. I also left with an item from the bakery. I enjoyed every bite of that, too. The Mexican-style popsicles are what Locopops is known for, but they also have ice cream. The locopops come in regular and mini sizes. They offer both dairy and non-dairy flavors. I didn't see the pints of ice cream until I was on my way out, or I would have picked one up too. In their retail area, they also have some non-food items like puzzles, games and cards. I think I saw some soaps and jewelry, too. So you might just find a gift for someone here, too.

This place is a fan favorite of my grand daughters. She loves the pop flavor cookies and cream…read more This is a nice change of pace from ice cream bars or scoops. This is a must stop if near Dukes campus. Service is quick and it's easy to find. They have lots of interesting flavors. No picture as she ate her Locopop pretty quickly.

I've been coming to Jeni's for several years, dating back to when I lived in Columbus, Ohio (where…read morethe original brick & mortar was). The ice cream is unlike anything else I've ever had. Jeni always has unique flavors (along with the staples of vanilla and chocolate)- there is something for everyone! Definitely consider mixing and matching flavors (they allow you to do 1, 2, or 3 half scoops for that purpose). No matter what store front you walk into, the smell of freshly baked waffle cones will hit your nose instantly. Signature trademark of Jeni's (to me). I love that you can get a cone, waffle bowl, or just a triangle sample of a waffle in your bowl! The flavors are always changing, from season to season, with a few main ones always in the store. The ice cream is smooth and velvety- while several have an added texture, depending on what's mixed in (cake, brownie, caramel, etc). The store always has a line, but it moves fast!! Some of my absolute favorite flavors include the gooey butter cake, salted caramel, and double dough. They offer both dairy-free and gluten-free ice cream. Customer service is friendly, and they don't mind at all if you sample a bunch of different flavors! Love that you can buy pints here to go (and that I'm seeing them in retail stores like Publix now)!

I came to Jeni's with some colleagues and ordered the darkest chocolate and the vegan peppermint…read morepatty scoops. They accidentally gave me the milk chocolate ice cream (pictured here) and later swapped it out for darkest when I asked. The ice cream is mediocre in my opinion and leans on the sweeter side. The ambiance and seating in here is plentiful. I came here with 10+ colleagues and we ended up sitting at the high top bar, not pictured. My main qualm with Jeni's is the temperature inside the store; it was freezing inside even though I was fully dressed in business casual with a sweater.

The ice cream and Sundaes are delicious! The workers are very nice.There are cool art projects and…read moreit gives good vibes. I definitely want to come back!

Top tier ice cream with some creative flavors! Really enjoyed the banoffee and am excited to try…read morekiwi and Vietnamese coffee next time around. The staff were helpful and let me try several flavors. Cute ambiance; it definitely gives candy store/ice cream parlor vibes (hah get it, this place is called parlor!).

My favorite ice cream in town (and most other places). Creamy and very interesting flavors such as…read morerose pistachio.

I used to love Andia's but feel that their ice cream quality has declined a bit over the years -…read morestill good, but feel like there is more air in the ice cream now vs. when they had first opened, reducing the textural appeal. The Durham location's flavors keep rotating, so it's a bit touch to keep track or know which flavors to get, but they do have pints as well if you know which flavors you want. They cap the number of flavors they let you try which I understand can help keep the line moving but is also not ideal and is limiting.

Love the ice cream at Pincho Loco. The staff is always friendly. I love the decor of the parlour…read moreand it is just all around fun. I love the ice cream cakes and flavors available, the smoothies and sweets are also just so good! I do also love that they have to go containers of ice cream!

It was everything we wanted out of a late-night ice cream run! We got their mango ice & lemon lime…read moresorbet. The lemon lime sorbet was especially delicious. Wish that they had had a vegan ice cream (instead of just vegan ices, popsicles, or sorbets), but what they had was good, so I can't complain too much! Service was fast, the inside was cute, and there's a bench outside to sit on if it's a nice day.

I had 2 different experiences and the first one the concrete was perfect and the lady gave…read moreexcellent advice on choices and service was great. They were about to close the young man didn't want to take our order, but the young lady stepped up and said sorry for that we still have time to take an order so she took over and did an awesome job, Nothing extra but a smile and apologized for our inconvenience since it was still 10 mini before closing shop.. aThe rest of the crew kept cleaning up and she took us to another window.The next time we went the guy got the order all wrong . We I hoped for the same team who served us a few days prior but nobody seemed to know how to make a delicious mixed fruit concrete, like we had there before. We didn't get his name but the young lady was awesome. We will return but we won't try a concrete until the order is consistent. Great place to get variety

Who doesn't love custard, this is such a fun spot with a walk up window to order. Love the option…read moreto be able to make your own creation. I chose to get a mini vanilla with brownie and raspberries. This was still enough ice cream to have leftovers to eat the next day!

Loved this place for the layout, clean, and variety of flavors…read more Bathrooms not particularly clean but had a foot rest for kids which was nice.

The yogurt is great, but the prices are exorbitant! I came here by myself today and got a 16-ounce…read morecup of yogurt, which I thought was a reasonable amount. I topped it with a few strawberries and a little bit of kiwi. My cup cost almost $13! When I asked about the price, guy behind the counter kindly pointed to the price, and apparently, it's $.89 an ounce. I like the yogurt, and the shop is clean, but I don't like the prices, and I don't think I'll be back. It's just too expensive!

"Eastern-inspired ice cream and other sweets, next door to La Vaquita in Durham"…read more Stopped by this lovely shop at 7pm on a Saturday evening. The name a little hard to catch, but it's a small greenish building immediately beside La Vaquita on Chapel Hill Road (with the giant cow on the roof). The outdoor area is quite nice, with a fenced outdoor area having swings and other seating/ space for families. We were greeted quite warmly when we arrived. They had maybe ~15 flavors of ice cream or similar (will return to that in a second) as well as other sweets like baklava. But this is not your ordinary ice cream shop-- the flavors were unusual. Cucumber, date, and others caught my eye, but I didn't try those. Unlike one Yelp reviewer's comment, when we went, there was both a regular pistachio as well as a vegan pistachio option. I got something different-- I tried the falooda... a Persian inspired ice-cream-like dish with rose syrup and small cooked noodles. The texture is slightly like an italian ice, but the flavor was great. However, there's more-- on a table off to the side, there were separate lemon and cherry flavors that we were invited to try adding to the falooda. Let me tell you-- either addition turned a good dish into a heavenly dish! Sooooo good. Try it, but only if you're open to "this isn't just ice cream". There were also some wafer cookies to the side we were invited to have with our respective dishes. Seating inside was stools at benches facing a thin window bar-- outside is nicer if you have a big group and/ or if weather is nice, but it was fine. I did stop by the restroom briefly, and it was clean, too. Overall, definitely plan to come back to this eastern-inspired ice cream shop, and I encourage others to give it a try too!

Delicious ice cream with unique flavors! The staff is attentive and helpful. The ambiance is so…read morecute! It's also really nice that there's a playground outside for families to enjoy, and it's fenced in so you feel protected from traffic. Love how convenient this is to my house!

Two Roosters is such a fun and creative ice cream place with their different monthly flavors. For…read moreJuly, they have a podcast series. I ordered a small cup of Nancy Ray's PB M&M Cookie Dough. It's a vanilla based ice cream with peanut butter m&m cookie dough. I thought I loved cookie dough before, but peanut butter and m&ms mixed in took it to another level. Service was quick and polite. The Durham store was clean with a few tables downstairs. They did have an upstairs area, but I did not venture that way. My husband and I took our ice cream to go and ate near a fire pit right outside the store. There is a parking lot nearby as well with other restaurants and stores in the area. If you're able to go before the podcaster series is up, I highly recommend making your way to Two Roosters. I'm looking forward to what August brings for monthly flavors!

Such good ice cream for a great price and with rotating flavors every month. Just go.read more

This is such a cute little spot for ice cream in downtown Durham! It is located on the patio of…read moreMaverick's. Their ice cream is soo creamy, I don't know how they do it! Trash Panda is the best flavor, highly recommend it, it has lots of different candy mixed in. When in Brightleaf Square definitely give this cute local spot a try, it is way better than the overhyped national chain just a few doors down in my opinion.

Wow, creamy ice cream that is delicious. Pricey but worth it! Had the trash panda and I recommend…read moreit!