Best of Long Island 2026 · editors' picks
Best Ice Cream on Long Island.
Soft-serve windows and scoop counters. The line out the door is the review. Our editors' ranked picks across Nassau and Suffolk — led by Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe.
Hand-curated ranking · 10 picks
The best ice cream on Long Island.
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1
Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe
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2
Buttermilk’s Farmhouse
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3
Ice Cream Cottage
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4
DQ Grill & Chill Restaurant
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5
5 Brothers Fried Chicken & Waffles
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6
Giunta's Meat Farms
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7
Bloom & Brew | Cafe, Florist, Dessert & Ice Cream Shop
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8
Ralph's Italian Ices
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9
Roger's Dessert Bar
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10
Kilwins Ice Cream - Chocolate - Fudge
All 14 categories
Explore every Best of LI category.
Pizza
Joe's Pizza & Pasta
Holbrook · ★ 4.7
Bagels
The Gourmet Bagel Co
Bohemia · ★ 4.2
Brunch
Hatch
Huntington · ★ 4.7
Lobster Roll
LUNCH Lobster Roll
Amagansett · ★ 4.5
Date Night
Peter Luger Steak House
Great Neck · ★ 4.5
Cheap Eats
Taqueria Mi Pueblito
Hampton Bays · ★ 4.5
Ice Cream
Snowflake Ice Cream Shoppe
Riverhead · ★ 4.8
Beach Bar
Claudio's Waterfront
Greenport · ★ 4.5
Vineyard
Del Vino Vineyards
Northport · ★ 4.8
Bakery
Glenn Wayne Bakery
Bohemia · ★ 4.8
Coffee
Toast Coffee + Kitchen
Patchogue · ★ 4.5
BBQ
Bitterman's BBQ
West Babylon · ★ 4.9
Pasta
Joe's Pizza & Pasta
Holbrook · ★ 4.7
Slice After Midnight
Tony's Pizza
Medford · ★ 4.5
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