9 Sweetest Ice Cream Spots for Seattle-Area Families

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Spice Waala’s July soft serve flavor: Rose & Cardamom

Spice Waala, Seattle

Looking to spice things up this summer? Try the Indian-inspired soft serve from Spice Waala. Spice Waala’s soft serve highlights Indian flavors like Rose and Cardamom. Swoon!

Spice Waala has two Seattle locations, in Capitol Hill and Ballard. The restaurant offers only one flavor at a time and will rotate it monthly. The owners’ advice? Check social media to find out what flavor is currently flowing — or just show up and be surprised. Wondering what other flavors your tastebuds might look forward to? They’ve previously featured such delights as Mango and Pistachio & Cardamom.

Find it: 340 15th Ave. E., Suite 202, Seattle (Capitol Hill); 2008 N.W. 56th Street, Seattle (Ballard)

Author’s picks for delicious at-home ice cream treats

Can’t get to the ice cream shop? Try one of these tasty treats from the grocery store.

1. Halo Top birthday cake flavor: Halo Top is low-calorie, low-sugar and high protein, so that means it tastes like cardboard, right? It’s not as rich as regular ice cream, but the birthday cake flavor (280 calories in a pint) actually does taste like birthday cake.

2. Tillamook Fireside S’mores flavor: It’s like a tub of ice cream and a s’more got together and had a baby. You can almost smell the bonfire.

3. Lopez Island Creamery by the pint: You know this little ice cream company is doing something right when there are seven different chocolate flavors. PCC Community Markets, Metropolitan Market and Whole Foods all carry the line so you can savor this treat on the mainland.

Editor’s note: Julie Dodobara contributed to this article, which was originally published in 2018 and updated for 2023.