Boise’s 4 Most Delicious Ice Cream Shops According to You

Who cares what the calendar says? Once Memorial Day weekend rolls around, Boise flips the switch into full-on summer mode. Splash pads come to life. Outdoor movies are playing in parks all over the Treasure Valley. Public pools are open. 

That also means that your calendar is probably full of summer celebrations like backyard BBQs, pool parties, graduation get togethers and weekend weddings. And so are all those summer gatherings like pool parties, graduation parties, picnics and weddings.

Recently, disposable tableware brand Chinet conducted a poll asking Americans about their favorite seasonal dining habits. Results showed that 40% of people were most excited about the chance to eat outdoors, pairing good food with sunshine and fresh air. Considering the growing number  Treasure Valley restaurants with patios or rooftop dining, it's safe to bet that number would've been even higher if the survey was given JUST to people in the Boise area. 

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They also found that seven in ten people feel that certain foods/beverages take better during the summer. Watermelon, lemonade and ice cream topped that list. Quite frankly, we couldn’t agree more and that’s probably why we were craving ice cream when temperatures have been in the 80s and 90s for the last two weeks! 

The question was, where did we want to go for ice cream? Living in Southeast Boise, the Dairy Queen on Boise Ave is the quickest choice. There's a Lovejoy's location in Bown Crossing now that we still need to try. The STIL in Harris Ranch isn’t that far of a drive, nor is their location in Downtown Boise. But if you go into Downtown your ice cream options just expand…Stella’s and Negranti Creamery are down there too. Long story short, it ultimately took us half an hour to decide where we wanted ice cream. 

While we ended up at Stella’s this time around, we wanted our listeners to settle the great Boise ice cream debate for us! Who has the BEST ice cream in Boise? We assembled the four most popular destinations in Boise and posted this photo on our Facebook account. 

From there, we let you rank the “Mount Rushmore of Boise Ice Cream.” Below is how things shook out this year.