Sundaes are out, swirls are in. Soft serve is serving.
Soft serve evokes feelings of warm summer days and sweet, swirly goodness. But what started as a fast-food fave has certainly leveled up. We’re seeing soft serve go from the Frosty Freez to French delicacy. Spots around the world have taken the creamy, dreamy delight and incorporated everything from shaved truffles to kataifi and we’re not mad at it.
Here are some of our frosty faves:
Soft Serve Cart, Ladurée, London, UK
In London’s West End, Ladurée just dropped the cutest soft serve cart in Covent Garden, serving up vanilla swirls, pistachio cones, salted caramel scoops and dreamy fruit sorbets in signature pastel style.
Truffle Fries Soft Serve, Dudley’s, New York, NY
Across the pond, Dudley’s in NYC is taking soft serve into savory territory. Their latest menu stunt pairs vanilla soft serve with crispy fries and shaved truffle. Order it as a combo or solo, but don’t skip the fries — they’re essential for the full dunk-and-drip experience.
Robin’s Nest, Sugarpine Drive-In, Troutdale, OR
Sugarpine Drive-In is a can’t-miss stop on the way to the river in Troutdale, OR. Sugarpine has elevated soft-serve to new heights with signature swirls like the Robin’s Nest featuring a Cinnamon-Toasted Kataifi Nest, Crushed Pistachios, Pistachio Butter and a Dark Chocolate-Kataifi Magic Shell topped with Malted Chocolate Eggs.
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