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Top 10 Ice Cream Parlors in and around Allentown

By Mary Shoemaker July 31, 2015
What's better on a hot, summer day than a cold, refreshing scoop of ice cream? Luckily, Allentown (and the surrounding area) is home to some fabulous, family-friendly ice cream parlors. Check out our top 10, in no particular order, and then enter to win FREE ice cream at some of our top picks!
  
1. Crystal Spring Farm is a family dairy farm that has been hand making ice cream using their very own milk since 1975. It doesn't get any fresher than this!
Bellview Road, Schnecksville 
Single Scoop: $2.50

  
2. Pop's Malt Shoppe is a family friendly restaurant with a retro 50's atmosphere serving burgers, fries, shakes and all things ice cream! 
Main Street, Kutztown
Single Scoop: $1.96

3. The Inside Scoop makes over 100 flavors of creamy homemade ice cream, which rotate and vary throughout the year. They also host birthday parties for ages 4-12.
Route 309 N, Coopersburg
Single Scoop: $2.99

4. Bethlehem Dairy Store (aka The Cup) has been serving handmade ice cream for over 85 years. With over 30 flavors of hard ice cream, as well as sherbet, soft serve, sugar free and other novelty treats, there's something for everyone in the family.
Linden Street, Bethlehem and Campus Square, Bethlehem
Single Scoop: $3.00

  
5. King Kone has been serving up sweet treats in Whitehall since 1990. They offer hard ice cream and soft serve ice cream yogurt year round.
MacArthur Rd, Whitehall
Single Scoop: $2.75

   
6. The Shoppes of Premise Maid offers over 40 premium flavors of ice cream along with chocolate, baked goods and other delicious treats, all made on the premises. 
Hamilton Blvd, Breinigsville
Single Scoop: $2.55

    
7. The Creamery on Main is located in the Emmaus Triangle and serves over 30 different flavors of Hershey's Ice Cream.
Main Street, Emmaus
Single Scoop: $2.50 


  
8. Ice Cream World has been making ice cream on site for over 30 years and has over a hundred varieties of soft & hard ice cream, soft & hard yogurt & Italian Water Ice. 
Hamilton Blvd, Allentown 
Single Scoop: $2.36

  
9. Nuts about Ice Cream proudly serves unique frozen desserts and sorbet products, including all natural homemade ice cream. 
Linden Street, Bethlehem
Single Scoop: $3.30


10. Crazy Cones offers soft serve in cones and sundaes, as well as cakes and other ice cream treats.
Mickey Ave, Whitehall
Small: $2.76
Honorable Mentions: These picks are not in the Allentown area, but definitely worth the drive!

Longacres Dairy: Serving old fashioned creamy ice cream, made on the premises since the 1940s! 
Barto, PA

OwowCow: Produces premium ice cream using locally sourced, organic ingredients in small batches.
Ottsville, PA
  
Ice Cream Lab: In addition to serving ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbets, sorbets and Italian ices, The Ice Cream Lab is also hosts kid's parties, field trips and events.  
Walnutport, PA


Enter to win FREE Ice Cream! One lucky winner will receive $20 to The Inside Scoop, $10 to Pop's Malt Shoppe and $10 to Crystal Spring Farm! 

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One winner will be chosen randomly from all eligible entries and contacted via email on 7/17/15. No cash value. No substitutions or transfers. Winner must respond to email within 48 hours to claim prize or a new winner will be chosen.


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