Cherry Smash

Gone are the days of Friday night dates at the ice cream parlor — the kids these days are probably too busy getting into more nefarious business. However, here, you’ll still find a nostalgic ice cream parlor with vintage knickknacks and a checkerboard floor, at Cherry Smash, the eponymous sundae is not to be missed. […]

Hoffman’s Chocolates

Check out Hoffman’s Chocolates’ Fort Lauderdale location for truffles, milk & dark chocolate assortments, double-dipped pretzels, ice cream, milkshakes, caramel apples, and custom orders.

Kilwins Chocolates Fudge and Ice Cream

It’s only natural that a store that devotes nearly every fiber of its being to the veneration of the cocoa bean would excel at providing a rich, creamy cocktail that’s a veritable chocolate explosion. The double-chocolate shake at Kilwin’s on Las Olas bypasses the half-assed — and some would say, incorrect — method of using […]

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

Few things inspire a greater reaction in Broward / Palm Beach sugar fiends than a lit-up “HOT NOW” sign glowing outside a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. Founded in 1937 when Vernon Rudolph purchased a top-secret yeast-raised donut recipe from a New Orleans chef, the donut company set its sites on world domination in the 1990s and […]

Richie’s Gourmet Italian Ices

If you haven’t visited the little ice hut on the southwest corner of Dixie and Commercial, you must be a moron. We are serious about this. How fucking stupid do you have to be to miss out on the birthday cake gelati

Sweeter Days Bake Shop

You can watch the wizards at work here: Former hotel pastry chef Nick Williamson is right behind the glass window, making the treats that come from this cute bakery. Cupcakes are the focus — flavors are traditional but include new favorites: Red Velvet, Boston Cream, Lemon Dream, Key Lime, Carrot Cake, and a specialty creation […]

The Snow Factory

Awarded New Times 2013 “best” dessert, this Fort Lauderdale ice cream parlor and dessert shop is sweet-tooth overkill. What to order? The snow cones, made with fresh-shaved ice using old-fashioned, hand-operated, ice-cutting machines? Soft-serve frozen yogurt, offered in hundreds of flavors? Or handmade ice cream cookie sandwiches? The bestsellers at Florida Snow Factory are the […]