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There’s nothing better after a sunny day of beachside relaxation in Seaside than a cool, creamy treat for the whole family. Throughout the downtown area, ice cream parlors serve every flavor under the sun, including some made in-house or elsewhere in Oregon. Seek out creative combos and those made with Oregon-grown berries and cherries. You’ll find many of these shops a cone’s throw from the beach, particularly along Broadway. Here is a scoop enthusiast’s guide to some of Seaside’s finest ice cream shops.
Owners Douglass and Tanya Lintow approach their award-winning gelatos with rigor and enthusiasm, making their light, silky base and many of their mix-ins themselves. Sea Star’s 36-flavor case spans Italian-style creamy standards like amaretto (almond and cherry) and flavors that celebrate the splendor of Oregon, such as blueberry lavender or boysenberry hazelnut. The cherry stracciatella — a cherry-vanilla base with swirls of dark chocolate — was the shop’s first gelato flavor and remains one of its stars.
The smiling sea lion painted on the wall of this charming, old-timey Broadway standby has the right idea, holding a waffle cone stacked with two scoops in his folded flipper. Maybe those two flavors are old-school favorites like rocky road and Blue Moon; maybe they’re new classics like sea-salt caramel and orange creamsicle. Whatever the combo, each flavor will have been made on-site with fresh dairy, landing in house-made waffle cones with a dose of optional hot fudge. Check out the historic photos of Seaside while you wait for your sundae.
A tiny, cash-only spot — one block from the beach on lower Broadway — Tuckered Bear attracts summer visitors as one of few places on the Coast selling pineapple Dole Whip. Venture down memory lane with nostalgic hits like root beer floats, malts, banana splits and flavors like maple nut or marionberry pie. After watching waffle cones made fresh at the front of the store, wander down Broadway window shopping with a towering cone of soft-serve frozen custard.
With over 170 flavors of saltwater taffy and other candy marvels, Seaside Candyman is a classic Oregon Coast confectionery. Here kids can celebrate a big win at Fascination or the old-fashioned arcade games around the corner at Funland with a big scoop of Tillamook or Cascade Glacier ice cream. The frozen treat case covers an assortment of flavors, including regional favorites like Moose Tracks and Caramel Caribou.
Since the first location of this Oregon institution opened in 1985, Schwietert’s Cones & Candy has become a summertime tradition in Seaside and other coastal destinations. A cheery cow-shaped bench greets you at the entrance on Broadway, before you encounter a cornucopia of candies. The shop boasts ice cream from several Oregon-based creameries, including its most popular flavor, Maui Waui, a neon-bright sherbet flavored by passion fruit, orange and guava. Order a double scoop and take your treat to the swan boats in nearby Quatat Park.
Across Mexico street vendors called fruteros sell cups of cut fruit, often drenched in a fruity and spicy chile sauce. On North Columbia Street — which sports a cluster of Seaside treat shops just off lower Broadway — you’ll find Mas Savory, the town’s own fruteria, selling fruit cups as well as ice cream specialties. Try what they call “Mex-Blends,” which are milkshakes in flavors like piña colada and Gansito, inspired by the Mexican strawberries-and-cream-filled, chocolate-coated snack cake. They’re the perfect sweet ending after a meal at one of Seaside’s excellent Mexican restaurants or during a sunny afternoon stroll on the Prom.
After exploring the antique shops and boutiques of the Historic Gilbert District, you’ll want to head over to this upper Broadway cafe for ice cream, smoothies or bubble-tea creations, its specialty. Whether it’s a mound of peanut butter chocolate ice cream or a tall glass of peach jasmine tea swirling with passion fruit pearls, you can’t go wrong. Locals swear by a scoop of strawberry ice cream in a cup lined with a bubble waffle, drizzled with chocolate sauce, and finished with whipped cream and fresh strawberries.
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