Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth at These Greater Cincinnati Creamy Whips

By CityBeat Staff on Fri, Mar 15, 2024 at 11:07 am

Spring is kicking into high gear, and that means creamy whips across the Cincinnati area are opening their walk-up windows and switching their soft-serve machines on to help you shake off the winter blues with some sweetness.

And to say Cincinnati is a mecca of creamy whips would be an understatement. From neighborhood staples that have been serving ice cream and smiles for generations to the newer shops inspired by their memories made at the nostalgic awnings and picnic tables of the OG whips, there are plenty of places across the city for the young and young-at-heart to grab a shake, sundae or just a classic cone.

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Aubrey + Zach's Ice Cream

3447 Epworth Ave., Westwood
Attached to W Bar + Bistro in Westwood, Aubrey + Zach’s features classic dips with flavors ranging from the classic Dutch Chocolate and Old Tyme Vanilla to the less conventional, like Cold Brew Coffee, Peach, Sea Salt Caramel Toffee and one called “Superfriends.” Any of their flavors can be turned into a shake, and adding rainbow sprinkles to your ice cream is always free. The little shop also offers specialty sundaes, plus boozy shakes and slushies.

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The Goody Shop

2009 Springdale Road, Mt. Healthy
Head over to North College Hill and spot the space-age building with a giant yellow sign to find The Goody Shop. On top of various flavors of soft-serve (which can be ordered with tons of toppings), this ice cream shop sells homemade chili and pulled pork barbeque.

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Norwood Delite Creamy Whip

4490 Forest Ave., Norwood
This no-frills whip has been in Norwood for nearly 70 years, serving everything from footlongs and barbecue to burgers and, of course, ice cream. Alongside the classic soft-serve, this staple also offers cyclones, sundaes, shakes and malts. If you grew up going to Kings Island as a kid, you probably partook in your fair share of blueberry soft-serve at the Huckleberry Dairy in what used to be Hanna-Barbera Land. To relive the nostalgia — and if you can’t swing the $50-plus admission — Norwood Delite has you covered. This creamy whip staple offers the famed blueberry soft-serve.

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Piper’s Cafe and Ice Cream Bar

520 W. Sixth St., Covington
Piper’s Cafe in Covington serves 88 soft-serve flavors, which can be blended with one to three additional flavors, meaning the menu offers 100,000 possible blends. Their flavors range from the traditional to teaberry, apple pie, papaya, Candy Jellybean, Kahlua and more. All their soft-serve is lactose-free, as is their whipped cream. You can also get your soft-serve “affogato” style, meaning drenched in a shot of espresso.

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General Custer’s

3325 Westbourne Drive, Western Hills
On the West Side of Cincinnati, mini golf and ice cream go hand in hand. General Custer's is a mini-golf spot and creamy whip in one — like the kind of family roadside attraction you might see in Florida. They even have a little bungee jumper harness for kids. The creamy whip here has over 20 different flavors, including rotating fruit-forward Dole flavors. You’ll also find flurries, slushies, volcanoes (slushies with ice cream in the middle), sundaes and snack-bar food (think walking tacos and hot dogs) on the menu.

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Flub’s Dari-ette

981 Eaton Ave, Hamilton; 530 Wessel Drive, Fairfield; 4065 Hamilton Cleves Road, Ross; 401 N. B St., Hamilton (Spooky Nook; open select weekends)
Butler County’s Flub’s Dari-ette has been serving locals for nearly 60 years. Originally named The Dari-ette in 1965, owners Mike and Ann Connaughton changed it to “Flub’s Dari-ette” in the first year of their ownership. There are 45 homemade and unique Cyclone flavors to choose from. No. 1 on the menu is the Flub’s Fudge Ripple — vanilla creamy whip layered with their famous Johnston's hot fudge, topped with more of the same, a whipped topping and a cherry.

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Back 2 the Dipper

6918 Plainfield Road, Silverton
Beloved Silverton ice cream shop Back 2 the Dipper, or The Dipper, serves up every different type of sweet frozen you could want. They’ve got slushies, shakes, malts, floats, slushies, banana splits and more. Their creamy whip selection features inventive flavor bursts you can add in your soft-serve like the famous “blue” ice cream plus bubble gum, green apple and mint. The spot also has hot dogs, coneys and walking tacos available.

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Walker Bros. Ice Cream (Opening TBA)

9425 Montgomery Road, Montgomery
This family-owned ice cream shop in Montgomery is named after the owners' four boys who (like most kids) love ice cream. On top of the typical soft-serve flavors, they serve up imaginative sundaes with the likenesses of various characters and animals like the Cookie Monster and Montgomery’s Bear sundaes.

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Sweets N Eats

4719 Delhi Pike, Delhi
This West Side staple serves up all the creamy whip classics from its walk-up window on Delhi Pike (you’ll be able to spot it easily thanks to the big, pink ice cream cone on its visage and the ever-long line that forms there on hot days). Their slushies and snow cones come in an extensive list of flavors, and you’re never too old to try their famous dirt sundae: soft serve doused in crushed Oreos and dotted with gummy worms.

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Loveland Dairy Whip

611 W. Loveland Ave., Loveland
A former Dairy Whip and hamburger stand that opened on the Fourth of July in the ‘50s, Loveland Dairy Whip now specializes in creamy soft-serve ice cream made with a thick and creamy Dairyman's blend. With chocolate, vanilla and twist cones, plus chocolate, cherry and butterscotch dip top — and a cake batter dip top — or sprinkles, the whip offers a taste of nostalgia. They also have a drive-thru.

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