Raleigh-Durham/ Food & Drinks
Published on April 16, 2020
Craving ice cream and frozen yogurt? Here are Durham's top 3 optionsThe Parlour | Photo: Kong L./Yelp

Craving ice cream and frozen yogurt?

Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top ice cream and frozen yogurt outlets in Durham, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fill the bill.

Spring is the top season of the year for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Durham area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a provider of small business software for online reviews management. Daily spending at Durham-area food and beverage shops rose to $411 per business in the spring of last year, 3% higher than the average for the rest of the year.

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1. The Parlour

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First on the list is The Parlour. Located at 117 Market St., the spot to score ice cream, frozen yogurt and more is the highest-rated ice cream and frozen yogurt spot in Durham, boasting 4.5 stars out of 562 reviews on Yelp.

2. Locopops

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Next up isĀ Locopops, situated at 2618 Hillsborough Road. With 4.5 stars out of 142 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score ice cream and frozen yogurt has proved to be a local favorite.

3. Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

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Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, an outpost of the chain located at 4711 Hope Valley Road, Suite #6E, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the spot to score frozen yogurt four stars out of 99 reviews.


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