Looking to sample the best ice cream and frozen yogurt around town?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top ice cream and frozen yogurt sources in Boston, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when cravings strike.
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1. FoMu
First on the list is FoMu. Located at 655 Tremont St. (between Pembroke and Brookline streets) in South End, the bakery, which offers ice cream, frozen yogurt, coffee, tea and more, is the highest-rated ice cream and frozen yogurt spot in Boston, boasting 4.5 stars out of 223 reviews on Yelp.
2. Limered Tea House
Next up is Allston's LimeRed Tea House, situated at 1092 Commonwealth Ave. With 4.5 stars out of 182 reviews on Yelp, the spot to score coffee, tea, bubble tea, ice cream and frozen yogurt has proved to be a local favorite.
3. Taiyaki NYC - Boston
South Boston's Taiyaki NYC - Boston, located at 119 Seaport Blvd., Suite B, is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the Japanese spot, which offers ice cream, frozen yogurt and desserts, four stars out of 406 reviews.
4. Amorino Gelato
A location of the chain Amorino Gelato, a spot to score ice cream and frozen yogurt, desserts and macarons in Back Bay, is another go-to, with four stars out of 442 Yelp reviews. Head over to 249 Newbury St. (between Gloucester and Fairfield streets) to see for yourself.
Deciding when to check out the top spots above? Saturdays tend to be the busiest days of the week for consumer spending at food and beverage shops across the Boston area, while Mondays are least busy, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a small business software provider and email marketing company. Last year, average daily transactions at food and beverage shops rose to 48 per business on Saturdays, compared to 34 daily transactions on average on Mondays.
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