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Summer is here in New Jersey and a great way to cool off is with a dish or a cone of your favorite ice cream. With hundreds of ice cream shops in the state to choose from, where can you go to find the best? Most people may flock to the Jersey Shore to score a creamy treat from the boardwalk, right? Right. But there are other delicious ice cream shops in New Jersey that you may not know about.
Let’s explore. Here are 14 of the best ice cream shops in New Jersey There are three very popular shops that our 101.5 listeners raved about when we asked where the best ice cream shops are in the state.
Jersey Freeze 120 Manalapan Ave, Freehold Jersey Freeze in Freehold (with a second location in Holmdel), was founded in 1952. When it first opened, it was mainly an ice cream shop. But by the 1970s, it became a go-to spot for fast food and ice cream.
It’s also Bruce Springsteen’s favorite ice cream joint. The Boss often tells the story on stage during concerts about when he was a kid, he would go to Jersey Freeze and instead of ordering ice cream, he would just munch on the broken pieces of cones to satisfy his sweet tooth. But he later told AARP Magazine in 2020 that when the COVID-19 pandemic was over, he couldn’t wait to return to his favorite ice cream place.
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