In a Connecticut town so quaint that Hallmark Christmas movies are regularly filmed there , ice cream plays a major role in warmer months, along with shopping, dining and museums. The iconic Main Street Creamery & Cafe is part of a cast of attractions that make historic Old Wethersfield a walkable destination for visitors. Creamery owner Michael Clarke refers to the whole package, not just his iconic ice cream shop, when he says, “It’s definitely worth the drive to come to Old Wethersfield.
” This time of year, the popular creamery and Cafe, 271 Main St., is at its busiest and often serves as a topper itself after a day of shopping, dining, sightseeing, Clarke said. “We have tons of regulars and tons of visitors,” he said of the ice cream business.
Some visitors come just for the ice cream and discover the town while they’re at it. The warm, family-friendly vibe at “the creamery,” as it’s known locally, is part of the appeal, but also it’s the 60 flavors of small batch ice cream offered daily and additional, rotating specialty flavors such as lemon pie with graham crackers, white chocolate raspberry, espresso ripple bean, Maine black bear, extreme chocolate, Milky Way. “I personally love all the berry flavors with peanut butter sauce,” Clarke said, noting they taste like a perfect PB & J.
The creamery has all the usual toppings, cones, cups, sundaes but they also offer a unique “flight” of ice cream, or four flavors in separated compartments. It’s.