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Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The 20 most popular summertime treats in Toronto

Eva's Original ChimmeysIt's summer in Toronto so, naturally, photos of epic ice cream creations and other summertime treats are taking over Instagram feeds city-wide. Every week it seems something new has arrived - from ice cream tacos to doughnut cones or Filipino sundaes.

Here's a round-up of popular summertime treats in Toronto right now as seen on Instagram.

Doughtnut cones from Eva's Original Chimneys
These delicious morsels debuted this April. Hunt one down at this food truck by scooping out their schedule on Toronto Food Trucks.

Arctic BitesThai ice cream rolls from Arctic Bites
You can finally chow down on Thai ice cream rolls in Toronto. Since opening its doors this spring, the Baldwin Village shop has seen steady lineups so prepare for a wait up to two hours.

Bang BangHong Kong style waffle ice cream cones from Bang Bang
These monstrous cones are a hold-over from last summer. Load up these freshly baked Hong Kong style waffles with your choice of ice cream.

Dolce 21Soft serve from Dolce 21
Find this ice cream parlour inside Pacific Mall. Pick an ice cream flavour before settling on one on many toppings ranging from cotton candy to red beans.

The Red BenchIce cream sandwiches from The Red Bench
This bakery and ice cream shop on Yonge St. continues to draw crowds for its ice cream sandwiches made with freshly baked cookies, ice cream and rim of toppings.

Sweet JesusSoft serve cones from Sweet Jesus
If you visit Sweet Jesus and don't take a photo of your ice cream cone did it ever really happen? That seems to be the case as this has been one of the most Instagrammedtreats in Toronto since last summer. Now with two locations.

Junked Food CoSoft serve cones from Junked Food Co.
Sweet Jesus isn't the only purveyor of epic soft serve cones in Toronto. Head to Dundas West for one of these Willy Wonka-esque cones topped with everything from Nerds to Lucky Charms.

BooyahIce cream tacos from Booyah
Booyah entered Toronto's ice cream game last year but this summer they are dishing out a new treat. Their picturesque ice cream tacos come with three scoops of ice cream, whipped cream, toppings and chocolate or caramel sauce.

Dutch DreamsIce cream cones from Dutch Dreams
After you're done taking photos of your ice cream taco walk a few doors over to Dutch Dreams for one of their tricked out cones stuffed with ice cream, fruit, whipped cream and cotton candy. Yum!

TsujiriMatcha soft serve from Tsujiri
Toronto's matcha obsession is in full force thanks to the arrival of this global chain to Toronto. Matcha flavoured soft serve gets perfectly laid into a waffle cone and the result is both stunning and delicious.

Bar ApeGelato bars from Bar Ape
Toronto's favourite gelato food truck has gone brick and mortar. Bar Ape's new storefront is dishing out their famous gelato bars in all sorts of intriguing flavours.

Woofles & CreamHong Kong waffles and ice cream from Woofles & Cream
This Markham food court staple knows how to please a crowd with their freshly baked Hong Kong style waffles filled to the nines with soft serve and toppings.

Seven Lives PaleteriaDole Whip floats from Seven Lives Paleteria
Don't miss out on the frozen treats from taco purveyor Seven Lives' new offspring. The thing to get here might just be the Dole Whip floats that come with dairy-free pineapple-flavoured Dole Whip soft serve, pineapple juice, a maraschino cherry and a cocktail umbrella.

Pancho's BakeryChurro ice cream cones from Panchos Bakery
The Mexican bakery has taken churros to the next level, shaping them into cones and filling them with ice cream.

WrestlersPaletas from Wrestlers
This Mexican cafe dishes out a very colourful menu of paletas that can be dipped in chocolate and topped with coconut flakes, peanuts, granola or Rice Krispies.

RoselleSoft serve from Roselle Desserts
This Corktown dessert joint makes a creamy soft serve in unique flavours like Earl Grey.

Scoop ShopMacaron ice cream sandwiches from Scoop Shop
Ice cream sandwiches go next level at this ice cream parlour on Dundas West. Here, ice cream gets sandwiched in-between two giant macaron shells. It's almost too pretty to eat.

Bake ShoppePop tart ice cream sandwiches from Bake Shoppe
The College Street bakery's delicious homemade pop tarts get filled with ice cream in the summer months.

Kekou GelatoSoft serve from Kekou Gelato
On the hunt for unique soft serve in Toronto? Look no further. Here you can get your fill of flavours like jasmine tea, almond tofu, tangy yogurt and passion fruit.

Tito Ron'sSundaes from Tito Ron's
The Filipino restaurant in Kensington Market makes their sundaes with jackfruit and ube ice cream, deep fried spring rolls stuffed with plantain and ube, condensed milk mango sauce, plantain chips and ube cookies.

What did I miss? Add your favourite summer teat to Instagram in the comments.

Photos by @camerasncupcakes, @iamsamcheng, @smileheejoo, @pekopekolife, @racheldinh_, @ccarmen__, @junkedfoodco, @sange85, @jaundce, @vincelaooo, @girlthursday, @morisdizon, @corey_chinyick, @victor_nguyen, @tarochipz, @budybang, @gnuelanivla, @littleblackpearls and @anneborja.


by Jaclyn Skrobacky via blogTO

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