Cold dessert
Where to get ice cream on the East End. Old soda fountains, roadside soft-serve, seasonal scoop shops. Honest about which have the line and which are quiet enough to walk up to.
Breakfast: coffee + early morning countersBeaches: the canonical post-beach moveSunset: pair a late scoop with golden hour
2 spots
Self-serve frozen yogurt and sorbet, with smoothies, bubble tea and coffee at the same counter
The Southampton branch of a small East End group.
Hours · Daily 12 PM – 10 PM
Homemade ice cream made on the premises since 1958
The Parash family opened the soda fountain in 1958 and still owns it — the East Hampton Star, writing up…
Hours · Breakfast 7:30 AM – 12 PM, lunch 12 PM – close (site posts winter…
2 scoop shops. That is about as picky as the East End gets — loosen one to see more.