Best Ice Cream Specials in LA For National Ice Cream Month

For National Ice Cream Month, some of LA's best ice cream shops and restaurants want you to check out their special flavors and deals in honor of the occasion. You may have never needed a reason to eat ice cream before, but this national "holiday" gives you a full month to go crazy for the decadent dessert.

Sweet Rose Creamery
Brentwood Country Mart
225 26th St
Santa Monica, CA 90402
(310) 260-2663
www.sweetrosecreamery.com

All three Sweet Rose Creamery locations will feature Fig Jam Swirl with Salty Crumble and Lemon Chamomile ice cream now that summer and National Ice Cream Month are in full swing. Sweet Corn is also back on the menu for the season. In collaboration with A Sustainable Kitchen's crEATe: Food/Art/Community events, Sweet Rose will donate leftover corn kernels and cobs used to make the ice cream to artist Ako Castuera who will use them as part of sculptures on display, beginning with the Mid-City location.

Plan Check Kitchen + Bar
1800 Sawtelle Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 444-1411
www.plancheck.com

Each Plan Check location will continue its weekly Market Milkshake Monday featuring thick shakes inspired by local farmers market produce. Previous summer flavors have included Summer Berry Blossom, Black Cherry with Cognac Cream, Strawberry and Rose and Blueberry with Luxardo Cherry Cream, as well as Vanilla Bean, Strawberry and Chocolate. Every week's market milkshake is a surprise, and it's guaranteed to be great.

Sushi Roku
8445 W 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA
(323) 655-6767
www.innovativedining.com

A new addition to the Sushi Roku menu is the Green Tea Cappuccino which comes as a layered, chilled dessert with green tea cream, ice cream, and espuma. The fluffy, foamy green tea and milk froth on top adds a light and airy element to the rich layers below. You can find this sweet treat at all Sushi Roku locations.

Mother Moo Creamery
17 Kersting Court
Sierra Madre, CA 91024
(626) 355-9650
www.mothermoo.com

The month of July means local, fresh peaches are in abundance at Mother Moo Creamery in Sierra Madre. Using peaches from the seasonal harvest at Tenerelli Farms, pair ice cream with a duo of peaches, or pair your scoop with a slice of Mother Moo's Peach Pie on the side.

Amorino
9605 S Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(424) 335-0317
www.amorino.com

Beverly Hills' Amorino Gelato is offering a flavor of the month for July! The flavor is Lime & Basil sorbet, and each of their cones are crafted into their signature flower. Amorino also is celebrating National Ice Cream Day (July 19th) by offering a special gelato happy hour. On this day only, Amorino celebrates from 5pm to 7pm, by offering guests buy one, get one free by photographing their gelato and then tagging #TasteAmorino on any of their social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) and showing the salesperson.

Westside Tavern
Westside Pavilion Mall
10850 W Pico Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(310) 470-1539
www.westsidetavernla.com

Westside Tavern, which features chef-driven California cuisine, will be serving a special by Executive Chef Ben Cohn for National Ice Cream Month. The Lee Family Farm's Summer Peach Cobbler served with Fosselman's Vanilla Bean Ice Cream is a market board special for $9 all month long in honor of the holiday. What's better than peach cobbler to kick off the summer months?

Mashti Malone's big seasonal flavor is cucumber, and the month of July is the best time to score a few scoops. Pair it with another one of the Middle Eastern ice cream shop's most popular concoctions--rosewater, saffron or lavender--and you'll feel like your tongue's on a flavor trip. In honor of National Ice Cream Month, mention this article for 20% off your order during the month of July.

Barrel Down
525 West 7th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 232-8657
www.barreldowndtla.com

Barrel Down, Downtown LA's newest beer hall, will offer a Peanut Butter Milk Stout Float only on July 4th from 11am-3pm and again during the upcoming summer stint of dineLA Restaurant Week (July 13-26). Sip Belching Beaver Brewery's Peanut Butter Milk Stout with a generous scoop of vanilla bean ice cream right on top. There's no way you can get through this one without a foamy beerstache.

Three Twins Ice Cream
2726 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(310) 399-8946
www.threetwinsicecream.com

Three Twins Ice Cream will host a one-time Ice Cream Happy Hour on National Ice Cream Day, July 19, from 3-6p. Pop into the Santa Monica shop, and you'll get two scoops for the price of one. It's a one day only deal, so mark your calendar now. Three Twins offers terrific flavors including Mint Confetti, Salted Caramel, Strawberry, Vanilla Chocolate Chip, Chocolate, Vanilla Bean and many others.

Peddler's Creamery
458 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 537-0257
www.peddlerscreamery.com

Peddler's Creamery works hard to bring you its small-batch flavors. All ice creams are bicycle-churned, utilizing sheer manpower to create each spoonful that goes into your mouth. July kicks off with Red, White, and Blueberry Burst for the 4th of July holiday, and that special flavor will stay on the menu through the month. It's a vanilla bean ice cream base with swirls of watermelon jam and dots of blueberries.

Coolhaus
8588 West Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA
(310) 424-5559
www.eatcoolhaus.com

Coolhaus has a bevy of new flavors on the menu, including Pineapple Cilantro Serrano Chili, Coconut Negroni, Fast Food (salted Tahitian vanilla bean ice cream, milk chocolate malt balls, and shoestring French fries), and Netflix (white cheddar popcorn-infused ice cream and Doritos). The cookie menu also includes two new flavors--Salted "Old-Fashioned" Cookie and a Black & White Cookie. The latter is part of a soon-to-launch Jewish Deli-themed menu set to debut in late summer or early fall.

Carmela Ice Cream
2495 East Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 797-1405
www.carmelaicecream.com

Carmela Ice Cream has two new flavors on deck during National Ice Cream Month--Strawberry Buttermilk and White Peach Vanilla Bean. Carmela will also offer a free single scoop with the purchase of their 2 pint special in July. Visit the shop in Culver City or Pasadena to snag this month-long deal.

CUT Beverly Hills
Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel
9500 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 275-5200
www.wolfgangpuck.com

CUT's celebrating National Ice Cream Month with a Dark Chocolate Milkshake with Buffalo Trace Bourbon. The drink is layered and topped with sweet cream. This boozy treat shakes up the restaurant's usual dessert menu with a sweet that includes the best of both worlds.

Komodo Food
8809 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 246-5153
www.komodofood.com

Komodo's Pico location has added a new dessert to its menu in light of the special occasion. The restaurant is serving up its version of cinnamon and sugar-dusted buñuelos served with Fosselman's French Vanilla Ice Cream. The crisply fried, sweet squares dough pair perfectly with one of the local, old-fashioned ice cream shop's classic flavors.