Long Beach Creamery

Just north of Orange County, and with one of two locations within easy walking distance of perennially excellent Middle Eastern/Mediterranean restaurant Ammatoli, Long Beach Creamery began as a pop-up in 2013 before evolving into full-fledged ice cream shops. The menu consists of around 20 ice cream flavors at any given time, some revolving, others consistent, plus waffle cones, butter cakes, and gluten-free brownies.

We tried and enjoyed a variety of uncommon flavors, including a Midnight Oolong with a distinct tea finish and chocolate start, Cabernet Brownie with a wine cream base and significant brownie swirls, and an excellent Honeycomb with small chunks of honeycomb crunch candy and larger swirls of golden honey. Blackring Coffee, made with coffee from a local roaster, was good but not as much of a standout as the others.