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Where to get the best frappes in Massachusetts, according to readers
Readers named 30 spots to get the frozen treat.
What is a frappe exactly? If you’ve lived in Boston for a while, you know that the definition can be a bit complicated. In New England, a frappe is what most of the country calls a milkshake: a blended mixture of ice cream, milk, and syrup. But if you order a milkshake at a diner or ice cream parlor here, you’ll be getting something different, a drink with just milk and flavoring. Now that you know the distinction, it’s time to turn to the more important question — where do you go to get the best frappe?
We asked readers for their favorite spots to get frappes, and they named over 30 places across the state. The businesses that were the most popular among readers included Kimball Farm and Richardson’s Ice Cream, both of which have multiple locations. The flavors that readers most enjoy are chocolate and coffee. Reader L. from Falmouth said he favors Smitty’s Homemade Ice Cream.
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“Smitty makes his own ice cream, and it is by far the very best on the Cape,” he said. “Being an ice cream aficionado who has been known to frequent dairy bars, their black and white frappes are ‘the’ best. But please keep it a secret to keep the lines and wait times down!”
Scroll down to see a list of every spot that readers recommended. While some readers mentioned the once-popular frappes from Brigham’s, we left them off our list as there are no longer any independently-owned shops. Look below to find a place to get a frappe near you.
Here are 30 reader-recommended spots to get a frappe in Massachusetts:
- Bedford Farms Ice Cream, 20 North Rd., Bedford (Multiple locations)
- Cabot’s Ice Cream & Restaurant, 743 Washington St., Newton
- Captain Dusty’s Ice Cream, 642 Hale St., Beverly (Multiple locations)
- Cherry Farm Creamery, 210 Conant St., Danvers
- Chill On Park, 142 Park St., Dorchester
- Colleen’s Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop, 61 High St., Medford
- Crescent Ridge Dairy, 100 Hanover St., Boston (Multiple locations)
- Daddy’s Dairy, 120 Union St., Braintree (Multiple locations)
- Dairy Queen, 652 Washington St., Quincy (Multiple locations)
- Erikson’s Ice Cream, 12 Great Rd., Maynard
- Farfar’s Danish Ice Cream Shop, 272 Saint George St., Duxbury
- FoMu Ice Cream, 617 Centre St., Jamaica Plain (Multiple locations)
- Friendly’s, 250 Andover St., Peabody (Multiple locations)
- Heidi’s Hollow Farm, 165 Liberty St., Hanson
- Hornstra Farms, 246 Prospect St., Norwell
- J.P. Licks, 173 Newbury St., Boston (Multiple locations)
- Kennedy’s Ice Cream Bar, 888 Main St., Melrose
- Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Rd., Westford (Multiple locations)
- Lil Duke’s Ice Cream Shoppe, 2055 Washington St. Suite 202, Hanover
- Nona’s Homemade Ice Cream, 1 Mill Wharf Plaza, Scituate (Multiple locations)
- Peaceful Meadows Ice Cream, 60 Bedford St., Whitman (Multiple locations)
- Rancatore’s Ice Cream & Yogurt, 1752 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington (Multiple locations)
- Richardson’s Ice Cream, 156 S Main St., Middleton (Multiple locations)
- Skinner’s Sugar House, 24 Union St., East Bridgewater
- Smitty’s Homemade Ice Cream, 326 E Falmouth Hwy., East Falmouth (Multiple locations)
- Star Drive-In, 205 Myricks St., East Taunton
- Treadwell’s Ice Cream, 46 Margin St., Peabody
- UBURGER, 89 Main St., Andover
- Veggie Galaxy, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
- Wild Willy’s Burgers, 46 Arsenal St., Watertown (additional locations in ME and NH)
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