Sweet Melissa's Ice Cream Shop

Soft serve and hard ice creams. We had the chocolate vanilla swirl and berry swirl. Many toppings to choose from! Great service.

Sweet Melissa's Ice Cream Ithaca, NY We tried their Vegan ice cream based on the recommendation of someone we trusted. We got 2 scoops vegan toasted coconut and vegan gluten-free blonde cookies & cream ice cream. At this time they are "cash only." Both of their Vegan ice creams are coconut milk based and didn’t have much flavor. The toasted coconut had more than the blonde cookies and cream. They also had a somewhat rubbery texture, more like melted mozzarella cheese than what one would anticipate from ice cream. It's outdoor seating only. There's no street visible signage to indicate this business, yet despite that there is a constant line of customers, most likely for their dairy based ice creams and other threats. For us as Vegans, I would not go back except to sometime in the

This was the best soft serve ice cream I’ve ever had — I really mean this. I have never had anything quite like it. It was a silk-like creaminess and that was the perfect amount of sweet. I had their version of the Blizzard with Heath bar and it was divine. I will gladly plan future trips to this part of the country around a stop at this place. There was no place to sit inside or a bathroom so that was the only negative. Locals said that they all pee around back by the dumpster.

I've been frequenting Sweet Melissa's since 2011, and it's a real gem. The portions are decent (not enormous like some other ice cream establishments in the greater Ithaca area) and the quality is excellent. I wish they made their own waffle cones, but they probably don't have the room for that. I love the two berry twist, but I love the hard flavors the most. Coconut and coffee have been my favorites. I think they sometimes use different vegan milks for the vegan hard ice creams, because sometimes I love them even more--perhaps that's when they use coconut milk? The location is perfect, the long lines usually move quickly, and carrying some cash isn't a problem. They have punch cards, too! Staff and owners are very friendly and the experience is always a delight. The seating is often unus

Cash only!!! Double Berry Twist was refreshingly tart on a summer evening and it went well with dipped cone as well. Worth trying when you are visiting Ithaca.