Best places for ice cream and frozen yogurt

; this little Southside joint is dedicated to serving up only the best ice cream around, using local cream and milk directly from local farms to create delicious frozen confections like "local strawberry."

A giant scoop of Europe can be found at Crema Cafe, home to Sonny's Ice Cream. With a flower-lined courtyard and decadent flavors like pineapple mango basil sorbet and chocolate cabernet chip, Crema Cafe/Sonny's Ice Cream provides the perfect summer escape.

This raved-about local favorite turns Marshall Street in St. Paul into a bustling little thoroughfare, filled with ice-cream-caked kids and adults hankering for Izzy's all-natural unique and old-school flavors, like mint chip.

This family-owned mainstay offers homemade ice cream, ice cream sandwiches, ice cream pies and homemade dipped cones.